College of Medicine Presents Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series
Speakers: William O. Cooper, MD, MPH, Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine
Date: Monday, December 12, 2011
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Pavilion A Auditorium
Title:
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Evaluating Unintended Consequences of Health Policies
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Undergraduate Internship Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is offering a ten week research experience for undergraduates. The internship, HS-STEM Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates, offers a $5,000 stipend plus travel expenses. This internship is for students interested in the following areas or research: engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological/life sciences, environmental science, emergency and incident management and social sciences. Deadline for application is January 5, 2012.
Please click here for a flier to share with students.
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Hall of Fame Nominations
We are still accepting Hall of Fame nominations until March 1st. Please send your nominations along with a description of why you chose your nominee/s, to Keturah Taylor at
keturah.taylor@uky.edu or 218-0479.
Nominees must exhibit or possess all of the following:
(1) Have established an outstanding
professional record;
(2) Have demonstrated distinguished
service to his/her profession (may include monetary support);
(3) Have established a personal
reputation at either the local, state, national, or international level for
outstanding character and community service for a period of time sufficient in
length to reflect without reservation great credit and honor upon the
University; and
(4) Be able to provide an
outstanding role model for the current College of Health Sciences students.
(5) Not be in active service as a
University employee.
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December Staff Newsletter
The December staff newsletter is now available! Please click here to read it. Contact
Kristie Bruner with any questions.
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Reminder: Retirement Reception for Dr. Gilbert Boissonneault
You are invited to a Retirement Reception
in honor of
Dr. Gilbert Boissonneault on
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
from 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
in CTW127, The Commons.
Please click
here to RSVP.
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CDC Offers Undergrad Internships
Please inform your undergraduate students about these
exciting summer internship opportunities with CDC.
Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH)
is a 10-week (Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Friday, August
17, 2012) summer environmental internship for undergraduate students who are
passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about
how they are linked.
Interns will be placed in
environmental health programs at the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s (CDC)
National Center for Environmental Health
and the
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) at
CDC's
Chamblee Campus.
Over the course of the summer, interns will be exposed to a broad overview
of environmental public health issues at the federal level.
Interns will participate in environmental health
projects, interact with federal officials and scientists, and visit
important environmental health sites in and around Atlanta. Other activities
include "brown-bag" lunches with CDC staff, as well as attending lectures
from prominent environmental health leaders in the Atlanta area. In
addition, interns will be able to attend the many seminars offered by CDC
during the summer.o:p>
A stipend of approximately $600 per week will be provided
for living expenses. Travel to Atlanta will be the intern’s responsibility.
Potential housing options will be provided on the
housing page;
however interns will be expected to make their own arrangements. Applications
are open now, but the deadline for applying is February 1, 2012.
For more information, please contact:
Laura Eloyan, MBA
Global Recruitment Specialist
Center for Global Health
Centers for Disease Control
(404) 718-8864
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Dept. of Rehab Sciences Research Colloquium
Speakers: Scott Livingston, Ph.D.
Date: Friday, December 9, 2011
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: CTW 405
Title:
Differential Rates of Recovery following Sport-Related Concussion
If you have any questions please contact Theresa Cook at
tcook1@uky.edu.
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College Meetings Dates
The 2011-2012 College Meetings for faculty and
staff are scheduled for 12:00 – 1:30 as follows:
December 16 – CTW 216
January 13 (part of the Spring Kick-Off)
February 17 – location TBD
March 16 – location TBD
April 20 – location TBD
May 18 – location TBD
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Muscle Forum
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Calendar of Events
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December 9 |
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UK: Last Day of Fall Classes
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| December 9 |
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DRS Research Colloquium Presentations
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CTW 405
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| December
12 |
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BOT Meeting Agenda Items Due
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| December 12
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PT Faculty Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
214B
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December 12 |
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DDs & AC
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dean's Conference Room
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| December
12 |
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CSD Division Faculty Meetings
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CTW 214B
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Note: More dates can be found on the
CHS Sharepoint Calendar
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