Temple University Considers Health Disparities, Aging Women, and Green Fluorescent Protein at Annual Research Week
Symposia, Lectures, Exhibits and Performances Are Highlights
Contact: Paul Statt, Paul Statt Communications, 413-244-7456, paulstatt@paulstatt.com
PHILADELPHIA, March 2--The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & Strategic Initiatives at Temple University will hold its inaugural observation of Research Week from Monday, March 23 , through Friday, March 27, to coincide with Temple’s celebration of its 125th Anniversary. This week will celebrate and highlight the accomplishments and contributions of Temple faculty, employees and students in the areas of research, collaboration and creativity. Martin Chalfie, a 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will give the research week keynote address, "Green Fluorescent Protein – Lighting Up Life," on Friday, March 27, at at 10 a.m. in Walk Auditorium in Ritter Hall. All are invited and no registration is required.
On Tuesday, March 24, at 2:30 p.m. in Paley Library Lecture Hall, Mark Moskowitz will discuss "Books and Filmmaking" with reference to the rediscovery of "Stones of Summer."
On Tuesday, March 24, at 2:40 p.m. in Rock Hall Auditorium, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Christopher Maltman, baritone, will offer a Master Class.
On Wednesday, March 25, at 11 a.m. at 1947 N. 12th St.,tthe Science, Engineering and Architecture Library (SEAL) will present the Second Annual e-Resources Fair , an opportunitty to learn about e-journals, e-books and databases licensed by Temple University Libraries. http://blog.library.temple.edu/events/archives/2009/03/science_engineering_and_archit.html
On Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. in the FSC Auditorium, Health Sciences Center, the Office of Clinical Research Administration will present "How to Conduct Clinical Research at Temple/"
On Thursday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Center and multiple locations, the Temple Undergraduate Research Forum will present a Creative Works Symposium (TURF-CreWS) on The Environment and Sustainability. http://www.temple.edu/vpus/programs_initiatives/turf/index.htm
On Thursday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m., "Chat in the Stacks," an ongoing cross-disciplinary series highlighting and promoting excellence in faculty research, creativity and scholarship; Paley Library Lecture Hall. http://blog.library.temple.edu/events/archives/2009/03/chat_in_the_stacks_march_26_23.html
On Friday, March 27, at 8 a.m. in Room 300, Tuttleman Learning Center,the School of Communications and Theater will present the ABGraduate Student Competition Research Forum.
On Friday, March 27, at 1 p.m. in Room 102, 1247 N.12th St., the College of Science & Technology and College of Engineering will present Research Poster Sessions followed by a joint Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Symposia, Lectures, Exhibits and Performances Are Highlights
Contact: Paul Statt, Paul Statt Communications, 413-244-7456, paulstatt@paulstatt.com
PHILADELPHIA, March 2--The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & Strategic Initiatives at Temple University will hold its inaugural observation of Research Week from Monday, March 23 , through Friday, March 27, to coincide with Temple’s celebration of its 125th Anniversary. This week will celebrate and highlight the accomplishments and contributions of Temple faculty, employees and students in the areas of research, collaboration and creativity. Martin Chalfie, a 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will give the research week keynote address, "Green Fluorescent Protein – Lighting Up Life," on Friday, March 27, at at 10 a.m. in Walk Auditorium in Ritter Hall. All are invited and no registration is required.
A Health Disparities Research Panel will convene on Tuesday, March 24, at 10 a.m. in the Student Faculty Center, Auditorium; Health Sciences Center. The panel will be moderated by Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives, and includes Michael D. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Public Health, College of Health Professions; Raul A. de la Cadena, M.D. Assistant Dean and Director of the Recruitment, Admissions and Retention (RAR) Program at Temple University School of Medicine and Associate Professor, Physiology and Thrombosis Research, School of Medicine; Gary D. Foster, Ph.D., Professor, Medicine and Public Health, and Director, Center for Obesity Research and Education, School of Medicine; and Grace X. Ma, Ph.D., Professor, Public Health and Director, Center for Asian Health, College of Health Professions.
Innovations: Path to Market, presented by the Office of Technology Transfer and Office of Strategic Initiatives, starts on Tuesday, March 25 at 1 p.m. in the First Floor Student Lounge, Fox School of Business. Registration is required, call Michelle Green, Office of Technology Transfer, 215-204-5732, mwgreen@temple.edu Session 1: Advancing Technology Commercialization Transferring Your Invention to Marketplace - Stephen Nappi, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, and John Aybar, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Partnerships The QED Proof-of-Concept Program: a New Funding and Advisory Program to Support Life Science R & D – Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., CEO, University City Science Center and Christopher Laing, MRCVS, Ph.D., Director of Science and Technology, University City Science Center Protecting Your Ideas – Stephen J. Weed, Shareholder, RatnerPrestia Session 2: Establishing a New Business Evaluating the Commercial Opportunity – TL Hill, Managing Director, Enterprise Consulting Practice, Fox School of Business Accessing Expert Guidance for Start-ups – Karen Hanson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Biostrategy Partners, BioLaunch 611+KIZ Presenting Your Company to Investors – Jaine Lucas, Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, Fox School of Business.
The 5th Annual Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Healthy Aging will take place on Thursday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m., in Mitten Hall. Marie Bernard, M.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging, will deliver the keynote address "Is Today’s 60 the New 50? - Women’s Health Issues from the NIA Perspective." A research panel will follow, moderated by John Cacciamani, M.D., Associate Director, Institute on Aging, and Section Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Temple University School of Medicine and Medical Director, Clinical Informatics, Temple University Hospital; with Adam Davey, Ph.D, College of Health Professions- Support to Older Adults and Unmet Need: Linking Individual and State-level Data; Roberta Newton, P.T., Ph.D., College of Health Professions- Active Aging: Reducing Falls and Fear of Falling; Vani Dandolu, M.D., School of Medicine, Demystifying Common Myths in Women’s Health; Nancy Henkin, Ph.D., Center for Intergenerational Learning, College of Health Professions –Connection and Contribution: Civic Engagement Later in Life; Poster Session and Networking More information is available at http://www.research.temple.edu/whrla/whrlaresrchday.html
The Law School Faculty Colloquium series opens on Monday March 23 at 12 noon with a talk by Lee Anne Fennell, University of Chicago Law School, Faculty Colloquium Series, School of Law, and continues on Tuesday,March 24 at 4 p.m. with a talk by André Nollkaemper, University of Amsterdam, International Law Colloquium, School of Law (Registration is required, contact Jane Baron at jane.baron@temple.edu )
The Law School Faculty Colloquium series opens on Monday March 23 at 12 noon with a talk by Lee Anne Fennell, University of Chicago Law School, Faculty Colloquium Series, School of Law, and continues on Tuesday,March 24 at 4 p.m. with a talk by André Nollkaemper, University of Amsterdam, International Law Colloquium, School of Law (Registration is required, contact Jane Baron at jane.baron@temple.edu )
Performances of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, directed by Armina LaManna, will take place every evening from March 19 through 29 in the Tomlinson Theater/ Curtain times vary; more information is available at: http://www.temple.edu/sct/theater/currentseason/index.html. On Wednesday, March 25, at 12 noon in the auditorium in Ambler Learning Center, Ambler Campus, a Community Concert will take place. With works by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Bruch and Popper, the program features Jeffrey Solow, Professor of Violoncello and Chamber Music, Chair, Instrumental Studies, on cello: and Elise Auerbach, Lecturer, Voice on piano.
Several exhibitions are planned as part of Research Week. On Wednesday, March 25, 10 a.m., the Foundation Exhibit, a juried show of student work, will open in the Stella Elkin Galleries, Tyler School of Art, Lower Level (10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday). At 11 a.m. the MFA 2009 Thesis Exhibitions will open in the Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday). The artists and the medium in which they work are Katie Miller, Glass; Alex Adams, Glass; Erin Riley, Fibers; and Gretchen Batcheller, Painting; For more information, www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. "In Memory Of", a multidisciplinary community arts program to bring awareness of the impact of violence on North Philadelphia using photography, audio and video by Pepón Osorio (Tyler School of Art) and Karen Turner (School of Communications and Theater) will run all week on the first floor of Tyler School of Art
On Monday, March 23, at 10 a.m. in the Health Sciences Center, Student Faculty Center, Room C., "Relax, Re-energize and Release (Stress): Tips and Techniques for the Research Administrator," will be offered.
On Tuesday, March 24, at 2:30 p.m. in Paley Library Lecture Hall, Mark Moskowitz will discuss "Books and Filmmaking" with reference to the rediscovery of "Stones of Summer."
On Tuesday, March 24, at 2:40 p.m. in Rock Hall Auditorium, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Christopher Maltman, baritone, will offer a Master Class.
On Wednesday, March 25, at 11 a.m. at 1947 N. 12th St.,tthe Science, Engineering and Architecture Library (SEAL) will present the Second Annual e-Resources Fair , an opportunitty to learn about e-journals, e-books and databases licensed by Temple University Libraries. http://blog.library.temple.edu/events/archives/2009/03/science_engineering_and_archit.html
On Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. in the FSC Auditorium, Health Sciences Center, the Office of Clinical Research Administration will present "How to Conduct Clinical Research at Temple/"
On Thursday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. in the Student Center and multiple locations, the Temple Undergraduate Research Forum will present a Creative Works Symposium (TURF-CreWS) on The Environment and Sustainability. http://www.temple.edu/vpus/programs_initiatives/turf/index.htm
On Thursday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m., "Chat in the Stacks," an ongoing cross-disciplinary series highlighting and promoting excellence in faculty research, creativity and scholarship; Paley Library Lecture Hall. http://blog.library.temple.edu/events/archives/2009/03/chat_in_the_stacks_march_26_23.html
On Friday, March 27, at 8 a.m. in Room 300, Tuttleman Learning Center,the School of Communications and Theater will present the ABGraduate Student Competition Research Forum.
On Friday, March 27, at 1 p.m. in Room 102, 1247 N.12th St., the College of Science & Technology and College of Engineering will present Research Poster Sessions followed by a joint Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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