June 11, 2009
BUDGET UPDATES
Budget progress continues
Furlough FAQs from state Office of Employee Relations
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chancellor Martin names DeLuca as UW-Madison provost
Campus lectures committee seeks applications for public lecture funds
NOTEWORTHY
James Crow receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Michel Wattiaux receives USDA Excellence in Teaching Award
CALS in the News – May 18-22 and June 8-12
CALS TO NOMINATE
Nominate alums for “Forward under 40″ awards by July 9
Nominate for the Wolf Prize by August 31
EVENTS
Insects in the Garden – June 23 evening garden walk with Phil Pellitteri
Save Sept. 12 for the CALS Football Fire-up
EXTENSION AND OUTREACH
Video: CALS partners in effort to help middle-schoolers get fit by growing food
CALS teams with industry to help dairy professionals hone their management skills
RESEARCH
Youth Apprenticeship Program-Biotechnology seeks faculty mentors
Registrations, poster abstracts invited for Congress on Symbiosis, Aug. 9-15
Wanted: Suggestions and requests for training from the CALS Research Division
Indirect costs on USDA AFRI proposals – Calculations and Cayuse
Reminder on quarterly review of expenditures and year-end closeout
Funding opportunities: federal | non-federal | multistate proposals