"What's Wrong with Race-Based Medicine?"

"What's Wrong with Race-Based Medicine?" a lecture by Professor Dorothy Roberts from Northwestern University will be presented on February 3, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Coffman Memorial Union Theater. Registration is required.

"What's Wrong with Race-Based Medicine?"
Prof. Dorothy Roberts, JD
Northwestern University
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
11:30am - 1:00pm
Theater, Coffman Memorial Union
Professor Dorothy Roberts, JD (Northwestern University), will discuss how the FDA's approval of the first race-specific drug has generated a heated debate about the scientific and political efficacy of race-based medicine. She will place this debate in the context of health disparities and genetic concepts of race and explain why marketing pharmaceuticals on the basis of race is more likely to worsen racial inequities than cure them. Recognizing that race-based medicine raises both medical and political questions, Roberts rejects the dichotomy often claimed by its promoters that we must put aside social justice concerns in order to improve minority health.
Prof. Roberts is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor; Professor, Department of African-American Studies and Sociology; and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University Law School. She has written and lectured extensively on the interplay of gender, race, and class in legal issues concerning reproduction, bioethics, and child welfare.
Commentators:
Prof. Jay Cohn, MD, Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division; Director, Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, University of Minnesota
Prof. Joycelyn Dorscher, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Intended Audience: students, faculty, health care professionals, attorneys, patients, researchers, policymakers, and community members.
Following this lecture, participants should be able to:
* Discuss whether marketing pharmaceuticals based on race may worsen racial inequities in health care.
* Suggest ways to include social justice concerns when considering ways to improve minority health.
This event is free and open to the public.
Continuing legal education credit (CLE) for attorneys (1.5 hours) has been requested. Advance registration is required to receive continuing education credits.
The University of Minnesota is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Application has been submitted for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Determination of credit is pending. It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities.
All participating faculty, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest.
Registration is required for those requesting continuing education credit. Registration is available online at www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu, by phone at 612-625-0055, or by email at jointdgr@umn.edu. Please provide your name, email address and indicate if continuing education credits are requested.
Read here to access a map for the Coffman Memorial Union and nearby parking.
The Deinard Memorial Lecture on Law & Medicine is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences and the Center for Bioethics, with major support from the law firm of Leonard Street & Deinard and the Deinard family.

PCard Receipt Reminder

Please submit receipts for all January PCard purchases to date to Laura by February 1, 2010.

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Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

The Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is pleased to announce their spring 2010 schedule. All meetings will be held in Heller Hall 1210 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. See full blog entry for complete list of dates.

Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
All meetings of WCHWGS will be in the History Department's History Conference Center (Heller Hall 1210) unless otherwise indicated, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Unless indicated otherwise, papers will be available the Monday before the session in the History Department Mail Room, 11th floor Heller Hall. Most papers can be made available on request by email.
Friday, January 29 David Morton, Department of History, "With the World on Top of Their Heads: African Women and the Histories of an Image."
Friday, February 12 Liz Everton, "The Theory of Vicarious Suffering and the Intersection of Nationalism, Catholicism, and Feminism During the Dreyfus Affair"
Friday, February 26 Johanna Leinonen, Department of History, "Transnational Love and Elite Migration: Marriages between Finns and Americans across the Atlantic."
Friday, March 12 Elizabeth Williams, Department of History, "The Men on the Maiden: British Masculinity and Acts of Instruction in Indian Cricket, 1886-1902."
Friday, April 2 Njeri Githire, African American Studies, "The Return of the Cannibal in Diasporic Fiction."
Friday, April 16 Juliana Barr, University of Florida, "La Dama Azul (The Lady in Blue): Spanish Saint or Indian Demon of the Southwest?" Sponsored by the Workshop in American Indian History, the Department of History, the Center for Early Modern History and the Institute for Advanced Study.
(to be confirmed) Monday, April 19 Haeri Kim, Political Science Department, "Proving American Fatherhood, (Re)uniting with Asia: On the Legalization of Amerasian Immigration"
Friday, April 30 Kevin Mummey, Department of History, "Women and Chains: Mallorcan Women Slaveholders in the 1380s."
Appetizers and refreshments will be served
For more information, please contact:
Helena Pohlandt-McCormick: pohla001@umn.edu
Barbara Welke: welke004@umn.edu
or
Melissa Kelley: kelle709@umn.edu

UCD Clinton Institute Summer School 2010

The UCD Clinton Institute invites scholars and graduate students from around the world to engage in wide-ranging discussion on interdisciplinary study of the United States. The School's format will include daily workshop seminars and plenary lectures. The summer school dates are July 11-17, 2010 at University College Dublin. Applications will be judged on a rolling basis until places are filled.

UCD Clinton Institute Summer School 2010
The UCD Clinton Institute Summer School will bring together scholars and graduate students from around the world to engage in wide-ranging discussion on interdisciplinary study of the United States. The School is aimed at advanced graduate students and junior faculty in the fields of American Studies, History, Political Sciences and Literary and Cultural Studies.
The programme will offer participants the opportunity to work with distinguished figures in these fields and to investigate current developments in study of the United States and its global relations. The School's format will include daily workshop seminars and plenary lectures. Participants work with the School's core faculty in one of four week-long seminars.
In 2010 the faculty will include Hamilton Carroll (University of Leeds), Amy Kaplan (University of Pennsylvania), Ruth Wilson Gilmore (University of Southern California), Liam Kennedy (University College Dublin), Scott Lucas (University of Birmingham), Peter Nicholls (New York University), Donald Pease (Dartmouth College), Werner Sollors (Harvard University)
A limited number of bursaries are available.
For further details, visit http://www.ucdclinton.ie, or contact Catherine Carey at Catherine.Carey@ucd.ie

Temple University American Studies & Women's Studies Program Position

The American Studies and Women's Studies Program at Temple University invites applications for a joint non-tenure track, one-year appointment for the 2010-2011 academic year. The position is potentially renewable. Ph.D. required. Applications received before March 1, 2010 will be considered.

Temple University American Studies & Women's Studies Program Position
The American Studies and Women¬πs Studies Program at Temple University invite
applications for a joint non-tenure track, one-year appointment for the
2010-11 academic year. Special consideration will be given to candidates
whose area of specialization is in Sexuality /LGBT Studies, with emphasis on
the arts and American culture and/or cultural geography. The teaching load
is four courses per semester, to include an introductory course in LGBT
Studies, and courses in American Studies in either the Arts in America or
Place in America, as well as electives in the candidate¬πs area of
specialization. This position is potentially renewable. Ph.D. needs to be in
hand by September 1, 2010; and given the nature of the position, significant
teaching experience strongly preferred.
Temple University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications
from qualified minority and women candidates. Applicants should submit a
letter of intent, a curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, and should arrange for
three confidential letters of reference to be sent to Colleen Knapp,
Interdisciplinary Programs, 816 Anderson Hall, 1114 West Berks Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19122. Applications received before March 1, 2010 will be considered.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in African History at Lewis & Clark College

The Lewis & Clark College Department of History invites applications for a one-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in sub-Saharan African History, beginning fall semester 2010. Fellows will teach three courses per year. Ph.D. required at time of appointment. Review of applications will begin February 8, 2010.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in African History at Lewis & Clark College
The LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE Department of History invites applications for a one-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in sub-Saharan African history, starting in Fall semester 2010. Potential for excellent teaching and research at an undergraduate institution are essential. The Fellow will teach three courses per year, including a survey of African history, a lower division course on modern Africa and a colloquium or seminar determined by scholarly specialty. Excluding North Africa, geographical and topical specialty are open. Preference will be given to candidates with interdisciplinary and/or comparative perspectives. Ph.D. required at time of appointment as Mellon Teaching Fellow. Review of applications will begin on February 8, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. A complete application must include (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a letter of application that includes a statement of educational philosophy, teaching experience, and research interests; (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness (if any); (4) a sample of scholarship; (5) three letters of recommendation sent under separate cover; and (6) graduate transcripts. Send application to Susan Glosser, Chair, Department of History, MSC 41, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, 97219-7899. Inquiries to sglosser@lclark.edu. Lewis & Clark College, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is committed to preparing students for leadership in an increasingly interdependent world, and affirms the educational benefits of diversity. (See http://www.lclark.edu/dept/about/diversity.html) We encourage applicants to explain how their teaching at Lewis & Clark might contribute to a learning community that values diversity.

2010 Sexuality and Space Student Paper Competition

The Sexuality and Space Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers is pleased to invite submissions for the 2010 Sexuality and Space Student Paper Competition. Winners will be notified prior to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAG in Washington D.C., and will be honored at the Awards Banquet. Submission deadline: March 1, 2010.

2010 Sexuality and Space Student Paper Competition
Eligibility: Any student currently enrolled in an undergraduate,
masters or doctoral degree program in Geography or a related
discipline may submit a paper. Papers are welcome from students at
institutions outside the United States. Students do not necessarily
have to be presenting a paper at this year's annual meeting of the
Association of American Geographers to be eligible for an award.
Requirements: We are seeking excellent quality student papers that
advance the study of sexuality and space. Papers should be 4000-6000
words in length (including explanatory footnotes/endnotes, but
excluding references), with an additional 100-200 word abstract.
Figures and images should be included as separate pages rather than
embedded within the text. Papers should be properly referenced,
although students may choose the citation method they think
appropriate. Papers should be in English.
Submission Procedure: Ideally, submissions will be made
electronically. Please send email to Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray
(andrewgm@uow.edu.au) with the paper attached as a PDF, Microsoft
Word, or other standard word processing program file. If electronic
submission is not possible, please send three paper copies (double
sided copies are fine) to Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray (School of Earth
and Environmental Sciences; University of Wollongong; Northfields
Avenue; Wollongong, NSW, 2522; Australia). Please be sure to include
your name, postal address, telephone, and email address on the front
cover of your paper, so that we can contact you if necessary.
Deadline: Papers must be received by 1 March 2010 to be considered.
Awards: Winners will be notified prior to the 2010 Annual Meeting of
the AAG in Washington D.C., and will be honored at the Awards
Banquet.