12-03-12
December 3, 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
- Annual holiday giving opportunities begin today
- Hill's presents $500,000 check to Minnesota Urolith Center
- Profiles and Raptor Release published
- First faculty portrait photo sessions are this week
- Celebration of R.K. Anderson's life is Wednesday
- Group to explore opportunities for U-wide, interdisciplinary food initiative
- Hayloft Cafe under new management
- The Raptor Center's online auction is December 4-12
- CVM volunteer opportunity
- CVM Web traffic report: November 2012
- Faculty and staff news
- Congratulations: Recent promotions announced
- Welcome to the college
- Are you an AVMA Website Warrior?
- Student news
- Morris Animal Foundation thank-you video includes Jonathan Clayton
- In the news
- Equine herpesvirus
- Turkey genome project
- Rural veterinarians
- R.K. Anderson
- Calendar
- Clinical Investigation Center
- Need a home
- Female tabby cat
- Blood donors need foster homes
- Links
Annual holiday giving opportunities begin today Several annual holiday giving opportunities begin today, including— - Toys for Tots – Drop-off boxes will be available in each of the departmental and clinical office areas starting December 3. Please donate unwrapped, new toys for distribution to needy children. Donations need to be dropped off by Monday, December 17.
- Second Harvest – Please bring a non-perishable donation to help restock the food shelves. Bins will be available on the fourth floor of the Veterinary Medical Center near the dean’s office, lobby area of 125/135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and The Raptor Center starting December 3. Donations will be collected through Monday, December 17.
- Hat and Mitten Tree – The dean’s office is coordinating a mitten and hat collection to benefit adults and children in homeless shelters during the winter season. A tree is set up near the dean’s office (455 Veterinary Medical Center) for faculty, staff, and students to hang their donations. Items will be collected through Monday, December 17.
Hill's presents Minnesota Urolith Center with $500,000 check Dr. Janet Donlin, chief veterinary officer at Hill's Pet Nutrition, presented Drs. Jody Lulich and Carl Osborne with a $500,000 check in support of the Minnesota Urolith Center on November 21, and brought in lunch for the staff of the Minnesota Urolith Center. The center, which performs quantitative analysis on urinary stones from small animal, large animal, and exotic patients at no charge, recently celebrated its 750,000th stone. Janet is an alumna of the college. Learn more.
Profiles and Raptor Release published - The Summer/Fall issue of Profiles, the College of Veterinary Medicine's magazine, is now online. The twice-yearly magazine features stories about the college's One Health pioneers, wildlife and One Health, college news and events, faculty and staff news, graduate program news, advancement and alumni news, upcoming events, and more. Printed copies have been mailed to donors, alumni, and other supporters, and are available in 460 Veterinary Medical Center.
- The Fall issue of Raptor Release, The Raptor Center's magazine, has also been mailed to donors and posted online. It includes stories about the center's international work, "Tales from the Trauma Center," Give to the Max Day, an upcoming auction, two new education birds, how bald eagle deaths due to lead poisoning are preventable, and other news.
First faculty portrait photo sessions are this week College of Veterinary Medicine faculty members are being asked to have a new portrait photo taken for the CVM website at one of four photo shoots this month. Open photo sessions, conducted by portrait photographer Michelle Mero Riedel, will be held near the big statue of the cow outside the Veterinary Population Medicine Department office on the second floor of the Veterinary Medical Center on these dates and times: - Tuesday, December 4, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 5, 1-3 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 12, 1-3 p.m.
Faculty members are welcome to attend a photo session on a date and time that is convenient for them. The portraits will appear on faculty biography pages on the college website and may also be used in college publications and brochures. For more information, contact Melissa Weiler, CVM Communications, at weile074@umn.edu or 612-624-7231. Celebration of R.K. Anderson's life is Wednesday A celebration of Dr. Robert K. (R.K.) Anderson’s life will be held on Wednesday, December 5, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the St. Paul Student Center Ballroom. One of the college's most accomplished faculty members, R.K. passed away on October 18, at the age of 90. He led a distinguished career that is immortalized through numerous awards and honors, two inventions that revolutionized dog training and handling, several nonprofit organizations, more than 75 scientific papers, and the mentorship of countless numbers of students. He remained active in his role as an animal behaviorist and professor emeritus in veterinary public health until weeks before his death. The event is open to the public; everyone is welcome. Group to explore opportunities for U-wide, interdisciplinary food initiative The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, in partnership with the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the School of Public Health, is hosting three sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 4-5, to explore opportunities for a university-wide, interdisciplinary food initiative. “Food” is a theme that permeates many colleges and programs across the University of Minnesota. The sessions will explore potential synergies that the colleges and programs might tap, with greater linkages and collaboration across all the U of M campuses. Three sessions are being offered to provide several opportunities for participation; participants may choose from sessions on the St. Paul campus and West Bank campus on December 4 and the East Bank Campus on December 5. To RSVP for one of the sessions, receive background information, and be added to the distribution list, register your interest at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JYJDFTD. Hayloft Cafe under new management Lisa Brazman recently assumed responsibility for the Hayloft Cafe in the Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Lisa has been with Aramark, a food-service provider supplying University Dining Services, for three years, and has a great deal of enthusiasm and new ideas for the Hayloft, says Steen Erikson, facilities management. Lisa would like input from faculty, staff, and students about how the Hayloft can be a better resource. When you visit the Hayloft, look for the comment cards and submit one with your ideas or suggestions. (There is a box on the wall to deposit your completed comment card just off the main lobby right above the waste receptacles.) To contact Lisa directly, e-mail cainx170@umn.edu or call 612-624-4234. Lisa’s office is located in the Continuing Education and Conference Center. The Raptor Center's online auction is December 4-12 The Raptor Center's online fundraising auction runs December 4-12. Items will include a Delta Vacations gift card, a weekend "tree house" getaway in northern Minnesota, Minnesota Timberwolves and Gopher Hockey tickets, and other gift possibilities for friends and family. Go to WinningCause.org or find more information at TheRaptorCenter.org. All proceeds help support The Raptor Center. CVM volunteer opportunity Feed My Starving Children: Tuesday, December 11, 8:00-9:30 p.m., Eagan, Minnesota. Visit the CVM Volunteers Web page to learn more. CVM Web traffic report: November 2012 Top 10 College of Veterinary Medicine websites
By number of visits
Data from Google Analytics - College of Veterinary Medicine: 21,871 visits
- Veterinary Anatomy: 15,679 visits
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: 9,666 visits
- Equine Center: 7,332 visits
- Veterinary Medical Center: 6,389 visits
- The Raptor Center: 5,403 visits
- Minnesota Urolith Center: 4,278 visits
- Education and Student Services: 4,276 visits
- Veterinary Medical Library: 3,768
- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: 2,015 visits
By the numbers
Visits to the CVM home page came from 8,221 people in 97 countries and territories. Ninety-five percent of the visitors were from the United States, and 76 percent of those were from Minnesota, mostly St. Paul. Most (72 percent) were returning visitors. Visitors spent an average of 3:45 minutes on the site and viewed an average of 1.93 pages per visit. Most (54 percent) used Internet Explorer. The Veterinary Anatomy site had visitors from 126 countries and territories.
Faculty and staff news (top) Congratulations: Recent promotions announced Congratulations to these staff members on their recent promotions: - Amakoe Edgar D'Almeida, promoted to scientist
- Tracy Otterson, promoted to senior scientist
- Sara Pracht, promoted to animal care technician specialist
- Ashley R. Raati, promoted to senior veterinary technician
- Jayne E. Theuer, promoted to assistant scientist
- Wendy Wiese, promoted to scientist
Welcome to the college Welcome to the following new employees who joined the college in November: Center for Animal Health and Food Safety
Andrea K. Christensen, executive office and administrative specialist Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department
Nathan P. Buerkle, senior laboratory technician
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Jennifer L. Miller, assistant scientist, pathology
Rebecca R. Niewohner, junior scientist, molecular diagnostics Veterinary Medical Center
Nadia T. Dukic, veterinary technician, administration
Amy M. Gunderson, veterinary technician, Small Animal Hospital
Kayla R. Ross, veterinary technician, Large Animal Hospital Veterinary Population Medicine Department
Amruta Marwah, research assistant Are you an AVMA Website Warrior? As of last week, the University of Minnesota was in the lead in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Website Warrior scavenger hunt, with Colorado State moving into second place. If you're an AVMA member or student member, you can enter the Website Warrior contest for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (weekly drawing until December 14) and a grand prize of a $500 Amazon gift card — and help the college win a $500 scholarship donation. Visit the AVMA Website Warrior Web page for hints, rules, and more information.
Student news (top) Morris Animal Foundation thank-you video includes Jonathan Clayton DVM/PhD student Jonathan Clayton, who was a Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholar in 2010, is part of the foundation's thank-you video for donors at www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-jCM44MXNg.
In the news (top) Equine herpesvirus "Minnesota EHV-1: Two Horses in Stable Condition," a November 16 story on TheHorse.com, quoted Dr. Anna Firshman. TheHorse.com also covered the story on November 20 with "Minnesota EHV-1: Additional Cases from Index Farm Suspected" and November 29 with "Minnesota EHV-1: Horses Striding Towards Recovery." Turkey genome project "Turkey Genome Leftovers," a story posted on BioTechniques.com on November 24, included an interview with Dr. Kent Reed, professor, who is part of an international consortium of turkey genome researchers. Kent was also interviewed for "Pass the Turkey Genome," a story about how researchers are using genomics to breed a better Thanksgiving bird, on the MIT Technology Review site. Rural veterinarians "Rural Veterinarians on the Decline in North Dakota," a story in the Grand Forks Herald on November 26, referenced the VetFAST program. R.K. Anderson The December issue of Veterinary Practice News included an article about Dr. Robert "R.K." Anderson, professor emeritus, who died in October.
Regular meetings, seminars, and rounds
New Employee Orientation: Mondays, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 458 Veterinary Medical Center - canceled Monday, December 3, and Monday, December 31
CVM Research Seminars: Wednesdays, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 8 a.m., 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Comparative Oncology Seminar: Every second Thursday of the month, noon, 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Large Animal Grand Rounds: Fridays, 8-9 a.m., Nutrena Conference Center, Leatherdale Equine Center Seminars on Teaching/Conversations on Teaching: Fridays, noon-12:50 p.m., 202 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
Saturday, December 1-Wednesday, December 5 - American Association of Equine Practitioners annual convention, Anaheim. Dr. Stephanie Valberg will present the Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture on December 3. For more information, visit www.aaep.org/convention.htm.
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists meeting, Seattle. For more information, visit www.acvp.org/meeting/index.cfm.
Sunday, December 2-Tuesday, December 4 Monday, December 3 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Alumni Reception
6 p.m.
Marriott Anaheim, Grand Ballroom Salon A
Anaheim, California
Visit the AAEP Convention website. Hill's Feeding Program order window closes
For more information about the program, visit www.cvm.umn.edu/scavma/Hill's_Feeding_Program/. December 4-12 Online auction to benefit The Raptor Center Tuesday, December 4 Meetings to Explore Opportunities for a University-wide, Trans-disciplinary Food Initiative - St. Paul campus: 8:30-11:15 a.m., 213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
- Minneapolis West Bank campus: 1:00-3:45 p.m., 280B HHH
To RSVP for one of the listening sessions, receive background information, and be added to the distribution list, register your interest at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JYJDFTD. Faculty Portrait Photos
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Outside the Veterinary Population Medicine Department office (225 VMC) near the big statue of the cow
For more information, contact Melissa Weiler, CVM Communications, at weile074@umn.edu or 612-624-7231. Wednesday, December 5 Meeting to Explore Opportunities for a University-wide, Trans-disciplinary Food Initiative
8:30-11:15 a.m.
1430 Moos, Minneapolis East Bank Campus
To RSVP, receive background information, and be added to the distribution list, register your interest at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JYJDFTD. Faculty Portrait Photos
1-3 p.m.
Outside the Veterinary Population Medicine Department office (225 VMC) near the big statue of the cow
For more information, contact Melissa Weiler, CVM Communications, at weile074@umn.edu or 612-624-7231. CVM Research Seminar
Exploring the Phylogenomic Diversity of Emerging Fish Viruses
Presented by Dr. Tom Waltzek, University of Florida
Hosted by Dr. Nicholas Phelps
3 p.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Contact: Jaclyn Barnes, barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700 Celebration of Dr. R.K. Anderson’s Life
4:30-6:30 p.m.
St. Paul Student Center North Star Ballroom
Open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Thursday, December 6 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds
Clinical and Epidemiological Review of Lead Poisoning in Bald Eagles and Use of MRI to Localize and Characterize Brain Lesions
Presented by Drs. Pat Redig and Dan Feeney
8 a.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Mather Lecture
Conquering Incontinence: New Options for Surgical Treatment
Presented by Dr. Betty Kramek
Prior to the lecture, Dr. Jody Lulich will be available to answer questions about urology cases.
7:00-8:30 p.m. (complimentary light dinner at 6:30 p.m.)
215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
For more information and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/events/mather/home.html. Friday, December 7 Seminar on Teaching
Course Coordinator Meeting
Presented by Drs. Al Beitz, Tom Molitor, and Robert Washabau
Noon-12:50 p.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Tuesday, December 11 Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:45 a.m., noon-12:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Faculty Portrait Photos
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Outside the Veterinary Population Medicine Department office (225 VMC) near the big statue of the cow
For more information, contact Melissa Weiler, CVM Communications, at weile074@umn.edu or 612-624-7231. PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar
Presented by Dr. Elena Chartoff, Harvard University Wednesday, December 12 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 Faculty Portrait Photos
1-3 p.m.
Outside the Veterinary Population Medicine Department office (225 VMC) near the big statue of the cow
For more information, contact Melissa Weiler, CVM Communications, at weile074@umn.edu or 612-624-7231. CVM Research Seminar
Standards for the Design and Reporting of Validation Studies for Diagnostic Assays Used for Detection of Animal Pathogens: Are they Needed?
Presented by Dr. Ian Gardner, University of Prince Edward Island
Hosted by the veterinary medicine graduate students
3 p.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Contact: Jaclyn Barnes, barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700 Thursday, December 13 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds
Trauma Patient Care: a Multicenter, Multidiscipline Approach to Research, Service, and Education
Presented by Dr. Kelly Hall
8 a.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Hill's Pet Food Distribution
Noon-12:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Friday, December 14 Conversations on Teaching
Course Coordinator Meeting
Presented by Drs. Al Beitz, Tom Molitor, and Robert Washabau
Noon-12:50 p.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Wednesday, December 19 Caffeinated Conversations on Research
Mixed Methods
Presented by Joe Gaugler
3:15 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Thursday, December 20 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds
Preclinical Evaluation and Clinical Translation of a Bispecific Targeted Toxin for the Treatment of Sarcomas
Presented by Dr. Antonella Borgatti
8 a.m.
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Monday, December 24-Tuesday, December 25 University closed for Christmas holiday Tuesday, January 1 University closed for New Year's Day holiday
Dogs are needed for a variety of studies in cancer, dentistry, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, and orthopedics/surgery, some of which cover part of the cost of care. For information about current studies, visit the Clinical Investigation Center website at www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.
Need a home (top)  Female tabby cat
A 3-4-year-old spayed female tabby cat needs a new home. The small domestic shorthair is an indoor-only kitty, up-to-date on vaccinations, and loves people. Contact Anna at acrenier@umn.edu or 612-750-8245.
 Blood donors need foster homes
These Veterinary Medical Center blood donors need foster homes. For more information or to meet the animals, contact Beth Olmstead at johns547@umn.edu.
- Dawson, a red and white neutered male 2-year-old fox hound. He is a little shy, and staff are working on his leash skills. Very sweet boy.
- Gita, a 1-year-old shepherd mix, is very shy and requires special attention. She does well with other dogs, but needs to be placed in a home without children.
Links (top) AVMA News Bytes and other news
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Back issues of CVM NewsCalendar are at www.cvm.umn.edu/cvmnewscalendar/home.html. CVM Volunteers
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For information about student and off-campus housing, including temporary housing, 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
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