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"Obesity Research" Becomes "Obesity"
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With the January 2006 issue, the
official journal of NAASO, The Obesity Society, has a new name: Obesity. The name change was
approved by the Council in an effort to highlight the rapidly growing
journal. “As the number of studies and researchers in our area
increases, the number of submissions and impact of the journal will
continue to rise,” according to Editor-in-Chief Barbara Corkey, PhD. “The
content of our journal is likely to reflect the changing focus of obesity
research.”
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Earn Continuing Education Credit by Viewing 2005 Annual Scientific
Meeting Sessions at the Learning Center
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Even if you didn’t attend the 2005
Annual Scientific Meeting, you can now view content from the meeting and
earn continuing education credit by visiting the online Learning
Center. Users can purchase access to individual sessions or the full
conference on a yearly subscription basis. As a member benefit, Obesity
Society members receive a discount on all Learning
Center purchases. The Learning
Center is free to meeting attendees, who can print certificates
listing all events attended in Vancouver.
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Ballots Due March 31
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Completed ballots for the 2006
Secretary/Treasurer election are due to The Obesity Society’s
headquarters office by March 31. All voting members of The Obesity
Society should return their ballots using the supplied envelope.
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ADA Honors Obesity Society Member for Contributions to Diabetes
Research
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Obesity Society Councilor Richard Bergman, PhD, has been
awarded the 2006 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement, the American
Diabetes Association's highest honor for scientific achievement. Named
after Frederick G. Banting, the co-discoverer of insulin, this award
recognizes highly meritorious career achievement in the field of diabetes
research. Dr. Bergman will receive the Banting Medal at the annual
meeting of the ADA in Washington, DC, in June.
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NAASO News
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West
Washington
Judith Stern reports
Adam Drewnowski, PhD, Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition
at the University of Washington, was the recipient of the 2005 French
Food Spirit Award Trophy in Science. The award was made in recognition of
Dr. Drewnowski's contributions to nutrition research in France and his
studies on obesity, health disparities, diet quality, and diet cost. The
award ceremony and reception took place on the evening of December 7,
2005, at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Quai d'Orsay, Paris, in
the presence of representatives of the French government, science, and
industry, and members of the diplomatic corps. A dinner for the awardees
was hosted by the Cabinet Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD, director and principal investigator at the
Hutchinson’s Prevention Center in Seattle, has helped receive more
than $18 million from the National Cancer Institute to lead and
coordinate research studies that link obesity to cancer. Her research
“focuses on identifying ways to prevent new or recurrent breast
cancer and colorectal cancer” by allowing participants to exercise
in a facility that is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and eat
meals prepared in a nutritional-research kitchen.
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