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Winter 2007
Friday, February 16 - PhD Oral Presentation, Carrie Rigdon, Title: "Developing a Method of Point-of-Processing Attribution for Human Salmonellosis in the United States." 12:30PM in Mayo B620 Mayo.
Fall 2006
Thursday, December 21 - Katie Nelson, MPH student, 1:00 p.m. in Room 1260 Mayo. Title: The effects of depression and antidepressants on safety in the workplace.
Thursday, December 14 - Thesis Defense: Tracy Sides, PhD Candidate, 9:00 a.m. in 301A Mayo. Title: Public health context of the HIV epidemic among African-born persons in Minnesota.
Friday, November 17: Bonnie Brooks MS Defense, 10:00 a.m. in Room 1155 Mayo. Title: "Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) SELEX to Identify Aptamers that Bind to & Inhibit the HIV-1 Gag-LysRS Interaction"
Friday, September 15: 2006 EnHS Picnic at Boom Island Park. 3:00 p.m. until sunset. Students, staff, faculty, families, and friends are welcome! EnHS has a picnic every fall at Boom Island Park, on the Mississippi River across from downtown MInneapolis. Everyone is invited to come down and enjoy grilled brats (or veggie burgers) and meet fellow EnHS folks. EnHS provides all food and beverages! The park has indoor restrooms and a children's playground. The parking lot is an automated pay lot and accepts cards or cash. For more information about the park and directions click here.
Wednesday August 30, Ph.D. Thesis Defense by Kathleen Ferguson Carlson, MS "Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Children's Agricultural Injury." 2:30 p.m. in 1155 Mayo Memorial Building
Summer 2006
Tuesday, July 18: Occupational Health and Safety Research Seminars: "NIOSH Research to Prevent Health Care Worker Injuries Associated with Patient Lifting and Slips, Trips & Falls" presented by Jim Collins, PhD, MSME, Associate Director of Science, Division of Safety Research, NIOSH (1-1:45 pm); and "New Directions for NIOSH Violence Research" presented by Harlan Amandus, PhD, Chief, Analysis & Field Evaluations Branch, Division of Safety Research, NIOSH (2:00 - 2:45 pm). 2120 Molecular Cell Biology Building. Seminars are free and open to interested students, faculty, and community.
Spring 2006
Friday, May 19, Conference: "The Risks Posed by New Biomedical Technologies: How Do We Analyze, Communicate and Regulate Risk?" Friday, May 19, 2006, 8:15am - 5:00pm, Room 25, Mondale Hall, University of Minnesota Law School. The conference is sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences; Joint Degree Program in Law, Health, & the Life Sciences; Center for Bioethics; and Center for Environment and Health Policy. Click here for more information
May Masters' Defense Dates
May 2 - Sarah Johnson, MS student, 10:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo, Title: The Changing Risk Picture for Inorganic Arsenic; May 9 - Margaret Byrne, MS student, 2:30 p.m., Room 155 Mayo. Title: The Precautionary Principle in Environmental Risk Analysis; May 10 - Jo Anne Brock, MS student, 10:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo. Title: Efficiency of Filter Media with Biological and Non-Biological Agents; May 18 - Kathleen McCullough, MS student, 2:30 p.m., Room 1155 Mayo; May 24 - Dr. Heidi Roeber Rice, MPH student, 1:00 p.m., Room 1155 Mayo, Title: Blood Lead Screening in Pregnancy: A Pilot Study; May 30 - Rick Jansen, MS student, 11:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo
Monday, April 24, "From the Eye of the Storm: Science in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina" by John A. McLachlan, PhD, Weatherhead Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities, New Orleans, LA. 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Room 2120 Molecular Cell Biology Building.
 Saturday, March 25, Join fellow EnHS faculty, staff, students and families at the 2nd Annual Get Your Rear In Gear 5k Walk/Run on March 25th. Raise awareness and support for colon cancer research. More information about event .
Friday, March 24 - MPH Oral Defense by Brent Weisbrod, "Occupational Exposures During Utilization of MWC ASH in Hot-Mix Asphalt," Room 1260 Mayo, 2:30 p.m
Thursday, March 23 - MPH Oral Defense by Naomi English, "Results of a Local Emphasis Inspection Program conducted by the Minnesota Occupational Safety & Health Administration in the Auto Body Repair Industry," Room 1155 Mayo, 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28, Mardi Gras Potluck Lunch for students, staff and faculty. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in A-237 Mayo. Contact Karen Brademeyer for details.
Fall 2005
Thursday, December 21, Final Presentation by Phil Jensen, MS student, at 1:30 p.m. Room 1155 Mayo, "Development of Protection Factors for Engineered Control Systems"
Thursday, December 15 - Final Presentation by Catherine Hovde, MS student, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1155 Mayo. The topic is "The Effect of Voltage on Welding Fume Characteristics."
Wednesday, November 30 - Oriana Rabbe, MPH student, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1155 Mayo, "Human and agricultural influences on the dissemination and prevalence of three tetracycline resistance-encoding genes in Escherichia coli in river systems."
Friday, November 11: Dr. Michael Potegal, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic. "Research on Aggression/Biology of Aggression." 12:20-2:15 pm. Mayo 1155. Occupational Injury Prevention Research Seminar presentation and discussion.
Monday, October 24: Characterization of Enterotoxigenic E. coli infections in Minnesota, 2000-2004. MPH Final Presentation by Karen Everstine, 10:00 a.m., Room 118A, Minnesota Health Dept. Building at 717 Delaware St. SE.
Thursday, October 6: Nanotechnology: Why it Might Be Controversial and What Can Be Done About it? by Milind Kandlikar, Ph.D., University of British Columbia. 11:00 - 12:00 noon 1155 Mayo. Abstract: Nanotechnology has a emerged as the next big breakthrough technology. The interest in nanotech results from its protean nature with applications that affect all aspects of human life. Advocates predict that harnessing the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials will have a profound effect on all aspects of human life – from eliminating all disease to solving the world’s energy problems to putting an end to pollution. Others are more cautious and point out that nanoscience is still in its infancy. Like biotechnology before it, concerns about environmental risks have already begun to shape the societal debate around nanotech. Among the scientific community fears about environmental risks of nanotech result from a basic conundrum: the properties that make nanoparticles so promising—that they behave very differently from bulk forms of the same material—also makes their health and environmental effects extremely difficult to predict. However, experience with other technologies (such as biotech, nuclear power) has shown that scientific uncertainty about environmental risks is only one element of what makes technologies controversial. In this talk I willpresent reasons for why new technolgies like nanotech could become controversial and what might the scientific and regulatory community do toreduce controveries related to nanotechnology.
Friday, September 30 - ANNUAL EnHS PICNIC: Starting at 3:00 p.m and ending at sunset at Boom Island Park, Minneapolis. All EnHS students, faculty, staff, their families and friends are invited. Picnic food and drinks will be provided. Come play volleyball and bocce ball or bring your favorite games. Restrooms and playgrounds on site. A carpool sign-up sheet will be available in 1260 Mayo. The parking lot charges 50 cents per hour so please bring change. Maps/directions are available at web page above or in 1260 Mayo.
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Allen Broderius MPH Plan B Thesis Defense, Room 1155 Mayo, 9:30 a.m. Title: "VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS"
Thursday, September 8 - "An Assessment of Airborne Infectious Isolation Rooms," MPH Final Oral Presentation by Stefan Saravia, 10:00 a.m. Room 1155 Mayo
Summer 2005
Wednesday, August 24 - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) student interns present the results of their summer pollution prevention projects: Wednesday, August 24, 1:30-4 p.m., McNamara Alumni Center, Ski-U-Mah Room. RSVP to MnTAP at 4-1300 or speck002@tc.umn.edu.
Tuesday, August 23 - "Occupational Exposure Limit for 24 Pentanedione." MPH Final Oral presentation by Joele Richardson 10:00a.m. Room 1155 Mayo
Monday, August 22 - "The Correlation Between Preservative Choice and Irritation Potential in Leave-on Personal Care Formulations," MPH Final Oral Presentation by Charity Hovey, 10:00 a.m. in Room 1155 Mayo
Thursday, August 18 - "Work-Related Violence: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Where Do We Go Next?" Presented by Nancy Nachreiner, PhD, MPH, RN; Thursday, August 18, 2005; 11:00 a.m. to noon; 1155 Mayo
Work-related violence is a serious problem; homicide has consistently been among the top three causes of work-related death in the United States, and the number of non-fatal events has been estimated at over 1.7 million per year. She will describe the background of this issue and provide examples from two large epidemiological studies conducted at the University of Minnesota. Future directions for work-related violence research will also be discussed. Dr. Nachreiner is an applicant for an annually renewable assistant professor position in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
Tuesday, August 9, 2005: August 9 - "You Can and Should Do Bayes:
Simple Extensions of Familiar Methods". presented by Sander Greenland, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics. August 9, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in 450 CCRB. Refreshments at 2:30. Lecture will be followed by "A conversation with Sander Greenland" from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Abstract
Monday, August 1 - Penny Bartz, MPH student, Final oral exam; 9:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo; "Storytelling as an Intervention Strategy for Safety Education of Non-literate Audiences."
Thursday, July 28 - Eric Leishman, MPH student, Final oral exam; 3:00 p.m. in Room 1155 Mayo; "Accuracy and trends of Birth Defect ICD-9 codes in Minnesota hospital discharge data"
Wednesday, July 20 - Fred Anderson, MPH student, Final Oral Exam; 10:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo; "Public Health Preparedness: Local Environmental Health Role."
Wednesday, July 20, 2005: "Efforts to Estimate the Burden of Foodborne Disease" presented by Elaine Scallan, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FoodNet: Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network. 11 a.m. to 12 noon in Mayo A-301.
Tuesday, July 19 - Carlotta Medus, PhD candidate, Oral defense; 1:00 a.m., Room 118B, MDH, 717 Delaware St SE., "Foodworkers as a Source for Salmonella: A Comprehensive Review of the Role of Infected Foodworkers in Outbreaks of Salmonella in Restaurants in Minnesota."
Monday, July 18 - Kelly Coleman, PhD candidate, Oral Defense; 10:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo; "QSAR Models of in vitro Steroid Hormone Receptor Activity for Alkyphenol and Bisphenol A Analogs."
Friday, July 15 - Julie LeBlanc, MPH student, 10:00 a.m., Room 1155 Mayo, Final oral exam; "Environmental Sampling of Selected Food Contact and Non-Food Contact Surfaces in Restaurant Kitchens in Minnesota: Lessons Learned from Routine Evaluations that can be Applied to Outbreak Settings."
Wednesday, July 13 - Dan Brady, MPH student, Final oral exam, 3 :00 p.m., Conference Room in 1260 Mayo; "Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Dry Mill Ethanol Plants."
Tuesday, July 12, 2005: "Molecular Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer" presented by Dr. Bala Nagarajan, Head of the Cancer Center in Chennai (Madras) India. 12 Noon in Room 450, Cancer Center.
Spring Semester 2005
Sunday, May 8, 2005: Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at the 2005 Annual Race for the Cure 5K - 9:00 am. It's that time of year again, when we get together to support the run/walk. Our division participates in the event each year by organizing and supporting a team for the walk, and raising money for the KomenFoundation. See our proud 2004 team EnHS, which raised almost $1400. This year's event will be held at the Mall of America. We will be raffling great door prizes again - with first dibs going to those who collect the most pledges for the Komen Foundation. Contact Kathleen Ferguson Carlson (ferg0114@umn.edu), our Team Captain, with any questions/comments, or to volunteer a spare hand! This year we're going to double our efforts and achieve or surpass our goal of $2500 in pledges. Go to www.racecure.org to sign up before April 16. Click on "Register" in the side panel. Click on "View Team List" and scroll down to "University of Minnesota Environmental Health Sciences" and click to register with our team. Or, just click here. You will receive further details after registering.
Thursday, April 21, 2005: "Health and Safety Issues in the Aging Workforce", Dr. David Wegman, Professor and Dean, School of Health and Environment, University of Massachussetts, Lowell.Radisson Metrodome - 615 Washington Ave SE, Mpls. 4:30pm Registration; 5:00pm reception and lecture. Sponsored by the: Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, National Occupational Research Agenda Program, University of Minnesota. Complete information and registration can be found on the NORA website at www.cpheo.umn.edu/nora
Sunday April 17, 2005: Annual EnHS Bowl-O-Rama: Dust off those bowling bags and shine up those bowling shoes. When: Sunday, April 17 from 2 - 4 p.m. Where: Stardust Lanes, 2520 26th Ave South (see http://www.stardustlanes.net/). Free bowling! Just pay for shoes and drinks! We have 6 lanes reserved - 2 of them bumper lanes. Families and kids welcome. Take a break and join us for some Sunday bowling fun!!
Wednesday, March 30, 2005: "Consequences of Thinking About Environmental and Occupational Health as Separate Entities", Dr. Nicholas Ashford, Professor of Technology and Law Program Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, Massachussetts Institute of Technology. Radisson Metrodome - 615 Washington Ave SE, Mpls. 4:30pm Registration; 5:00pm reception and lecture. Sponsored by the: Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, National Occupational Research Agenda Program, University of Minnesota. Complete information and registration can be found on the NORA website at www.cpheo.umn.edu/nora
Thursday, February 24, 2005: "Reaching the Hard to Reach: Outreach Programs for Vulnerable Working Populations" Dr. Rosemary Sokas, Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; University of Illinois, Chicago and Former Associate Director for Science at NIOSH. Radisson Metrodome - 615 Washington Ave SE, Mpls. 4:30pm Registration; 5:00pm reception and lecture. Sponsored by the: Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, National Occupational Research Agenda Program, University of Minnesota. Complete information and registration can be found on the NORA website at www.cpheo.umn.edu/nora
Friday, January 21, 2005 Tim Church, Ph.D., Associate Professor, will present "Counterfactual Reasoning to Illuminate Solutions for Causal Inference," 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Room 1155 Mayo
Abstract: The counterfactual model of causality and the closely related potential response vector model have been proposed to make clear the problems of making inferences to populations about causal relations between exposure to risk factors and the development of disease. This approach lays bare the mechanisms of and clarifies the connections between most good research designs. It also provides a way of reducing a range of complex problems to one of deducing an appropriate “counterfactual substitute.” It is this latter purpose that will be the subject of the talk. A brief review of counterfactual reasoning will be presented and two examples will be presented to illustrate how such reasoning can provide clarity to otherwise murky problems. The first example involves assessing the effect of screening behavior on case-control studies and the second addresses the effect of polyp removal on colorectal cancer incidence in a randomized trial setting.
Friday, January 14, 2005 Peter Raynor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, will present "Using HVAC Systems to Limit the Spread of Infectious Agents." 11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon, Room 1155 Mayo
Friday January 7, 2005 Bruce Alexander, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, presents "Fluorochemical Manufacturing Workers Exposed to Perflurooctanesulfonate (PFOS): A Link to Bladder Cancer?" 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Room 1155 Mayo
Fall Semester 2004
December 3, 2004 Elizabeth Guillette, Ph.D., will present the Bond Memorial Lecture on December 3, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. in 2530 Moos Tower. Her lecture is "Bhopal: 20 Years Later - A Continuing Disaster: Health Effects on the Second Generation." A research roundtable discussion session with Dr. Guillette iwill be held on December 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in 1150 Mayo. This session will focus in-depth on performing contaminant research in developing countries. Both events are free and open to all.
November 19, 2004 "Rosemount Woods Mercury Incident", November 19, 2004, 7:00-8:00 a.m., room 1250 Mayo. Presented by Carl Herbrandson, Ph.D.,Toxicology, Site Assessment and Consultation Unit; Tannie Eshenaur, MPH; Rita Messing, Ph.D.,Minnesota Department of Health; and Beth Baker, M.D., M.P.H.,Occupational Medicine Residency Program Director, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners. We will discuss the Rosemount Woods Mercury incident and subsequent emergency response and decontamination. Air mercury levels and exhaled air mercury levels will be discussed along with blood and urine mercury results on several of the exposed children. Light refreshments will be served.
October 1, 2004 "Science Policy and the 2004 Election" by Peter Agre, M.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Recipient of 2003 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Bell Museum of Natural History Auditorium. No admission charge.
October 1, 2004 After Birth: Policies for Healthy Women, Families and Workplaces. This conference will examine the critical issues of women's employment after childbirth, the role of family and medical leave policies and families' division of household labor. Nationally recognized speakers will identify factors that can enhance women's health and inform private and public policies.
September 17, 2004: EnHS Annual Picnic at Boom Island. Students, faculty, staff, families and friends are welcome. Picnic starts at 3:00 p.m. Food provided.
Summer 2004
August 26, 2004: Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) student interns present the results of their summer waste reduction projects: Thursday, August 26, 2004, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm; University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center Ski-U-Mah Room, first floor; 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis.
Spring Semester 2004
May 12, 2004: Student Recognition Awards Luncheon, 1250 Mayo, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
April 28, 2004: "Microbiology Practice in the Former Soviet Union" presented by John Besser, Clinical Laboratory Manager, Public Health Laboratory,Minnesota Department of Health; 12:20 - 1:30 pm, 1155 Mayo
April 16, 2004: "Activation of bis-Functional Electrophniles by a DNA Repair Protein" presented by F. Peter Guengerich, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry;Director, Center in Moleclular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 3:00 p.m. MCB-2122.
April 14, 2004: "Phytoestrogens and Steroidogenic Enzymes" presented by Charles H. Blomquist, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota; 12:20 - 1:30 pm, 1155 Mayo
April 8, 2004: Luncheon Seminar: "Air Emissions Risk Analysis" presented by Anne Jackson, Mary Dymond, Vanessa Ranck, and Shelly Burman from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The previous facility-specific air toxics review process has been extensively revised to make it not only more streamlined, but also more effective by developing tools to assist in focusing on the primary risk drivers. The process is mainly used in environmental review and permitting for large new facilities or modifications with air emissions greater than 100 tons per year. Room 1155 Mayo. Lunch (provided) starts at 11:30. Seminar starts at 12 noon. Seminar will be followed by information on the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) June 2005 Conference.
April 2, 2004, “Environmental Threats to Children’s Health: Legal and Policy Challenges”; 8:30-5:00pm; Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, University of MinnesotaPresident's 21st Century Interdisciplinary Conference Series. This conference will explore the ethical, legal, and policy issues involved in protecting children’s health. Areas of focus will include formulating the key policy challenges, how to regulate in the face of empirical uncertainty, crafting policy that works, conceptualizing and addressing harm to future generations, and addressing the concerns of vulnerable populations.
March 31, 2004: "Inorganic Arsenic and Prenatal Malformations: A Comprehensive Evaluation for Human Risk Assessment" presented by Catherine F. Jacobson, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist, 3M Corporate Toxicology and Regulatory Services; 12:20 - 1:30 pm
1155 Mayo
February 26, 2004: Bond Memorial Lecture: ""COMMON GROUNDSEL, HERMAPHRODITIC FROGS, AND PREMATURE BABIES: PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE STUDY OF LIFE"?" presented byTyrone B. Hayes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley. This lecture is free and open to the public. His research focuses on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian development including metamorphosis and sex differentiation, and growth (larval and adult) and hormonal regulation of aggressive behavior. 3:00 - 4:30 Mayo Auditorium.
February 23, 2004: "A Global Perspective on the Prevention of Violence: The World Report on Violence and Health" persented by James Mercy, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control. 3:35-5:30. Location to be announced.
Fall Semester 2003
October 20, 2003 “Do Drug-free Workplace Programs Prevent Occupational Injuries? Evidence from Washington State” presented by Professor Wickhizer, Ph.D., MPH from the University of Washington’s Department of Health Services. Students and faculty from the Divisions of Occupational and Environmental Health and Health Services Research and Policy are invited to the 4th Annual Occupational Health Services Research and Policy Seminar. Lunch will be provided compliments of the Division of Health Services Research and Policy. This seminar will examine the effects of Washington’s state drug-free workplace Workers' Compensation program on occupational injuries. The study compared 261 intervention companies to 20,000 control companies over a 7-year period examining the change in the difference in injury rates between intervention and control companies. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the study findings are in press for Health Services Research.
11:00 am to 12 noon; WDH 2120-2130
October 3, 2003: New Frontiers in Environmental Health and Medicine Symposium - "Genomes to Practice: Understanding Exposure and Risk". The symposium will focus on the significance of environmentally persistent agents, and the relevance and potential application of emerging technologies such as toxicogenomics and proteomics, in the determination of early markers of exposure, effect, and prognosis. The symposium is free and is co-sponsored by the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 3M Corporation, and the department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education. RSVP to: Denise Hall, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Regions Hosptial, 640 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101 OR by phone: 651-254-3771.
September 19, 2003: EnHS Picnic at Boom Island Park starting at 3:00 p.m. All EnHS students, faculty, staff, families and friends are invited. Picnic food and drink will be provided. Come play volleyball and bocce ball or bring your favorite games.
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