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Caduceus
Newsletter: Spring 2012.14, Week of
April 16
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BEWARE the LED
Ramos alarm clock! You MUST get out of
bed to turn the !@#$ thing off.
AP Photo/Sammut Tech, LLC,, Paul Sammut For more information, please go to Marginalia.
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Table of
Contents: 1. Events coming up. |
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1. Events coming
up. |
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Monday,
April 16, 3 to 6 p.m.: Book-signing
for “Don’t Get Sick, Stan!”, a book written by the
students in last semester’s BIOL 413 (Parasitology)
class. For more information, please go
to Article #2; ·
Tuesday,
April 17, starting at 5 p.m.: The Pre-Health Sciences Dinner and Hiatt
Family Lecture, sponsored by the family of Dr. Roger Hiatt, MD, at the
University of Memphis. For more
information, please go to Article #3; ·
Wednesday,
April 18, starting at 6:30 p.m.: Annual Youth & Vitality vs. Old Age and
Deceit Charity Volleyball game, benefitting the Church Health Center, in the Canale Arena. For
more information, please go to Article #4; ·
Monday,
April 24, 6:30 p.m.: Toward a Sustainable Future: Land, Water, Food. A Presentation at the Memphis Botanic
Garden. For more information, please
go to Article #5; ·
Wednesday,
April 25, 2 pm to 3:30pm.: Annual
Dinstuhl’s Chocolate Tasting Session, Room TBA, but
probably in the Montesi Room of Buckman
Hall, ·
Sunday,
April 29, 12 to 4 pm: Puppy
Up! Walk to support research in canine cancer, Sunday, April 29, in Overton
Park. ·
Tuesday,
June 5, 2012, beginning around 4 p.m. to around 5 p.m.
Central Time: Transit of Venus across
the Sun. Visible in Memphis, if clear,
at CBU, near Cooper-Wilson Science Building.
You’ll need a telescope with solar filters, although they will be
provided. The event is free and open
to the public. For more information,
contact Brother Kevin Ryan, kryan@cbu.edu
. It will look something like this -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxX_LcJ2C8
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2. Book-signing for “Don’t Get Sick, Stan!” in the CBU
Bookstore, Monday, 3 to 6 p.m.
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From the April 1, 2012
edition of the Commercial Appeal: CBU students promote health in new book
By Elisa Marus, Special
to My Life Sunday, April 1, 2012 "Don't Get Sick, Stan!" is a children's picture book
written by 32 students at Christian Brothers University last semester in
their parasitology class taught by Dr. Stan Eisen,
professor of biology and director of preprofessional
health programs. The book, written under the pen name of Alfredo Colón, is the
story of Stan, a third-grader who goes to school and encounters a virus, a
bacterium, a protozoan and a parasitic worm, all of which can cause abdominal
pain and diarrhea. Stan learns that by taking simple precautions such as handwashing, drinking clean water and avoiding
contaminated food, he can avoid getting sick from these diseases. This book is appropriate for children in grades 3-6, and is
published via Amazon's CreateSpace imprint. "I gave the students a choice of taking a final exam or
writing a children's picture book on all the wonderful diseases that cause
abdominal pain and diarrhea which a kid can get in a school cafeteria,"
notes Eisen. "The students picked the writing of a children's picture
book." Eisen adds with a smile. "By the way, naming the character
'Stan' was their idea, not mine." In addition to impacting the elementary school systems, Eisen is
also speaking with local health care providers about using the book as part
of their outreach to the local community. A book signing with Eisen will be April 16, 3-6 p.m., at the CBU
bookstore on the lower level of the Thomas Center. It is also available
online at Amazon.com. For more information on CBU's biology offerings or preprofessional health programs, contact Eisen at seisen@cbu.edu or (901) 321-3447. Elisa C. Marus is vice president of communications and marketing
for Christian Brothers University.
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3.
The Pre-Health Sciences Dinner and Hiatt
Family Lecture, sponsored by the family of Dr. Roger Hiatt, MD, is scheduled
for Tuesday, April 17, starting at 5 p.m.
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4.
Yes, friends, it’s time for the Annual Youth &
Vitality vs. Old Age and Deceit Charity Volleyball game, benefitting the
Church Health Center, in the Canale Arena,
Wednesday, April 18. |
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CBU's Biology Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta (along with the other School of Sciences Student organizations), is having their 10th annual students vs. faculty Charity Volleyball Game on Wednesday, 18 April at 6:30 pm in Canale Gym. · Youth and Vitality:Tri-Beta, ACS, and other SOS students · Old Age & Deceit: SOS
Faculty, alumni, and various "ringers" This year, all proceeds will go to the Church Health Center. Lots of prizes will be raffled, and admission is free! If you'd like to show off your volleyball skills in front of professors and friends, bring $2 to the game; signup sheets will also be in front of Dr. Ogilvie's and Dr. Merat's offices. Don't miss out on the bake sale and your chance to buy raffle tickets during lunch outside Alfonso Dining Hall starting this Wednesday (the 11th) until game day! Jessica Dunn TriBeta Publicity Chair 2011 SOS Charity Volleyball Game http://www.cbu.edu/~aross/biodept/Volleyball-2011/Volleyball2011.htm For more information about the Church Health Center, please go to http://www.churchhealthcenter.org/ . |
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5. Toward
A Sustainable Future: Land, Water,
Food. A presentation at the Memphis
Botanic Garden, Monday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.
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6. Jefferson
Medical College’s rural Physician Shortage Area Program will be holding
an informational meeting on Friday, May 11.
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Jefferson
Medical College’s rural Physician
Shortage Area Program (PSAP) Informational
meeting on Friday, May 11, 2012 for interested pre-medical students from rural areas or small towns planning to practice in similar areas Jefferson Medical College is hosting an informational meeting on Friday May 11, 2012 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM) for pre-medical students who are interested in the rural Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP). This meeting will take place on Jefferson’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania campus, and is specifically geared for those students (freshman through seniors) and graduates:
Please share this information with your students – and encourage any students who fit the PSAP goals and want to learn more about the program to join us in May. Additional information about Jefferson’s PSAP can be found at: http://www.tju.edu/psap/ During this day, students will be provided with more specific information regarding the PSAP and the admissions process – and will have an opportunity to meet with faculty and students involved in the program. Lunch will be provided, and a campus tour will be offered after the meeting for those who are interested. Interested students can sign up for the program, or obtain additional information, by contacting contact Natalie Nederostek, via email at Natalie.Nederostek@jefferson.edu (or by phone at 215-955-1372). (There is limited space, so please advise students to RSVP early.) And here’s a picture of the
clientele you’ll be serving:
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7. The University
of Miami (FL) offers a 45-credit Master of Public Health Degree that can
be completed in one year. |
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Our 45 credit graduate degree can be completed in 1 year.
It is the perfect match for the student who is interested in public health
and medicine. |
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8. “Jobs of
the Future: Biostatistics and Public Health”,
a Biostatistics Webinar, sponsored by the St. Louis University School of
Public Health on Thursday, April 19.
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9. The
American Dental Education Association announces the 2012 ADEA Dental
School Virtual Fair, June 26 and 27. |
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The
American Dental Education Association is pleased to announce the 2012 ADEA
Dental School Virtual Fair. This online recruitment fair will bring
approximately 50 dental school representatives to one online location for two
live days. On June 26th and 27th, attendees to the fair can chat
one-on-one with dental school admissions officers, network with other predental students, and listen to presentations on dental
school admissions and student life. Students of
all ages, school counselors and advisors, and others interested in dental
education are welcome to attend. This event is free to all attendees!! Please distribute
this flyer
to interested individuals. Registration
is open at http://info.adea.org/DEP/Highlights/2012_ADEA_Dental_School_Virtual_Fair-Dental_Schools/
2 days + 50
dental schools + 0 travel time = countless possibilities!
Emily Rhineberger Senior
Director of Application Services American Dental
Education Association The Voice
of Dental Education 1400 K
Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 Voice
202-289-7201 Fax
202-238.3979 |
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10. The power of
music. |
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11. Marginalia: BEWARE the LED Ramos alarm clock! You MUST get out of bed to turn the !@#$ thing off.
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Once the alarm goes off, to stop
it one must get out of bed, go into the kitchen or bathroom, and punch the
day's date into a telephone-style keypad. |
Dr. Stan Eisen,
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E-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/
Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html