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Biomedical research equipment, supplies exhibit to be held

The 1998 Biomedical Research Equipment and Supplies Exhibit will be held at the Medical School Quadrangle, Longwood Avenue, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Sept. 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibit will feature VWRSP, Harvard's laboratory supply vendor partner, along with 150 biomedical suppliers displaying their latest wares to lab personnel, researchers, and purchasing agents from the Medical School and affiliated institutions. Admission is free with a University, hospital, or corporate I.D.

The event is sponsored by the Technical Sales Association of Washington, D.C. and the New England Manufacturers Association in cooperation with the Medical School Campus Services Administration and the Procurement Management Department.

Grants on suicide offered

The Harvard Suicide Research Committee has been awarded a two-year institutional grant by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The grant allows for two (or three) positions for young investigators at $15,000 (or $10,000) per year for part-time research projects. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate: 1) a research mentor, 2) previous relevant experience, and 3) funding for the remainder of their time. Those interested should send a letter of interest, CV, one- or two-page abstract of the research idea, and a preliminary budget to Professor Gil Noam, 601 Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA 02138, or Bessel van der Kolk, HRI Trauma Center, 227 Babcock St., Brookline, MA 02146. The deadline for applications is Oct. 1, 1998. Funding availability is Nov. 1, 1998.

Fall computer training to be offered

University Information Systems (UIS) is offering hands-on computer training this fall. To accommodate busy schedules, a variety of two-hour, half-day, and evening courses are available.

Courses include two-hour sessions on using Word 97 to create tables and charts, three-hour classes on Excel 97 charts/databases, and using Word to perform mail merges.

Besides two-hour and half-day courses, other offerings include a full range of beginner to advanced word processing, spreadsheet, database, desktop publishing, and Internet classes. All training is hands-on, with one person per computer. Classrooms (PC and Macintosh) are located at 1730 Cambridge St.

For details on courses, please call 495-1221 or visit the Web site for information or online registration: http://www.uis.harvard.edu/training.

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Arnold Arboretum Plant Sale to be held this weekend

The Harvard-affiliated Arnold Arboretum is holding its 18th annual Plant Sale on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Case Estates, a property of the Arboretum in Weston, Mass.

More than 200 kinds of shrubs, trees, vines, and perennials will be on sale, and a live auction of the most unusual plants will be featured. Programs on common pests and diseases, and planting new specimens will be held.

Friends of the Arboretum receive one free plant. Those who join the Arboretum on the day of the sale also will be entitled to a free plant.

Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions.

Admission and parking are free. For information, call the Arnold Arboretum at 524-1718.

Volunteers needed at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

The Harvard Museum of Natural History's Education Department seeks volunteer guides to lead education programs for children's groups visiting the Museum's anthropology, earth sciences, and natural-history-related exhibits. Guides are also sought for adult tours of the world-renowned Glass Flowers exhibit. The Museum also needs teacher assistants for children's and family programs, and office assistants for projects and clerical work.

For more information or to request an application, call 495-2341.

Student 'Passport to Music' offers savings at Sanders

Sanders Theatre's Student Passport to Music offers students savings of up to $22 per event on both professional and student events in Sanders Theatre.

This year, the Passport to Music program invites students to attend as many as six different events or treat friends by redeeming all six tickets for one event. Students may purchase an unlimited number of passports while supplies last. Students choose the events that are of interest to them. Upcoming events include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Diana Krall Trio, Christmas Revels, Meredith Monk, Hyperion Players presenting Hamlet, the Boston Philharmonic, and the Harvard Krokodiloes.

The Passport to Music may be purchased several ways: 1) Pick up a brochure at Sanders Theatre, Loker Commons, Lowell Hall, the Office for the Arts, or the Harvard Events & Information Center in Holyoke Center. Fill out and return the order form to the box office. 2) Come to the box office at Sanders Theatre, located in Memorial Hall at 45 Quincy St. 3) Call the box office at 496-2222. 4) Visit the Web site at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~memhall.

5) See the ad in the Harvard Crimson on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences wins award for Career Options Day

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) has been awarded the Seal of Excellence for its model alumni program in career assistance from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The program is a collaborative annual venture among the Graduate School, the Office of Career Services, and the Graduate School Alumni Association. It has been organized by Margaret Newhouse, assistant director of the Office of Career Services; alumnus Sidney Spielvogel, AM '46, economics, MBA '49; and Paula Szocik, director of GSAS publications and alumni relations.

Career Options Day gives current GSAS students the opportunity to hear from approximately 30 GSAS alumni who have succeeded in diverse professions outside of university teaching and research. Panels of alumni in related fields speak about their career paths, offer practical advice, and spend time informally networking with individual students. The more than 100 students who attend each year have received new information and encouragement; the alumni participants have found gratification in giving back to current students and reconnecting with GSAS.

The Alumni Relations category of the Circle of Excellence competition was open to the entire CASE membership of more than 3,000 institutions. In reviewing entries, the judges looked for programs that can be used as models for other associations and be incorporated into the CASE's core curriculum.

Electronic mailing list available from FSAP

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) maintains an electronic mailing list which, in addition to announcing free lunchtime seminars, will offer users timely information available on the FSAP Web site (http://harvard.edu/fsap).

To subscribe to the FSAP list-serv, follow these instructions:

1. Address an e-mail message to: listproc@camail1.harvard.edu

2. Leave the subject field blank

3. In the body of the message type: subscribe fsap-all YOUR NAME (replace YOUR NAME with your actual name)

For more information, call 495-4357.