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U.S. surgeon general speaks Sept. 11
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher will present a free
public lecture titled "Reflections: The Surgeon General
Reports on Surgeon General's Reports" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 11, in 300 Wallace Hall.
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Satcher
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A physician, scholar and lifelong public health advocate,
Satcher was sworn in as the 16th surgeon general in February
1998. Until this past January, he served simultaneously as
surgeon general and as assistant secretary for health.
Over the years, the surgeon general's office has issued a
number of reports intended to focus the nation's attention
on important public health issues. "Mental Health: Culture,
Race and Ethnicity," a strongly-worded report released Aug.
26, found that, compared to whites, racial and ethnic
minorities in the United States have less access to mental
health services, are less likely to receive needed mental
health services, often receive a poorer quality of mental
health care and are underrepresented in mental health
research. Other reports have covered topics ranging from the
adverse health consequences of smoking to youth violence and
suicide prevention to HIV/AIDS.
Before becoming surgeon general, Satcher was director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to
1998 and president of Meharry Medical College in Nashville,
Tenn., from 1982 to 1993. While at the CDC, he spearheaded
initiatives that increased childhood immunization rates,
upgraded the nation's capability to respond to emerging
infectious diseases, and laid the groundwork for a new early
warning system to detect and prevent food-borne illnesses.
The CDC also began a new era of greater emphasis on disease
prevention during his tenure, including increasing
compliance from 18 to 50 states in their comprehensive
breast and cervical cancer screening program and encouraging
Americans to become more physically active in the landmark
Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and
Health.
Satcher is the recipient of 25 honorary degrees and
numerous distinguished honors. Earlier this year, he
received the Bennie Mays Trailblazer Award and the Jimmy and
Roslyn Carter Award for contributions to the health of
humankind from the National Foundation of Infectious
Diseases.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of
Public and International Affairs' Center for Health and
Wellbeing and Office of External Affairs.
Faculty and staff invited to study economics
Faculty and staff members can join alumni and parents
this fall in exploring today's economic issues.
The Princeton Alumni Council is offering an Alumni
Studies course titled "Issues Today: Economics and Public
Policy."
Each household that enrolls receives a course syllabus, a
reading packet, nine lectures on audiotape and access to an
e-mail discussion group. Those who wish to pursue their
studies further can attend optional lectures and precepts on
campus on Oct. 5-6 and Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Leading this fall's course is Elizabeth Bogan, senior
lecturer in economics. "We will look at existing and
proposed public policy responses in a number of areas,
including education, health care, poverty, businesses,
financial markets and the environment, where public policy
may be able to increase efficiency as well as equity," Bogan
said. "We will be applying economic analysis to today's hot
topics, including vouchers in education, HMOs and consumer
rights, Medicare reform, income disparity by race and
gender, welfare reform, antitrust policy and Microsoft, and
the selling of pollution rights as a response to global
warming."
Participants can enroll in the course at any time, but
the e-mail discussion group is scheduled to begin Sept. 10.
Jim Scully, who recently taught "Economics and Public
Policy" in the Woodrow Wilson School with Bogan, will answer
questions and participate in the e-mail discussion
group.
The cost of basic registration is $100 per household.
On-campus sessions are an additional fee. For more
information, see the course Web site at <alumni.princeton.edu/
Education/Fall2001.asp>. Or, contact Christine
Hollendonner at the Alumni Council, <chollen@princeton.edu>,
258-5854.
Hit the classroom before the stadium
Capitalizing on a successful program started last year,
the Alumni Council is once again offering Tiger football
fans a chance to hit the classroom before they hit the
stadium.
The Alumni Council, along with the Association of
Princeton Graduate Alumni, has organized a series of
lectures this fall that precede each home football game.
The lectures are free and are open to alumni, family
members, faculty and staff. Here is the schedule:
• Saturday, Sept. 15 (Lafayette game):
Christopher Eisgruber, director of the Woodrow Wilson
School's Program in Law and Public Affairs, "Courts,
Politics and Constitutional Government?" 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 29 (Columbia game):
Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, lecturer in sociology, "Hialeah
Dreams: The Remaking of the Cuban-American Working Class in
South Florida," 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 6 (Colgate game): Elizabeth
Bogan, senior lecturer in economics, "Suggestions for
Changing Government Policy on Health Care," 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 27 (Cornell game): Gaetana
Marrone-Puglia, associate professor of Italian, "The
Wanderer and his Shadow: A Cinematic Tour of Sicily," 10
a.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 10 (Yale game): William
Jordan, professor of history, "From Melee to Order: The
Changing Nature of the Tournament in Medieval Society," 10
a.m.
All will take place in Guyot 10, and space is limited.
For more information, contact Christine Hollendonner at the
Alumni Council at 258-5854 or <chollen@princeton.edu>.
Outdoor Action pre-orientation
Freshmen who arrived early for the Outdoor Action
pre-orientation program embarked upon a six-day wilderness
camping trip Labor Day weekend. The program provides
group-building experiences that help participants develop
new friendships, learn lifelong wilderness skills, develop
leadership, increase interpersonal skills, and expand
appreciation and concern for the environment.
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September 9, 2001
Vol. 91, No. 1
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Contents
New students
• Higher yield
accounts for slightly larger freshman
class
• New graduate
student numbers are steady
In the news
• Tilghman to
be installed Sept. 28
• Gutmann
deliberates new role as provost
• Work heating up
at PPPL during 50th year
• Frist a sure bet
as new 'place to be' on campus
• PWB readership
survey guides future direction
People
• Reorganization
separates finance and administration
• Macedo to head
human values center
• Spotlight
• Faculty/staff
obituaries
Sections
• Calendar
of events
• Nassau
Notes
• By the
numbers
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