Exhibit Goes on Tour: "Frankenstein:
Penetrating the Secrets of Nature"
When: October 2002March 2006
Where: Houston, TX; Indianapolis,
IN; Holbrook, NY; Winfield, KS; College Station, TX; and other
locations
Institute: National Library of Medicine
(NLM)
The NLM's exhibit, "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets
of Nature," is taking a road trip. The exhibition, first
featured at NLM in 1998 to wide public acclaim, features literary
themes, the history of electricity and body snatching, eugenics
and ethics, and monsters and movies. Together with the American
Library Association, and with a major grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, NLM is now bringing the exhibition
to libraries in 80 cities between October 2002 and March 2006.
In addition to the exhibition, participating libraries will
host interpretive and educational programs that help audiences
examine Mary Shelley's novel and how it uses scientific experimentation
as metaphor to comment on cultural valuesespecially
the importance of exercising responsibility toward individuals
and the community in all areas of human activity, including
science.
Traveling exhibits in December 2002 and January and February
2003 include:
- Houston Academy of MedicineTexas Medical Center
Library, Houston, TX, October 2December 27
- Indiana University/Purdue UniversityIndianapolis
(IUPUI) Library, Indianapolis, IN, November 27January
24
- Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY, November 27January
24
- Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS, November 27January
24
- Texas A&M University, Sterling C. Evans Library, College
Station, TX, January 8February 21
To view the Frankenstein traveling exhibition Homepage see
www.ala.org/publicprograms/frankenstein.
A list of all participating libraries and itinerary dates
is posted at www.ala.org/publicprograms/frankenstein/itinerary.html.
Town Meetings on Environmental Health
Issues to be Held in Texas, Florida
When: January 78, February
2728
Where: San Antonio, TX, Miami, FL
Institute: National Institute of
Environmental Health (NIEHS)
The NIEHS is planning two upcoming Town Meetings as part
of a longstanding series that focuses attention on unique
environmental health issues around the country. On January
78, 2002, a Town Meeting is scheduled in San Antonio,
TX, on "Voices of Diversity in the Environment and Health."
The meeting is being hosted by the Air Force Institute for
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Risk Analysis
(AFIERA), San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, University
of Texas Health Science Center, and the Alamo Breast Cancer
Foundation.
On February 2728, 2003, a Town Meeting on "Oceans
and Human Health" is planned in Miami, FL. This meeting
is being hosted by the University of Miami's Marine and Freshwater
Biomedical Sciences Center, Florida International University,
and University of Miami.
For more information about meeting times and locations, contact
Geraldine Wolfle by e-mail at wolfle@niehs.nih.gov
or by phone at (919) 541-3373, or visit the NIEHS Web site
at www.niehs.nih.gov/od/tndates.htm.
Global Health Public Lecture Series
Planned
When: October 2002September
2003
Where: NIH Campus
Institute: John E. Fogarty International
Center (FIC)
A year-long public lecture series is bringing experts from
the U.S., U.K., and Australia to the NIH campus to address
global health issues in recognition of the John E. Fogarty
International Center's 35th anniversary. The next lecture,
"Smallpox: The Death and Resurrection of a Virus,"
will take place on January 28, 2003 at 3 p.m. in the Masur
Auditorium on the NIH campus. The speaker will be D.A. Henderson,
M.D., M.P.H., Distinguished Service Professor at Johns Hopkins
University and Senior Science Advisor for Public Health Preparedness
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Upcoming lectures,
which will also take place in the Masur Auditorium, include:
- "Global Health Priorities: Disease, Injuries,
and Risk Factors," April 8 at 3 p.m.
- "Genomics and
Global Health," April 15 at 4:30 p.m.
- "Global Health Inequities and the Critical Role
of Public/Private Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities
in the Next Decade," June 12 at 3 p.m.
- "The Global Epidemic of Mental Health Problems
and Suicide in Developing Countries" September 22 at
3 p.m.
Videocasts of the lectures can be viewed at http://videocast.nih.gov/.
For more information about the lecture series, contact Irene
Edwards via e-mail at ewardsi@mail.nih.gov
or by telephone at (301) 496-2075.
V I S I O N Traveling Exhibit
When: FebruarySeptember 2003
Where: Rapid City and Pierre, South
Dakota
Institute: National Eye Institute
(NEI)
The NEI's V I S I O N traveling exhibit is organizing a tour
to South Dakota, where it will be displayed by the South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology at children's science centers
in Rapid City and Pierre.
V I S I O N was developed as part of NEI's 25th anniversary
celebration. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit illustrates how
the eye and brain work together to create vision and how researchers
are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders
and diseases. The exhibit includes 10 interactive modules
developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco. These modules
demonstrate how the eye focuses light, how we perceive motion
and color, and how the brain processes visual information
into a meaningful picture.
Since its launch in 1993, the V I S I O N exhibit has visited
museums and science centers in 26 cities and 7 states and
has been seen by more than 4 million visitors. Most recently,
a portion of NEI's V I S I O N traveling exhibit was displayed
on October 10, 2002, as part of World Sight Day festivities
at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Washington, DC.
Check for tour details at
www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.htm
or contact Jean Horrigan at (301) 496--5248.
Nationwide Educational Celebration:
50 Years of DNA
When: April 2003
Where: Bethesda, MD; Washington,
DC; and Classrooms Nationwide
Institute: National Human Genome
Research Institute (NHGRI)
A month-long celebration of scientific, educational, and
cultural events will be take place around the country this
April to recognize 50 years of DNA discoveries and to take
DNA research into the future. Landmarks include the 50-year
anniversary of James Watson's and Francis Crick's Nobel Prize-winning
description of the DNA double helix, the sequencing of the
human genome, and a landmark scientific report describing
the future of genomics and the roles of NHGRI and NIH.
Celebration activities include:
- National "DNA Day" on April 25, in which high
schools are encouraged to show a taped educational event
with high school biology students, use the NHGRI multimedia
education kit, and access speakers through the American
Society of Human Genetics Mentor Network. The multimedia
kit and information about the Mentor Network are available
at www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000002.
- Lesson plans, activities, and curriculum supplements that
will be available online for use in classrooms nationwide.
- A program of activities for science museums and genome
sequencing centers.
- A public symposium on how genomics influences health and
society on April 15 at the Smithsonian's National Museum
of Natural History in Washington, DC.
- A scientific symposium on the history of the Human Genome
Project on April 1415 on the NIH campus, featuring
Nobel Prize Winner Dr. James Watson, NHGRI Director Dr.
Francis Collins, and members of the International Human
Genome Sequencing Consortium.
For more information about the 50 years of DNA celebrations,
including more specific information about programs and materials
as they become available, see www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10005139.
Public Outreach Meeting Planned for
"Four Corners" States
When: April 24, 2003
Where: Albuquerque, NM
Institute: National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH)
The NIMH is planning a regional public outreach meeting in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 24, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras Street. Dialogue Four Corners:
Mental Health is an all day meeting that will focus on
mental health issues in the "four corners" area
of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The meeting will
feature presentations about mental health research by distinguished
leaders and NIH-supported scientists. It will offer opportunities
for participation in small group dialogues to help shape future
research directions about co-occurring disorders, cultural
issues in mental health, and barriers to seeking and receiving
treatment, among other topics. These exchanges will allow
NIH to gather vital information from the public to be used
in its priority setting process.
This is the latest in a series of such meetings NIMH has
held in the past in Alaska, Texas (Laredo and San Antonio),
Pittsburgh, and Chicago. In each of these locations, there
has been a focus on mental illness (and related co-occurring
substance abuse) in minority populations (Alaska Natives,
Hispanic Americans, and African Americans.) Dialogue Four
Corners: Mental Health will allow NIH to better understand
cultural sensitivity through candid interaction, presentations
from minority researchers, and from directly talking to people
in these communities to increase public health relevance.
For more information on past meetings see www.nimh.nih.gov/events/townmeetings.cfm.
To sign up for the Dialogue Four Corners: Mental Health
e-mail list, send an e-mail to nimhfourcorners@mail.nih.gov.
THE EYE SITE Tour Continues
When: October 2002December
2003
Where: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, Metro Area
Institute: National Eye Institute
(NEI)
Planning is underway for the 2003 tour of the NEI's THE EYE
SITE: A Traveling Exhibit on Low Vision for Shopping Centers.
Scheduled stops include Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania,
and the Washington, DC, metro area.
The NEI developed THE EYE SITE as part of its Low Vision
Education Program. The program is designed to help people
understand what low vision is (vision problems that interfere
with the ability to perform everyday activities) and explain
what steps they can take to stay independent despite vision
loss. Approximately one in 20 Americans has low vision.
By the end of 2002, two identical exhibits will have visited
32 malls in 14 states, including Arkansas, California, Connecticut,
Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia.
Since the exhibit tour was launched in 2001, the NEI has:
- Provided more than 15 million people with the opportunity
to visit the exhibit and learn about low vision.
- Distributed more than 37,000 publications.
- Worked with more than 50 vision-related organizations.
For more information, visit THE EYE SITE Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/eyesite
or contact Jean Horrigan, (301) 496-5248.
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