Aug. 6: Attend Dean Woolliscroft's office hours program Since beginning the "office hours" program, Dean Woolliscroft has met informally with many faculty, staff and students who have provided him with valuable comments and suggestions on how to enhance our efforts and make a great school even better. Below are the days, times and locations for office hours in the coming month. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with their creative ideas and innovative solutions:
8 - 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 , in room 4CO7 North Ingalls Building
4 - 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in room 2G207 University Hospital
Aug. 7: Florence E. Bingham Research Professorship in Nephrology James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, cordially invites you to the inauguration of the Florence E. Bingham Research Professorship in Nephrology and the installation of Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., as the first Bingham Professor at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, in the Ford Amphitheater. For more information, e-mail Flora Ferrara or call 734-998-6605.
East Hospital Drive Closure Aug. 4 - 10 Impacted Area
The section of E. Hospital Dr. that runs from E. Medical Center Dr. along the east side of the Simpson/Mott Parking Structure to the Birthing Center will be closed Aug. 4-10 for construction of water tie-ins for the new Women's/Children's hospital facility.
To facilitate uninterrupted emergency access to the CVC and Birthing Center, Simpson Dr. and Hospital Dr. will be temporarily converted to two-way traffic during this time.
What this means for faculty and staff
If you currently get dropped off on this section of E. Hospital Drive to use the Mott employee entrance, you will need to use an alternative drop off point. The recommended alternative is the stop sign at the corner of E. Medical Center Dr. and E. Hospital Dr. There is NO PARKING on E. Medical Center Dr. Please make arrangements for a temporary pick-up location that does not impede traffic. Drop off and pick up vehicles should not come up the rerouted way and then try to turn around in the road, as this could potentially block an ambulance en route.
All southbound/outbound traffic on Simpson Dr. will be right hand only onto E. Medical Center Dr. during this time.
If you currently catch the evening bus on Hospital Drive , you will need to catch it at the main E. Medical Center Dr. bus stop at the south side of the Simpson Parking Structure during this time.
If you are an M85 (CVC) Gold parker, you will have entrance only access to the deck via the Patient/Visitor entrance on the plaza (Ann/Observatory) level. You will be able to exit only via the Simpson Circle Dr. lane at the bottom of the deck.
If you are part of a unit that has Patient Parking in the M13 lot, you will need to let your patients know they need to access this lot via the detoured route on Simpson Dr.
Genetics and Genomics Pilot Feasibility Program seeks applications Application Deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 2
Awards are for one year and will not exceed $50,000. The purpose of this Pilot Feasibility Program is to encourage proposals that foster new collaborations on campus between members of the U-M faculty from distinct disciplines to focus their combined research strengths on cutting-edge questions in genetics and genomics. In addition, we seek to provide supporting funds for new research projects that utilize high throughput genetic analysis tools including DNA Sequencing, a newly acquired Illumina Bead Station 500GX, an Illumina 1G Genome Analyzer (formerly Solexa), a Roche 454-FLX Genome Sequencer and array scanning technology. For more information, visit the Web site.
Center for Computational Medicine and Biology Pilot Research Grant Program Deadline: Monday, Oct. 20
The U-M Center for Computational Medicine and Biology announces its Pilot Research Grant Competition for 2008 (FY2009). The goal is to bring together research faculty in different fields (computational/mathematical/statistical/informatics and biological/chemical/clinical/translational) in joint projects that will foster successful future proposals to NIH or other funding agencies. Applications must be submitted by two primary collaborators at the U-M, one from each of the two different domains listed above. At least one investigator must be on the roster of CCMB Affiliate Faculty. Visit the Web site for complete application guidelines and instructions. For questions, please e-mail CCMBpilotRFA@umich.edu.
U-M / Israeli Universities Partnership for Research Request for Proposals Deadline: Monday, Sept. 15
The U-M/Israeli Universities Partnership for Research, administered by the Life Sciences Institute, seeks proposals for innovative and collaborative research projects in the life sciences. Proposals can be submitted to either the Fund for Collaborative Research (up to $100,000 for one year, with the possibility of a second year of support depending on progress) or the Fund for Student and Faculty Research Exchange (up to $50,000 to support an exchange opportunity). Applications related to all areas of the life sciences will be considered, but each proposal must involve a partnership between the U-M and a university in Israel. For complete details and application procedure, visit the Web site.
Special notice for those with MCards expiring now through Feb. 2009 To keep up with the large number of Health System employee M-Cards expected to expire this year, Security Services is offering an alternative, easier renewal procedure to long-term permanent employees who hold a yellow M-Card with an expiration date that is expected to expire now through Feb. 2009.
Employees need to bring their M-Card to the Key ID office along with a signed form if any changes. Otherwise, they can fill out paperwork at KEYID. The only other requirements will be turning in your old ID card and being prepared to take an updated picture.
As part of our continuing effort to provide added value service to our staff, we will also be offering extended hours for staff working on afternoons and midnights from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. July 22 and 25 and Aug. 19 and 22. Also, Saturday, 9 a.m. - noon July 19 and 26 and Aug. 16 and 23.
The Key ID Office is located at C158 Med Inn. For more information, call 734-763-6376 or e-mail keyidoffice@med.umich.edu.
July Applause! is now online Applause! is an online newsletter that recognizes the achievements of faculty, staff, students and departments within the Health System. The July issue is now available.
This month's feature story highlights the Workplace 2008 Awards, with staff from the Health System, School of Nursing and Medical School receiving recognition.
Don't forget to use our online form to tell us about the great things your co-workers are doing at the Health System. Their accomplishments could be included in our next issue in September.
Angel vs. Devil! Check it out Though we've all improved hand hygiene practices recently, there is still more to be done to get us where we need to be: 100 percent compliance, 100 percent of the time. To help in this endeavor, we've created a series of videos about hand hygiene practices. The first video is now available www.med.umich.edu/i/ice/video/angeldevil.asx
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The videos are lighthearted and fun, but the message couldn't be more serious and important. Please think about how you can improve hand hygiene practices, reduce infections and create a safer patient care environment. Watch for an announcement about a second video clip in a few weeks!
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community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
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Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
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Medical School FAQs
Not sure where to get your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School answered? The FAQ page links to a variety of resources on such things as information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists some useful U-M resources.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Thursday,
Aug. 7, 2008 Noon Gifts of Art. Jump Swing Blues by the Bluecasters
, University Hospital Courtyard, rain location, University Hospital Main Lobby, floor 1
Friday,
Aug. 8, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Daniel R. Kaul, M.D., clinical assistant professor,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal; director of the Transplant Infectious Disease Service, will present, "Infectious Complications of Solid Organ and Stem cell Transplantation," in Ford Auditorium
Since beginning the "office hours" program, Dean Woolliscroft has met informally with many faculty, staff and students who have provided him with valuable comments and suggestions on how to enhance our efforts and make a great school even better. Below are the days, times and locations for office hours in the coming month. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with their creative ideas and innovative solutions:
James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the Medical School, cordially invites you to the inauguration of the Florence E. Bingham Research Professorship in Nephrology and the installation of Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., as the first Bingham Professor at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, in the Ford Amphitheater. For more information, e-mail 
To keep up with the large number of Health System employee M-Cards expected to expire this year, Security Services is offering an alternative, easier renewal procedure to long-term permanent employees who hold a yellow M-Card with an expiration date that is expected to expire now through Feb. 2009. 
Applause! is an online newsletter that recognizes the achievements of faculty, staff, students and departments within the Health System. The 