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.
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| Dr. Carl Osborne received the MVMA's 2008 Veterinarian of the Year Award. | Dr. Pat Redig received the MVMA's 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award. |
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
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
Register online at www.supporttheU.umn.edu.
Contact: Wokie Freeman at 612-626-1785 or wokie@umn.edu
Opportunities in International and Cultural Immersion
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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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