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Vol. I, Issue 9 Published 01.12.04
Opinion
A Green Resolution for White Coats
Mary Berlik & Jessica Woolliams
Did you know that the Longwood Campus won the Go Cold Turkey competition? The competition, which ran from Nov. 17 to 26, sought online pledges to turn off monitors, computers, printers, and other energy-consuming devices over the Thanksgiving holiday. HSPH was the clear winner, with a 24% pledge rate, followed by HSDM and HMS with pledge rates of 16% and 12%, respectively. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences had a pledge rate of 4.2%. If everyone who pledged followed through over Thanksgiving, carbon dioxide emissions attributable to Harvard will be reduced by half a million pounds this year, equivalent to taking 44 cars off the road, and saving the University $45,000 that can be invested in renewable energy and conservation projects.

Top 15 Reasons to See the Second Year Show: Finding Pneumo
Nicole Martin

Bookworm
W;t
Yana Pikman
These days few people can say that they have not been touched by cancer. As one pathology professor said recently: "It is not them or us. It is all of us." It is with this sentiment that we meet Vivian Bearing, a witty professor trying to find humor in her terminal diagnosis...

Photo Vanessa Henke

HMStyle
A Fashionable V/Q Mismatch
Heidi Goodarzi & Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu
On any given day, Mario Luis Ramirez (Castle 2006) looks good. His cunning grin, blue eyes and crew-trained physique make Mario one of the most appealing men on campus. His style is unique: both rough n' rugged and classic prep-school at the same time - Mario looks sleek, stylish and oh-so masculine every day. Well, almost every day...

Survey Says
Now that vacation is over, what do you miss most?

Eat Your Heart Out
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Allon Beck
I don't know about the rest of you, but I definitely followed a strict regimen of overeating, underexercising, and sleeping in over vacation. So now we're back at it, and I have at least a pound or two to work off. I suspect there may be others out there in a similar predicament...

Today's Talks 05.03.04
Wednesday, May 5
"Cinco de Mayo BBQ Celebration!”
MeSLA, MGH Minority Affairs
Come grab some good food and enjoy the sunny weather as we celebrate Mexican culture and commemorate Mexico’s victory over the French army in 1862.
5:30 pm, Vanderbilt Hall Deanery
Free food.

“The Tormented President: Calvin Coolidge, Death, and Clinical Depression”
Countway Library
Lecture and booksigning by Robert Gilbert, author, Northeastern University.
4:00pm, 5th floor, Minot Room, Countway Library of Medicine

Thursday, May 6
"Public Policies for HIV/AIDS with Special Reference to China”
Asia Public Policy Workshop and WHR Rivers Symposium
Debrework Zewdie, World Bank; Jim Kim, WHO; Shen Jie, China Center for Disease Control and National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control; Anthony Saich, KSG.
6:00pm, Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, KSG

Friday, May 7
“2nd Annual Symposium on Racial/ Ethnic Health Disparities Research in the U.S.: From Research to Practice”
Harvard Interfaculty Program
Faculty discus basic physiology, state-of-the-art treatments, research, and future directions.
Speakers: Reginald Stuart, HSPH; Suzette Oyeku, HSPH; Debra Joy Pérez, GSAS.
8:00am – 4:30pm. Room G-1, Kresge Building, HSPH
Register www.healthpolicy.harvard.edu/ disparity.php, under “Disparities Symposium 2004.” More information, email retucker@disparitiessymposium.com

Saturday, May 8 2004
"Collateral Benefits: Complex Health Interventions Among the Poor”
DRCLAS, Division of Social Medicine Health Inequalities, BWH
Paul Farmer, PIH; Fernet Léandre, Zanmi Lasante, Haiti; Askar Yedilbayev, PIH, Russia; Jaime Bayona, Socios en Salud, Peru; Anne Hasitings, Fonkoze, Haiti.
9:00am – 1:00pm, New Research Building, HMS

"Volunteer opportunity at The Food Project”
SEAM & MUNCH
9:30 am-12:30pm, West Cottage lot in Roxbury
Transportation provided. Email Christine or Molly Perencevich. Limit 15 students. www.thefoodproject.org/

Ongoing
"2nd Year Show Videos"
Checks to “HMS/HSDM 2nd Year Show.”
Contact: Nancy Chang



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