Vol.4; Issue 1

January 15, 2014

Health Sciences Council welcomes

Executive Director, Dean Zaragoza

Douglas Miller, chair of the Health Sciences Council (HSC), has announced the appointment of Dean Zaragoza to the position of Executive Director, HSC. Dean played a lead role with the Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, and its affiliated start-up company, Transcriptome Sciences Inc. Most recently, as the Business Development Manager for the Health Sciences Council, Zaragoza was responsible for developing and managing a customer base, outside the University, for the services and facilities available in Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC). Dean holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, an M.Sc. in Biochemistry and an MBA in Technology Commercialization from the University of Alberta."I would like to thank the council for this remarkable opportunity," said Zaragoza. "I believe we can make great strides in advancing interdisciplinary education and research at the University of Alberta by finding innovative ways to work together, not just within the University community, but through new partnerships with government and the private sector."

full story here

Would you step in to help a colleague in need?

Would you know what to do?

Do you have what it takes?

We need first-aid responders in ECHA to ensure compliance with the Occupational Code of Alberta; but more than that, we need volunteers to ensure help is close at hand when we need it most.

You do not need first-aid certification to volunteer, but if you are certified please consider stepping up!

Come find out more.

Information session

Thursday, 1:45 p.m. in 4-036

Can't attend but still interested? Email ECHA.Admin@ualberta.ca.

The K-cup dilemma

Keurig and similar coffee makers are handy for that quick cuppa joe. Unfortunately the cups are not recyclable unless you take them apart: lid in landfill, coffe and filter paper in organics, and the cup in plastic. It's messy and time-consuming, but it's time well spent. Crafters have found ways to upcycle the cups so, if you're so inclined, check out pinterest. If you can't be bothered with recycling, please put them in landfill (not organics or plastics).

We're back for the Winter term!

Need help with research questions, references or any other information requests? Our onsite information services resume on Monday, January 13, 2014!

Hours:

Monday-Friday from 12:00-14:00

Location in ECHA:

South of Stairway 13 towards the north end of the main floor of ECHA (by Starbucks).

For help outside the above hours, see

http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus/.

Medicine by Dogsled:

Dr. Otto Schaefer's Photos of the Canadian North

This unique photo collection is on display at the John W

. Scott Health Sciences Library from January 13-February 13, 2014.

"And there's the humor of it": Shakespeare and the four humors

Mark your calendars for the upcoming exhibit, "And there's the humor of it": Shakespeare and the four humors*, that will be on display at the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library from February 17-March 29, 2014. This travelling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine explores how the four bodily humors: blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm - once thought to define peoples' behaviours - influenced the roles and emotions in Shakespeare's plays.

To get you in the right humour for the display, why not catch the upcoming Studio Theatre production of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost playing at the Timms Centre for the Arts from Feb. 5-15.

More information about the Shakespeare exhibit and associated events will be forthcoming in the next issue of the ECHA News.

*this show originates in the US - hence the American spelling of humour

How does your garden grow?

Plants - they can brighten up a dreary space; they can also introduce molds and insects. If you have plants in your work space - here's a reminder from our Good Neighbour Guidelines:

Potted plants in your workspace must meet the following conditions:

Plants must be healthy and well cared for; clean up dead/dropped leaves and spent flowers.
Any plant that is providing a home and breeding ground for fungus gnats. mildew, mold or other pesky critters will be removed.
The plant stays in your space: climbing and creeping plants must be clipped back to respect boundaries!
Put a tray under the pot to capture any run off from watering your plant.
The University of Alberta does not support the use of pesticides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers. There are other organic and healthy plant care and nutrition options.
Flowers produce pollen and this can be an allergy issue for some people; if anyone has environmental or specific allergies due to your plant you will be asked to take it home.