GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
� First Ag Hall Open House for CALS faculty and staff is Sept. 25 at 8:30 a.m.
� Register soon for CALS Honorary Recognition Banquet � Oct. 25
� Academic Staff Professional Development Grants � first deadline is Oct. 12
� Support groups for dissertating students
� Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine seeks applicants
� Office of Coporate Relations Annual Report available online
� Knapp Bequest Committee seeks proposals for projects that benefit undergrads (by Oct. 19)
� New system and policies regarding effort on sponsored projects
� Monthly discussion group explores innovative and authentic leadership
� Women Faculty Mentoring Program offers opportunities for tenured and untenured women faculty
� Remember to credit the CALS and Friends One-A-Week Blood Club

CALS IN THE NEWS
� September 3�7, 2007
� September 10-14, 2007

EVENTS
� Hort society plant sale Sept. 14�16
� Constellation seminars look at how UW can enhance its science outreach
� CALS Seminars in Sustainable Pest Management begin Sept. 21
� UW-Madison Campus Diversity Forum � Sept. 28
� Michael Fields Ag Institute field day on high-methionine corn � Sept. 28
� Animal behavior expert Temple Grandin will speak at beef expo in Milwaukee
� Register for town hall meetings on Institutes for Discovery � Oct. 1, 8 and 10
� Conference for those who work with first-year students � Oct. 11
� Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference � Nov. 5�6
� Conference to focus on continental-style artisanal cheesemaking � Nov, 13�15

EXTENSION AND OUTREACH
� USDA crop forecasts show more corn, fewer soybeans
� Agricultural safety: A long way to go
� The New Farm Bill: A Rough Row to Hoe?

LIBRARIES
� Steenbock journal assessment and proposed journal cancellations

INTERNATIONAL
� East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes offer grad students a chance to study abroad
� International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups competition announced
� Deadline for Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program competition is Oct. 26
� NSF Grants for Planning Visits and Workshops for International Collaboration
� National Geographic Conservation Awards
� Fulbright student awards for research in Canada
� CBER international grants proposals due October 1

RESEARCH
� Research Hot Topics and Frequently Asked Questions
� Funding Opportunities with approaching deadlines
� Vilas Associate competition for summer research support � deadline is Nov. 9
� Vilas Life Cycle Professorship program aids researchers affected by personal life events
� Current multistate proposals inviting participation
� $500,000 in grant funding available for forest biomass R&D � Oct. 15 deadline
� Grad School�s IEDR technology transfer grants support research that benefits state�s economy
� Training session will teach grad students the basics of proposal writing
� DOE will provide up to $33.8 million to support commercial cellulosic biofuel production

TEACHING AND ADVISING
� CALS Career Fair is Sept. 25. Pre-fair preparation sessions for students on Sept. 17, 18 and 21
� Hirsch Family Award supports undergrad efforts that put UW in positive light
� Faculty: Come to World Dairy Expo reception to help industry recruit and hire out students
� Resolving conflicts between evening exams and evening classes
� Dean of Students to speak at 1st CALS Teaching and Learning Council event � Sept. 20th.
� WISCAPE fall events present latest research and practices in postsecondary education

BUSINESS SERVICES
� Know the right way to sign a contract on behalf of the university