Calendar

See the online calendar and submit items at http://www.uthouston.edu/calendar/.

Bugs, Drugs and Vaccines: Securing Our Future, April 5-6, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston. Sponsored by Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science in collaboration with The University of Texas System. Contact Susan Onion, (512) 499- 4223, or see http://www.utsystem.edu/hea/securingourfuture/.

Annual Health Team Competition, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., April 11, Medical School Building (MSB) 3.001, sponsored by Office of Academic Affairs. Learn what Houstonians can do to get their weights under control. This free event features students from all six UT Health Science Center schools and three schools from the University of Houston working collaboratively to solve a case formulated by a faculty planning committee. The first 75 attendees will receive a free gift related to this year’s theme. See http://www.uth.tmc.edu/sic/HCTC/2006/index.htm. Contact Betty.M.Vaughan@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-3066.

14th Annual James H. Steele Lecture, 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., April 12, School of Public Health (SPH) Auditorium, “H5N1 (Avian Flu): Emergence and Control,” Robert G.Webster, Ph.D., professor of virology, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Sponsored by Center for Infectious Diseases. A reception will follow. Contact Peggy.L.Powell@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9230.

International Students and the Internship Process: Covering All the Bases, noon, April 13, SPH 102A, staff members from the Office of International Affairs will discuss procedures for international students to qualify for a required practicum. Contact Alison.M.Gregg@uth.tmc.edu, program activities coordinator, Office of Public Health Practice, (713) 500-9165.

Annual John P. McGovern Award Lecture Series in Health Promotion, noon-1:30 p.m., April 21, SPH Auditorium, “Do We Know Enough to Improve Population Health?” George Kaplan, Ph.D., research professor, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Centers for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR). Contact Tiffni.Menendez@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-9621.

UT House Medics, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., April 22 and 29, paint scrapers, brushes, hammers and screwdrivers in your willing hands can provide a better quality of life to underserved elders who would like to continue to age in place in their homes. No experience necessary. Sponsored by Rebuilding Together Houston. Contact Krysti Suarez, (713) 500-2241, or Dennie Clemons, (713) 500-2235.

National DNA Day Celebration, 6-8 p.m., April 25, The Health Museum, 1515 Hermann Drive, a sneak preview of the HEADS UP Advanced Genetics Module and “Stem Cells & You” traveling exhibit. Advanced Genetics is a multimedia science curriculum for eighth graders and high school students. Contact Nathalie Sessions, HEADS UP project director, CHPPR, SPH, (713) 500-9678.

Annual HUB Vendor Show, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 26, MSB 5th Floor Gallery, refreshments, door prizes and new products to see and sample. Sponsored by Historically Underutilized and Small Business Program/ Procurement. Contact Peter.A.Martin@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-4709.

University Classified Staff Council Workshop, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 28, Park Plaza Hotel. Contact Maria.T.Hernandez@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-2081.

School of Nursing Research Seminar Series, noon, April 28, School of Nursing and Student Community Center 508, “Designing and Implementing a Behavioral Therapies Trial of Mindfulness-Based Meditation in a Therapeutic Community,” Marianne Marcus, Ed.D., the John P. McGovern Professor in Addiction Nursing and director of the Center for Substance Abuse Education, Prevention and Research. Contact Tammy.Clemmons@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-2041.

United To Serve, 9 a.m.-noon, April 29, volunteer activities to promote health or to benefit patients and their families. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. at the UT Dental Branch. A volunteer kickoff – featuring breakfast fare and fellowship – will be followed by volunteer projects from 10 a.m.-noon. For information and to sign up, see http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/sic/united_to_serve/index.html. Sponsored by UT Health Science Center and UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Contact Elease.P.Jenkins@uth.tmc.edu or (713) 500-3035.