Bert Boyer, assistant professor of molecular biology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, presents "Obesity in Alaska: From Hibernating Ground Squirrels to Genetics in Eskimos" at the Science in Medicine lecture, noon, Thursday, May 2, in D-209 Turner Auditorium, Health Sciences Center.

The Department of Medical Education is accepting applications from School of Medicine faculty for the Teaching Scholars Program. Faculty members accepted to the program devote one morning a week for a full year to scholarly discussion of and reflection on medical education and practice. The program begins on September 24, 2002.

Applications are due April 30, 2002, to Lynne Robins, Department of Medical Education, H205 HSC, Box 357240, Seattle, WA 98195. More information and the application form are available online.