07/09/10
From: Diana Barajas, RAHSI Middle School Connections Coordinator

Saturday, August 7, 2010! - “So You Want To Be A Doctor” workshop for students
**INTEREST FORM DUE JULY 23!!!** You must sign up in advance in order to attend:

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05/24/10
From Joel Vexler, Valley Center High School, Medical Biology and Anatomy/Physiology:

Why Medical Biology is important:

News in the world of Medicine from the Wall Street Journal. Hopefully this myth that “vaccinations cause autism” will now die.

Wall Street Journal/Health
May 24, 2010
“A U.K. medical regulator revoked the license of the doctor who first suggested a link between vaccines and autism and spurred a long-running, heated debate over the safety of vaccines.

“In an eight-page decision released Monday, Britain’s General Medical Council found Dr. Wakefield guilty of numerous cases of misconduct in his research.

Read the full article at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704113504575263994195318772.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs%3Darticle

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05/14/10
From Janet Hoff Kneier:

Parents want teacher e-mail? Here’s what the court says

Teachers can criticize students in their professional e-mail — but there’s a caveat:
Parents have a right to view those electronic records, says Kentucky’s attorney general’s office. This decision could spur similar ones in other states.
Read the article

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04/23/10
From Sonia Lira:

Help us spread the word!

One talented student will win a $2,500 scholarship.

The popular voiceofsandiego.org Student Essay Contest is back for its second year.

Open to 11th and 12th graders in San Diego County, this year's essays will address one of three local debates: the county's role in providing social services; whether the city of San Diego should invest in recycling sewage for drinking water; and whether the San Diego Unified School District's decision not to pursue federal "Race to the Top" funding was right.

The deadline for submitting essays is Friday, May 21, 2010. Essays will be judged on insightfulness, supporting facts and evidence, development of ideas and style. For complete rules and instructions, here's our flyer.

The winning essay writer will receive a $2,500 scholarship to the college of the student's choice. The 10 best essays will be published on the voiceofsandiego.org website in late June.

And, thanks to a donation from Sylvan Learning of San Diego, the top 11th grade essay (or runner-up if an 11th grader wins the scholarship) will win a choice of an SAT prep seminar (which is worth $895) or ACT prep seminar (worth $795).

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04/09/10
From Janet Hoff Kneier:

Through its annual SDSA Partnership Awards, the San Diego Science Alliance recognizes individuals or groups who have demonstrated a collaborative effort with at least one partner to positively impact K-12 science education.  SDSA Partnership Award categories include: Teacher, Volunteer, Company/Partner, Administrator, Innovator in Education, and Sustainable Program.  Nominations of individuals and organizations will be considered for activities that have positively impacted science teachers and/or students at a school site, or through community-based programs.

Nominations for the 2010 Partnership Awards are currently being accepted through Tuesday, April 27, 2010. 
Online nominations can be submitted at http://sdsa.org/programs/partnership-awards.

The 2010 Partnership Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 19th from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Senomyx, Inc., 4767 Nexus Centre Drive, San Diego, CA  92121. Registration is required. To RSVP, please visit the SDSA website.

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03/04/10
From Jeremy Babendure, San Diego Science Festival Co-Director and BioBridge Director:
www.sdsciencefestival.com
Event Flier

The 2010 San Diego Science Festival will kick off on March 20 with Science Family Day in Balboa Park and Science Sampler at SDSU. The Expo Day is March 27 at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Posters and program booklets are available for teachers and counselors to post in classrooms, etc. Check the SDScienceFestival.com website for the full program of events. This is a great event - see you all there!

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12/01/09
From Janet Hoff Kneier:

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11/23/09
From Janet Hoff Kneier:

This may be an excellent discussion tool for Bioethics -

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34109227/ns/health-more_health_news/?GT1=43001
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11/17/09
From Sonia Lira:

North County RAHSI partners! Have you heard about the Carlsbad office of Project Walk? "Project Walk improves the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries through intense exercise-based recovery programs as well as education, support and encouragement."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/17/spinal-cord-injury-a-staunch-foe/
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11/08/09
From Janet Hoff Kneier:

The Society of Neuroscience just announced the details for the next San Diego Regional Brain Bee. See the competition guidelines in the La Jolla Light article link:

http://www.lajollalight.com/news/262370-brain-bee-contestants-sought
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10/26/09
Ellen Peneski, Health Science Initiative,
San Diego Science Alliance:

2009 Health Academy Symposium
"Connecting Today’s Healthcare Professionals with Tomorrow’s Talent"
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: University of San Diego – Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Guest Speaker: Joyce Stewart, Director of Workforce Development and Recruitment Strategy, Sharp HealthCare

Flier
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08/11/09
From Jewyl Alderson, Eastlake High School Medical Chemistry, Sweetwater
Union High School District:

This great article about reactor shutdowns and isotope shortages in
hospitals is so pertinent to Med Chem!

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-isotope9-2009aug09,0,6453741.story
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08/07/09
From Sonia LIra:

Medical Wows and Oddities
The curious, amazing, and miraculous.
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100241018

Top 10 Mysterious Diseases
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100234873

10 Little-Known Body Facts
Surprising statistics on stomach size, ear hair and more.
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100216806

Healthcare Pipeline Initiatives 2010 Project Collaboration
pdf link

The Cancer Hunters
pdf link

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07/08/09
From Darci Kimball:

Science education at its best! I found this great article on CNN.com about a teen in Washington State that diagnosed her own disease in her high school science class!
Link
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07/01/09
From Sonia Lira:

FREE Professional Development opportunity!

July 17 - August 1, 2009 - Cuyamaca College is offering an Industry2Classroom New CTE Teacher Prep Training - click here for the flier.
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06/04/09
From Sonia Lira:

For your high school students! Southwestern College is offering an Introduction to Science for Health Careers (summer 2009 course) - click here for the flier.
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05/16/09
From Darci Kimball, RAHSI Science Curriculum Specialist:

Dr. Pilar Ruiz-Lozano (plozano@burnham.org) from the Burnham Institute has received a grant to
sponsor a high school student, undergraduate student and/or a K-16 teacher for a summer internship/externship. 
Burnham Institute is located on the west edge of the UCSD campus and specializes in biomedical science
research: cancer, aging, neuroscience, stem cells, infectious diseases, pediatric diseases, etc. 

https://science.education.nih.gov/SummerScience#q5
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05/01/09
From Sonia Lira, Industry Connections Coordinator:

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new way to convert adult stem cells back to an embryonic-like state -- a breakthrough that they say will lead to advanced therapies for a range of illnesses from diabetes to Parkinson's disease.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/04/23/science/venture/925stemcells042309.txt
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04/28/09
From Blanca Arias, RAHSI Aspire Partner (PPH):

Forwarding a grant alert for those who may be interested and can benefit.

NSTA New Science Teacher Academy
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03/02/09
From Janet Hoff:

Field trip opportunity for you and your students through Fall 2009.

BodyWorlds Flier
Additional Info
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02/12/09
From Judi Heitz, GUHSD Math/Science/Technology Curriculum:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is providing webcasts and lecture summaries of its 2008 holiday lectures at:

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/

Featuring: What is mind? Can molecular biology help us understand mental function?

Be sure to look at the links along the right column for additional resources!

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02/09/09
From Natalie Ray, RAHSI Project Director:

Announcing the “Pathways to Tomorrow” Science Festival at Grossmont College, March 20-21, 2009. See flier for details.

http://rahsi.org/pdf/Grossmont_Science_Festival.pdf

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10/20/08
From Jim Monday, Lincoln High School ROP Healthcare Essentials, San Diego Unified School District:

I was discussing with the ROP folks a Texas Health Science website that also has great information. I like how this site is easy to maneuver around.

http://texashste.com/

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08/26/08
From Janet Hoff, RAHSI Project Manager:

San Diego Union-Tribune article about new diabetes research finding:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080826/news_1n26diabetes.html

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08/26/08
From Heather Peterson, RAHSI Science Curriculum Specialist:

Medical Ethics

The following site has specific case studies set up for high school and college students. Scrolling down the case study list, you will find an area specific to medical ethics. Great opportunities to open up discussions and/or facilitate research:

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm

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06/02/08
From Janet Hoff:

On NPR Weekend Edition, May 31, writer Elaine McArdle was interviewed about her article in Boston Globe regarding the science gender gap, especially the career choices of women that excel in science and engineering studies. Brief and very interesting.
Listen to a soundclip at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91028170.

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05/22/08
From Janet Hoff:

View the STEM Equity Pipeline site for opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math for women and minorities.

http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/

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04/17/08
From Janet Hoff:

June 2008 Summer Institute:

June 22-26, 2008
3rd Annual Health Science Educators' Institute
San Diego Marriott Hotel Mission Valley

http://www.health-careers.org

August 2008 Summer Institute:

August 4-15, 2008
2008 Summer Institute In Immunology For Middle And High School Teachers
Point Loma Nazarene University

http://csmp.ucop.edu/csp/seasand/

(Look at Events page)
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02/22/08
From Rhian Purdy:

http://medgen.genetics.utah.edu/
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

These are TERRIFIC! They contain interactive lessons that can be done in a computer lab lesson.
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02/21/08
From Rhian Purdy:
Hello to all:

Thought you may want to know,
Monday April 7th @ SD Marriott, American Physiological Society is holding a FREE conference.

Info site:
http://www.the-aps.org/education/EB/2007/EBworkshop07.html

Registration online site:
http://www.the-aps.org/education/EB/2008registration.html

Thanks for all you do.
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02/15/08
From Rhian Purdy, RAHSI Science Curriculum Resource Instructor:

http://www.nismat.org/card_cor/abnormal.html
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02/04/08
From Darci Kimball, Castle Park High School Biology/Chemistry, Sweetwater Union High School District:
I have been using 2 websites which provide incredible, medically-applicable animations that may be of great interest to those of us who are teaching Medical Biology or Human A & P. The students have found them to be engaging and...well, just really cool!

www.argosymedical.com
Illustrates physiology of the human body from cells to organ
systems as well as how medical procedures affect the human body. Some of the
concepts are pretty graphic, so a warning should go out to teachers to
check out the animations first before showing them to students.

http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/ap1int.htm
Several links are listed for biology and chemistry. But special
interest may lie in the Argosy medical link, ADAM animations, First Aid, cancer,
etc.

There are many other websites, such as the Harvard animations, which are
also pretty neat. But these give you the most "bang for your buck!"

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01/31/2008
From Janet Hoff, Webmaster:
Welcome to the RAHSI.org Message Board! This page is primarily intended for Health Pathway instructors and prospectives. You will note that RAHSI.org is a comprehensive resource site for multiple audiences (students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, industry reps…). New information is being added on an ongoing basis—some is time-sensitive (scholarships, institutes, summer programs; professional development, teaching award nominations; Message Board page)—so please check back often.

Think of this Message Board as your opportunity to contribute to the richness of RAHSI.org. Share your tips of the trade and new discoveries, communicate with each other, request colleague-to-colleague feedback, etc.!

Please set aside some time to introduce your students to the For Students page on this website, either during class or by providing the URL and assigning them to research at home. Remember, this is a living/breathing site—consider it a “go-to” for a large variety of Health Pathway and career exploration related inquiries.

Finally, do share additional links that will augment the For Teachers curriculum and lab supplements. For example, an article was published on MSN.com today announcing research findings that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. If you are into your Genetics curriculum or will be soon, this might be an interesting article for your students: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934464/from/ET/. It’s as easy as that!

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