HEC/Announcements

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following
announcements:

1) HEC/NEWS HIATUS

Dear HEC/News Subscribers:

The Higher Education Center will be closed on Thursday and Friday for
the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday's mailings (This Week! Feature, Campus
Press Watch and Incidents) will be sent today. Regular HEC/News service
will resume on Monday, November 26, 2007.

Happy holidays to our friends and colleagues in the field!

Best wishes,
The HEC/News Team

2) NEW AMA PROGRAMS AND ARCHIVED WEB CAST NOW AVAILABLE

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released two new
programs on excessive alcohol use among patients as part of the online
"Educating Physicians on Controversies in Health" series. These free
videos update physicians about the challenges and controversies at the
interface of clinical medicine and public health - such as "binge
drinking" - and offer potential strategies to address these issues in a
clinical setting. Each five to ten-minute video is presented in an
unbiased format and is designed to initiate candid discussion among
physicians.

For more information, and to view these programs, please visit
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15369.html.

The AMA has archived the Web cast and expert panel, "Medical Schools,
Students and Physicians Address Young Adult High-Risk Drinking," from
October 23, 2007. It is available at no cost at
http://tinyurl.com/yuyltj.

3) NIDA SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is pleased to announce that
the application period is now open for summer research training
opportunities at its Intramural Program facility in Baltimore, Maryland.
The internship program is part of NIDA's commitment to introducing the
science of addiction to some of the best and brightest young scientists
in America.

Students who are accepted to the program will work closely with some of
the world's leading addiction scientists in an environment devoted
exclusively to leading biomedical research. Examples of research
projects include drug-seeking behavior in rats, smoking cessation,
genomic studies for nicotine dependence, and the effects of
methamphetamine and cocaine on the brain.

Prospective candidates should apply electronically via the Internet. The
application deadline is March 1, 2008.

For more information, and to apply online, please visit
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/nida-15.htm.

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No official support or endorsement by the Department related to items
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coverage may reinforce misperceptions of norms related to drug abuse or
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of many prevention practitioners. In such cases, subscribers may consider
writing letters to the editor to state their respective positions.
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