MAY 22, 2008
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Propose an event for UW-Madison State Fair Day by June 20
• Florence Chenoweth featured on WISC-TV
• Grants encourage participation of women in science and engineering
• Submit news for eCALS for Alumni by June 2
• Help CALS One-A-Week Club alleviate summer blood shortages
• CALS welcomes its newest alumni
• CALS in the News May 12-16 and May 17-22
CONGRATULATIONS
• Eric Johnson honored by Society for Industrial Microbiology
• Patrick Masson elected to Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium
• LaGro receives AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
• Jerry Doll recognized for international contributions to weed science
EVENTS
• Integrated Arlington Dairy Facility dedication on July 30
OUTREACH AND EXTENSION
• URPL Grad students offer ideas on Planning for Sustainability – and Livability
• Newsletter offers ideas to promote environmentally friendly behaviors
• Photo-mapping method developed here helps middle-schoolers i.d. neighborhood problems
• Dairy Situation and Outlook, May 21, 2008
INTERNATIONAL
• Research Program on Biological Resources in Agriculture
• Call for proposals: Abiotic stress tolerant bioengineered rice and wheat
• Khorana Fellows coming to campus from India this summer
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in biological sciences
• 2009 Fulbright Scholar application cycle opens – deadline August 1
RESEARCH
• WISPER — helpful hints
• Funding opportunities
• Change in how gifts are acknowledged
• Making Effort Reporting Easy
• Current multistate research proposals
• Training opportunities
TEACHING AND ADVISING
• Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning — August 5-8
• BuckyNet can connect students with jobs and internships
• Change in procedure for internship credit
BUSINESS SERVICES
• Continuing order requisitions can now be processed
• Refund of Receipts/Sales Credits form gets an update
CALLS TO NOMINATE
• Nominate young alums for “Forward under 40” awards