| Rotating night shift work may increase type 2 diabetes risk in women
 Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared with women who only worked days or evenings, according to a new study led by HSPH's An Pan and Frank Hu. Read more
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| State of the School address Dec. 12
The HSPH faculty, staff, and academic appointee community is invited to hear Deans Julio Frenk and David Hunter share administrative and academic news and updates for the school year. Q&A will follow. Holiday refreshments will be served and all are welcome to arrive prior to the presentation and stay afterward to enjoy some seasonal treats!
Refreshments: 2:30-4 p.m.
Presentation: 3-4 p.m.
Kresge Cafeteria
Submit questions in advance here.
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| Harvard Catalyst funding opportunity
Harvard Catalyst is offering new pilot grants of up to $50,000 for research teams employing advanced imaging technologies to solve clinical problems in medicine. Concepts can be highly speculative and expertise in imaging is not required. Learn more
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Around the School
Holiday donation drives at HSPH
Drop off new and gently used children's items for Cradles to Crayons. Harvard is collecting winter clothing, winter coats, winter shoes and boots, socks and underwear, and hats, gloves, scarves and mittens. HSPH dropoff locations are: Building 2, ground floor near employee mailboxes, across from Room G9; and PEPFAR, 1635 Tremont St. Learn more
The HSPH Student Government Volunteer Committee and the HSPH Student Leadership Circle Committee are collecting winter clothing and non-perishable food items for Rosie's Place and the Friday Night Supper Program. Learn more
Harvard Community Gifts program
Sign up by December 9 to donate to a charity of your choice in 2012 by payroll deduction.
Order up holiday fun from Outings & Innings
Buy movie and sports tickets, museum passes, First Night buttons, and more online or in-person during one of O&I's regular visits to the Kresge Cafeteria. Upcoming service date: December 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Faculty appointment
Zulfiqar Bhutta, visiting professor of global health and population
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Former President Bush visits HSPH-
affiliated AIDS clinic in Tanzania
 On World AIDS Day, George W. Bush and Laura Bush visited the new Mnazi Mmoja Center for Excellence in HIV Care and Education in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) helped establish the Center and currently provides management and leadership development training at the Center as part of the School's efforts to improve AIDS research and the delivery of AIDS care and treatment services in Tanzania. Read more
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HSPH center promotes health, safety in the workplace
Developing ways for nurses to minimize back strain when lifting patients and procedures to help construction workers avoid injury on the job site are two initiatives being conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Center for Work, Health and Well-being.
Read more
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Important W-2 information
Update your home address in PeopleSoft To ensure you receive your W2 form for 2011, please verify we have your correct home address. Changes must be made in the system before January 1, 2012 for the W2 forms mailed in January. Learn more
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Event highlights
Lunchtime consumer health lecture: Jerome Groopman
and Pamela Hartzband
Groopman and Hartzband, authors of Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What is Right for You, will sign books after their talk.
Friday, Dec. 9
noon, Minot Room, Countway Library
Forum webcast:
THE SUPER-COMMITTEE COLLAPSE AND AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE FUTURE:
Impact on Providers, Households and the 2012 Elections
Watch live on December 16
4-5 p.m.
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HSPH hosts AIDS@30 international symposium
Hundreds of leaders in the worldwide fight against AIDS
--public health experts, scientists, doctors, activists, and others--gathered December 1-2, 2011 at an HSPH conference focused on ending the epidemic. Read more
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Research news and interviews
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