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Aug. 21: 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. Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with their creative ideas and innovative solutions from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, in Argus I room 4226.
Aug. 20: Lecture by Mark Pescovitz, M.D., on Type I Diabetes
The University of Michigan Medical School invites you to a seminar by a special guest, Mark Pescovitz, M.D., of Indiana University, professor of surgery and microbiology/immunology, vice chair of research, Department of Surgery and director, Transplant Immunology. Pescovitz will present "B-Cells and Type I Diabetes: A Clinical Trial with Rituximab," from 4 - 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, in Ford Auditorium.
U-M researchers awarded $61.1 million in federal stimulus funds
On Monday, the University of Michigan announced that 159 federal stimulus-package research grants have been received so far, totaling $61.1 million. This includes 113 National Institutes of Health stimulus awards that totaled $21.1 million, mostly for U-M Medical School researchers. In recent years, our Medical School faculty has been successful in obtaining government funding for many projects despite a general slowdown in federal funding for health research. These new stimulus funds will help us conduct research to solve medical challenges and bring our innovations from lab to bedside more quickly.
For more information on opportunities still available for funding, please visit the Health System's stimulus site at www.med.umich.edu/u/recovery/ .The press release is available online.
The Medpedia Project is now open to house officers and faculty members Medpedia is a worldwide program for sharing and advancing medical knowledge. Michigan, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley have partnered with Medpedia to develop this site.
Michigan is encouraging our faculty, fellows and house officers to become Medpedia contributors. Authors can write their own articles or contribute to those already written. All contributions are tracked by Medpedia and are credited to authors for inclusion in their CVs.
The Medical School sees Medpedia as a novel venue for our faculty and house officers to contribute to medical knowledge. Since contributors can choose their level of participation, Medpedia is a unique opportunity for busy clinicians and investigators to become recognized authors of a worldwide medical resource.
Biomedical engineering course needs M.D. volunteers -- minimal time commitment required
We're looking for physicians to act as clients for our freshman introduction to biomedical engineering course. The total time commitment is only 10 - 15 hours. To give students a real-world experience, teams of five-six students are assigned to a U-M physician client to identify a disease which could benefit from a novel, pre-symptomatic diagnostic test. It can be multi-stage, use both genotypic and/or phenotypic technologies, apply current methods like Western blots and PCR or emerging technologies like nanosystems or camera pills. Physicians would be required to meet with their student team three times during Sept. - Oct. to answer questions and provide guidance via e-mail. If interested, please e-mail Mary Beth Donovan at mbdon@umich.edu.
Sept. 8: Writing quiz questions that really work -- an MLearning workshop
Is it a challenge for you to write effective quiz questions? This workshop will show you how to write better questions. Learn when and when not to use multiple choice items. Find out how to analyze your quiz performance, question by question. The workshop will take place from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the MCHC Auditorium. For more information or to register visit the Web site.
New Canton Express bus service begins on Monday, Aug. 24
On Monday, Aug. 24, a new transportation option will begin for UMHS employees and others who commute from Canton and its surrounding areas. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority will provide two morning trips from Canton and two afternoon return trips. The Canton Express will originate from Independence Park at 6:05 a.m. and 7:17 a.m. and will stop a few minutes later at Cherry Hill Village. Health System stops include the Cancer Center, UH main entrance, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and the Cardiovascular Center. There are also stops on main campus and downtown Ann Arbor. Passengers can ride free through Sept. 4, and there are several rate options for riders after the free trial period.
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Now! Aug. 7
--Beth Tarini, M.D., quoted in U.S. News & World Report article, Wall Street Journal blog
--Jeffrey Jentzen, M.D., quoted in Time Magazine article
--Sean Morrison, Ph.D., quoted in Detroit News article on stem cell research
--Martin Myers Jr., Ph.D., research featured in UPI, Science Daily articles
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