Calendar

Monday, March 1

"The Function of Zinc Metal-lothionein: A Link Between Cellular Zinc and Redox State"

Speaker: Wolfgang Maret, assistant professor of biochemistry, Center for Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences and Medicine, HMS

Sponsor: Department of Nutrition

FXB G-13, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

"Measuring Outcomes of Musculoskeletal Care: The MODEMS Program"

Speaker: Michael Goldberg, professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Tufts University School of Medicine; orthopaedist in chief, NEMC

Sponsor: Center for Quality of Care Research and Education

Kresge G-2, 12:30-1:25 p.m.

"Cancer Control in Working Class, Multi-Ethnic Populations"

Speaker: Glorian Sorenson, professor, Health and Social Behavior; director, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Sponsor: Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention

Kresge 502, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

"Race, Youth, and the Future of Our Nation"

Speaker: Farai Chideya, ABC News political correspondent

Sponsors: Harvard Center for Children's Health, Minority Student Health Organization; Department of Afro-American Studies, Harvard College

Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Poster and Exhibition Day

Speakers: Displays by members of the HSPH community

Sponsor: Faculty Council

Kresge cafeteria, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

"Genetic Dissection of Osteoporosis"

Speaker: Tianhu Niu, research fellow, Department of Environmental Health

Sponsor: Department of Environmental Health, Program for Population Genetics

FXB 105, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

"A Crossover Study of Occupational Hand Injuries"

Speaker: Gary Sorock, Research Center for Safety and Health, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Sponsor: Harvard Injury Control Research Center

Kresge 439, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

"The Dark Side of Diffusion"

Speaker: Joe Potter, Population Research Center, University of Texas

Sponsor: Center for Population and Development Studies

9 Bow Street, Cambridge, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

• New on the Web:
  
  The Colon Cancer Risk Index, found at www.hsph.harvard.edu/colonrisk". Created by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, the index is a tool that allows people to estimate their risk of colon cancer and learn about cancer prevention.
  
  
• Submit calendar listings to Rachel Cunningham, SPH I-1204, by noon on Monday of the week preceding the event. Listings may be transmitted via Email: rcunning@sph.harvard.edu.
  
  
• See also the online HSPH calendar at www.hsph.harvard.edu/calendar/ for late-breaking events and a listing of events scheduled throughout the academic year.
  
  
• Advisors to foreign students and scholars from the Harvard International Office will hold office hours at HSPH on March 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in

  Kresge G-10. Drop by or call 432-0488 to schedule an appointment. Please remember to bring your passport and other visa documents.

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