Announcements

Flu shots are available. Occupational Health Services is administering flu shots free of charge to all interested members of campus, including employees of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Population Council who work on the Rockefeller campus. Shots are available in room 118 of The Rockefeller University Hospital, daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call x8414.

Sustainability Web site launches. Communications and Public Affairs, in conjunction with the Green Task Force, has launched Sustainability at The Rockefeller University, a Web site created to communicate information about green initiatives set in place across campus. For more information, visit www.rockefeller.edu/sustainability.

Holiday Lectures are December 29. Professor Sanford M. Simon will give this year’s Rockefeller University Holiday Lectures on Science for High School Students. The topic will be “Life, through a Lens: What You Can Learn about Biology Simply by Looking.” Over 400 students from more than 30 area high schools have signed up to attend.

Secure wireless network launches. The campus wireless network has been upgraded to make it possible to access restricted university resources without using the virtual private network (VPN). The new network, RUWirelessSecure, allows laptop users to establish a secure, encrypted connection to the network and the internet. To connect, use the username and password you use to log in to e-mail, central file store (CFS) and other electronic services on the campus network.

New fax number for The Principal. Claims for flexible spending accounts and The Rockefeller University Group Health Care Expense Plan may be faxed to a new toll-free number: 1-888-308-5270. This number replaces the current number, 719-548-4003, which will be disconnected on December 31.