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February 9, 1999
Health Science Curriculum Online Goes to School
Buck To Give Director's Lecture
Undergrads Get Taste of
CIT Computer Training
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
ADR Pilot Success Prompts Permanent Post Seasoned Mediator Gadlin Tackles NIH Ombuds Office By Carla Garnett But for the staff, there's not much in the new Bldg. 31 suite of the NIH Office of the Ombudsman. The freshly painted bare walls and sparse furnishings could be a metaphor for policy: Visitors will find no preconceived notions or judgments within these doors; beginning here, at this blank slate as it were, common ground is sought. So far, at least, there are precious few clues about what to expect. Enter the ombuds' inner sanctum, however, and you encounter a 4-foot inflatable figure of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" standing deskside — its dramatic expression of despair far less a harbinger of bad times than a humorous reminder of what alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can in most cases help avoid. And if you miss the subtlety of that message, on a nearby table lies a bumper sticker whose words leave no doubt, "Don't Litigate, MEDIATE."
Loves Genetics, Adrenaline By Rich McManus
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NCI's Dr. Dolph Hatfield in a calm moment at his Bldg. 37 office. His preferred attire is a race driver's jumpsuit.