| Public Forum: “The Future
of the American Public Research University”
Hubert H. Humphrey Center, Cowles Auditorium, 2–4 p.m. FREE
Reception will follow National Public Radio news correspondent Juan
Williams will moderate a panel discussion between Robert Berdahl,
chancellor of the University of California-Berkeley, and three University
of Minnesota faculty members: Anne Taylor, Medical School associate
dean and professor; Dennis Ahlburg, Carlson School of Management
associate dean and professor; and Patricia Hampl, department of
English regents professor and author. President Bob Bruininks will
participate in a question-and-answer session with Williams and the
panelists during the last hour of the program.
Sponsored by the Presidential Inauguration Committee
For more information, call 612-624-6251.
The forum will be telecast on all University
campuses.
The forum may also be viewed by streaming
video.
Event: “Day of Dialogue: Advancing Nursing’s
Influence”
Sheraton Midway, St. Paul, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tickets, $30 students, $50 groups of 3 or more, and $60 public.
Educators and service leaders from across the state will discuss
how to increase public understanding about nursing. Suzanne Gordon,
nursing advocate and co-author of From Silence to Voice: What Nurses
Know and Must Communicate to the Public, will be keynote speaker.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Katharine
J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership, and Minnesota
Colleagues in Caring
For more information, call 612-625-1187. |
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Event: National Academy of Sciences Lectureship
Series
335 Borlaug Hall, 10 a.m., FREE
Brian Staskawicz, University of California-Berkeley and an international
expert in the molecular basis of plant disease resistance, will speak
about “Bacterial Proteins Conferring Disease Immunity in Plants.”
His laboratory is working on genetically engineering plants for disease
resistance to reduce the use of environmentally damaging pesticides.
Sponsored by the Center for Microbial and Plant Genomics
For more information, call 612-625-8756.
Event: "Research into Products"
McNamara Alumni Center, Memorial Hall, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE
This daylong event will showcase the innovative work of University
researchers and the partnerships the University has forged with investment,
business, and private sector leaders to transfer University discoveries
into new products, services, and economic activity for the public
good.
Sponsored by Sponsored Projects Administration
For more information, call 612-625-2354. |
Last modified on January 23, 2003