Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse / Alcoholism

• Tabakoff to Receive Keller Award for Alcohol Research
  When: October 30, 2007
  Where: NIH Campus, Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

  Boris Tabakoff, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, was selected as this year’s recipient of NIAAA’s distinguished Mark Keller Award. Dr. Tabakoff will present the Mark Keller Lecture on October 30, 2007. The title of his presentation is: “Why Mice, Rats, and Some Humans Drink Alcohol: A Neurobiologic/Genomics Perspective.”
  
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  The Keller Lecture is free and open to the public. Visit www.niaaa.nih.gov for details or contact Nancy Colladay at NIAAA at (301) 443-4733.  

Cancers

• Understanding NCI: Toll-Free Teleconference with the NCI Director
  When: September 12, 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  The fall 2007 Understanding NCI teleconference series from NCI’s Office of Liaison Activities (OLA) kicks off with an “Update for the Advocacy Community from the NCI Director.”
  
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  The teleconference can be accessed within the United States at (800) 857-6584; the passcode is NCI. Toll-free playback will be available through October 12 at (866) 443-8027. To view the series schedule, visit http://ola.cancer.gov/activities/teleconferences.
  
  For information about NCI, visit www.cancer.gov.
  
  To learn more about the NCI Director’s Consumer Liaison Group, visit http://dclg.cancer.gov.
  
  For more about Understanding NCI, contact OLA at (301) 594-3194 or liaison@od.nci.gov.  

Community Outreach

• Attend the NIH Director’s Council of Public Representatives Fall Meeting
  When: October 26, 2007
  Where: NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

  The NIH Director’s Council of Public Representatives (COPR) is a federal advisory committee made up of members of the public who advise the NIH Director on issues related to:

  • Public input and participation in NIH research activities.
    
    
  • Public input and participation in the NIH research priority-setting process.
    
    
  • NIH outreach programs and efforts.
  The COPR is made up of 21 people from across the country chosen to represent the public through an open application process. They are patients, family members of patients, health care professionals, scientists, health and science communicators, and educators.
  
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  You can attend the fall COPR meeting at no cost. Visitors to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, should bring a photo ID and allow additional time for security procedures. Call (301) 594-6677 for more information, or visit www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm to find the best way to travel and where to get your visitor badge.
  
  For more information about the COPR, visit www.copr.nih.gov.
  
  If you have any questions about the upcoming meetings or if you wish to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting, please contact Kelli Carrington, COPR executive secretary, via e-mail at carringk@mail.nih.gov.  

• VISION Traveling Exhibit on Display in Hagerstown, MD
  When: September 2007
  Where: Hagerstown, MD
  Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)

  A vision-related traveling exhibit is giving people in the Hagerstown, Maryland, area an opportunity to learn how the eye and brain work together to create vision. Visitors to the Discovery Station at Hagerstown can also learn how researchers are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders and diseases. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit, called VISION, includes 10 interactive modules developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
  
  Targeted at viewers from age 8 to 80, the exhibit has toured since 1993, visiting science museums in 33 cities, and has been seen by more than 6 million people. VISION was developed as part of the NEI's 25th anniversary celebration.

  Next Steps
  Members of the public can visit the exhibit through September 30, 2007, at the Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Museum hours and directions are available on the Discovery Station at Hagerstown Web site (www.discoverystation.org/about.html).
  
  For information about prior stops on the tour, visit the NEI Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.asp.  

• Science Adventure for Children
  When: October 6, 2007
  Where: Bethesda, MD
  Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

  Adventure in Science, a nonprofit science education program for children, is planning its 15th year at NIH. The program, which meets on Saturday mornings October through March, is designed to show 8- to 11-year-olds the fun of science using hands-on activities, from building (and launching) model rockets to dissecting frogs.
  
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  To enroll your child or find out about future programs, contact Jeannine Shriver at jshriver@umd.edu or (301) 590-9638.  

• New Exhibition: "Medicine and Magic in Harry Potter"
  When: September 2007
  Where: NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  A decade ago, British writer J.K. Rowling published the first in a series of seven books about Harry Potter, a boy wizard who is the only known survivor of a “killing curse.” Rowling’s books were soon breaking publishing records, and “the boy who lived” became entrenched in the popular imagination.
  
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  The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the History of Medicine Division.
  
  NLM will offer a free screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Friday, September 7, in Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A. Light refreshments will be served in the lobby at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. All are welcome.
  
  For more information, contact the NLM Office of Communication and Public Liaison at (301) 496-6308.
   

• "Changing the Face of Medicine," Exhibit on Women Physicians, Tours Nation
  When: September 1, 2007–November 1, 2010
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  “Changing the Face of Medicine,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of women physicians, will run through November of 2010. More than 60 public, university, and medical libraries will play host to the exhibit.
  
  More

  Next Steps
  You can see material related to the exhibit, "Changing the Face of Medicine," and participate in educational components by visiting www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine/.
  
  Check the complete itinerary online to find out when the exhibit will be near you: www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/ExhibitionIntinerary.htm.  

• Understanding NCI: Toll-Free Teleconference with the NCI Director
  When: September 12, 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  The fall 2007 Understanding NCI teleconference series from NCI’s Office of Liaison Activities (OLA) kicks off with an “Update for the Advocacy Community from the NCI Director.”
  
  More

  Next Steps
  The teleconference can be accessed within the United States at (800) 857-6584; the passcode is NCI. Toll-free playback will be available through October 12 at (866) 443-8027. To view the series schedule, visit http://ola.cancer.gov/activities/teleconferences.
  
  For information about NCI, visit www.cancer.gov.
  
  To learn more about the NCI Director’s Consumer Liaison Group, visit http://dclg.cancer.gov.
  
  For more about Understanding NCI, contact OLA at (301) 594-3194 or liaison@od.nci.gov.  

Education and Training

• Science Adventure for Children
  When: October 6, 2007
  Where: Bethesda, MD
  Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

  Adventure in Science, a nonprofit science education program for children, is planning its 15th year at NIH. The program, which meets on Saturday mornings October through March, is designed to show 8- to 11-year-olds the fun of science using hands-on activities, from building (and launching) model rockets to dissecting frogs.
  
  More

  Next Steps
  To enroll your child or find out about future programs, contact Jeannine Shriver at jshriver@umd.edu or (301) 590-9638.  

• New Exhibition: "Medicine and Magic in Harry Potter"
  When: September 2007
  Where: NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  A decade ago, British writer J.K. Rowling published the first in a series of seven books about Harry Potter, a boy wizard who is the only known survivor of a “killing curse.” Rowling’s books were soon breaking publishing records, and “the boy who lived” became entrenched in the popular imagination.
  
  More

  Next Steps
  The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the History of Medicine Division.
  
  NLM will offer a free screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Friday, September 7, in Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A. Light refreshments will be served in the lobby at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. All are welcome.
  
  For more information, contact the NLM Office of Communication and Public Liaison at (301) 496-6308.
   

• "Changing the Face of Medicine," Exhibit on Women Physicians, Tours Nation
  When: September 1, 2007–November 1, 2010
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  “Changing the Face of Medicine,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of women physicians, will run through November of 2010. More than 60 public, university, and medical libraries will play host to the exhibit.
  
  More

  Next Steps
  You can see material related to the exhibit, "Changing the Face of Medicine," and participate in educational components by visiting www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine/.
  
  Check the complete itinerary online to find out when the exhibit will be near you: www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/ExhibitionIntinerary.htm.  

Eyes and Vision

• VISION Traveling Exhibit on Display in Hagerstown, MD
  When: September 2007
  Where: Hagerstown, MD
  Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)

  A vision-related traveling exhibit is giving people in the Hagerstown, Maryland, area an opportunity to learn how the eye and brain work together to create vision. Visitors to the Discovery Station at Hagerstown can also learn how researchers are developing ways to protect our sight from visual disorders and diseases. The 2,000-square-foot exhibit, called VISION, includes 10 interactive modules developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
  
  Targeted at viewers from age 8 to 80, the exhibit has toured since 1993, visiting science museums in 33 cities, and has been seen by more than 6 million people. VISION was developed as part of the NEI's 25th anniversary celebration.

  Next Steps
  Members of the public can visit the exhibit through September 30, 2007, at the Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Museum hours and directions are available on the Discovery Station at Hagerstown Web site (www.discoverystation.org/about.html).
  
  For information about prior stops on the tour, visit the NEI Web site at www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.asp.  

Seniors' Health

• Let's Celebrate Grandparents Day
  When: September 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  Grandparents Day is on September 9, and NIA encourages you to celebrate! Do you want to do something really special to show your grandparents how much you care? How about saying, “Come play with me!” We all want our grandparents to be healthy and happy, so why not ask them to do some fun activities with you, like walking or swimming, playing catch, or even kicking around a soccer ball?
  
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  To view Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging, visit www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide. You can order a free copy online or by calling (800) 222-2225.
  
  And don’t forget to check out www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov for exercise tips and other health information.  

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