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Volunteers are needed for the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, the office of the Institutional Review Board is holding a series of meetings and the Women’s Faculty Association will meet March 9.

Judges needed for the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Volunteers are needed to help with the 50th Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 15 and 16 at St. Mary’s University’s Bill Greehey Arena. The fair gives more than 430 Bexar County and surrounding area middle and high school students the opportunity to present their own research for evaluation.

Inspecting the projects
Volunteers are needed on Thursday, March 15, to inspect projects to make sure they meet the requirements for display, including the proper dimensions and the safety of the elements on exhibit. Volunteers are needed for one-hour shifts between 1 p.m. to 7 pm.

Judging the projects
On Friday, March 15, volunteers are needed to judge the science projects and interview the students. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m., followed by a briefing and judging. Lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Judging will end at 12:15 p.m.

What’s it like?
Linda Kaufman, a part-time clinical nursing instructor in the department of chronic nursing, has judged at the science fair since 1997. “I do it because it’s fun. I enjoy seeing what the kids are studying,” she said. “I like to see what their hypotheses are and how advanced their thinking is.”

The mother of four has seen the science fair from both sides. “I started judging the fairs when I was teaching full-time at the Health Science Center and saw a notice on the bulletin board. About the same time, my son was starting to do science projects for school and I had so much fun helping him,” she said.

The experience has had a lasting effect on her family. “The activity has led to my son becoming a biochemistry major. He is in the five-year B.S./M.S. degree honor’s program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and continues to do research,” she said.

How to volunteer
To volunteer as a display and safety inspector, please contact John Perez at either jeperez@swbell.net or 210-736-2716. To judge the exhibits, contact Dr. Donna Thompson at arase1956@hotmail.com or 210-494-6227.


Office of the Institutional Review Board to hold forum

The Health Science Center’s Office of the Institutional Review Board (OIRB) will hold a series of meetings to solicit input and feedback on new policies, procedures and forms under development. The meetings also will help faculty and staff members learn the revised procedures for submitting new applications.

The meetings will be held on Wednesdays starting March 7, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Following are the topics and locations for each session:
∙ March 7 — “Unanticipated problems involving risk to subjects or others,” School of Medicine, Room 409L.
∙ March 14 — “Amendments,” Academic & Administration Building, Rooms 108, 110 and 112.
∙ March 21 — “Progress report,” School of Medicine, Room 409L.
∙ March 28 — “New consent form template,” School of Medicine, Room 409L.
∙ April 4 — “Repositories,” School of Medicine, Room 409L.

Please visit www.uthscsa.edu/irb/forms.asp to access the draft policies and forms before attending each session. Come prepared to discuss the issues. There will be additional time to discuss other issues, as well.

For more information, please contact Patty Alexander at Alexanderp@uthscsa.edu or call 210-567-2372.


Women’s Faculty Association to discuss electronic CVs

Sandra Burge, Ph.D., professor in the department of family and community medicine, will be the guest speaker at this months Women’s Faculty Association (WFA) meeting. Dr. Burge will make a presentation on the electronic curriculum vitae (eCV) from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. March 9 in Room 2.042, near the Briscoe Library.

“Everyone is welcome at our meetings, and attendees do not have to be members or female,” said Amy Bowles, M.D., assistant professor of the department of rehabilitation medicine and the organization’s secretary. A light lunch will be provided.

Mark your calendar for upcoming WFA meetings:

April 13 — “Annual reviews and talking to your chairman”
May 11 — Networking
June 8 — “Managing people”
July 13 — “Childcare and an academic career”
Aug. 10 — “The sandwich generation”
Sept. 14 — Annual meet and greet and voting on new officers
Oct. 12 — “Knowing what you want”

For more information about the Women’s Faculty Association, contact Dr. Bowles at BOWLESA@UTHSCSA.EDU or 210-567-5350, or WFA president Merry Lindsey, assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology, at LINDSEYM@UTHSCSA.EDU or 210-567-4673.