Wednesday, March 17 2004

Quote of the Day
"The wise learn many things from their enemies."
- Aristophanes

Topics of the Day
1. The Heart Truth Road Show Visits Plaza at King of Prussia
2. "Where to Find the Jobs" Workshop
3. Third Annual City Six 5K
4. Policy-Oriented Prevention Research: Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco
5. Drexel News Media Watch

 
The Heart Truth Road Show Visits Plaza at King of Prussia

The Institute for Women's Health and Leadership invites students, faculty and staff to the Heart Truth Road Show, a traveling exhibit about women's heart health, which will be held on Friday, March 19 through Sunday, March 21, 2004 in Nordstrom's Court at the Plaza at King of Prussia (Route 202 at Mall Boulevard). The show is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

The show features free heart disease risk factor screenings for women, educational materials and a display of the Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection, with designs by Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera and an Oscar de la Renta suit worn by First Lady Laura Bush.

The exhibit will be open from 3 - 9 p.m. on March 19 and from noon - 6 p.m. on March 20 - 21.

For more information, visit http://www.hearttruth.gov.

Approved under the authority of James A. Archibald, Senior Vice President of Health Sciences

 
"Where to Find the Jobs" Workshop

The Steinbright Career Development Center will hold the free workshop "Where to Find the Jobs" on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 from noon-1 p.m. in the Bellet Building second floor conference room (15th and Race Streets). The workshop is open to students, faculty, staff and alumni and will cover job hunting tactics and the resources available for securing a professional position.

For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/scdc, email hs-scdc@drexel.edu or call 215-762-7577.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Third Annual City Six 5K

The third annual City Six 5K will be held on Sunday, March 28, 2004 starting at 9 a.m. at Lloyd Hall (Kelly Drive at Aquarium Drive). The event is sponsored by the recreation programs from Philadelphia's City Six universities: Drexel, St. Joseph's, Villanova, Temple, Penn and La Salle. Proceeds benefit the American Heart Association.

T-shirts, great prizes and refreshments will be available for all participants.

The registration fee is $10 if it is received before March 22, 2004 or $15 on-site. On-site registration begins at 7 a.m.

For more information, contact Dan Simmons at 215-895-2025 or des26@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Policy-Oriented Prevention Research:
Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco

The Public Health Grand Rounds featuring the lecture "Policy-Oriented Prevention Research: Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco" by Dr. Lisa Ulmer will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 4:30 p.m. in New College Building lecture hall B (15th and Vine Streets).

Dr. Ulmer, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health and Prevention in the School of Public Health, was one of six scientists recently featured in Brain Power, a National Institute on Drug Abuse documentary for the Junior Scientist Programmer. Dr. Ulmer has received a Baltimore City Citizen Citation for Leadership and a Baltimore City Health Department Leadership Award for her work.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 215-762-4110.

Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

 
Drexel News Media Watch

The University was noted in an article published in the March 16, 2004 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer for its homeland security academic program.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/education/8195062.htm

Dr. Valarie Arms, professor in the Department of English and Philosophy, was quoted in an article posted to the CNN Web site on March 13, 2004 about swim-in-place pools assisting in easing the aging process.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/13/swiminplace.pools.ap/

Architectural engineering student Erik Humes was quoted in an article published in The Digital Collegian about a new Web site that caters to college students.

The Drexel University College of Medicine was noted in the March 14, 2004 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer in an article about its upcoming seminar on Medicare legislation.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/8187881.htm

Alia Sabur, a 15-year-old doctoral student in the College of Engineering, was featured in a segment broadcast on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight on March 15, 2004 and on CNN Headline News on March 16, 2004.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

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