Faculty Research Speaker Series

"SARS: How Did It Get Here, How Is It Transmitted, and Is It Here to Stay?"

Speaker: Megan Murray,
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology,
Department of Epidemiology
Wednesday, November 19
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Kresge 101

A Brown Bag Lunch Information Session

"HSPH in the News: Getting the Word Out"

Speaker: Robin Herman,
Director of Communications,
Office of Communications
Wednesday, December 17
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Kresge 101

HSPH members are invited to bring their lunches to both events. Drinks and dessert will be provided. RSVP to deansoff@hsph.harvard.edu.

These lectures are not open to the public.

Alumnus Falk Named Director of CDC Center

	Henry Falk

Falk began work as the assistant administrator for ATSDR in 1999. Previously, he served as director of the Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects at NCEH for 14 years. Under Falk’s leadership, ATSDR has expanded its cooperative agreement program, which provides technical assistance and funds for states and other partners to conduct public health assessment activities at waste sites, according to a CDC press release. The agency has also installed a Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit in each federal region to serve as a resource for physicians, parents and others, and initiated a series of public health activities in many key sites, including Libby, MT, where ATSDR has assisted Libby residents who were exposed to asbestos in vermiculite mined there, according to a CDC press release.

NCEH is focused on preventing or controlling diseases, birth defects, disabilities or deaths related to how people interact with their environments.

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/nceh.

Laird to Receive Award for Work in Statistical Sciences

Nan Laird, professor of biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics, will receive the Second Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham on October 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 Tenth Ave. South, Birmingham, AL. Laird will deliver a lecture at the award ceremony.

The award recognizes Laird’s achievements as well as the contribution of all women to the statistical sciences. Women have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of quantitative sciences.

Janet Norwood was the first woman commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and is past president of the American Statistical Association.

Department of Biostatistics Establishes Alumni Award

The Department of Biostatistics has announced the establishment of the Distinguished Alum Award, which will recognize an individual in government, industry or academia who has impacted the theory and practice of statistical science through research, methodology, organizational responsibility and teaching.

The overall career of the individual will be considered.

The award recipient will be invited to deliver a lecture on his or her career and life beyond the department. The recipient will also be presented with a plaque.

Nominations should be sent to the Distinguished Alum Award Committee, Department of Biostatistics, HSPH, 655 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Nominations should include a letter describing the contributions of the candidate, specifically highlighting the criteria for the award, and a curriculum vita. Supporting letters and materials are welcome but not required.

All nominations must be received by January 31, 2004. The award will be given in May 2004.