February 2008 Archives
"When Mary Ryan's 4-year-old nephew, Nick, landed in the hospital with a
serious infection, her brother called her in a panic. Ryan isn't a
doctor. She's not a nurse. She's a librarian.Nick had cat scratch fever, and for weeks it was impervious to antibiotics. Desperate, the doctor in Nick's small town wanted to use a more powerful antibiotic that might save him -- but also might make Nick deaf.
Ryan's brother hoped she could find something --
anything -- that would save his son without disabling him. Ryan asked
one of her colleagues, a research specialist at the Texas Medical
Center Library in Houston, to search the medical literature. She came
up with an article about an antibiotic that worked against cat scratch
fever but wasn't toxic...."
Read the full article by Elizabeth Cohen, at CNN
Event: Love Your SA DayWe will be fundraising and promoting for our organization, by selling flowers, including stemmed roses.
Date: Feb. 14, 2008 [Thursday]
Time: 11:00am - 2:30pm
Location: NSC
Happy Valentines Day!
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
Event: SA Academic ExtravaganzaAn entire week, dedicated to fun and exciting activities that function to promote academic clubs and programs at the University at Buffalo.
Date: Feb. 11, 2008 - Feb. 15, 2008
- Tabling [Monday]
- Rock-Paper-Scissors [Monday]
- Greeting Cards [Tuesday]
- Love Your SA Day [Thursday]
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: SU Lobby
Stay tuned for the latest updates and events. Thank you for your support!
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
Event: Kaplan Review Course - RaffleKaplan has kindly donated a $750.00 gift certificate to our organization. We will be raffling this gift certificate for $250, which will allow you to save a total of $500 off any Kaplan Review Course.
Date: Feb. 08, 2008
Time: 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Location: SU 145A
We will be discussing upcoming events for the Spring 2008 semester. There will be FREE Pizza & Drinks, so be sure to drop by for the meeting. Please RSVP to help us budget for this event.
Note: To be considered for this raffle, please bring your checkbook.
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
