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News on the Go #632, January 8, 2008News on the Go is a service of the Office of Institutional Advancement, providing timely news and information to faculty, staff, fellows, residents and students on the go. Deadline: 10 a.m. Thursday before Tuesday publication. Submit all events and deadlines to the Web Calendar. Submit other items for consideration using the News on the Go submission form. Topics at a glance: Leader Update ... PayFlex debit cards ... Translational Research ... Nursing & patient safety ... NanoHealth luncheon ... Wellness Fair ... UT Docs update ... HOOP update ... Rec Center special ... Student team competition ... From the Registrar ... Tax info ... WorkLife tip of the week ... Free student workshop ... Air travel news ... PIs with research labs ... Study volunteers needed The Leader Update
Changes affecting PayFlex debit cardsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new regulations, effective Jan. 1, that affect where you can use your UT Flex/PayFlex Debit Card. the UT FLEX / PayFlex Debit Card can be used for approved expenses at non-health-care-related merchant locations (such as grocery stores, discount stores, wholesale clubs and web-based merchants like drugstore.com) only if the merchant has implemented an IRS-approved inventory information approval system (IIAS).
To see a merchants list with an IRS-approved inventory information approval system or eligible expense items, visit https://www.payflex.com/mypayflex/. Toll-free PayFlex Customer Service, 1-866-887-3539. Translational research symposiumThe Cullen Trust for Higher Education Symposium on Translational Research will take place, 1-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Prevention Building, 8th Floor, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Open to all; free admission. Contact: Patricia.Cruz@uth.tmc.edu. For more information: http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/symposium/Program%20and%20Speakers.pdf. Nursing & patient safety“Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment for Nurses” and “Nursing Research Shaping Health Policy” are the topics of Ada Sue Hinshaw, Ph.D., professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Mich., at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively, Friday, Jan. 11, School of Nursing and Student Community Center, Room 308. NanoHealth luncheon“Enabling Nanophotonics and Nanomanufacturing techniques for NanoMedicine” is the topic of Shaochen Chen, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,The University of Texas at Austin, at the monthly Alliance for NanoHealth Lunch Meeting, noon-1:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18. For information and reservations, contact: vijaya.bhadkamkar@uth.tmc.edu. UT Wellness FairThe Fourth Annual Wellness Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, IMM Sarofim Research Building, offers students, faculty and staff (bring ID) access to a variety of health-related activities and information. The event, sponsored by UT Counseling & Work Life Services and Auxiliary Enterprises Recreation Center, will feature screenings, health information, chair massages and door prizes. Any UT department wishing to participate or any day-of-the-event volunteers should contact Pauline.M.Habetz@uth.tmc.edu; 713-500-8425. UT Physicians updates
HOOP updateThe Orientation Policy in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOOP No. 2.14, http://legal.uth.tmc.edu/hoop/02/2_14.html) has been edited for readability and to reflect current processes. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact Kay Williamson, director, Organizational Relations & Development, 713-500-3130. Rec Center membership specialThe UT Health Science Center at Houston Auxiliary Enterprises Recreation Center, 7779 Knight Road, offers its annual January Membership Special — a 15 percent discount on a three-month membership purchased by Jan. 31. Bring your institutional ID badge at the time of purchase and anytime thereafter for renewal. Those who are eligible for membership, but do not have a UTHSC-H ID badge, will be issued a Rec Center ID card. If you do not wish to join, but would like to use the facility periodically, you can be your own guest - bring your institutional ID badge and pay the guest fee. Rec Center hours: For questions or more program information, call 713-500-8420 or click on Recreation Center on the Auxiliary Enterprises Web site, http://ae.uth.tmc.edu. Collaborative Student Team CompetitionThe Houston Geriatric Education Center presents the 2008 Interdisciplinary Team Competition for Students in Elder Abuse and Neglect, 5:30-8 p.m., Monday, April 7, for students in the last years of undergraduate programs or in graduate programs. Student participation is invited from:
The experience will require a minimum of 24 hours of commitment over three months and is available for certificate only (at no cost) or for independent study credit. The competition will involve work with an interdisciplinary team to analyze a case and make appropriate recommendations in an elder abuse and/or self-neglect situation. To help prepare students for this case, the following activities have been planned:
All students will receive a certificate of participation, a medallion with a ribbon in their school colors to wear at graduation and the winning team will receive a trophy. Students may register for independent study credit with a faculty member from their discipline. All interested students should contact Kyler.M.Godwin@uth.tmc.edu; 713-500-9170. Register by Friday, Jan. 11; orientation: 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28. From the Registrar—schedule changesMedical Clinical Research, DBPG, GSBS, NURS, SHIS and SPH students may make schedule changes for the Spring Semester, Jan. 14-23. Taxing informationThis is your last chance to verify the address on your current pay stub in order to make sure that your W2 form to file with your Federal Income Tax is mailed to the correct address by Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. If your address is not correct, inform your departmental contact person or e-mail sdr@uth.tmc.edu to avoid a delay in receiving this important payroll tax document. WorkLife tip of the weekAre you struggling after the holiday season to find time to do all of those “good things” that you know you should do to take care of yourself? WorkLife can help you achieve your goals in weight management, fitness, nutrition, stress and other life issues that affect health and wellness. To get started, make an appointment with Sam Hester, WorkLife wellness coordinator, 713-500-3327. Free student workshopsThe Office of Cultural and Institutional Diversity will offer several free workshops to all UT Health Science Center at Houston first-year and second-year students in Spring 2008.
Air travel newsEffective Jan. 1, the following rules went into effect at airports to help reduce the risk of battery fires.
Complete information can be found on the Transportation Security Administration web site (http://www.tsa.gov/) under "In The News." Attention! PIs with research laboratoriesThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently finalized the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standard (6 CFR Part 27) intended to identify security risks associated with facilities that possess certain chemicals. Included in the standard is a list of 330 chemicals that the DHS has deemed as representing a risk of causing harm to the public through release, theft or sabotage. A facility which has possession of any of the designated chemicals in aggregate quantities in excess of the screening threshold quantities must submit to further screening and security assessments by the DHS within 60 days. Watch your mail for more information about complying with this time-sensitive regulation, or visit the EH&S website at http://www.uth.tmc.edu/safety/. Eye Movements & Attention studyQualifying volunteers will be asked to watch a computer screen and make an eye movement to a particular target. Participation will last two hours and volunteers will be compensated for their time. Results will be compared to patient populations. Contact: Ashley Hood, 713-500-5551; Ashley.Jagar@uth.tmc.edu.
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