Appointments

The following HSPH appointments were approved by the Governing Boards last month:

Norman Daniels of Tufts University has been appointed professor of ethics and population health, Department of Population and International Health.

Dan Wikler of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School has been appointed professor of ethics and population health, Department of Population and International Health.

Mark Seielstad has been appointed assistant professor of population genetics, Department of Environmental Health.

BikeWeek Challenge

HSPH bicyclists have the chance to win a free Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Party for the school by registering to ride their bikes in this year’s BikeWeek Commuter Challenge.

Debbie Mattina of Academic Affairs rides her bike to HSPH every day.

The BikeWeek Commuter Challenge 2002 is a friendly competition between businesses in Boston and Cambridge to see who can get the most employees and students to bike to work/school at least one day during National Bike Week, May 11 to 19.

Institutions such as HSPH that belong to MASCO (Medical, Academic and Scientific Community, Inc.) will also get bonus points for having bike-friendly amenities, such as showers, lockers, bicycle information and sheltered bike racks for employees and students.

The BikeWeek Commuter Challenge 2002 is sponsored by Boston and Cambridge Transportation Management Associations, including CommuteWorks, the Boston Transportation Department, and local Boston and Cambridge businesses.

HSPH won the challenge in 1999 and 2000.

Several events are planned for BikeWeek, including a BikeWeek Breakfast, sponsored by MASCO and Brueggers Bagels, on Monday,

May 13 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in front of the MASCO building at 375 Longwood Avenue.

Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis to people with bike helmets.

To check out the BikeWeek schedule, visit www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/bike.asp.

To register for the BikeWeek Commuter Challenge 2002, contact Melissa Marantz at CommuteWorks at (617) 632-2796 or at mmarantz@masco.harvard.edu.

A Word about Bike Safety

Anyone who has biked down congested Longwood Avenue knows the journey can be nerve-wracking and made more difficult by the lack of a bike path. Here are some good tips for bicyclists and motorists to know:

1. Boston bicyclists have the same rights and duties as drivers, according to the city’s law.

2. Bicyclists should travel with traffic, not against it.

3. Mount lights on a bike. Reflectors are not enough.

4. There is a bike lock-up area available for HSPH community members near Building II. Contact HSPH security at 617-432-1040.

5. Helmets save lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bicycle-related head injuries account for about:

• 500 deaths per year

• 17,000 hospitalizations per year

• 153,000 emergency room visits per year

• Two-thirds of bicycle-related deaths

• One-third of non-fatal bicycle injuries

For more information about bike safety and rules, visit the following web sites: www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/bike.asp or www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike/default.htm.