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Oct. 6: AGNR Open House
10 a.m.–3 p.m., Central Maryland Research and Education Center, 4240 Folly Quarter Rd., Ellicott City, Md.
This is a great opportunity for the general public to learn about the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, its academic programs, research programs across the state, and how Maryland Cooperative Extension strives to meet the needs of our citizens. For more information, call 301.405.2128.

Oct. 7: Brunch and Gallery Exhibit of Ancient Stabiae
12 p.m.-4 p.m., Home of Hal '65 and Diane Brierley and Dallas Museum of Art
Meet fellow Terps and Professor Pietro Giovanni Guzzo, superintendent of archaeology of Pompeii, for brunch then explore ancient seaside villas of the Roman elite in an exhibit titled, "From the Ashes of Vesuvius" at the Dallas Museum of Art. For more information call 301.405.6542.

Oct. 12: MacLeod Lecture in Children's Literature
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m., UMUC Inn and Conference Center
Come join renowned children's book critic and historian Leonard S. Marcus as he shares an illustrated presentation on American children's literature and the impact of Little Golden Books. The College of Information Studies hosts the lecture and book signing. For more information call 301.405.2038.

Oct. 17: Driskell Center Inaugural Exhibition Opening
5 p.m.–7 p.m., Cole Student Activities Building
Come inaugurate the new space for the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora in the Cole Student Activities Building. The reception opens the center's first resident show, "Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David C. Driskell." For more information call 301.314.2615 .

Oct. 19: Inside Maryland
11 a.m.–6 p.m., Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Special guests will enjoy a day of lectures and lively discussion with some of Maryland's top faculty scholars working at the forefront of issues confronting the world today including the Middle East, American politics, global health challenges and climate change. For more information call 301.405.4568.

Oct. 19: Smith School of Business Campaign Celebration
6:30 p.m., Van Munching Hall
Special invited guests will join the Robert H. Smith School of Business in celebration of its ongoing success in the Great Expectations campaign and the effort to propel the Smith School to greatness. For more information call 301.405.9463.

Oct. 23: First Year Book Lecture
4 p.m., Stamp Student Union Hoff Theater
Acclaimed author Mike Tidwell discusses his book, The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities, the 2007-2008 First Year Book.

Nov. 8: Maryland Society
6 p.m.–9 p.m., Cole Field House
Maryland Society members will embark on a whirlwind journey around the world—lasting just one evening—that showcases the university's global initiatives. For more information, call 301.405.6826.

Major Gifts, Major Impact
Horowitz Endowment Champions Health Literacy to Promote the Public's Health

Dean Robert Gold, Alice M. Horowitz, President Dan Mote
Dean Bob Gold, Alice Horowitz, and President Dan Mote
istory was made in September as the College of Health and Human Performance transitioned to become the University of Maryland School of Public Health and the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy was established in the school as the first academic center of its kind.

Health literacy advocate Alice M. Horowitz Ph.D. '92, advisor to the dean on health literacy, created the center with a gift to honor the memory of her husband who was an internationally known dental epidemiologist. Horowitz says, "It commemorates Hersh's commitment to community-based health promotion and is a natural extension of his legacy." Her gift also creates the school's first endowment, providing funds for the Herschel S. Horowitz Endowed Chair in Health Literacy and research support.

Herschel S. Horowitz
Health literacy touches the lives of everyone—from patient to medical practitioner—nationally and internationally. It is critical to ensuring that individuals understand a doctor's oral instructions about prescription dosage and use, and access appropriate health services and self care. The Institute of Medicine calls for a collective effort by public health and healthcare systems, education, media and the general public to effectively enhance health literacy.

Horowitz, formerly a senior scientist at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, believes good health literacy can be significantly increased by focusing on women's health in their childbearing years in the United States and around the world. The center's work will include research on the socio-behavioral and cultural contexts of health status, and development of education programs and strategies that assure equal access to health information across populations.

The School of Public Health is positioned to become an international leader in health literacy research. Horowitz is enthusiastic that the availability of the endowed chair will "entice an outstanding leader who will create an exceptional research agenda that will contribute to decreasing health disparities by increasing health literacy."

The new School of Public Health is grounded in the philosophy that we must close the gap between science and application in an effort to eliminate the disparities in health status and opportunity. An aggressive research agenda will explore the social determinants of poor public health and train future public health leaders who advocate healthy public policy. This makes it a perfect home for a center dedicated to reducing inequities in health status throughout the lifespan and across populations. "As our communities change, we need, more than ever, to connect health research with healthy public policy," says Robert Gold, dean of the School of Public Health.


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