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volume ten, number 10 march 16, 1980

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HYPERTENSION EXPERTS TO HIGHLIGHT MEDICAL PROGRAM

Hypertension will be the subject of a symposium featuring four national authorities that will highlight the 11th Annual Midwest Student Medical Research Forum March 26-28 by the I.U. medical students.

Hoosier physicians and others interested in current approaches in the pathophysiology and treatment of hypeFtension are being invited to attend the symposium which will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m~ March 27 in the auditorium of the School of Nursing.

Featured speakers will be Dr. John C. McGiff, chairman of pharmacology, New York Medical College; Dr. Tadashi Inagami, director of the Specialized Center of Research in Hypertension at Vanderbilt University; Dr. Myron H. Weinberger, director of the Specialized Center of Research in Hypertension at the I.U. School of Medicine, and Dr. Norman M. Kaplan, professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

The Forum also will feature more than 50 research papers in a dozen fields presented by medical and graduate students from more than 20 medical schools throughout the Midwest. Student research papers will be presented the morning of March 27 and all day March 28.

"The Excitement of Clinical Investigation" will be the subject of an address by Dean Steven C. Beering at a banquet for the ?articipants March 27.

Co-directors of the 1980 Forum are Gregory Sides and Mervin Yoder, both medical school seniors. Other members of the local committee are Paul Houston, David Fowler, David Mandelbaum and Eileen Olinger.

First held at the University of Iowa in 1969, the Midwest Student Medical Research Forum became affiliated with the Midwest Section of the American Federation of Clinical Research in 1970. Since then the Midwest Forum has met every year at a Midwest medical school and has continued to grow in both the number of participants and the caliber of research presented. Abstracts are published each year in Clinical Research, the Federation journal. Gary Fitzgerald, senior I.U. medical student, is this year's president of the Forum's planning committee.

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE & SOMETIMES WHY

Exhibitors -- The freshman, sophomores and juniors at the Herron School of Art have their best efforts on display through April 11. More than 240 works make up this "Herron Student Exhibition '80" in the Gallery. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (till 9 p.m. on Wednesdays).

Downtown -- Nearly 40 works by Sir Francis Seymour Haden, one of Britain's greatest landscape etchers, are on exhibition at the Downtown Gallery of the Indianapolis Museum of Art through May 8. The gallery is on the second floor of the AFNB building on Monument Circle.

Bookworms -- The School of Nursing Staff Council will set up their used-book sale Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the main entrance area of the school.· The books, all in good condition, will be sold at 75 percent off the original sale price.

Day for the Irish -- The St. Patrick's Day schedule for Michael and Grainne Yeats (he is the son of William Butler Yeats and a noted Irish barrister; she is an accomplished musician and singer) opens with an 11:30 a.m. luncheon in the Roof Lounge of the Union Building, sponsored by the Office of International Programs and Services. Then Yeats will head for Richard A. Fredland's 1 p.m. political science class in Cavanaugh Hall. At 3 p.m. Grainne Yeats will give a program of "Irish Songs and Ballads" in Lecture Hall 104. And at 8 p.m. (also in Lecture Hall 104) Yeats will share personal viewpoints of his remarkable family. All are cordially invited.

Genetic I -- "A Family with Multiple Chromosomal Translocations," Medical Genetics Seminar by Dr. Elinor M. Zorn, postdoctoral fellow; Riley Research, Conference Room 138, noon on Monday.

Biochemical -- "High Affinity Choline Uptake as a Regulatory Step in Acetyl Choline Synthesis," Biochemistry Seminar by Dr. Jay Simon, assistant professor; Medical Science Building, Room 205, 2 p.m. Monday.

Blood Drive -- Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days. The Bloodmobile will be parked by the Lecture Hall.

Seminar -- "Acoustic Microscopy Projects," Ultrasound Research Laboratories Seminar by Steve Vinson and W.D. McNeely of ICFAR; University Hospital, Room C424, 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Genetic II -- "Errors during the Process of Human Fertilization," Medical Genetics Seminar by Elisabeth Keitges, graduate student; Riley Research, Conference Room 138, Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Displays -- Pharmacy displays this week in University Hospital will be Breon Laboratories on Wednesday and Hoechst-Roussel Co. on Friday. Roche Laboratories will have a display in Riley on Wednesday. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Politics of Energy -- Stephen M. Sachs, associate professor of political science, will discuss "Energy Politics and Policy: The Crucial Hidden Agenda" during a roundtable discussion Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in Cavanaugh Hall, Room 144. This is the fifth program in a series sponsored by the Student Political Science Association. Guests are welcome at the informal session.

Guest -- John M. Thompson, associate director of the American Universities Field Staff, will address an open meeting of the IUPUI International Affairs Program

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Steering Committee on Wednesday at noon in the Harrison Room at the Union Building. Visitors and guests may bring their own lunch or pick up something in the mezzanine cafeteria. For information, call Ext. 7294.

Staff -- The IUPUI Staff Council will meet Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in University Hospital, Room N436.

Coming Up -- "Interrelationship of Histamine and Prostaglandins on Renal Function: Evidence from Use of PG-Synthetase Blocking Agents," Physiology Seminar by Dr. Ewald E. Selkurt, distinguished professor and chairman of physiology; Medical Science Building, Room 205, 4 p.m. Monday (March 24).

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NEWS 'N' NOTES FROM HERE 'N' THERE

Deadline -- Friday (March 21) is the deadline for April listings in the University Calendar. This includes any event, lecture or cultural offering that is open to the IUPUI community. Submit items in writing to IUPUI Calendar Central, Administration Building, Room 136. To get on the mailing list, call Ext. 2104.

Norman Conquest -- Norman Mailer will be the speaker for the third annual Marian McFadden Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, at 8 p.m. April 10 at North Central High School. Admission is free.

Lectureship -- The Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management in the School of Engineering and Technology has announced the establishment of a Conrad Nicholson Hilton Distinguished Lectureship. This will enable the department to bring on its staff a hotel or motel industry manager to teach and help counsel students. The lectureship is suppored with a $1,000 grant from the foundation.

Move -- Warehouse 3 has moved from 957 West New York Street to 1410 Stadium Drive. The new telephone number is Ext. 7233 for Warehouse 3 only. Please mail your requisition for janitor supplies and electrical and hardware items to Harry Hennigen at the Stadium Drive address.

Workshop -- "Facilitating the Discharge Planning Process" will be the topic of a continuing education program March 27-28 at the School of Nursing. Imogene Eide, a registered nurse who is administrator of the Community Home Health Care Agency of the Maricopa County Health Service at Phoenix, will lead the workshop. Other speakers include Charlotte A. Carlley, coordinator of continuing education at the I.U. nursing school, and Jane Engdahl, continuity of care coordinator, and Jean Foster, from Nursing Services for Children -- both at Riley Hospital. A late registration fee will be charged after Friday. For information, call Charlotte Carlley at Ext. 4360.

Another Move -- Dr. John A. Whitesell, chaplain, has moved his office to the IUPUI Counseling Center, 419 North Blackford Street. The number is Ext. 2548.

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GREEN SHEET'S FRIENDLY AD SERVICE

Wanted -- Academic couple seeks furnished house or apartment, two or three bedrooms, for academic year 1980-81, dates negotiable. Call collect 216-775-2261, or write Phyllis Gorfain, 189 Forest Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074.

For Sale -- Lare Bedford stone ranch on landscaped acre, 20 minutes from campus; living room with fireplace, dining room, family room with fireplace, kitchen with eating area, shelf-lined study, three bedrooms, two baths, laundry room, screened porch, patio, available June. Call 259-1714 late evenings and weekends.

For Sale -- Eighty-year-old home in first-class shape, comfortable with character, three bedrooms, northwest side. $46,900. Call 297-3878 after 5 p.m.

For Sale -- Red-brick ranch in Highland-Kessler neighborhood, four bedrooms, two-car garage, family room, living room with fireplace, dining room, newly carpeted and painted throughout, large front and back yards, close to campus and I-65. Upper $60s. Call 257-1859.

For Sale -- Two-bedroom brick home in Broad Ripple, living room with fireplace, kitchen, dining room, paneled basement, fenced yard, good condition. Call for appointment, 253-6750.

For Sale -- Two-bedroom townhouse condominium, 20 minutes from Medical Center, 1 1/2 baths, gas water and furnace, private yard, attached garage, in Whitehall Commons (near Lafayette Square). Call 291-9184.

For Sale -- 1971 two-bedroom skirted mobile home (Brentwood), gas furnace, includes stove, refrigerator and some furniture, two-car paved parking area, 15 minutes from campus. $5,500. evenings and weekends.

must sell, 12x65, storage shed, Call 271-4579

For Sale -- 12x57 Parkwood mobile home (1967), in mobile home park on 146th Street. $3,995. Call 773-5582 evenings.

Automotive -- 1977 Honda CVCC Civic, 24,000 miles, good condition. $3,195 or best offer. Call 846-9136 •.. 1977 Pontiac nine-passenger Grand Safari station wagon, velour seats, all extras, excellent condition. $3,000 firm. Call 844-6136 ••• 1973 yellow Volvo-145 station wagon, air, radio, four-speed, trailer hitch, 20 mpg. $2,000. Call 291-7171 after 7 p.m ... 1979 Ford Econoline 150 van, black, six-cylinder automatic, power steering and brakes, sliding side door with window, 7,300 actual miles. $4,700. Call 888-6538 after 6 p.m •.• 1976 Fiat 124 Spyder convertible, five-speed. $3,250. Call 1-386-2284 •.. 1979 Chevy 4x4 CK-10 Silverado Fleetside pickup truck, every option, carmine red, automatic, duel tanks, power windows and locks, excellent condition, 8,000 miles. Asking $10,500. Call 888-9751 ... 1977 Pontiac Trans Arn, red with black interior, every Pontiac option, automatic, 21,000 miles. $5,500. Call 888-9751.

*News Bureau Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis 355 Lansi~ Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

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