Monday, January 16 daily through Saturday, February 25

Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health - Traveling Exhibit

 Scaife Hall, Falk Library

Pitt's Center for Global Health, housed in GSPH, and University Health Sciences Library System are co-sponsoring the National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit “Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health.”  The exhibit runs from January 16 through February 25, 2012.

A revolution in global health is taking place in villages and towns around the world. Communities, in collaboration with scientists, advocates, governments, and international organizations, are taking up the challenge to prevent disease and improve quality of life. Recognizing all the factors that cause illness, they are working on a wide range of issues—from community health to conflict, disease to discrimination. The people who face these problems play an important role in their resolution, and each of us can participate in the search for solutions. As we learn more about the challenges of the past, we join a growing community of people committed to global health. The exhibit will explore major advancements in global health and introduce people to some of the people who work hard to bring change to the world.

Thursday, February 2, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

EOH Seminar: Bladder Cancer

Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, conference room 540, fifth floor

Jian-Min Yuan, professor and associate director for the Department of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, will speak about bladder cancer: a disease caused by occupational and other environment exposures and genetic mutations; sponsored by the Department of Environmental Health.

Friday, February 3, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

DNA Damage as a Driver of Cancer and Aging

A115 Crabtree Hall

Part of the Human Genetics Seminar Series. Laura Niedernhofer, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at UPCI, will present.

Monday, February 6, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

HIV in India

Scaife Hall, lecture room 1, fourth floor

Presented by Dr. Phalguni Gupta, PhD. Registration not required. Sponsored by the Department of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Global Health. For additional information, contact Joyce Holl.

Monday, February 6, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

New Role for the Lymphatic Microvasculature in Immune Responses

A115 Crabtree Hall

David Zawieja, PhD, director of the Division of Lymphatic Biology and
Integrated Microscopic Imaging Lab with the College of Medicine Texas A&M Health Science Center, will present. This is part of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Seminar Series.

Tuesday, February 7, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Career Services Workshop: Networking and Job Fairs

109 Parran Hall

Learn networking techniques and get useful tips on how to navigate a job fair. Register on GSPHFutures. Contact Sonja Lane with questions.

Tuesday, February 7, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Global Health Film: Foul Water Fiery Serpent

Scaife Hall, lecture room 1

This documentary depicts the current struggle in Africa to eradicate the Guinea worm parasite. The consistent struggle for clean water is illustrated. this event is approved for 2 Grand Rounds points. 

Tuesday, February 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

MSO Presents: Many Women, One Voice

425 Crabtree Hall

This powerful documentary shares the personal stories of African American women affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Presented by the Minority Student Organization in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. A Q &A facilitated by Lisa Dukes of the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force will follow.

Wednesday, February 8, 11:00am - 5:00pm

GSPH Blood Drive

109 Parran Hall

Schedule your life-saving blood donation by logging on to www.centralbloodbank.org and entering sponsor code CU190022. Contact Roslyn Phillips for more information. 

Friday, February 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series

Scaife Hall, auditorium 6

“All’s Well that Mends Well: Efficient Repair of Double-Strand Breaks” presented by Kara Bernstein, PhD.

Friday, February 10, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Determinants of Vaccine Refusal

109 Parran Hall

A presentation by Saad B. Omer, PhD, MPH, MBBS, assistant professor at Emory University. Sponsored by the Public Health Dynamics Laboratory Seminar Series.

Friday, February 10, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

MSO Social Hour

Bistro, 922 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA

Join us as we take a short break from studying to enjoy good food and conversation. Happy hour specials are available until 6:30 p.m.

Monday, February 13 daily through Tuesday, February 14
11:00am - 2:00pm

AWPH Valentine Gram Sales

Parran Hall Lobby

Tuesday, February 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Career Services Workshop: Civil Service Employment Opportunites

109 Parran Hall

Learn about opportunities for public health students in civil service. Register on GSPHFutures. Contact Sonja Lane with questions.

Wednesday, February 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

GSPH Council Meeting: February 2012

109 Parran Hall

The GSPH council is the top-level governance body for the school. Attendance is open to all.

Monday, February 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Encore Viewing of Movie: FLOW

A115 Crabtree Hall

This documentary illustrates how we may now be at a new crossroads regarding the future of our water supply. This film was viewed in the fall semester as part of the One Book One Community program. This event is approved for one Grand Rounds point.      

Thursday, February 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The Worldwide Fusarium Keratitis Epidemic of 2004-06

Scaife Hall, Auditorium 5

The Worldwide Fusarium Keratitis Epidemic of 2004-06: What Would Doctor John Snow and the Reverend Henry Whitehead Have Done? A lecture by John David Bullock, emeritus faculty at Boonshoft School of Medicine of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. This event is approved for one Grand Rounds point.

Thursday, February 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform

Scaife Hall, auditorium 6

Paul Starr, PhD, 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner for a landmark treatise on the U.S. health care system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine, will deliver a special lecture focused on his latest book, Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle Over Health Care Reform, a penetrating account of health care’s treacherous role in American politics.

Remedy and Reaction presents the history of how and why the United States became so stubbornly different from other nations with respect to health care. Tracing health care reform from its beginnings to its current uncertain prospects, Starr argues that the United States ensnared itself through policies that placated enough of the public, enriched the health care industry, and obscured so much of the true cost of care as to make the system difficult to change. He reveals the inside story of the rise and fall of the Clinton health plan in the early 1990s and of the counterrevolution, led by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, that followed. He also explains the curious tale of how former Gov. Mitt Romney’s reforms in Massachusetts became a model for Democrats and follows the passage of those reforms under Obama.

Drawing upon his extensive background, Starr will offer a unique viewpoint on the history of the issues surrounding health care reform. For the second half of the session, audience members will have the opportunity to engage Starr directly and ask questions. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

About Paul Starr: Starr is a renowned expert on sociology, politics, and health care reform. He received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and his PhD from Harvard University. Starr is currently professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and holds the Stuart Chair in Communications and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School. For nearly 40 years, he has written extensively on American society, politics, and public policy. In 1992, he laid out the case for a system of universal health care and managed competition in The Logic of Health Care Reform. In 1993, he served as a senior advisor to the White House for the formulation of Clinton’s health plan. His book The Creation of the Media, winner of the 2005 Goldsmith Book Prize, presents the history of communication; and his 2007 book, Freedom’s Power, lays out his interpretation of liberalism and its history.

Thursday, February 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Career Services Workshop: Making the Most of LinkedIn

A622 Crabtree Hall

Learn the tips and tricks of using LinkedIn for your job search. Register on GSPHFutures. Contact Sonja Lane with questions.

Friday, February 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Human Genetics: The Future of Pancreatitis

A115 Crabtree Hall

David Whitcomb, professor of medicine, cell biology and physiology, and human genetics, and Giant Eagle Foundation Professor of Cancer Genetics, will speak on the future of pancreatitis: changing syndromes into mechanisms into individualized solutions. Part of the Human Genetics Seminar Series.

Friday, February 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Public Health and Aging Seminar

109 Parran Hall

"Technologies for Enhancing Quality of Life in Older persons and Persons with Disability," presented by Richard Schulz, professor of psychiatry, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, community health, and health and rehabilitation sciences; director, University Center for Social and Urban Research; associate director, Aging Institute of UPMC Senior Services. Sponsored by Center for Aging and Population Health.

Monday, February 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Sickle Cell Disease

Scaife Hall, lecture room 1, fourth floor

Presented by Enrico Novelli, MD. Registration not required. Sponsored by the Department of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Global Health. For additional information, contact Joyce Holl.

Wednesday, February 29, 10:30am - 3:00pm

.ORG Career Fair

Rangos Ballroom, Carnegie Mellon University

Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Robert Morris University, Point Park University & the Forbes Fund. Contact Sonja Lane with questions.

Friday, February 3 daily through Friday, March 2

AWPH Menstrual Supplies Collection Drive

222 Parran Hall

Did you know that in Pennsylvania there are girls who cannot attend school because of a lack of sanitary supplies? AWPH is supporting On the Spot, a Planned Parenthood program that collects menstrual supplies and distributes them to underprivileged teens. Look for collection boxes outside Martha Terry's office, 222 Parran Hall.