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Seasonal flu vaccinations will be available for all university students, faculty and staff for the 2012-13 flu season.

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Future Faculty Fellowship program creates opportunity for underrepresented postgraduates
Graduates of the Future Faculty Fellowship program gathered recently to celebrate the anniversary of the program, which assists minority and underrepresented students in making the transition to graduate and postgraduate studies by offering financial support and access to a supportive network of colleagues and peers.
Temple Made: Christopher M. Orlando
In the latest installment of the Temple Made student profile series, meet one of the Diamond Marching Band's alto saxophone section leaders. Think DMB is just fun and games? It takes hours of weekly practice and management skills to perfect the 205-member band's routines.
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The first meeting of a six-week nutrition and wellness discussion group.

10-11 a.m. Mitten Hall, HEART office.

Students can learn more about the School of Media and Communications' Los Angeles program, including internship opportunities in areas such as film, television, advertising, public relations and entertainment management. 

11 a.m. Annenberg Hall, room 3.

The course will feature instruction on bike lanes, basic bike tune-ups and how to safely ride in the city.

Noon-12:45 p.m. Alter Hall, room 35.

Students interested in studying abroad on Temple University's program in Rome, Italy will have the opportunity to talk with former program participants about their experiences and learn more about program options and the application process from the Education Abroad staff.

3-4 p.m. Tuttleman Learning Center, room 200.

Osamah Khalil, assistant professor of U.S. and Middle East history at Syracuse University, will discuss "A Time of National Emergency: The National Security Establishment, Academic Institutions, and the Origins of Middle East Studies, 1941-1957."

3-5 p.m. Gladfelter Hall, room 914 (Russell J. Weigley Seminar Room).

Students can receive information on how to develop a positive, lasting impression and prepare to answer interview questions with confidence.

4-4:50 p.m. Mitten Hall, Owl Cove.

Allison Smith will be discussing her artistic practice of collective making, which often re-introduces lost and forgotten crafts in an effort to form new publics that can now share a common skill. During Smith’s stay she will be meeting with local communities and small business leaders to shape a new public project inspired by Philadelphia’s industrial past. 

5 p.m. Tyler School of Art, Temple Contemporary.

Current and prospective graduate students can learn more about Temple’s Master’s in Educational Leadership and Principal Certification Program.

5 p.m. Ritter Hall, room 332.

Matthew Vaughn, trombone. Featuring works by Gabrieli, La Montaine, Sandström and Monaco.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Rock Hall, auditorium.
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Elaine Boland, doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, Temple University Department of Psychology, is seeking subjects for a study examining the association between sleep disruption and cognitive deficits among individuals with bipolar I and II disorder, individuals with insomnia and healthy controls. Eligible participants are between the ages of 18 and 65 who fall into the above categories and are willing to wear an actigraph for a period of seven days as well as sit through a diagnostic interview, a brief test of intellectual functioning and a short battery of tests (less than 60 minutes) of attention, memory, verbal learning and executive planning. Participants must travel to Temple main campus twice, and will be compensated a total of $45 for full participation, plus travel reimbursement. For information, please contact Elaine Boland at boland.elaine@gmail.com or 215-821-9439. This study is IRB approved (20396).