Thursday, May 15, 2003

Vol 9, Issue 10

Science Articles

• Quit before kids reach third grade
  Nine-year Public Health Sciences study reveals window of opportunity for smoking parents to increase the chances of raising smoke-free children
  
  
• Armed to beat their odds
  Women at high risk of cancer receive personalized prescription for preventive care at the Alliance's leading-edge Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program
  
  
• Pinpointing patient response
  Shared Immune Monitoring Laboratory gives researchers greater flexibility, precision
  
  
• Scientists reap benefits of hematology shared resources
  Researchers from Clinical, Human Biology and Basic Sciences receive pilot grants in molecular hematology
  
  
• Division Notes
  
  

General Articles

• That old fax of mine
  If it's broken, unwanted or both, Kevin Dunlevy can find it a home
  
  
• Bridging center cultures
  New Diversity Council initiatives aimed at raising cultural awareness
  
  
• Are you ready for FMS?
  Classes for PeopleSoft, requisitions and reports coming next month
  
  
• Interstate phone rates cut by half
  Switch to money-saving phone service is May 22
  
  
• Center, staff share cost increases
  Health-care plans see moderate rise in premiums; open enrollment runs May 16-28
  
  

Briefs

• Eisenman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  
  
• Time to hit the road
  
  
• Breast-imaging expert to speak June 6 at Avon-sponsored lecture
  
  
• Center represented at Maya Angelou Research Center conference on cancer prevention in minorities
  
  
• Center, Alliance staff needed to Race for the Cure June 1
  
  
• Volunteers needed for Colossal Colon Tour, July 9-12
  
  

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