GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Mendota ‘Ice Quake’ rattles campus lakeshore
• Wisconsin Idea Endowment funds CALS projects on local food and science outreach
• Serve as a guest speaker on food, health, agriculture and the environment
• Encourage grads, friends to honor Sen. Kohl at CALS D.C. alumni event on March 4
• Chuck Czuprynski to become Interim Director of Food Research Institute
• A recollection of Buell Gunderson, longtime UW swine herdsman
• New WPT digital channel features CALS scientists
• Help us celebrate our student’s achievements
• Madelyn Alt joins the CALS Dean’s office
• CALS in the News – Jan. 21-25 and Jan. 28 – Feb. 1

CONGRATULATIONS
• Short Course Alums honor Phil Harris and Ed Hoesly
• Dan Heider honored by Wisconsin Crop Production Association
• CALS blood donations up 27 percent in 2007
• Thanks for helping CALS Partners in Giving campaign succeed

EVENTS
• Research computing workshop Feb. 1
• Happy 159th Birthday – WAA offers free cake and a slice of UW history Feb. 5
• Biofuels Policy, Development and Land Use forum — Feb. 5 in D.C.
• Ag Hall Social Hour Feb. 6
• Investment leader Steven Burrill speaks on Wisconsin Life Sciences Transformations Feb. 21
• Faculty, staff invited to CALS Career Fair Reception Feb. 28
• Peace Corps info sessions on campus, 2nd Tuesday each month
• Campus conference focuses on the interdisciplinary university of the future
• Graduate School seminar and workshops in February
• Practical Strategies for Improving STEM Student Retention

INTERNATIONAL
• NSF announces new call for IGERT projects – April 24 deadline

RESEARCH
• Funding Opportunities
• Issues associated with Conversion to WISPER and PeopleSoft Grants
• Registration for the 2008 NIH Regional Seminars is now open
• Grants.gov updates
• Best practices: Backpay issues on extramurally funded projects
• Important Federal Register notice on terms, conditions on research-related awards
• Advanced Biosafety Training
• Reminder — CALS WISPER Training

TEACHING AND ADVISING
• CALS Study Abroad Open House is on Feb. 7
• Soybean research internships available
• Grade Changes can now be done on-line
• Thinking about classroom remodeling?
• CALS undergrads selected for dairy executive education conference

HUMAN RESOURCES
• Sick leave policy update
• Academic Staff Professional Development Grant proposals due March 7

CALLS TO NOMINATE
• Classified Employee Recognition Program
• Feb. 4 is nomination deadline for the 2008 CALS faculty and staff awards
• Outstanding Returning Adult Student Awards – deadline Feb. 14