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Past Issues
Brief will not be published Nov. 27. Next issue will be Dec. 4. Happy Thanksgiving.
U will share $2.65 million from National Science Foundation with Duke, Oregon State, and Clark Universities to study genetic relationships among fungi. U's share of four-year grant ($510,000) will be used to compile existing and new data into a Web-accessible database; David McLaughlin, Bell Museum fungi curator, is principal investigator. Goal of study is to identify more species of fungi that may produce new drugs or other useful products.
School of Music received a $5 million gift from the estate of U alum Harvey Berneking to fund scholarships and fellowships. Gift is largest ever to the school and 2nd largest single gift to any school of music at a U.S. public university.
U's Center for Magnetic Resonance Research has received a $4.5 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to expand its brain imaging research. Center will acquire a larger ultra-high field magnet system and add new electrophysiology and neurochemistry laboratories to its existing structure on the TC campus.
Obesity and breast cancer connection linked to leptin, a growth factor associated with weight gain, according to a new U study published in the Nov. 20 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Hormel Institute and Mayo Clinic researchers have found that leptin enhanced the proliferation of normal and cancerous breast cells; they also found that a lack of leptin or its receptor is associated with a lack of breast tissue development in mice.
U's Office of Educational Accountability helps Minnesota high schools comply with Elementary and Secondary Education Act or No Child Left Behind Act, which requires all states to have a single statewide accountability system based on standards and assessments by 2003. Recommendations include achieving a 95% attendance rate at elementary and secondary school levels, raising the standard on teacher licensure exams, and developing a zero tolerance policy for weapons, drugs, and violence. For full report, see education.umn.edu/OEA.
New U Web site will enable community volunteers and outreach workers better help low-income families determine eligibility for multiple state and federal programs. Web site, produced by the U's Children, Youth, and Family Consortium and Children's Defense Fund Minnesota, is at www.coveringallfamilies.org.
U's governance system is strong on trust and efficiency, said William Tierney, U of Southern California professor, to Faculty Consultative Committee Oct. 31. Tierney, who visited the U as part of a 3-year national study of institutional governance and decision making, said 75% of each survey participant group agreed that there is enough trust between faculty and administration for governance to work. In the first year of the study, his research team surveyed 750 institutions (5 individuals at each, including administrators and faculty); this year, he is visiting 15 other institutions, including the U, to flesh out the study.
Former U regent and UMC provost Stanley Sahlstrom won the 2002 Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture. Sahlstrom and the 2 other winners, Leonard Wulf and Peter Poss, each received $50,000 and a sculpture honoring their contributions to the production of food and alleviation of hunger. Sahlstrom, a U regent for 12 years and leader in agricultural education, has provided opportunities for youth to learn how to improve farm production and produce safe and healthy foods.
2002–03 Even Mother Nature Loves Maroon and Gold poster is now available. Nature photographer and U alum Jim Brandenburg donated a photo of a whitetail fawn walking through prairie grass in southwestern Minnesota. You can pick up one free poster at the U Relations reception desk, ground floor Morrill Hall, TC campus. Posters can be ordered online at www.umn.edu/systemwide/MandG2002.html.
Gift certificates for College of Continuing Education noncredit programs are now available. 2002–03 programs include fiction writing classes, cooking culture of India, and conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. For more information, call 612-625-5760 or see www.cce.umn.edu/giftcertificate.
Optional Retirement Plan investment performance results through Sept. 30 appeared on the back page of Minnesota Daily Nov. 14. Information was sent separately to UMC, UMD, UMM, and UMR. For a copy of the report, call 612-624-9090.
New nomination deadline for Financial Systems User Network Board of Directors is Nov. 27. For more information, e-mail Mary Selisker at m-seli@umn.edu.
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CROOKSTON—On Nov. 13, the student body selected Lyle Westrom, associate professor of dairy science and agricultural education, as academic adviser with the most impact on students' lives. Crookston Student Association sponsored the voting.
UMC has established the Don and Mary Beth Sargeant Endowment to recognize the contributions of Chancellor Sargeant and his wife to the campus. Fund will support student scholarships and use of technology at UMC. Ken Broin, Veden Trust, has committed a $50,000 matching gift; final endowment total will be announced at the end of Campaign Minnesota.
DULUTH—Exhibit, "Cesar Pelli: Architectural Models and Drawing of UMD Weber Music Hall," continues through Dec. 15, Tweed Museum of Art. Hours are Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Wednesdays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 1–5 p.m. Call 218-726-7823.
UMD Opera Workshop will perform "From Bizet to Broadway," featuring scenes from opera, operetta, and musical theatre Nov. 23. UMD Jazz Ensembles and UMD Percussion Ensemble will present "Forces in Motion," Nov. 26, featuring vocal jazz and chamber music. Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. in Weber Music Hall. Tickets are $4 and $5; call 218-726-8877.
MORRIS—Chancellor Schuman has been named to the Minnesota Public Radio Board of Trustees.
UMM's 40th commencement ceremony will be May 10, 1:30 p.m., campus mall. Commencement information is available at www.mrs.umn.edu/events/commencement. For more information, call Maggie Larson at 320-589-6053.
UMM has joined more than 200 institutions in the National Student Exchange (NSE) program, which offers students the chance to pursue course work and gain a different academic experience at another NSE institution for up to a year.
ROCHESTER—UMR staff raised $5,446 for United Way's annual campaign, with 91% participation.
TWIN CITIES—"Pharmacist Lucy," one of 109 Lucy statues that graced St. Paul during the summer, was recently installed in Weaver-Densford Hall. Statue is gift of 3 School of Pharmacy alumni who own the West 7th Pharmacy in St. Paul.
U's China Center hosted several medical professors and cardiovascular experts from China Nov. 14. Purpose of U visit was to learn about the U.S. health care system and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Coffman Memorial Union is scheduled to open Jan. 21. To view finished spaces, see www.coffman.umn.edu. New photos will be posted each week as areas are completed and the opening draws closer.
U Youth and Community Programs will offer winter activities for children ages 5–12 Dec. 26, 27, 30, and 31, and Jan. 2 and 3, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. For more information, see www.recsports.umn.edu/youth.
Human Resources is sponsoring Weight Watchers 12-week At Work Program Nov. 27–Feb. 12. For more information, call Toni at 612-624-4153.
Events: Celebrate International Education Week, Nov. 21 at McNamara Alumni Center: 3–4 p.m., poster session with winners of the Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowships; 4–5 p.m., Judd Lecture "America: Vulnerable? Hegemonic? Or Both?" by J. Brian Atwood, Humphrey Institute dean; and 5–6:30 p.m., reception. For more information, see www.international.umn.edu/news/2002
/ieweekcelebration.html.
o U Marching Band indoor concert will be Nov. 23, 7 p.m., and Nov. 24, 3 p.m., Northrop Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are $15 ($13 children 12 and under). Call 612-624-2345.
o Jewelry sale to benefit nursing education programs and scholarships will be Dec. 5, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., by Outside In cafeteria, Phillips-Wangensteen.
Lectures: "Comic Books Can Teach You Physics," will be Nov. 21, 7 p.m., 150 Physics.
o "Hiawatha Corridor Housing Density," will be Nov. 22, noon–1:30 p.m., 1-147 Carlson School. Speakers are Gary Schiff, Minneapolis City Council, and Michael Krause, Green Institute. RSVP to 612-625-1551.
o "Period and Cohort Effects in the Production of Scholarly Knowledge: The Case of Criminology, 1951-1993," will be Nov. 22, 1–2:30 p.m., 1114 Social Sciences.
Announcements: Mahmood Zaidi, human resources and industrial relations professor, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Graduate School of Business, Zurich.
o Paul Rupprecht, former director of health service at Boynton Health Services, died Oct. 30 at the age of 78.
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