HPH NOW, Sept 29, 2006, Around the School

State of the School Address

Thursday, October 12
12 pm to 1 pm
Kresge Cafeteria

Members of the HSPH Community are invited to join
Deans Barry R. Bloom and James H. Ware to discuss recent
accomplishments at the School, as well as
priorities, challenges and special initiatives in the current
academic year.

You are invited to bring your lunch. Dessert and beverages
will be provided.
There will be ample time for questions and discussion.

Landmark Community:

A special shuttle will depart at 11:30 a.m. from the AMC Theater on Brookline Ave. to the Kresge Building at 677 Huntington Avenue and will return to the Landmark Building at 1:15 p.m. Regular shuttle service will continue.

HSPH Appointments

Jane Kim has been appointed assistant professor of health decision science in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Other appointments include those of David Williams, Kenneth Olden, Hans-Olov Adami, John Lichten, and Laura Ketchum. See related articles in this issue.

Sodroski and Glimcher Receive Awards

The 2006 M. Jeang Retrovirology Prize for HIV research has been awarded to Joseph Sodroski, HMS professor of pathology and professor in the HSPH Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. The award is supported by the Ming K. Jeang Foundation.

Sodroski first demonstrated that HTLV-1 and HIV encoded transactivating proteins Tax and Tat, respectively. He also identified the Rev gene, which controls the switch from early to late stages in the replication cycle of HIV.

Laurie Glimcher, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, has received the 2006 Distinguished Senior Scholar Award from the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. The award honors a woman scholar at the pinnacle of her academic career for a lifetime of outstanding research, teaching, publications, and impact on women in her profession and the community.

Eight HSPH Staff and Faculty to Be Honored by University

Each year, Harvard recognizes staff and faculty from across the University who have worked at Harvard for 25 years. This year, the following HSPH employees will be honored at a ceremony on October 12 hosted by President Derek Bok at Harvard Law School: Lester Kobzik, Department of Environmental Health; Rose Goldman, Department of Environmental Health; Paul Riccardi, Operations; Michael Reich, Department of Population and International Health; Barbara Heil, Department of Environmental Health; Rebecca Stearns, Department of Environmental Health; Eleanor Livingston, Department of Nutrition; Sarah Freeman, Department of Epidemiology.

Program to Be Held on Reaching the Uninsured

HSPH will host "Public Private Partnerships - Strategies for Reaching the Uninsured" on Friday, October 20, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm, Snyder Auditorium. Surveys indicate that 47 million Americans currently lack health insurance and a majority of them live below the poverty level or are working poor. This symposium is focused on public-private partnerships to cover the uninsured and close the gap, and will bring together state and national experts with a wide range of viewpoints to review the current status and offer opinions on future directions. The program is co-sponsored by the Division of Public Health Practice, HSPH Department of Health Policy and Management, and MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities through Education, Research and Training). The program is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Astra Zeneca. Admission is free of charge. RSVP after Sept. 29. For more information visit the website or call 617-384-8542.