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.
National Center for Food Protection and Defense hosts open house today
The National Center for Food Protection and Defense will host an open house today from 3-6 p.m. Located in 144 Veterinary Science, the center will offer visitors an opportunity to learn more about the work of this Homeland Security Center of Excellence and its research opportunities. Refreshments will be served.
Stephanie Valberg will receive Distinguished Women Scholars Award on Thursday
Dr. Stephanie Valberg, a professor in the Veterinary and Population Medicine department and the director of the University of Minnesota Equine Center, will receive the University's 2008 Distinguished Women Scholars Award in sciences and engineering on Thursday, April 24. The award will be presented at a ceremony to be held at the Annual Celebration for Women at McNamara Alumni Center's Memorial Hall on the Minneapolis campus from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Dr. Valberg will be awarded $2,000 to be used for research, scholarly, or artistic activities.
CVM faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the award ceremony. If you plan to attend, RSVP to Sue Allard at 612-624-7624 or allar025@umn.edu by Wednesday, April 23.
The Distinguished Women Scholars Award was established in 2001 by the Graduate School and the Office for University Women to acknowledge and honor the accomplishments of distinguished women scholars at the University of Minnesota. The program awards one person per year in two separate areas: sciences and engineering, and humanities, social sciences, and arts.
Awards Ceremony is Thursday evening
The annual College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m. in the North Star Ballroom of the St. Paul Student Center. During the ceremony, D.V.M. students and faculty will be honored for their achievements this past year and more than 60 scholarships will be presented to veterinary students. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. reception for students, faculty, and scholarship sponsors, followed by the presentation of the awards at 6:30 p.m. The evening will conclude with the presentation of teaching awards for the 2007-08 academic year, including the Carl Norden Distinguished Teaching Award as selected by students enrolled in the D.V.M. program. All students and faculty are invited to attend.
Senior Pig Roast set for Friday
Join the Class of 2008 in celebrating the end of their D.V.M. program. The annual senior class pig roast will be held on Friday evening, April 25. The fun begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Livestock Pavilion on Carter Avenue, with serving beginning at 5 p.m. Students and guests, staff, and faculty are welcome to stop by for food, fun, and fellowship and to bid the Class of 2008 farewell.
Nominations sought for Little Red Oil Can Award
Nominations are being sought for the Little Red Oil Can Award sponsored by the St. Paul Board of Colleges. A recipient will be selected in student, staff, faculty, organization, and alumni categories. Award winners will be recognized at an outdoor ice cream social on the north side of Coffey Hall on Friday, May 9, from noon-1 p.m. The nomination deadline is May 1 at 4:30 p.m. Eligibility, criteria, past recipients, an online award application, and more are online at www.cfans.umn.edu/Little_Red_Oil_Can_Award2.html
Class of 2008 Commencement Ceremonies to be held May 3
Commencement Ceremonies for spring 2008 graduates of the College of Veterinary Medicine will be held on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 7 p.m. at Northrop Memorial Auditorium on the Minneapolis East Bank campus. Graduates of the doctor of veterinary medicine, master of science, doctor of philosophy, and master of public health programs will be awarded their degrees. Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall will deliver the commencement address. After the commencement ceremony, she will do a book signing at Northrop. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend both events, which are free and open to the public.
Canine Canter for Cancer planned for May 4
Participate in a two-mile run/walk around Lake Como to benefit human and canine cancer research on Sunday, May 4, starting 8 a.m. at the Como Lakeside Pavillion. All proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Morris Animal Foundation (earmarked for canine cancer research). You do not have to bring a dog to participate! To register online, go to http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1553486. Registration includes a T-shirt. Sponsored by Purina. If you have questions, contact jlj@umn.edu
Best Practices Institute to focus on advancing critical thinking
It's not too late to register for the third annual Best Practices Institute: Advancing Critical Thinking in the Health Professions on May 20-21. The institute will feature presentations by education leaders from Academic Health Center schools and colleges, as well as a national keynote speaker. The two-day program will provide opportunities for skill-building in small groups and sharing of ideas among faculty who teach in the health professions.
Dr. Laura Molgaard, associate dean for Academic and Student Affairs, recommends that CVM faculty register for the institute and is drawing attention to "The Impact of Media Culture on Academic Achievement and Global Competitiveness," a talk by Dr. David Walsh scheduled for May 20 from 3:15-4:30 p.m.
"Dr. Walsh makes a very compelling argument that the majority of the students who are in our classes and in our applicant pool are from the 'Media Generation' of 'more, easy, fast, and fun,' and that this has an impact on their attitudes and abilities, including their work ethic," she says. For more information about the Best Practices Institute and to register, go to www.bpinstitute.umn.edu/. All courses will be held in Moos Tower and Weaver Densford Hall on the Minneapolis campus.
Monday, April 21
New Employee Orientation
8:30 a.m.-noon
458 Veterinary Medical Center
National Center for Food Protection and Defense Open House
3-6 p.m.
144 Veterinary Science
Refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, April 22
AHC Office of Clincal Research Open House
Learn more about OCR services, sign up to receive the monthly newsletter, and view the events calendar at www.ahc.umn.edu/ocr.
7:30-8:30 a.m.
717 Delaware St. SE, second floor, room 202
Continental breakfast included. Parking in Oak Street Ramp can be validated.
Public Engagement Day
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union., Minneapolis campus
For details, go to www.engagement.umn.edu/public_engagement_day/
Respectful Workplace Training
9-11 a.m.
280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
To sign up, contact Helen Pederson at 4-8673 or h-pede1@umn.edu
Hold Your Horses Seminars
Hamel Community Building, Hamel, Minn.
For more information, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/holdyourhorses.html
Wednesday, April 23
Hill's Pet Food Distribution
Noon-12:50 p.m. and 4:00-4:50 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Comparative Biosciences Seminar
Strategies for Enhancing the Safety and Efficiency of Recombinant Vaccines
Presented by Dr. Tilahun Yilma, University of California-Davis College of Veterinary Medicine
Hosted by Tamene Melkamu, Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training Program
3 p.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments available.
Contact: Jaclyn Barnes at barne063@umn.edu or 612-624-2700
Ecosystem Health Reception
5:30 p.m.
The Raptor Center
Duke Lecture
Mercury Threats: Unraveling Reality, Linking with Policy
Presented by Dr. Dave Evers
7 p.m.
Ben Pomeroy Student Alumni Learning Center
Open to the public.
Thursday, April 24
Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Small Animal Grand Rounds
8 a.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Duke Lecture
The Toxicity of Mercury: Effects of Mercury on Wildlife
Presented by Dr. Dave Evers
Noon
365 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle
Distinguished Women Scholars Award Presentation to Stephanie Valberg
2:30-4:30 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center Memorial Hall
CVM faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the award ceremony. If you plan to attend, RSVP to Sue Allard at 612-624-7624 or allar025@umn.edu by Wednesday, April 23.
CVM Awards Ceremony
6 p.m. (reception), 6:30 p.m. (awards program)
North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center
Friday, April 25
Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Minnesota Horse Expo
Starts today and runs through Sunday. Today's schedule includes presentations by representatives of the Equine Center at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. and Equine Center tours at 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
For details, go to http://www.mnhorseexpo.org/
PharmacoNeurology/Institute for Molecular Virology Special Seminar
Opioids, Innate Immunity, and HIV/HCV
Presented by WenWen-zhe Ho, M.D., M.P.H., Research Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Host: Tom Molitor, Ph.D. and Phil Peterson, M.D.
Sponsored by the PNI Training Program and Institute for Molecular Virology
Noon
1-110 McGuire Translational Research Facility
Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Contact: Yorie at smart006@umn.edu
TEL Grant Projects Exhibit
The 2007-2008 TEL grant recipients or members of their development teams will present the outcomes of their projects at a public poster session.
1-3 p.m.
President's Room Annex, 333 Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis Refreshments will be available.
Contact: Kurtis Scaletta, TEL Grant Program coordinator, Digital Media Center/OIT, at kurtis@umn.edu or 612-624-1323.
Senior Pig Roast
5 p.m.
Livestock Pavillion
Saturday, April 26-Sunday, April 27
Minnesota Horse Expo
Continues today through Sunday. Saturday's schedule includes presentations by representatives of the Equine Center at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. and Equine Center tours at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday's schedule includes a presentation by Dr. Troy Trumble at 3 p.m.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
For details, go to http://www.mnhorseexpo.org/
MeetingMaker Upgrade
AHC Information Systems will intall a MeetingMaker upgrade over the weekend. When users start MeetingMaker on Monday, it will be a new version.
What's ahead
Opportunities in International and Cultural Immersion-Penguin Rehabilitation in South Africa, presented by Sandra Marks-Stubacher: April 30, noon-12:50 p.m., 215 Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.
PharmacoNeuroImmunology Seminar: May 1, noon-1 p.m., 1-110 MTRF, Minneapolis campus. Contact: Yorie at smart006@umn.edu
Mather Lecture--Cytology, presented by Dr. Leslie Sharkey: May 1, 7:00-8:30 p.m., 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. $30. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/mather.html
Hill's Pet Food Orders Due: May 2
Bioinformatics Platform Applied Computational Genomics Course: May 2-8, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario. For details, go to www.gcbioinformatics.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=18&Itemid=61
Public Lecture by Jane Goodall: May 3, 11 a.m.-noon, Mayo Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis campus
Commencement: May 3, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis campus. Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall will deliver the commencement address at 7 p.m. After the commencement ceremony, she will do a book signing at Northrop. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend both events, which are free and open to the public. Contacts: Joe Maple at jmaple@umn.edu or Peggy Dimatteo at dimat001@umn.edu.
Canine Canter for Cancer: May 4, 8 a.m., Como Lakeside Pavillion. Participate in a two-mile run/walk around Lake Como to benefit human and canine cancer research. All proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Morris Animal Foundation (earmarked for canine cancer research). You do not have to bring a dog to participate! To register online, go to http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1553486. Registration includes a T-shirt. Sponsored by Purina. If you have questions, contact jlj@umn.edu
Clinical Rounds for First, Second, and Third-Year Veterinary Students: May 6, noon, 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
AHC Office of Clincal Research Open House: May 6, noon-1 p..m., 717 Delaware St. SE, second floor, room 202. Light lunch included. Parking in Oak Street Ramp can be validated. Learn more about OCR services, sign up to receive the monthly newsletter, and view the events calendar at www.ahc.umn.edu/ocr.
May Makeover: May 3-17. Sponsored by Veterinary Medical Center Social Committee. The event will be kicked off with a gathering of interested staff, students, faculty, interns, and residents who would like to join the East (St. Paul) or West (Golden Valley) team for the Animal Humane Society Walk for Animals. If you are interested in joining one of the teams, e-mail Bridget Monson at ocon0003@umn.edu. To learn more about the Walk for Animals, go to www.animalhumanesociety.org/walk
Ice Cream Social to Recognize Little Red Oil Can Award Winner: May 9, noon-1 p.m., north side of Coffey Hall. More information about the Little Red Oil Can Award is online at more are online at www.cfans.umn.edu/Little_Red_Oil_Can_Award2.html
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: May 14, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: May 15, noon-12:50 p.m., and 5:00-5:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: May 16, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Best Practices Institute: Advancing Critical Thinking in the Health Professions: May 20-21, Moos Tower and Weaver Densford Hall, Minneapolis campus. Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to learn more about teaching and learning in the health sciences from faculty at each of the Academic Health Center schools. For more information and to register, go to http://www.bpinstitute.umn.edu/.
Minnesota Dairy Health Conference: May 20-22, Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul campus. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/dairy/home.html
Memorial Day holiday: May 26
Go to the Academic Health Center's calendar of events.
Go to the University of Minnesota campus events calendar.
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos successfully defends Ph.D. thesis
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, “Optimizations with Uncertainty in Pork Production.” Stephanie was advised by Dr. John Deen. She plans to continue working as a consultant. Congratulations, Stephanie!
Healthy canine volunteers needed
Dr. Lisa Reiter is looking for matched control dogs for a study comparing the skin of dogs with atopic dermatitis with the skin of normal dogs. She needs healthy dogs of the same breed, age, and sex as the dogs with atopic dermatitis in her study. The healthy dogs should not have any history of skin or allergic disease. Participants will need to bring their dog to the VMC for sample collection only once, at no charge. No sedation or general anesthesia is involved, and you will receive compensation of $30.
Dr. Reiter is looking for the following dogs:
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CVM This Week
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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 Alisha Leonard at leona156@umn.edu or Nick Place at plac0026@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
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