September/October 2004

October 24, 2004
Health Care In The Elections

Concerned about your health care? Want to find out why you should be?

How is this election going to impact your access and the quality of your health care? Prescription drugs? Medicare? Reproductive health? Medicaid? Health Care reform???

Finally some action for a non-swing state!

COME WHERE EXPERTS DEBATE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE UPCOMING ELECTION!

THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 5:30 AT THE BSLC

Get informed, get active--make a difference!

Speakers:
Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Primary Care Group
Clinical Interests: Environmental and occupational health, public health, integrative medicine, disparities in health care and outcomes.

Colleen Grogan
Associate Professor, SSA
Director, Center for Health Administration Studies
Background: Colleen M. Grogan is associate professor in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. Her fields of special interest include health policy and health politics, the American welfare state, comparative state-level policy and politics, and the intersection between American values and beliefs and public policy.

Gene Webb
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, 1997
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Section of Endocrinology
Committee on Human Nutrition & Nutritional Biology
Related Research Topics: Diabetes and Gene Regulation/Expression

**Please feel free to send suggestions or questions for the panelists to keren@uchicago.edu


September 27, 2004
Welcome Back!

Welcome to another exciting year of ideas
and activities with Women in Science!

As always, we are looking for enthusiastic undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and faculty members interested in planning or just participating in faculty dinners, panel discussions, community outreach, tutoring and mentoring, and lively interactions among members. New and returning members, please join us for these next two events:
        Informational Meeting: Tuesday 10/5; 7:30 pm; BSLC 240
        Ice Cream Social: Wednesday 10/6; 4-6 pm; BSLC lobby




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