Recognition Reception Honors Omenn
On Wednesday, July 17, all UMHS employees are invited to attend a recognition reception honoring Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. The reception will celebrate Dr. Omenn's achievements as the executive vice president for medical affairs. It will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the Towsley Lobby.

The Research!America Advocacy Program Seeks Outstanding Applicants
Deadline: July 31, 2002
The Research!America Advocacy Awards Program honors outstanding advocates for a strong national medical and health research enterprise and recognizes individuals and organizations who exemplify the leadership required to assure that this enterprise will flourish. The awards (Steuben crystal sculptures) will be presented on March 18, 2003 in Washington, D.C. at the National Academy of Sciences. For detailed information, visit http://www.researchamerica.org.

Shipping Address Needed When Ordering White Coats
When completing the online order form for your new white coat,
please remember that you must submit a complete ship to address. Coat orders cannot be processed if this field is not completed on the order form. The new online order system is available at http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty/coatform.htm.

Center for Organogenesis Holding Fellowship Competition
Application Deadline: July 31, 2002
Pre- and postdoctoral fellowships have been established through NIH support provided by the Organogenesis training grant. The goal of this award is to provide two years of support to Ph.D. students who have achieved candidacy and to postdoctoral fellows (Ph.D. and/or M.D.) who wish to undertake a research project in the field of Organogenesis. The project must cross interdisciplinary lines and fit within the goals of the Center for Organogenesis. Fellowship applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.

A non-traditional postdoctoral fellowship has been established through the Center for Organogenesis to provide support to one individual for one year of postdoctoral support. This individual must possess either a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree and wish to undertake a research project in the field of Organogenesis. The project must cross interdisciplinary lines and fit within the goals of the Center for Organogenesis. For more information, call (734) 936-2499, e-mail Rebecca Pintar at rpintar@umich.edu or visit www.med.umich.edu/medschool/organo/.

Credit Union Installs New ATMs
MidWest Financial Credit Union, the credit union for UMHS employees, has installed two new ATMs. One is located in University Hospital on Floor 2 next to the existing ATM. The other has been installed at 700 KMS Place, off of State Street. For a listing of other surcharge-free ATMs, visit http://www.midwestfinancial.org.

News Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the headlines, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/relarch.htm
- Genes associated with aging retina identified
- Med School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University sign MOU
- Detecting early recurrent cancer in reconstructed breasts

Next Week's Health Minute:
U-M scientists investigating smoking - depression link

Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for July 8-12
To access the entire UMHS events database, see:
http://www.academic.med.umich.edu/LassoPages/ProStaffEvents.lasso

Monday, July 08, 2002
--12 p.m., Comparative Medicine Seminar. Charles C. Capen, D.V.M., Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, "Mechanisms of Chemical Injury and Oncogenesis of the Thyroid Gland," 3813 Med Sci II

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