ANNOUNCEMENT OF NYU VIRTUAL PATIENT SEMINAR SERIES: The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research announces a fall seminar series on Research Toward the Virtual Patient. All interested faculty and staff are welcome. Talks will be jointly hosted by the Courant Institute and the School of Medicine, and will alternate between these two venues. The Virtual Patient (VP) is an initiative that uses simulation and modeling of the patient, and of the interface between doctor and patient, to help bridge the gap between medical research and clinical practice. VP research occupies interesting territory already being explored by physicians, computer scientists, psychologists, biologists, physicists, mathematicians, educators and others. The purpose of the series is to establish common research goals and areas of concentration within the university and to foster collaborations that will advance research into these areas. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct 27 at the 715-719 Broadway 12th floor conference room, and will consist of four 30 minute talks beginning at 4pm, followed by informal discussion. The speakers at this first event will be Charles Peskin (Mathematics, CIMS), Dr. Marc Triola (Advanced Educational Systems, SOM), Denis Zorin (Computer Science, CIMS) and Dr. Court Cutting (Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, SOM). Refreshments will be served, courtesy of the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research.