[GlobalHealth] GHRC Newsletter December 8, 2008

[Global Health Resource Center]

Here is a list of some highlighted news and upcoming events for the week of
Dec. 8-Dec. 12. As requested we have attached a Save the Date for the
upcoming Washington State Refugee and Immigrant Conference. Please see the
Refugee and <http://sites.google.com/site/refugeeimmigrantconference/>
Immigrant Conference website for more information and distribute the
attached Save the Date widely.

Highlighted Events:

Monday

*	World Health Cinema Screening of "Pills, Profit$, Protest: Chronicle
of the Global AIDS Movement," 5:30-7 p.m., K-069, Health Sciences Building 

Tuesday

*	AIDS Sutra Book Discussion with Authors
<http://depts.washington.edu/deptgh/print/AIDS%20Sutra%20Book%20Discussion%2
0Dec%209.pdf> , 5:30-7 p.m., Foege Auditorium, Room S-060 

      Thursday 

*	The World Report on Child Injury Prevention: An International Forum
on the   

 Health of Children, 1:30-5 p.m., Hogness Auditorium

Friday

*	Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute Lecture Series Event: "The
relationship between herpes simplex virus and T cells: it's better to give
than to receive," 1 p.m., Pelton Auditorium, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center \

 

News Articles: 

*	University Week, Dec. 4: UW-WSU collaboration on animal-human
<http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?Search=guy+palmer&id=45627>  health
breaks new ground 
*	San Antonio Business Journal, Dec.1: UC wins $4M Gates
<http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/othercities/sanfrancisco/stori
es/2008/12/01/daily33.html?brthrs=1>  grant to plan School of Global Health
(UW mention) 
*	Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 3: Project to unite
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/390569_globalwa04.html>  nonprofits
(Dr. Amy Hagopian, Global Health, Dept. of Health Services) 
*	MSNBC.com, Dec. 2: Young doctors defy odds, graduate in
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28055307/>  Somalia 

 

 

Global Health Resource Center
University of Washington, Department of Global Health
1959 NE Pacific St. | Box 356355 | Seattle, WA 98195-6355
Health Sciences Building | Room T433
206 685-7362 (p) | 206 685-8034 (f)
ghrc at u.washington.edu
GHRC Web: http://depts.washington.edu/deptgh/ghrc/index.html

 

Take a look at the new Global Health Calendar:

http://myuw.washington.edu/cal/setView.do?viewType=monthView
<http://myuw.washington.edu/cal/setView.do?viewType=monthView&calendar=ghrc>
&calendar=ghrc

 

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