June 7, 2007
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
� Late start time for June 20 Ag Hall Coffee (9:30 a.m.)
� New academic planner will help CALS communicate with stakeholders
� Tim Donohue named director of the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative
� Dick Straub named Director of Agricultural Programs and Chair of BSE
� Food researcher Edwin Traisman dies at age 91
� Please join us at Forest Art Wisconsin!
� Science & engineering grad students, post-docs: Apply by June 15 for free entrepreneurship �boot-camp�
� CALS In the News (May 28-June 8, 2007)
CONGRATULATIONS
� Thomas Record named fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
� Ron Raines honored by American Peptide Society
EVENTS
� June 25 presentation: The Capital Food Chain For Entrepreneurs
� Retirement reception for Larry Bundy – June 29
� Updated Ag Research Stations Field Day Schedule
� UW-Madison hosts multiple turf industry events July 23-26
LIBRARIES
� Got style? Chicago Manual available online via campus libraries
INTERNATIONAL
� Proposals due June 15 for Global Education 2007:Best Practices in International Education
� USDA FAS seeks hosts for agricultural scientists from Poland whose reseach focuses on biofuels
� Call for proposals announced for international, interdisciplinary research grants
� Research fellowships in Japan � short and long term
� OECD fellowship and workshop opportunities. Deadline Sept. 30
� Four fall internships in international development in Washington D.C.
TEACHING AND ADVISING
� Wisconsin�s green industry offers $500 and $1,000 scholarships
RESEARCH
� Current multistate proposals inviting participation
� Funding opportunities with approaching deadlines
� NIH Salary Cap
� Alert: NIH extending correction window for June 5 R01 submission deadline
� Grants.gov system status information
� Transmittal forms required
� USDA – NRCS National Geospatial Development Center request for proposals
� Do you have any Tuition Remission problems?
� Funding opportunities with approaching deadlines
HUMAN RESOURCES
� UW-Madison Policy on Summer Appointments in Excess of 2/9 of the Academic Year
� Private: Discretionary Compensation Adjustments and Payments for FY07 Deadline