In Brief
Argyrios Theofilopoulos to Speak in Faculty Lecture Series
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) Professor Argyrios Theofilopoulos
will speak on "Predisposing and Effector Genes in Systemic
Autoimmunity," as part of the Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday,
December 11. The lecture will be held at 5 PM in the Valerie
Timken Amphitheater, Scripps Clinic, 10666 North Torrey Pines
Road.
Personal Skills for Life and Work: "Boundaries: the Importance
of Limit Setting"
Jan Hill and Jeff Jones of the Employee and Graduate
Student Counseling Department will presentÊ "Boundaries: the
Importance of Limit Setting" on Friday, December 6, from noon
to 1 PM, as part of the Personal Skills for Life and Work
Series. Topics to be addressed include a comparison of non-assertive,
aggressive, and assertive behaviors; cross-cultural differences
in communication styles; and guidelines for effective assertive
behavior. The seminar will be held in the P1 Conference Room,
3301 North Torrey Pines Court. No registration is necessary.
Please contact Jan Hill, x4-2950, with any questions.
Largest-Ever TSRI Fall Craft Fair
The largest-ever TSRI Fall Craft Fair will be held on Thursday,
December 5, from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Immunology Galleria.
Items for sale will include quilts, soaps, jewelry, handcrafted
Christmas items, painted sumi-e cards, magnets, afghans, wood
burning items, gourds, art photography, birdhouses, tillandsia
airplants, and chocolate. Proceeds from a raffle will be donated
to the Senior Basket Project. For more information, call Bonnie
Towle, x4-2167.
Adopt a Family
It's time again for the Adopt-A-Family Program. Adopting
a family means that you and your lab (or several labs together)
or your family commit to helping a needy family have a good
holiday. The idea is to provide the family with groceries
(or a food coupon with which they can buy them) for a festive
holiday meal with all the trimmings, some day-to-day necessities
such as shampoo, toothbrushes, soap, etc., and modest gifts.
As in past years, the ScrippsAssists Adopt-A-Family Program
will work with the St. Vincent de Paul agency in Linda Vista,
Home Start in East San Diego, Sanctuary House (a women's shelter)
and the Battered Women's Shelter through the Y. The agencies
provide an information sheet about the family to the adoptees,
which includes clothing sizes, pressing needs, and wish lists'
from the children (please keep in mind that kids have little
concept of money and may ask for a Playstation or a computer,
but any thoughtful gift will make them happy).
Contact Bonnie Towle, x4-2167 or email-btowle@scripps.edu,
or Kat Occhipinti, x4-8135 or email: occhip@scripps.edu.
Senior Basket Project Begins
It's time again for the ScrippsAssists Annual Senior Basket
project, organized in conjunction with the Downtown Senior
Community Center. ScrippsAssists is collecting specialty items
for seniors, including: mugs, ornaments, other gift items,
hand towels, slippers, socks, gloves, scarves, flashlights,
batteries, stamps, calendars, razors, stationery, lotion,
and Ensure or equivalent drinks. Baskets will be assembled
December 10 and 12 from 4:30-7PM (sandwiches provided; children
welcome.) ScrippsAssists is currently looking for people to
put a box in their area or building to collect the items.
ScrippsAssists will also accept monetary donations. Checks
should be made out to ScrippsAssists and sent to Helen Plutner
at MB6. Send questions to scripps-assists@scripps.edu.
News&Views Takes a Holiday for Thanksgiving
News&Views will not be published next week due to the Thanksgiving
holiday. Weekly publication will resume with the December
9 issue.
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