Congratulations to the winners of the Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowship! Twenty-one graduate and professional degree students were awarded fellowships in 2008 through the Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowships. Ten of the recipients are SPH students. The fellowships provide assistance to students enrolled in master’s and professional degree programs and increase opportunities for students to study, undertake internships, and conduct research projects abroad.
Congratulations to the following SPH/EpiCH Judd recipients: - Matilda Essandoh-Bondziewill study in Switzerland
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Elizabeth Hutchinson will study in Tanzania
- Lindsey Johansen will study in the U.S. Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands
- Betsy Mathews will study in India
- Heather Oleson will study in India
- Melissa Riedesel will study in Kenya
- Sarah Sevcik will study in Tanzania
- Alicen Spaulding will study in Argentina
- Elizabeth Tesdell will study in the Palestinian Authority
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Annual SPH Years of Service Recognition Event When: Thursday, May 15, 2:30-4:30pm Where: Radisson Metrodome
Join us to honor and recognize our Civil Service and Bargaining Unit staff. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Research Symposium: Big Brother, Great Data Finland as a Goldmine for Population Research When: Thursday May 15,
1:00-4:30pm Where:
Minnesota Population Center, 50 Willey Hall
This symposium will showcase Finnish data sources and population research projects in order to promote data opportunities available in Finland and build connections between Finnish and local UMN research communities.
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Annual SPH Faculty and Assembly Meeting
When: Friday, May 16, 8:45 - 10:45am Where: Mayo Auditorium
All SPH faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. The meeting will begin with refreshments at 8:45am.
SPH Commencement When: Monday, May 19, 5:00pm Where: Nortrop Auditorium
Health Commissioner Sanne Magnan, Minnesota Department of Health, will deliver the 2008 SPH Commencement Address.
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Father Force: How Organizations Can Accomplish More by Mobilizing and Utilizing Dads When: Tuesday, May 27, 12:30 - 4:30pm Where: Open Book,
1011 Washington Ave So,
Minneapolis
Father Force is an interactive, hands-on training that helps
professionals and their organizations recognize ways to use
the father resource, making dads into allies in accomplishing
your mission.
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Save the Date!
10th Annual Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Staff Day When: Wednesday, June 4, 11:30 am-1:00pm
and 6:30-8:00pm Where: Coffman Union
The University says thank you to our CS/BU staff! Lunch will be served. Staff must bring the invitation card for gift and raffle.
10th Annual MCH Summer Institute on Health Disparities Promoting Health Equity: Family-centered Program Development and Advocacy When: Thursday, June 12, 2008 Where:
Center for Continuing Education and Conference
Center, St. Paul Campus
The Institute will provide an opportunity to discuss how the universal experience of family - and its diverse definitions - can be integrated into family-centered programs and policies that enhance family resilience and improve individual and population health. We will also affirm that family-centered care is fundamental to health equity: individuals who are at social disadvantage can thrive when programs and policies strengthen and support their core support systems.
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SAVE THE DATE!
The Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
When: September 21-24, 2008
Where: Minneapolis, MN
Presentation proposals are being accepted until Thursday, Jan. 31.
• Read more: http://www.diversityrxconference.org/
5th Annual Women's Health Research Conference When: September, 22, 2008 Where: University of Minnesota
Sponsored by the Deborah E. Powell Center for Women's Health
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