| Weekly Events |
| Wednesday, November 6 |
| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Adobe Acrobat: Creating Your Own PDF Files." HHSC Computer/Media Center Lab. |
| 4 p.m. |
Nursing Seminar. Dr. Barbara Hayes, "Charting the Emotional Health of Childbearing Women: The Australian Postnatal Depression Project." GB Student Lounge. |
| 4 p.m. |
Dept. of Medicine Faculty Research Seminar. Dr. Robert C. Basner, "Cardiovascular Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation." Atchley-Loeb Conference Room, PH 8E. |
| 4 p.m. |
Student Government Association Health Sciences Volunteer and Advocacy Fair. Bard Dining Hall. |
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| Thursday, November 7 |
| 9 a.m. |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Conference. Dr. George Holz, NYU Medical Center, "Signal Transduction Properties of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1: An Insulinotropic Hormone for Use in Treatment of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus." RBMS First Floor Auditorium. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
HIV Center Seminar. Dr. David Vlahov, New York Academy of Medicine, "Evaluation of the New York Expanded Syringe Access Program." NYSPI 6602. |
| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Microsoft PowerPoint: Intro to Presentation Graphics Session Two." HHSC Computer/Media Center Lab. |
| 4 p.m. |
Bioethics Seminar. Dr. William Sage, "Teaching Ethics: What Can the Professions Learn from Each Other?" P&S Merritt Conference Room 3-418. |
| 4 p.m. |
Public Health Granville H. Sewell Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. George M. Woodwell, Woods Hole Research Center, "Climatic Disruption: A Scientific Puzzle and Political Dilemma." HHSC 401. |
| 4 p.m. |
Biochemistry Seminar. Dr. Michael Ellowitz, Rockefeller University, "Synthetic Genetic Networks: Clocks, Noise, and Logic in Bacteria." HHSC 301. |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Narrative Medicine Reading. Susan Sontag reads from her forthcoming book, "Regarding the Pain of Others." Discussion, book signing, and reception follow. BB Alumni Auditorium. |
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| Friday, November 8 |
| Noon. |
Developmental Neurobiology Seminar. Dr. Takao Hensch, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, "Inhibitory Circuits that Control Critical Period Plasticity." NI Alumni Auditorium. |
| Noon. |
Biophysics Seminar. Dr. James R. Knox, University of Connecticut, "Structures and Mechanisms of Bacterial Enzymes Providing Resistance to Beta Lactams and Vancomycins: A Stereographic Presentation of Crystallographic Structures." Morningside Sherman Fairchild Building 700. |
| 1 p.m. |
Epidemiology Seminar. Dr. Jay Kaufman, University of North Carolina, "Race as a Variable in Epidemiology." HHSC 312. |
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| Saturday, November 9 |
| 7 a.m. |
CME Conference. "Pediatrics in Review: Update for the New Millennium." BB Alumni Auditorium. For more information call 305-3334 or visit http://ColumbiaCME.org. |
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| Wednesday, November 13 |
| 2 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Finding and Using E-Journals." HHSC After Hours Study Room. |
| 4 p.m. |
Dept. of Medicine Faculty Research Seminar. Dr. Daniel M. Bloomfield, "Abnormalities of Polarization and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death." Atchley-Loeb Conference Room, PH 8E. |
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| Thursday, November 14 |
| 9 a.m. |
Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Conference. Dr. Silvio Inzucchi, Yale University, "Stroke: A Complication of Insulin Resistance?" RBMS First Floor Auditorium. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
HIV Center Seminar. Dr. Ruth Fischbach, "From Tuskegee to HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned About Informed Consent." NYSPI 6602. |
| Noon. |
Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development Center Seminar. Dr. Hamish Fraser, Center for Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh, U.K., "Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Primate." W. Duane Todd Amphitheater, P&S 16-405. |
| Noon. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Image This!" HHSC Computer/Media Center Lab. |
| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Adobe Photoshop Session One." HHSC Computer/Media Center Lab. |
| 2 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Learn Netscape Composer." HHSC After Hours Study Room. |
| 4 p.m. |
Biochemistry Seminar. Dr. Victor Ambros, Dartmouth Medical School, "Small Non-Coding RNAs and Developmental Timing." HHSC 301. |
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| Friday, November 15 |
| Noon. |
Biophysics Seminar. Dr. Christopher Norch, New England Biolabs, "Phage Display of Selenopeptides." P&S 5-3885. |
| 1 p.m. |
Library Class. Elizabeth LaRue, "Adobe Photoshop Session Two." HHSC Computer/Media Center Lab. |
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| Saturday, November 16 |
| 8 a.m. |
CME Conference. "Latest Advances in the Understanding & Treatment of Bipolar Disorders." BB Alumni Auditorium. For more information call 305-3334 or visit http://ColumbiaCME.org. |
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| Monday, November 18 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Public Health Lecture. Lincoln Chen, Harvard University, "Globalization and Health Equity." RBMS Lobby Conference Room 2. |
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| Wednesday, November 20 |
| 4 p.m. |
Dept. of Medicine Faculty Research Seminar. Dr. Robert L. Fine, "Experimental Therapeutics for Drug-Resistant Cancers: Bench to Bedside." Atchley-Loeb Conference Room, PH 8E. |
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