• Save Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. for All-CALS faculty and staff forum
• Kohl Center event to welcome Chancellor Martin — 3 p.m. Oct. 23
• Honorary Recognition Banquet – evening of Oct. 23

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Hartel and Hartel pen an eater’s guide to food science
• Emergency evacuation drills Sept. 16-18
• Fire-up raises funds for rural youth scholarships
• University staff encouraged to ‘eat local’
• Two rules to reduce risk of disease to users of CALS livestock facilities
• LSC celebration draws alumni from around the world
• Perspectives from the Public: How Wisconsinites View UW-Madison
• Support for strategic planning, quality improvement available for CALS units
• In memoriam: John E. Mitchell
• CALS in the News – August 28 – Sept. 4

CONGRATULATIONS
• Jean-Paul Chavas wins Award for Best Paper
• Chris Boerboom honored by Mid America CropLife Association

EVENTS
• Horticulture club plant sale Sept. 12–14
• Center for Global Health open house Sept. 16
• Sept. 17 date set to dedicate new fermentation equipment
• Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil — Sept. 22
• The Politics of State Funding for Higher Education – Sept. 23
• Discovery Farm Field Day — Sept. 25
• Confronting crisis in ag and global development — Borlaug Symposium, Oct. 17
• Wisconsin Bioenergy Summit — Oct. 23-24
• Fall 2008 University Roundtable luncheons
• Fall 2008 Genetics Colloquium schedule
• WISCAPE announces Fall 2008 Programs

RESEARCH
• Farm bill changes in USDA research funding initiative
• Greenwall Scholars in Bioethics now accepting applications
• Multistate proposals inviting participation
• Funding Opportunities
• Call for applications for NIH loan repayment programs
• Get training in proposal development and budget building
• Upcoming funding: Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
• Research FAQs and hot topics

TEACHING AND ADVISING
• Workshop on active learning for those who teach life science courses — Sept. 27
• Oct. 22 Majors Fair invites departments and programs to participate
• Alcohol and Our Learning Environment: Symposium for Faculty and Staff — Oct. 14

INTERNATIONAL
• Graduate student international field research awards

GRAD STUDENTS
• Training for grad students on grants and fellowships Oct. 6

HUMAN RESOURCES
• Update: UW rules for the political season
• 2008-09 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program, Part II
• Deadlines near for faculty development and service grants and sabbatical requests

CALLS TO NOMINATE
• Nominate for Doris Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring by Sept. 25
• Nominations due for Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame by Nov. 1

CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
•  Knapp Bequest Committee seeks proposals

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• DoIT e-newsletter offers useful tech news and tips for faculty and staff