September 30, 2005

What's Happening

Plaza Café now open
The Plaza Café, located on the third floor of the Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge St., now is open to all MGH employees. The café — open Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm — features full hot breakfast, pastries, salad bar, deli, grill station, paninis, specialty coffees and smoothies. MGH ID badges must be shown at the front desk to enter the building.

CRP education seminar
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) and the Department of Psychiatry will offer “Scientific Writing” Oct. 5, 12 and 19, from 4 to 5 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. This three-part series will focus on clarifying the writer's interests, creating an outline, writing multiple drafts and understanding the peer-review process. Registration is
recommended. To register, visit hub.partners.org/catalog/. For more information, send e-mail to lmichaels@partners.org or call (617) 726-1669.

Longwood Symphony Orchestra benefit concert
The Longwood Symphony Orchestra, Boston's orchestra of the medical community, will perform a concert to benefit the Mattapan Community Health Center Oct. 8. The concert will begin at 8 pm at Jordan Hall in Boston and will feature acclaimed flutist Eugenia Zukerman. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors and $25 for all others. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (617) 585-1260 or visit www.longwoodsymphony.org.

National Materials Management Week recognized
The MGH Materials Management Department will recognize National Materials Management Week Oct. 2 to 8. The Materials Management staff from Patient Transport and Equipment Services, Linen, Mail Services, Supply Support, Receiving and Distribution and Customer Service provides support services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information about Materials Management Week activities, call (617) 726-9561.

Alzheimer's pilot grant applications
The Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) expects to fund up to three, one-year pilot grants at $35,000 each in direct costs, to begin April 1, 2006. The grants are intended to fund trials of novel ideas that have not otherwise received support. Applications will be judged on the basis of scientific merit, novelty and value of the project. Investigators who have received previous ADRC funding are not eligible for this project. Applicants will be notified of award decisions by mail after Dec. 5. For more information, send e-mail to Liang Yap, PhD, at lyap@partners.org or visit the ADRC website at www.madrc.org.

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center open house
The MGH Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center will host an open house for all interested staff Oct. 6, from noon to 3 pm at 25 New Chardon St., Suite 301. The center includes the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, the Heart Attack Primary Prevention Program and the Cardiac Metabolic Syndrome Program. Healthy snacks, a tour of the facility and relaxation classes will be available. There also will be a chance to win an Apple iPod Shuffle. For more information about the programs or new facility, call (617) 726-1843 or visit www.massgeneral.org/cardiacprevention.

MGH main campus conference room request change
Beginning Oct. 3, the new e-mail address for MGH main campus conference room requests will be maincampusconfrooms@partners.org. The Yawkey Center conference room request e-mail will remain the same, ymgh@partners.org. For
questions or more information, call (617) 726-2445.