2010 Dino Dash 5K Walk/Run

September 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm (Uncategorized)
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Here’s an interesting event to take part in and meet other graduate students with…

2010 Dino Dash 5K Walk/Run

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 9:00 AM

Location: MSU Museum

Sponsored by: The Graduate School

 The Graduate School’s Graduate Student Life & Wellness program encourages your participation in the 2010 Dino Dash 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the MSU Museum. 

 As part of the Graduate Student Life & Wellness program, the Graduate School will provide FREE ENTRY to the 2010 Dino Dash 5K Walk/Run and a special Graduate Student Life & Wellness t-shirt to the first 80 graduate students to register at gradwrsp@msu.edu. Students must be willing to participate in the 5K Walk/Run and be able to meet at 9:00am the MSU Museum on the morning of October 3rd.

Deadline to register for the FREE entry is Friday, September 24, 2010.

To register: Email The Graduate School at gradwrsp@msu.edu.  Please include your first name, last name, gender, age, department, e-mail address, T-shirt size and the name of the event (Dino Dash).

 More information about the Dinosaur Dash in general can be found at: http://museum.msu.edu/Events/DinosaurDash/

*Registration at 9:00am. Race begins at 10:00am.

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Graduate Student TRIVIA NIGHT This Friday!

September 22, 2010 at 4:12 pm (Events)
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Need a break this Friday night or just dont have anything to do? Well you are invited to the MSU Graduate Student Social Nights: Trivia Night

Friday, September 24, 2010
6:00pm-9:00pm—Trivia starts at 6:30pm
Harper’s Restaurant
131 Albert Ave., East Lansing, MI
FREE Appetizers & Prizes
This event does not require registration.

Break out of your routine and join MSU graduate and professional students for an evening of trivia and great food. It’s the second MSU Graduate Student Social Nights-Trivia Night and it’s a great chance to network, meet someone new, and have fun. Appetizers are on us and to help break the ice we’re playing trivia at 6:30pm. That means if you are one of the top three teams, you’ll walk away with a prize. It’s happening at Harper’s Restaurant in East Lansing and we look forward to seeing everyone there!

Cosponsored by the Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate School’s Graduate Student Life & Wellness program.
 
For more information and to view upcoming events visit: www.grad.msu.edu/wellness or e-mail: gradwellness@vps.msu.edu
 
Check out our blog: MSU_Grad

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GEMS and UNIHIV partner in Michigan AIDS Walk

September 22, 2010 at 3:57 pm (Events)
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Date: Sunday September 26, 2010

Registration Time: 10:00 AM
Walk Time: 1:00 PM
Location:Valley Court Park, East Lansing (Behind People’s Church)

This Sunday, come out to support a great cause at the Michigan AIDS Walk. GEMS members can sign up under UNIHIV, an organization run by a fellow student in the department of Epidemiology. Either join the UNIHIV walking team and get sponsors or sponsor yourself, or just sponsor the UNIHIV team or a UNIHIV team member for this walk. If you sign up as a walker, you get a free UNIHIV tee shirt! You help is greatly appreciated!

Follow This Link to visit the team page and help the efforts to support AIDS Walk Michigan. Also, you can learn more about UNIHIV here… http://unihiv.blogspot.com/2010/09/aids-walk-michigan-east-lansing-edition.html

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(courtesy of Desert AIDS Project)

 On Sunday, September 26, 2010 join the Lansing Area AIDS Network, our hosts, the Evans Scholars of Michigan State University, and hundreds of other walkers as we take ONE STEP TOWARDS A SOLUTION in the battle against HIV/AIDS!

Valley Court Park, East Lansing (Behind People’s Church)

Registration Time: 10:00 AM
Walk Time: 1:00 PM

AIDS Walk 2010 emceed by Tim Barron, WQTX, 92.1 FM

Free Registration!

T-Shirts to all Walkers raising just $25 or more!

Trophies! Largest Walk Team! Highest Individual Fundraiser! Highest Team Fundraisers!

Breakfast provided by the EQUALITY BAND OF MICHIGAN
Luncheon provided by the GREATER LANSING GAY MEN’S CHORUS

Noon Ceremony

Performances by the Equality Band of Michigan, the Greater Lansing Gay Men’s Chorus, and local recording artist Ahren Drew.

Expressions: Positively Living (A creative arts gallery)

Kid’s Booth! Prizes and Goodies!

Doggie Station! Treats and Bandanas!

Balloon creations by Klownie K!

50/50 Raffle! Music! Info Booths! Games! Prizes!

A family friendly event. Four legged family members welcome (on a leash of course).

The Lansing Area AIDS Network serves 11 Mid-Michigan counties, providing direct HIV care programs and prevention services. LAAN offers free anonymous HIV Antibody counselling and testing services.

All AIDS Walk pledge dollars will benefit the Lansing Area AIDS Network.

Checks should be made out to LAAN.

Lansing Area AIDS Network
913 W Holmes Rd Suite 115 Lansing, Michigan 48910
www.laanonline.org

AIDS Walk Michigan’s Toll-Free Number: 888-791-WALK(9255)
AIDS Walk Lansing/East Lansing Local: 517 394 3719 ext. 13

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MSU Graduate Student Social Nights!!!!!

July 27, 2010 at 3:27 pm (Events)

The Grad School is putting together a social GAME NIGHT for graduate students! Spice up your summer and join MSU graduate and professional students for round two of the Graduate Student Social Night series–Game Night. From Settlers of Catan to Poker and Taboo, it’s a chance to play your favorite games, meet someone new, and have fun. Have a particular game you want to play? Bring it with. We will have Settlers of Catan, Poker, Euchre, Taboo, Dominion, Apples-to-Apples, Bonanza, and more. Families welcome!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

6:00-8:00pm

110 Student Services Building

Corner of Collingwood and East Circle Drive

Michigan State University

This event does not require registration

For more information and an updated list of games, visit www.grad.msu.edu/wellness or e-mail: broder21@msu.edu. Also check out the grad school on twitter at Twitter: MSUGradWellness or Become a Fan & Join the Event on Facebook: Graduate Wellness at Michigan State University or visit their blog: MSU_Grad.

Co-sponsored by the Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate School’s Graduate Student Life & Wellness program.

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Student Orientation

July 27, 2010 at 3:01 pm (Uncategorized)

We have the student orientation and Epi picnic coming up, if you would like to help in the planning of this, please email gems@epi.msu.edu or our new graduate secretary Nancy Bieber at nbieber@epi.msu.edu

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Final Summer Meeting

July 27, 2010 at 2:38 pm (Uncategorized)
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Gems had a successful year for the 2009-2010 academic school year. We want to keep up the momentum and with that comes voting for new officers, renewing the MSU student group forms, and preparing to introduce ourselves to incoming students.

We would like to schedule a meeting to handle these issues.

1)Voting- we need to vote in new executive members for GEMS so that the old executive members can show them how things are done in order to sustain GEMS and GEMS programs. If you feel you know someone who is a good choice for President, Vice President, or Secretary, please nominate them by emailing gems@epi.msu.edu with their name. Remember, if you feel you can do the job, please feel free to nominate yourself. We need people to fill these positions. Please send in all nominations by Friday Aug 06, 2010.

2) Once officers are chosen, we would like to hand power over right away teaching them about renewing the organizations documents, passing over all GEMS files, updating them on projects and helping them prepare for the fall semester.

This is alot to do, so please lets all be ready to discuss this all.

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Picnic photos available on epi website…

October 20, 2009 at 6:01 pm (Uncategorized)

The photos of the department picnic can now be viewed on epi home page. Click on the link to Picnic pictures on lower right hand side of the home page. Thanks Mark for uploading the pictures.
http://www.epi.msu.edu/news/epipicnic09.htm

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First GEMS General Body Meeting of the Fall 2009 Semester

October 20, 2009 at 5:47 pm (Events, Fundraising, Main Blog, Meetings, Uncategorized, Updates)
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GEMS Monthly Meeting:

Hope to see you there!!!

Date: Thursday, Oct 29th

Time: 2pm-3:30pm

Location: Central Conference Room

6th Floor West Fee Hall

GEMS is back! We want to invite you all to our monthly GEMS meeting. Our first meeting of the semester is Thursday, October 29th at 2pm

The meeting is geared to all Certificate, Masters and PhD students alike. We also welcome our Post-doctoral fellows!

I hope that you will all be available at this time.

This meeting will be geared towards introducing all of the students to each other. Telling one another a little about our research, and talking about the programs in general. We will also give a summary overview of what we have planned for this semester and get feedback from you on what you would like to see us do to help you the students. We also need to discuss the very important issue pertaining to the future of GEMS.

The meeting is only an hour long. We hope to see you there.

Please also watch for some upcoming events this year:

International Lunch · Graduate Recruitment · GEMS Meetings

MSU Sports Games · Fund Raising · Community Service

Go MSU! Go EPI! Go GEMS!!!

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MSU Dept. of Epidemiology Seminar – Dr. Sandra Melnick-Seitz, Thurs. 8/10/09, at 4:00 p.m.

September 10, 2009 at 7:32 am (Uncategorized)

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

PRESENTS

 

Sandra Melnick Seitz, Dr.P.H.

Thursday, September 10, 2009, 4:00 p.m.

E4 Fee Hall (Basement)

 

“Navigating NIH Peer Review”

The mission of the NIH is to fund science relevant to US public health needs in order to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.  Currently, 84 per cent of the total 2009 NIH budget of $30.6 billion is devoted to supporting over 325,000 extramural scientists and research personnel at more than 3,000 institutions.  Funds are awarded based on a unique system of peer review that has its goal evaluating the scientific and technical merit of an application through a process that is fair, competent and thorough.  The results of peer review (e.g., summary statements) are used by NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) as part of their algorithms for determining which extramural research projects will be funded according to the IC mission and programmatic priorities.  There have been many changes to the policies and practice of peer review at the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR), with more planned.  Navigating review policies and procedures can be difficult despite the wealth of publicly available information on NIH and CSR websites.  The goals of this seminar are to outline how peer review works at the NIH, where to find information you need and point out the rocks along the way.

http://www.epi.msu.edu/seminars.htm

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2009 Epi Fall Picnic

September 10, 2009 at 7:26 am (Events, Fundraising, Main Blog)

Epi Picnic is this friday: Please mark your calendars 

 

Epidemiology

Department Picnic

Friday, September 11, 2009

 

At  Hartrick Park (Behind Okemos High School) 3685 Hullet Rd, Okemos from 4pm to Dusk

 

 

Everyone is encouraged to attend and to bring their families as well. 

Fun games, along with tug of war to enjoy.

 

A POT LUCK sign-up sheet is at the front desk. Please sign up.

 

Look forward to seeing you all there!

 

 Please feel free to bring and share your own outdoor games.

 

Prashanti, Angel and Yasaman

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