01-17-12

January 17, 2012

CVM NewsCalendar is a biweekly newsletter for faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Please submit news and calendar items to Sue Kirchoff, editor, at kirchoff@umn.edu by noon the Friday before publication.

In this issue

• College news
  • Dean Ames reappointed
  • Student leadership conference is Saturday
  • New CVM videos feature large animal educational experience
  • One Health updates planned
  • Veterinary schools compete in food drive
  • Snowball set for Saturday
  • Library offers free workshops
  • CVM Web traffic report, 2011
  • Registration underway for Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations program 
• Faculty and staff news
  
  • Leslie Sharkey elected president of ASVCP
  • Scientists publish article in Journal of Bacteriology
  • Tina Clarkson chosen to participate in Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Program
  • John Ohlfest wows crowd at College of Continuing Education event 
  • Welcome to the College
• In the news
  • TV news outlets cover snowy owls, lead poisoning in bald eagles
  • Coverage of undernourished horses continues
• Calendar
• Clinical Investigation Center
• Links

College news (top) 

Dean Ames reappointed

In a January 11 e-mail to CVM faculty and staff, E. Thomas Sullivan, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, announced that Dean Trevor Ames had been reappointed to another term. "We recently performed a comprehensive review of Dean Trevor Ames, which affords us a very thorough analysis of his performance over the past three years as Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine," Sullivan wrote. "I want to share with you that the review process is now completed. I have carefully reviewed the committee’s findings and recommendations with Dean Ames. I am happy to report that he has been reappointed for another term."

Student leadership conference is Saturday

The College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Dentistry are co-hosting a student leadership conference at Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center on Saturday, January 21, from 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. As in past years, students from both schools will have an opportunity to discuss leadership topics with alumni from both professions. This year's focus is "neuroleadership and change," and the keynote speaker is Mel Mitchell, director of organizational effectiveness at the University of Minnesota.

"This interactive event will involve a participant self-assessment of how various domains impact their reaction to change as well as case studies of change in private practice and in school," says Laura Molgaard, associate dean for academic and student affairs. There is no charge, but registration is required; go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/CVMSDOLeadershipConference. For more information, contact Amanda Anderson at andersoa@umn.edu.

New CVM videos feature large animal educational experience

Two new College of Veterinary Medicine videos, "Educational Experiences in Dairy and Beef" and "Educational Experiences in Swine, Small Ruminants, and Poultry," made their debut on YouTube this month. Narrated by Dr. Laura Molgaard, associate dean for academic and student affairs, the videos include interviews with Drs. John Fetrow, Tim Goldsmith, Ann Goplen, Luis Mendonca, Montserrat Torremorell, Cindy Wolf, and Andre Ziegler; students Alaina Andersen, Mike Lilla, and Kelsey Ness; and visits to the Dairy Education Center and Swine Research Center. See the videos on YouTube at—

• Educational Experiences in Dairy and Beef: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R17-QxQtQd4
• Educational Experiences in Swine, Small Ruminants, and Poultry: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT5Wbjydm2M

One Health updates planned

A One Health research update is scheduled for Friday, January 20, from 1-2 p.m. in 202 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. The featured project will be the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded RESPOND project. Dr. Katey Pelican will discuss the maintenance of cross-border partnerships, focusing on two University networks as a case example. More One Health updates are planned for February 17, March 30, and April 20.

Veterinary schools compete in food drive

The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is competing with other veterinary schools in the Midwest to see which school can collect the most food to donate to local food shelves during the month of January. The winning school will be announced at the 2012 SAVMA (Student American Veterinary Medical Association) Symposium at Purdue University March 15-17.

The CVM will be donating to Second Harvest Heartland. Collection bins can be found in the lobbies of Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine, Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center, and the Veterinary Medical Center.

Snowball set for Saturday

The College's annual Snowball will be held at the University Club of St. Paul on Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight. CVM students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend this formal event; tickets are $10 and will be sold in the Hayloft Cafe in the Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center from noon-12:50 p.m. through Wednesday.

Library offers free workshops

The Bio-Medical Library offers free workshops on a variety of library resources and research techniques. The workshops are open to all University students, staff, and faculty. Sessions are designed to help you enhance your skills searching databases and other library resources, organizing and managing your research, and publishing in the health sciences. Learn more and register at www.lib.umn.edu/services/workshops/biomed.

CVM Web traffic report: 2011

Top 10 CVM Web sites
By number of visits
Data from Google Analytics

1. College of Veterinary Medicine: 375,618 visits
2. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: 139,021 visits
3. Veterinary Anatomy: 97,842 visits
4. The Raptor Center: 72,388 visits
5. Veterinary Medical Center: 68,617 visits (up 17 percent from 2010)
6. Education and Student Services: 68,269 visits (up 5 percent from 2010)
7. Equine Center: 54,322 visits (up 44 percent from 2010)
8. Veterinary Medical Library: 43,777 visits
9. Minnesota Urolith Center: 37,890 visits (up 45 percent from 2010)
10. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department: 23,056 visits (up 47 percent from 2010)

By the numbers

• Visits to the CVM home page came from 90,828 people in 164 countries and territories; 23 percent were new visits. Visitors spent an average of 2:09 minutes on the site.
• We just started receiving Google Analytics statistics for the Veterinary Medical Library site. With 43,777 visits in 2011, the library's site is now in the College’s “Top 10.”
• Many Web pages enjoyed an increase in visitors compared to 2010. Especially notable: the Equine Genetics and Genomics Laboratory site. With 9,064 visitors, the site saw an increase of 131 percent. 

Registration underway for Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations program

Registration is underway for GIFSL's 2012 "Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations" program in Geneva, Paris, and Rome. In this week-long program, to be held March 3-9, participants will increase effectiveness for contributing to global program development, access a global network of leaders with backgrounds in animal health and food systems, and improve awareness of international policy-making and its role on food systems and animal health though visits to the World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and World Organization for Animal Health.

• More information: http://foodsystemsleadership.org/Programs/program.aspx?proID=3
• To register: http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=185797

Faculty and staff news (top) 

Leslie Sharkey elected president of ASVCP

Dr. Leslie Sharkey, associate professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, has been elected president of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP), a scientific organization dedicated to scientific advancement, education, and standards in veterinary clinical pathology and diagnostics.

Scientists publish article in Journal of Bacteriology

"Genome Sequences and Phylogenetic Analysis of K88- and F18-Positive Porcine Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli," by Sara M. Shepard, Jessica L. Danzeisen, Richard E. Isaacson, Torsten Seemann, Mark Achtman, and Timothy J. Johnson was published in the January 2012 issue of Journal of Bacteriology. The authors were an international group: Sara Shepard (an M.S./D.V.M. student), Jessica Danzeisen, Richard Isaacson, and Tim Johnson are with the University of Minnesota; Torsten Seeman is with Monash University in Australia; and Mark Achtman is with University College Cork in Cork, Ireland.

The study generated the first completed sequences of porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolated from post-weaning diarrhea. The isolates were obtained from outbreaks of post-weaning diarrhea occurring on pig farms in the Midwest. The authors demonstrated that most porcine ETEC strains appear to have emerged from a limited subset of E. coli lineages that either have an increased propensity to carry plasmid-encoded virulence factors or have the appropriate ETEC core genome required for virulence. This work forms the basis for the identification of novel porcine ETEC virulence factors and antigenic candidates that could be used for the development of a broadly protective vaccine against these pathogens in swine. The full text of the article is online at http://jb.asm.org/content/194/2/395.full.

Tina Clarkson chosen to participate in Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Program

Dr. Tina Clarkson, assistant professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, is one of 13 faculty from around the U who have been chosen to participate in the 2012 Internationalizing Teaching and Learning (ITL) Cohort Program. The ITL program is a systemwide initiative to engage faculty in significant course design or redesign by participating in a multidisciplinary cohort of their peers. They will identify global learning outcomes for their courses, expand their teaching strategies, and develop course materials, activities, and assessments.

John Ohlfest wows crowd at College of Continuing Education event
 

• "A winning combination of head and heart—scary smart yet truly compassionate."
• "This speaker was beyond excellent."
• "Last night was superb. I hope we can keep that young man at the U. What a star, and a hero!"

Welcome to the College

Welcome to the following employees who joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in December:

Graduate Programs Office
Katherine T. Barry, student personnel coordinator

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department
Yuying Liang, associate professor
Jessica Owens, principal accounts specialist
Nishi Raj Sharma, post-doctoral associate

Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department
Carrie Rogers, executive office and administrative specialist

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Victoria L. Yamry, principal laboratory technician, necropsy

Veterinary Medical Center
Bridget O'Connor Monson, director of customer service
Geneva Marie Nothnagel, medical technologist
Scott R. Wood, pharmacy director

Veterinary Population Medicine Department
Natalie L. Dillon, administrative director
Innocent Rwego, assistant professor

In the news (top)

TV news outlets cover snowy owls, lead poisoning in bald eagles

KSTP-TV cited Dr. Julia Ponder, executive director, in a January 10 story about snowy owls moving south in search of food. The story is online at http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2447698.shtml. On January 3, Bill Hudson of WCCO-TV did a story about lead poisoning in bald eagles, interviewing Dr. Pat Redig, co-founder of The Raptor Center, and Carroll Henderson, non-game wildlife expert at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The story, which brought numerous comments from viewers, is online at http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/03/bald-eagles-dying-of-lead-poisoning/.

Coverage of undernourished horses continues

The Large Animal Hospital was mentioned in the continuing story of the East Bethel man who was charged with mistreatment of horses on his ranch. Broadcasts included stories by KARE-TV, online at www.kare11.com/news/article/956089/396/Horse-rancher-charged-with-35-counts-of-animal-mistreatment and WCCO-TV, online at http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/12/east-bethel-horse-breeder-charged-with-animal-cruelty/. Newspapers covering the story included ABCNewspapers.com at http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/01/12/east-bethel-rancher-charged-with-animal-cruelty/ and the Star Tribune at www.startribune.com/local/north/137198363.html.

Calendar (top)

Regular meetings, seminars, and rounds

• New Employee Orientation: Mondays, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 458 Veterinary Medical Center
  
• CVM Research Seminars: Wednesdays, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
• Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 8 a.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
• Comparative Oncology Seminar: Every two months on the second Thursday of the month, noon, 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
• Large Animal Grand Rounds: Fridays, 8-9 a.m., Nutrena Conference Center, Leatherdale Equine Center
• Seminars on Teaching and Conversations on Teaching: Fridays, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Monday, January 16

University closed for Martin Luther King Day holiday

Wednesday, January 18

CVM Research Seminar
Genomic Analysis of Disease Spread and Progression: a Mycobacterial Model
Presented by Dr. Adel Talaat, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Hosted by Dr. Srinand Sreevatsan
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

Thursday, January 19

Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds
Prostatic Carcinoma: A Review of What We Do to Try to Treat
Presented by Dr. Lesia Denysyk
8 a.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine

Friday, January 20

Seminar on Teaching
Planning for and Evaluating Student Presentations
Presented by Bill Rozaitis
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

One Health Research update
Featured project: the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded RESPOND project. Dr. Katey Pelican will discuss maintaining cross-border partnerships, focusing on two University networks as a case example.
1-2 p.m.
202 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Saturday, January 21

Student Leadership Conference
Neuroleadership and Change
Keynote speaker: Mel Mitchell, director of organizational effectiveness, University of Minnesota
Co-hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Dentistry
9 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
There is no charge, but registration is required; go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/CVMSDOLeadershipConference.
For more information, contact Amanda Anderson at andersoa@umn.edu.

CVM Snowball
7 p.m.-midnight
University Club of St. Paul
CVM students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
Tickets are $10 and will be sold from noon-12:50 p.m. daily in the Hayloft Cafe, Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center, through Wednesday, January 18.

Monday, January 23

Hill's Pet Food Distribution
Noon-12:45 p.m., 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

Tuesday, January 24

Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:45 a.m., noon-12:45 p.m., 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

Wednesday, January 25

Hill's Pet Food Distribution
Noon-12:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

CVM Research Seminar
The NADC's "One Health" Mission: Converging Science, Medicine, and Agriculture
Presented by Dr. Kurt Zuelke, National Animal Disease Center (NADC), Ames, Iowa
Hosted by Dr. Tom Molitor
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

Thursday, January 26

Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds

• Multidetector Computed Tomography in Small Animal Medicine, presented by Dr. Tabitha Fletcher
• 1 H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Normal Canine Brain, presented by Dr. Christopher Warrington

8 a.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine

PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar
Presented by Dr. Amanda Brosnahan, University of Minnesota
12:30-1:30 p.m.
11-157 Phillips Wangensteen Building

February

Wednesday, February 1

CVM Research Seminar
Disease Ecology: Lions, Hippos, and Dogs (Oh My!)
Presented by Dr. Meggan Craft
Hosted by Dr. Scott Wells
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

University of Minnesota Legislative Briefing
Learn about the U's legislative agenda and hear President Eric Kaler's vision for the U of M.
5:30-6:00 p.m. Registration, light dinner, cash bar
6:00-7:30 p.m. Program
McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE
Register by January 24

Thursday, February 2

Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting
February 2-4 (alumni reception February 2)
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall
CVM speakers include Drs. Julie Churchill, Mike Conzemius, Kelly Hall, Sandra Koch, Peggy Root Kustritz, Christine Lim, David Polzin, Paul Rapnicki, and Chris Stauthammer. For details and to register, go to www.mvma.org/.

Wednesday, February 8

CVM Research Seminar
Presented by Dr. Lucy Vulchanova Hart
Hosted by Dr. Al Beitz
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

Thursday, February 9

PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar
Presented by Dr. Bob O'Dea, St. Croix Clinical
12:30-1:30 p.m.
11-157 Phillips Wangensteen Building

Friday, February 10

Conversations on Teaching
Disability Accommodations and Universal Design
Presented by Laura Molgaard and Barb Blacklock
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Wednesday, February 15

CVM Research Seminar
Study of Canine B-cell Lymphoma
Presented by Dr. Daisuke Ito
Hosted by Dr. Liz Pluhar
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

Friday, February 17

International Research Conference
Addressing Global Challenges Through International Research
Sponsored by the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance. Major themes include food security and agriculture production, education, global health, and energy and the environment.
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (check-in begins at 8:00 a.m.)
Coffman Memorial Union, third floor and theater
For details and to register, go to http://global.umn.edu/spotlight/conference/index.html.

Seminar on Teaching
Interactive Technology in the Classroom
Presented by Tyler (TJ) Mattai and David Stratioti
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

One Health Update
202 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Sunday, February 19

Western States Veterinary Conference
February 19-23
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
For details and to register, go to www.wvc.org/.

Thursday, February 23

PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar
12:30-1:30 p.m.
11-157 Phillips Wangensteen Building

Friday, February 24

Conversations on Teaching
Curriculum Review/Revision Update
Presented by Curriculum Review Board
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

March 

Friday, March 2

Seminar on Teaching
Enhancing Intercultural Learning in Your Classes
Presented by Gayle Woodruff and Barbara Kappler
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Wednesday, March 7

CVM Research Seminar
A Survey of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in the Modern Horse
Presented by Dr. Jessica Peterson
Hosted by Dr. James Mickelson
3 p.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700.

Friday, March 9

Conversations on Teaching
Interwrite (SmartBoards)
Presented by Georgie and Tom Molitor
Noon-12:50 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

Thursday, March 8

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Annual Conference
March 8-11
Alexandria, Virginia
For details, visit www.aavmc.org/Events/?id=31

PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar
Presented by Dr. Gottfried Kellerman, NeuroScience Inc.
12:30-1:30 p.m.
11-157 Phillips Wangensteen Building

• College events Web page

• Veterinary continuing education opportunities
  

• University of Minnesota calendar of events

Clinical Investigation Center (top)

You can help important research efforts. For information about clinical studies currently enrolling in the Veterinary Medical Center, visit the Clinical Investigation Center Web site at www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.

Links (top)

AVMA News Bytes and other news
www.avma.org/news/info_rss.asp

Center for Teaching and Learning workshops
www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/workshops/index.html

CVM NewsCalendar
Back issues of CVM NewsCalendar are at www.cvm.umn.edu/cvmnewscalendar/home.html.

Facebook
Visit the College of Veterinary Medicine's Facebook page.
Visit the Veterinary Medical Center's Facebook page.

Hill's College Feeding Program
Order online through the Hill's online ordering system at www.hills-holos.com. For more information about the Hill's College Feeding Program, contact Dan Peterson at pete5659@umn.edu.

Housing
For information about student and off-campus housing, including a housing and roommate search service, go to www.housing.umn.edu/.

Job openings
For information about positions available at the College, visit www.cvm.umn.edu/employment/. For detailed information about current job openings, how to apply, and application materials, go to the University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources at www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html.

LinkedIn Group for the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3826768&csrfToken=ajax%3A2643584546424817841

Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum
http://hist.cvm.umn.edu/

Twitter
Visit the College's Twitter page.

Veterinary Continuing Education
www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/

Veterinary Medical Center Gift Shop
vmcgiftshop.com

Veterinary Medical Library
http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/vetmed

Veterinary Practice News
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