HPH NOW, March 17, 2006, Around the School

HSPH Open House to Welcome Admitted Students

HSPH is hosting an open house on March 31 for students who have been admitted to the school for the next academic year. The event features opportunities to learn about the resources available to students and to meet faculty, staff, and current students.

Visit the web site at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/admissions/openhouse.shtml.

The Admissions Office is looking for volunteers to serve as tour guides and escorts. Contact Kerri Noonan at knoonan@hsph.harvard.edu or at 617-432-4175.

HSPH Trainees Have Won American Heart Association Award Three of Past Four Years

Mentorship has made its mark in the HSPH Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition. Three of the last four winners of the Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators from the American Heart Association have been trained at one of these two departments at the School:

2003: Tobias Pischon for "Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Men"

2004: Tianying Wu for "Fluorescent Oxidation Products - A Novel Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease Among U.S. Men"

2006: Stephanie Chiuve for "Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke by Healthy Lifestyle Factors"

The award recognizes excellence in research by investigators in training. The three HSPH winners were trained by Eric Rimm, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition. Applicants submit an abstract and 10-page paper. Five finalists present their abstracts at an annual meeting. The winner receives a $1,000 award.

Global Conference on Disasters

Registration is now open for "Preventing Disasters and Minimizing Their Consequences," a global conference to take place from April 26 to 28 at the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Norton's Woods Conference Center, Cambridge, Mass. The goal of the conference is to identify best practices and to develop new frameworks for cross-sectoral partnerships with the participation of decision-makers, researchers, and policymakers from industry, government, academia, and national and international entities.

The conference's co-chairs are Joseph Brain, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology, and Howard Koh, Director, HSPH Center for Public Health Preparedness.

For more information, visit http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/disasters/index.html