Thursday, September 5, 2002 • Vol 8, Issue 17

On Nov. 1, Dr. John Potter, head of the center’s Cancer Prevention Research Program since 1994, will assume the directorship of Public Health Sciences. Photo from external relations archives

• ‘A time of enormous opportunity’
  Starting Nov. 1, prevention expert Potter to lead Public Health Sciences
  
  
• Planting the seeds of diversity
  NCI grant lets center team with New Mexico university to boost ranks of minority researchers
  
  
• Two decades of PHS growth, success reflect Prentice’s leadership
  Longtime director looks forward to pair of sabbaticals
  
  
• Diet lower in fat, calcium may fight prostate cancer’s most serious form
  Study by Kristal of PHS suggests insights for men with early stage of disease
  
  
• Bridging the diagnostic gap for deadly form of lupus
  Improved screening test developed in Roth lab receives market clearance from FDA
  
  
• Plant chemical blocks signals that trigger childhood brain cancer, says early research by James Olson, scientists at Johns Hopkins
  
  
• Human-subjects conference draws 300 to Bell Harbor
  
  
• Division Notes

• Slow-mo exercise
  Weekday yoga sessions at Day Campus are 'like a trip to the gym, the shrink and the spa, all in an hour,' say faithful practitioners
  

Briefs

• Sept. 11 remembrance services, silent labyrinth walks coming to Day Campus, Met Park East
  
  
• On a center frontstreet
  
  
• Visa forms change Aug. 31
  
  
• Recent thefts at Day Campus prompt security precautions
  
  
• Bass, cello, guitar, piano, vocals on tap for Healing Music this month
  
  
• There's still time to volunteer for Day of Caring on Friday, Sept. 13
  
  
• Annual two-site picnic coming tomorrow for faculty, staff at Day Campus, Club Met Cafe
  
  
• Return of the Randles
  
  
• Management training advances to two levels

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