Thursday, July 15, 2004

Vol 10, Issue 14

Science Articles

• Ethical outreach for AIDS research
  Center helps vaccine-research partners in developing countries create culturally relevant, self-sustaining, principled research programs
  
  
• Lifestyle links to anal cancer
  Changing trends in sexual behavior and smoking may explain rising incidence of anal cancer among American men and women
  
  
• Prevention by intervention
  Study uses HIV infection rates to measure effectiveness of behavioral intervention on AIDS transmission among men
  
  
• Soy: Effective natural HRT alternative or not?
  PHS study questions the effectiveness of soy isoflavones for reducing post-menopausal bone loss, cognitive function and high cholesterol
  
  

General Articles

• Synergy at the center
  Administrative Managers Leadership Team guides forums, enhances center communications and builds professional skills
  
  
• Power breaks
  Environmental Health and Safety and Human Resources promote nearby outdoor activities designed to get everybody 'Healthy at the Hutch'
  
  

Briefs

• Annual faculty/staff picnic on Sept. 10
  
  
• Jeremy Sugarman speaks on evidence-based research ethics tomorrow in Pelton Auditorium
  
  
• Cancer genetics researcher Toshiyasu Taniguchi to join center's Human Biology, PHS divisions
  
  
• Pilot-project funds available for cancer-consortium members
  
  
• Human-research subjects class Aug. 16 in Pelton Auditorium
  
  
• SEP hosts 14th summer session for teachers; open house is July 28
  
  
• Register now for new fall course on biostatistics for nonstatisticians
  
  
• Free monthly cholesterol, diabetes and blood-pressure screening for center, Alliance staff
  
  
• Summer craft fair raises more than $800 for Hutch School
  
  
• Collaborative Data Services (CDS) brown-bag seminars
  
  
• 100 volunteers needed for Aug. 13 Catch a Cure for Cancer Radiothon
  
  
• Facilitators win center's annual May Madness basketball crown
  
  

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