11-01-10
November 1, 2010
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 kirch004@umn.edu by noon the Friday before publication.
Editor's note: CVM NewsCalendar will be taking a brief hiatus while the editor is on vacation. The next issue of CVM NewsCalendar is planned for December 6.
In this issue - College news
- Community Fund Drive participation reaches 14 percent
- Minnesota DNR to continue CWD testing with assistance of CVM students
- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences seeks applications for faculty position
- VSS book sale set for November 8
- Fire Department to conduct training at lab facilities November 9-11
- Blood drive planned for November 19
- Nomination materials for teaching awards now available
- CRWAD meeting to be dedicated to Dr. Sam Maheswaran
- Faculty and staff news
- Welcome to the College
- Drs. Jane Armstrong and David Polzin receive Morris Animal Foundation grant
- Gayle Geiser is new veterinary technician specialist
- Student news
- Abaineh Endalew successfully defends M.S. thesis
- In the news
- Jerry Torrison quoted in Pioneer Press story about lost piglet
- Architect calls Pomeroy one of five best buildings
- In memory of Dr. Glen Nelson
- Echo Press story mentions The Raptor Center
- Calendar
- Clinical Investigation Center
- You can help important research efforts
- Urolith Center seeks cats for clinical trials
- Other studies enrolling in the Veterinary Medical Center
- Needs a home
- Volunteers needed
- Links
Community Fund Drive participation reaches 14 percent
As of October 29, 71 CVM faculty and staff had donated a total of $27,169 to the 2010 Community Fund Drive, for a participation rate of 14 percent. Participation rates by department were: - Academic and Student Affairs: 57.14%
- Administration: 37.04%
- The Raptor Center: 8.33%
- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: 11.27%
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences: 15.94%
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: 18.75%
- Veterinary Medical Center: 2.72%
- Veterinary Population Medicine: 19.78%
University-wide, donations totaled $981,432 as of October 29. It's not too late to make a pledge; the fund drive will continue to take pledges through this week. You can make a one-time pledge, which would come out of your February 9, 2011, paycheck, or you can make an ongoing pledge to be deducted from each paycheck in 2011. You can give to any one of the more than 400 organizations that are part of the seven federations the fund drive highlights every year, or you can give to any U.S. tax-exempt charity of your choice. Pledge online at www.umn.edu/cfd. The University is awarding weekly prizes and grand prizes during the fund drive. To see the list of prizes, visit www1.umn.edu/cfd/prizes.html. The College will also award a prize: Once the final numbers are in, the department with the highest percentage of participation will receive $100, courtesy of Dean Trevor Ames.
Minnesota DNR to continue CWD testing with assistance of CVM students
 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) surveillance of hunter-harvested deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) will continue this month in an area of southern Minnesota near Pine Island, where captive elk infected with the disease were discovered in 2009. With the assistance of College of Veterinary Medicine students, DNR staff will be examining deer at stations in Kenyon, Lake City, Mantorville, Millville, Pine Island, Red Wing, Rochester, and Zumbrota. To date, CWD has not been found in a wild deer in Minnesota. More than 32,000 deer have been tested for CWD statewide since the disease was detected in Wisconsin in 2002. CWD is an infectious neurological disease that occurs in deer, elk, and moose and belongs to a group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Chronic wasting disease is progressively fatal and has no known immunity, vaccine, or treatment.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences seeks applications for faculty position
The Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department is seeking applications for a full-time, A-term (12 month), tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor in an area of infectious disease. Qualified applicants should provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and statement of research and teaching goals submitted electronically through the Office of Human Resources (www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment) under requisition number 168966. VSS book sale set for November 8
Veterinary Student Supply and Elsevier will have a book sale on Monday, November 8. Stop by the lobby of Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to see Elsevier books. A 10 percent discount will be available at the sale. Selected titles will be discounted an additional 12 percent. Fire Department to conduct training at lab facilities November 9-11
The St. Paul Fire Department will conduct training sessions at select St. Paul Lab facilities Tuesday - Thursday, November 9 - 11, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. As part of the training, a number of emergency vehicles (fire engines, hazmat vehicles, ambulances, etc.) will be at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Commonwealth and Gortner and the Plant Growth Facilities near Gortner and Dudley. It is not anticipated that the streets or building entrances will be closed. Blood drive planned for November 19
A Veterinary Medical Center blood drive is planned for Friday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sign up to to donate by going to the Memorial Blood Centers Web site at www.mbc.org/Donate-Blood/Search-Blood-Drives and entering sponsor code 3554. Remember to eat before donating and to bring your picture ID. Don't plan to donate blood if you have had cold or flu symptoms in the three days prior to the blood drive. If you have questions about the blood drive or donor eligibility, contact Brian at 651-332-7162 or bgoogins@mbc.org. Nomination materials for teaching awards now available
Guidelines and nomination materials for the 2010-11 Distinguished Teaching Awards are now available. For more information, see Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education. E-mail Emily Ronning with questions or call 612-625-5652.  2010 CRWAD meeting to be dedicated to Dr. Sam Maheswaran
The 2010 Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, scheduled for December 5-7 in Chicago, will be formally dedicated to Dr. Sam K. Maheswaran, a former CVM faculty member. Dr. Scott Dee will be the leader of the biosafety and biosecurity section. For more information about the meeting, go to www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/crwad/index.htm.
Faculty and staff news (top)
Welcome to the College
Welcome to the following new employees who joined the College in October:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department
Kirti Kaushik, post-doctoral associate
Rui Lin, post-doctoral associate
Diem Ngo, senior laboratory technician
Martin L. Wolf, senior laboratory services coordinator Veterinary Medical Center
Corie R. Elgren, veterinary technician, small animal core
Lauryn M. Zinke, veterinary technician, small animal core Veterinary Population Medicine Department
Paula Basso Silva, junior laboratory technician Drs. Jane Armstrong and David Polzin receive Morris Animal Foundation grant
Drs. Jane Armstrong and David Polzin of the Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department have been awarded a grant from the Morris Animal Foundation for a study comparing low-dose aspirin versus individually monitored un-fractionated heparin on survival in dogs with immune mediated hemolytic anemia. Gayle Geiser is new veterinary technician specialist
Gayle Geiser, senior veterinary technician in the Veterinary Medical Center, is a new member of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists.
Abaineh Endalew successfully defends M.S. thesis
 Abaineh Endalew, a student in the veterinary medicine graduate program, has successfully defended his master's thesis, "Effects of Cigarette Smoke Condensate on MicroRNA Expression Profile of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells.” Abaineh was advised by Drs. Fakadu Kassie and Jaime Modiano. He is currently looking for a research position in higher education or industry.
In the news (top)
Jerry Torrison quoted in Pioneer Press story about lost piglet
Dr. Jerry Torrison, associate clinical professor, was quoted in an October 28 Pioneer Press story about a piglet found wandering the streets of St. Paul and recovered by St. Paul Animal Control. The story is online at www.twincities.com/ci_16453663?source=most_viewed.
Architect calls Pomeroy Center one of five best buildings
In an October 20 story in The Minnesota Daily, James Litsheim, the University's senior architect, said that the Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center is one of his five favorite architectural spots on campus. The story is online at www.mndaily.com/2010/10/20/architect-talks-u%E2%80%99s-best-bldgs. In memory of Dr. Glen Nelson
The Star Tribune published an obituary about the life of Dr. Glen Nelson on October 18, quoting Dr. Jim Collins, director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. One of the "founding brothers" of the College and a member of its first graduating class, Glen died on September 29. The obituary is online at www.startribune.com/local/105226139.html?. Echo Press story mentions The Raptor Center
"DNR Seeks Info on Trumpeter Swan, Bald Eagle Shootings," a story in the October 26 issue of Echo Press, mentioned that the eagle had been flown to The Raptor Center for treatment. The story is online at www.echopress.com/event/article/id/79257/group/News/.
Every week
NovemberKeeping Our Faculties of Color Symposium: November 1-2, Radisson University Hotel, Minneapolis. For details and to register, go to www.cce.umn.edu/Keeping-Our-Faculties/index.html. Getting Acquainted with Copyright Workshop: Tuesday, November 2, 10 a.m.-noon, Magrath Library Instruction Room (room 81). For details and to register, go to http://z.umn.edu/meetcopyright. CVM Research Seminar, presented by Dr. Yrjo Gregory A. Worrell, associate professor of neurology, Mayo Clinic: Wednesday, November 3, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. Edward Patterson. Everyone is welcome to attend. <>For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds—Intracranial EEGs and Seizure Prediction in Humans and Dogs, presented by Greg Worrell, M.D., Ph.D.: Thursday, November 4, 8 a.m., 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Everyone is welcome to attend. Mather Lecture: Diseases Pets and People Share, presented by Dr. Jeff Bender: November 4, 7 p.m., 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/events/mather/. Seminar on Teaching: Selecting and Developing Critical Thinking, presented by Nathan Kuncel: Friday, November 5, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Book Sale: Monday, November 8, 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine lobby. Hosted by Veterinary Student Supply and Elsevier. A 10 percent discount will be available, with selected titles discounted an additional 12 percent. Fair Use in Everyday Life Workshop: Wednesday, November 10, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 101 Walter Library. For details and to register, go to http://z.umn.edu/copyfair. CVM Research Seminar, presented by Dr. Annette O'Connor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Iowa State University: Wednesday, November 10, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. Scott Wells. Everyone is welcome to attend. <>For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar: "Regulation of Cellular Adaptation to Hypoxia by MicroRNA Network," presented by S. Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School: Thursday, November 11, noon, 1-110 McGuire Translational Research Facility. Sponsored by the PharmacoNeuroImmunology program, Student Activities Administrative Grant, and Coca-Cola Academic Initiative. For more information, contact Yorie at smart006@umn.edu. Alumni and Friends Society Board Meeting: Thursday, November 11 American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Meeting: November 11-17, Minneapolis. For details, go to www.aavld.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=32804. CVM Teaching Academy: November 12, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center SCAVMA Lecture on Melamine in Pet Food Presented by Dr. Renate Reimschuessel: Friday, November 12, noon, 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. For more information, contact Erik Holtze at holtz114@umn.edu. Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Tuesday, November 16, noon-12:45 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Wednesday, November 17, noon-12:45 p.m., and 4:00-4:45 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital CVM Research Seminar: The Archaeogenetics of Horse Husbandry in Central and East Asia, presented by Dr. Mim Bower, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge: Wednesday, November 17, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. Molly McCue. Everyone is welcome to attend. <>For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar presented by Lena Al-Harthi, Ph.D., Department of Immunology-Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center: Thursday, November 18, noon, 1-110 McGuire Translational Research Facility. Sponsored by the PharmacoNeuroImmunology program, Student Activities Administrative Grant, and Coca-Cola Academic Initiative. For more information, contact Yorie at smart006@umn.edu. Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Thursday, November 18, noon-12:45 p.m.and 5:00-5:45 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Friday, November 19, 7:00-7:45 a.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Veterinary Medical Center Blood drive: November 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sign up to to donate by going to the Memorial Blood Centers Web site at www.mbc.org/Donate-Blood/Search-Blood-Drives and entering sponsor code 3554. If you have questions about the blood drive or donor eligibility, contact Brian at 651-332-7162 or bgoogins@mbc.org. Seminar on Teaching: Development of an Innovative Faculty Tool to Systematically Construct, Bank, and Retrieve Test Items, presented by Ranier M. Adarve: Friday, November 19, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center CVM Research Seminar, presented by Dr. Marcel Behr, McGill University Health Center: Wednesday, November 24, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. Srinand Sreevatsan. Everyone is welcome to attend. <>For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. Thanksgiving Holiday (University closed): Thursday, November 25-Friday, November 26 December
CVM Research Seminar: Equine Articular Cartilage Maturation and Repair: New Technologies and Models to Address Longstanding Research Questions, presented by Dr. James McLeod, University of Kentucky: Wednesday, December 1, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. James Mickelson. Everyone is welcome to attend. <>For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar presented by Kevin Wickman, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School: Thursday, December 2, noon, 1-110 McGuire Translational Research Facility. Sponsored by the PharmacoNeuroImmunology program, Student Activities Administrative Grant, and Coca-Cola Academic Initiative. For more information, contact Yorie at smart006@umn.edu. Mather Lecture: Information Resources and Searching Techniques for the Private Practice Veterinarian, presented by Andre Nault: December 2, 7 p.m., 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/events/mather/. Conversations on Teaching, led by Tom Molitor and Al Beitz: Friday, December 3, noon-12:50 p.m., 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Convention & Trade Show: December 4-8, Baltimore, Maryland. For details, go to www.aaep.org/convention.htm. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases: December 5-7, Chicago. The meeting will be formally dedicated to Dr. Sam K. Maheswaran, a former CVM faculty member. Dr. Scott Dee will be the leader of the biosafety and biosecurity section. For more information about the meeting, go to www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/crwad/prog2010.htm. LifeScience Alley Conference & Expo: Wednesday, December 8, Minneapolis Convention Center. For details and to register, go to www.lifesciencealleyconference.org/. CVM Research Seminar: Use of North American Animal Disease Spread Model and Applications for Disease Control, presented by Dr. Chad Esselman, risk modeler, Center of Animal Health and Food Safety, Fort Collins, Colorado: Wednesday, December 8, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Hosted by Dr. Jeff Bender. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. Seminar on Teaching: Summer Scholars, presented by Bert Stromberg and Mark Rutherford: Friday, December 10, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar presented by Lisa Schrott, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology, toxicology, and neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: Thursday, December 14, 10 a.m., 1-110 McGuire Translational Research Facility. Sponsored by the PharmacoNeuroImmunology program, Student Activities Administrative Grant, and Coca-Cola Academic Initiative. For more information, contact Yorie at smart006@umn.edu. Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Wednesday, December 15, 7:00-7:45 a.m. and 5:00-5:45 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital CVM Research Seminar: Wednesday, December 15, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700. Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Thursday, December 16, 7:00-7:45 a.m, noon-12:45 p.m., and 5:00-5:45 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Friday, December 17, 7:00-7:45 a.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Conversations on Teaching, led by Tom Molitor and Al Beitz: Friday, December 17, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center University closed for holiday: Friday, December 24-Monday, December 27 University closed: Tuesday, December 28-Friday, December 31. For more information, go to www1.umn.edu/ohr/economyandu/qanda/closure/index.html.
You can help important research efforts
- Urolith Center seeks cats for clinical trials. The Urolith Center is enrolling cats in several clinical studies evaluating the effectiveness of diet to manage urinary disease. For more information, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/depts/minnesotaurolithcenter/cat/home.html
- Other studies enrolling in the Veterinary Medical Center. For information about other clinical studies currently enrolling in the Veterinary Medical Center, visit the Clinical Investigation Center Web site at www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.
Needs a home (top)
Finn, a boxer mix
 Finn (aka Finnegan Seamus McGee) is an energetic and playful 65-pound, 2 1/2 year-old neutered male. Finn is not getting along with the owner's older dog (who is picking on Finn), and after a year of working with them, the owner is looking for a new home for Finn. A boxer mix, most likely with some Rhodesian Ridgeback, Finn is mostly reddish-brown with a white chest and four white paws. He is eager to please, loves to run, and enjoys learning new things. One of his favorite places is the dog park.
Although Finn gets along very well with other dogs, he would probably be at his best in a home where he is the only dog. He also would do well in a home with a well-grounded dog to be his guide, since he is very much a follower and needs you and your dog to be the leaders. He has not had a lot of exposure to children or cats, so he would be best in a home with older children and without cats, although it is likely that he could be trained to get along with a cat. Finn knows the commands sit, stay, come, down, and heel, and he would love to show you his "jump around." He walks very well on a leash and is trained on an electronic collar and a Gentle Leader. He also knows how to run on a treadmill and likes to play hide-and-seek, but he is really only good at the "seek" part. If you are interested in Finn, please e-mail Erin at edickers@umn.edu.
Volunteers needed (top)
Fibromyalgia study
Women with fibromyalgia are being recruited for a study involving one long visit of about 6-7 hours. You may be eligible if you are age 18-45, premenopausal, and have no major medical or neurological illness. Participants will be reimbursed $100 upon completion. For more information, contact the study team at 612-716-1398 or fms@umn.edu.
Links (top) AVMA News Bytes and other news
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Center for Teaching and Learning workshops
www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/workshops/index.html CVM This Week
Back issues of CVM This Week are at www.cvm.umn.edu/cvmthisweek/. Facebook
Visit the College'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 Jenna Fier at fier0045@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.
Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum
http://hist.cvm.umn.edu/
Twitter
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www.vetmed.lib.umn.edu/
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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 kirch004@umn.edu.
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