02-18-08

CVM This Week is a weekly 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 before noon Friday. To view CVM This Week as a Web page and access back issues, go to   www.cvm.umn.edu/newsandevents/publications/cvmthisweek.

In this issue

• College news
• Faculty and staff honored with MVMA awards
• AHC seeks nominations for Academies for Excellence awards
• Calendar
• In the media
• Faculty and staff news
• VBS department celebrates grand opening of Dr. Timothy Johnson's new lab
• Student news
• Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics sponsors student essay contest
• Research news
• Clinical Investigation Center news
• New clinical trial
• Clinical studies currently enrolling in the VMC
• Links

College news (top)

Faculty and staff honored with MVMA awards
The Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association honored CVM faculty members and staff with the following awards at their annual business meeting on Feb. 8:

• Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Carl Osborne. This award is given to well-rounded, outstanding members of the veterinary profession who have given much to the profession as well as to their community. Dr. Osborne is a longtime professor in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences department.

• Outstanding Faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine: Dr. Pat Redig. This award is given to a faculty member who provides outstanding service to Minnesota veterinarians, gives his or her time and talent to the veterinary profession, makes a difference to the profession, and is a dedicated contributor to organized veterinary medicine. Dr. Redig is a CVM professor and cofounder of The Raptor Center.

• Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Joni Scheftel. This award is given to an MVMA member who has given special service to the profession of veterinary medicine, improving the profession as a result of that service. A state public health veterinarian, Dr. Sheftel is an adjunct member of the College's Veterinary Population Medicine faculty.

•  President's Award: Lisa Berg. Lisa is a longtime staff member in the College's Veterinary Medical Library.

AHC seeks nominations for Academies for Excellence awards
Celebrate faculty members' extraordinary achievements by nominating them for one of the Academic Health Center's Academies for Excellence Awards. Winners will receive $10,000 annually for five years to support their efforts to revolutionize health education and research.

• The Academy for Excellence Award in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning honors faculty members whose work in and out of the classroom has displayed a lifelong commitment to teaching and student learning. The nomination deadline is February 22.

• The Academy for Excellence Award in Health Research honors outstanding faculty members and their commitment to producting internationally recognized research vital to better understanding the health sciences. The nomination deadline is March 14.

For more information about the awards, go to www.ahceducation.umn.edu/academy

Calendar (top)

Monday, February 18

Western Veterinary Conference
Continues through Thursday
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
For more information, go to www.wvc.org/

New Employee Orientation
8:30 a.m.-noon
458 Veterinary Medical Center

University of Minnesota Alumni Reception, Western Veterinary Conference
7:30 p.m.
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas

Tuesday, February 19

Seminar in Comparative and Molecular Biosciences
Functional Characterization of Iron-Dependent Regulator of Mycobacteriaum avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
Presented by Harish Janagama
Advisor: Dr. Sreevatsan
Noon-1 p.m.
215 Veterinary Science

Lynne Cox, author of Grayson, will discuss her ocean encounter with a baby gray whale
7 p.m.
University of Minnesota Bookstore
For more information, go to www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html

Wednesday, February 20

Support the U Day Event
Noon: Rally at Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda
12:45 p.m.: Free lunch in the Minnesota State Capitol Great Hall
1:00 p.m.: Meetings with legislators (optional)

Shuttle bus schedule

• Depart Paul Student center: 11:40 a.m.
• Return/ Depart Capitol for St. Paul Student Center: 1:00, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15 p.m.

Register online at www.supporttheU.umn.edu.
Contact: Wokie Freeman at 612-626-1785 or wokie@umn.edu

Opportunities in International and Cultural Immersion

• Brothers Safari, presented by Blair Dack, Rae Henderson, Stacy Laxen, Shannon Poole, Brandi St. Aubin, and Barbara Tauk
• From Harry Potter to Tuberculosis: European Experience in Veterinary Medicine, presented by Jaclyn Carlson Van Lith

Noon-12:50 p.m.
215 Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thursday, February 21

Small Animal Grand Rounds
8 a.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine

Friday, February 22

CVM Seminar on Teaching
What's New in Education? Emerging Initiatives at the College of Veterinary Medicine
Presented by Dr. Deb Wingert, director of educational development
Noon
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
Refreshments will be served.

What's ahead

Master’s Thesis Defense Seminar: Porcine Circovirus Type 2: Serologic Response in Pigs and Susceptibility to Different Disinfectants, presented by Hyeun Bum Kim: Feb. 26, 2 p.m., 385J Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Advisor:  Dr. Han Soo Joo. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Hold Your Horses Seminars: Feb. 26, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., Hamel Community Building, Hamel, Minn. Presented by Dr. Julie Wilson and Dr. Nicole Scotty. For details, go to  http://www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/holdyourhorses.html

Brown Bag Financial Series--Build a Portfolio for Any Weather: Feb. 27, noon-1 p.m., 210 Donhowe. Presented by Fidelity. For more information, go to www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/events/index.html

Horse Owner Education Days: March 1, Morris Science Building, University of Minnesota-Morris. For details, to to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/horseowner.html

Alpaca Matters Midwest Annual Conference: March 1-2, Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/alpaca.html

Clinical Rounds for Veterinary Students: March 4, noon, 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium: March 4-8, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. For more information, go to www.nwrawildlife.org/page.asp?ID=211

Emergency Readiness Rounds--Minnesota Disaster Response: Lessons Learned in 2007: March 5, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Snelling Office Park, Red River Room, 1645 Energy Park Dr., St. Paul. For details, go to http://cpheo.sph.umn.edu/events/rounds/

Fish Health Certificate Field Training: March 6, 12:30-5:30 p.m. For details, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/fish.html

Mather Lecture Series: Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs and Cats, presented by Dr. Brian Husbands: March 6, 7:00-8:30 p.m., 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. $30 per seminar. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/mather.html

Hill's College Feeding Program Orders Due: March 7

Horse Owner Education Days: March 8, Northwest Technical College, Bemidji. For details, to to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/horseowner.html

VMC Career Information Day: March 8, 1-3 p.m., Veterinary Medical Center

Horse Owner Education Days (advanced session): March 15, Leatherdale Equine Center. For details, to to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/horseowner.html

Fort Dodge Animal Health Presentation--Small Ruminant Discussion, presented by Dr. Pugh: March 17, 5:30 p.m., 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Contact: Kyle Adkins, Class of 2010, Fort Dodge Student Representative, at adki0021@umn.edu

Hill's Pet Food Distribution: March 18, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

Fort Dodge Animal Health/Equine Club Presentation--West Nile Virus, presented by Dr. Pugh: March 18, noon-1 p.m., 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Contact: Kyle Adkins, Class of 2010, Fort Dodge Student Representative, at adki0021@umn.edu

Hill's Pet Food Distribution: March 19, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

Hill's Pet Food Distribution: March 20, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and 5:00-5:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital

Floating holiday: March 21

Go to the Academic Health Center's calendar of events.

Go to the University of Minnesota campus events calendar.

In the media (top)

Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Margaret Duxbury discussed the human-animal bond in a local tie-in to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on WCCO-TV's "Good Question" segment on Feb. 12. The piece is online at   http://wcco.com/goodquestion/human.animal.bond.2.652639.html

Dr. R.K. Anderson, professor emeritus, was quoted in an article about dog behavior in the "My Pet World" column of the Feb. 10 issue of The Eagle Tribune, online at  www.eagletribune.com/pulife/local_story_041070306.html?keyword=secondarystory

Faculty and staff news (top)

VBS department celebrates grand opening of Dr. Timothy Johnson's new lab
The Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department hosted the grand opening of Dr. Timothy Johnson's new laboratory in 215 Veterinary Science on Feb. 8. Dr. Johnson's lab utilizes genomics-based approaches to better understand the mechanisms of virulence and antimicrobial resistance employed by bacterial pathogens of poultry, swine, and cattle, as well as the potential threats that some strains might present to humans and other animals.

Student news (top)

Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics sponsors student essay contest
The Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics is sponsoring a student essay contest. The topic: the Veterinary Practitioner's Role in Animal Cloning. The prize for the winning essay is $1,000 plus travel expenses to the 2008 American Veterinary Medical Association convention in New Orleans. For more information, visit      www.vetmed.wsu.edu/org_SVME/Student essay contest.htm

Research news (top)

Clinical Investigation Center news
New veterinary clinical trial
Purebred Lab puppies under 4 months old are needed for a growth dynamics study. Small implants will be placed in one hind leg, with a free spay/neuter performed at same time. For details, contact Dr. Chas McBrien at 952-451-7600 or mcbr0114@umn.edu.

Clinical studies currently enrolling in the VMC
For a list of clinical studies currently rolling in the Veterinary Medical Center, visit the Clinical Investigation Center Web site at http://www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.

Links (top)

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

CVM This Week
Back issues of CVM This Week, from June 2004 to today's issue, are atnbsp;       http://www.cvm.umn.edu/newsandevents/publications/cvmthisweek/home.html.

Hill's College Feeding Program
Order online through the Hill's online ordering system at https://www.summationdata.com/hpn. For more information about the Hill's College Feeding Program, contact Jaime Nett at nett0049@umn.edu or Alisha Leonard at leona156@umn.edu.

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

Job openings
For information about positions available at the College, visit   www.cvm.umn.edu/About/HumanResources/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 http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html.

The VMC Pulse
Issues are available online by logging in at   http://www.cvm.umn.edu/vmc/staffresources/Pulse.html.

University of Minnesota Legislative Network News
http://ga4.org/u_of_m_leg_net/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=8620389&r=

Veterinary Medical Library
For information about the Veterinary Medical Library, including new acquisitions, visit http://www.vetmed.lib.umn.edu/news.

Veterinary Practice News
Did you know that you can get a free subscription? Subscribe (or renew) online at www.vetpracticenews.com.

CVM This Week is a weekly 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 before noon Friday.

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