UH Manoa Nursing Dean's Lecture 2017: "Let Them Eat Dirt"

February 8, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
The Pacific Club, 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

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"LET THEM EAT DIRT: Saving our Children from an Oversanitized World".

Presentation by B. Brett Finlay, PhD

Peter Wall Distinguished Professor

Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology

University of British Columbia

Dr. Finlay spent 30 years studying bacteria as something bad; now he and fellow researchers have turned their gaze to bacteria as something good – and essential to a child’s well-being. The study of microbes is an emerging science, and Let Them Eat Dirt introduces the latest research. Dr. Finlay will share key points from his book with Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta that provides evidence showing that our world of prescription antibiotics, antibacterial soaps, and hand sanitizers – all used to combat disease and encourage hypercleanliness – are also contributing to a steady increase in “diabetes, allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), autoimmune diseases, autism, certain types of cancer, and even obesity.”

Lecture followed by discussion and reception. This event is free and open to all members of the healthcare community. Business casual or aloha attire. Space is limited; RSVPs required. RSVP online at http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/deanslecture2017 by Saturday, February 4, 2017.

Event Sponsor
Nursing, Mānoa Campus

More Information
956-8522, http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/deanslecture2017

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Wednesday, February 8
10:00am	Bike UHM Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Courtyard
12:00pm	Roundtable on “The ‘Keyword’ Fascism” Mānoa Campus, Burns Hall 2118
1:30pm	Study Abroad in Florence, Italy Mānoa Campus, Moore 102
2:30pm	Study Abroad in Berlin, Germany Mānoa Campus, Moore 111
3:30pm	14 Things You Should Know About the Interview Mānoa Campus, Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Services 212
3:30pm	Funding Info Session for Undergraduates Mānoa Campus, Sinclair 201
3:30pm	Picnic: playing Russian games Mānoa Campus, Moore 252
4:30pm	International Language Exchange Mānoa Campus, Krauss 012
4:30pm	UH Manoa Nursing Dean's Lecture 2017: "Let Them Eat Dirt" The Pacific Club, 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
5:30pm	LSAT 101 Mānoa Campus, Webster 112
6:00pm	ASUH Executive Committee Meeting Mānoa Campus, Campus Center 310