January 26, 2001

Ethics seminar
"Reconciling Lovers: An Ethical Perspective on the Interface between Research and Clinical Care" will be offered Feb. 14, 4:30 to 6 pm in the Walcott Conference Room. A panel of speakers will present ethical perspectives from various health care research roles. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 724-4136.

Home financing seminar
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is offering a seminar on home financing, "Home Buying Part II: Financing Your New Home." Bob Gray, senior mortgage originator at the Harvard University Credit Union, will speak Feb. 8, noon to 1 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. The presentation will cover the steps necessary to secure a mortgage and obtain pre-qualified status. For more information, contact the EAP at 726-6976.

MGH/Timilty Partnership events
The MGH/Timilty Partnership invites MGH employees to participate in the Timilty Middle School's Promising Pals program. Participants will serve as pen pals to Timilty students from February through June. Each Promising Pal is asked to befriend a Timilty student by exchanging letters and attending a breakfast at the school June 1. For more information or to sign up for the program, send an e-mail to Robert Cho at rcho@timilty.boston.k12.ma.us or call 724-3210.

The MGH/Timilty Partnership also is in need of volunteer judges for the Timilty Science Fair. MGH employees are asked to volunteer their time from 9 to 11 am, Feb. 12, 13, 14 or 15 to help students learn about science. Round trip transportation from the MGH is available on each of these days, leaving at 8:30 am and returning by 11:30 am. Previous teaching or scientific experience is not a requirement. For more information or to obtain a sign-up form, call 724-3210 or visit the Science Fair website at http://timilty.boston.k12.ma.us/mgh/judges/default.htm.

Dunham lectures
The 2001 Dunham lectures at Harvard Medical School will be held Feb. 12 and 13,
5 pm at the Daniel C. Tosteson Medical Education Center Amphitheater, located at 250 Longwood Ave. The guest speaker will be Professor Martin Raff of the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at University College in London. Raff will discuss "Sizing and Timing in Animal Development." Each lecture will be preceded by a reception in the Atrium.