With
your help, we can continue to deliver a great education and a good value
to Minnesotans. We can also use this time to think about what our priorities
are and to shape the future of the College of Biological Sciences. By
being proactive and working together we can get through this. During
this biennium budget cycle, I will use CBS News and periodic e-mail
updates to keep you informed about the financial implications for the
College, and as appropriate to seek your help with legislators.
Bob Elde
*CBS total FY 2002-2003
budget is $35 million. Other revenue includes sponsored funds, 40%;
tuition and fees, 22%; endowment income and gifts, 5%; and Independent
Cost Recovery, 4%.
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Come to the CBS Compact
meeting
Don’t miss the second planning meeting for the CBS Compact, which
is on Tuesday, February 4, from 3 to 4 p.m. in 239 Gortner Laboratories.
Dean Elde will review the draft compact for 2003-2004, which reflects
suggestions made at the first meeting. Elde encourages all faculty and
staff to attend. “With the budget challenges facing the state
and the University, decisions will likely be aligned with priorities.
CBS has a great case, but we must make it more effectively this year
than ever before.”
CBS Scholars Program
funds creative research
In today’s increasingly competitive funding environment, creative,
interdisciplinary research is more important than ever. But it’s
also risky. To make that risk a little easier to take, the College of
Biological Sciences announces the CBS Scholars Program, which will foster
scholarship that may not be ready for NSF or NIH support. The ultimate
goal of the program is to identify highly creative research that has
the potential to generate a “knowledge leap.” A formal solicitation
for applications with full details will be distributed shortly. Following
are some basic features of the program:
For more information contact
Judd Sheridan, sheri012@umn.edu,
or 624-2244.
CBS field trip to
Stillwater winery
Join CBS deans, alumni, faculty, and staff at Northern Vineyards Winery
in Stillwater for conversation, tours, and tasting on Thursday, January
30 from 6-8 p.m. You will tour the cellar, sample five wines, and enjoy
an array of bread, cheese, fruits, spreads, and chocolates. Cost is
$20 per person and space is limited, so please register today. Contact
CBS Alumni Relations at 612-624-4770 or
denz0018@umn.edu.
Coming soon –
CBS News survey
Watch your e-mail for the CBS News survey, which will be coming your
way by the end of the month. We hope you will take a few minutes to
fill out this short survey. The Dean’s Office wants to know how
well CBS News serves your needs and what we can do to improve it.
Science Fest 2003
at the Bell Museum
You are invited to bring your family to Science Fest 2003 at the Bell
Museum. There will be lots of hands-on activities and demonstrations
for kids, plus a tour of the Bell’s animal collections, and a
satellite connection with researchers at the Channel Islands off the
central California coast. It’s at the Bell Museum of Natural History
on Saturday, February 1, 2003, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 10 Church Street SE
(Corner of University Ave. and 17th Ave. SE). Free.
Pawlenty to speak
at biotechnology development event
Governor Tim Pawlenty will be guest speaker at “Economic Development
Initiatives for Biotechnology,” presented by MNBIO on February
27, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., at the St. Paul Hotel. The event will focus
on how economic development efforts can help grow biotechnology in Minnesota.
St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly is also on the program. Cost is $25 for MNBIO
members and $45 for nonmembers.
Lillehei Heart Institute
fellowships and grants
The Lillehei Heart Institute invites all students and faculty interested
in cardiovascular and/or respiratory science to apply for fellowships
and research grants. FY 2004 awards include: three fellowships (postdoctoral,
predoctoral, and medical student), two research grants (pilot research
and grant revision award), and two UROP awards. Deadline is April 15.
Refer to www.lhi.umn.edu
for further information and an application. Since July 2000, LHI has
awarded more than $500,000 to 16 individuals in the Academic Health
Center and the College of Biological Sciences.
Career and Internship
Fair
Don’t miss the CBS Career and Internship Fair on Friday, February
28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McNamara Alumni Center. Students,
alumni, and employers can all benefit. Students can learn about career
options, get resume and interviewing advice, and connect with alumni.
Alumni can help students, represent their companies, or even learn about
new job opportunities. Employers can showcase their organizations and
industries to prospective biologists.
Come see successful
CBS grads
The February installment of “Exploring Careers in the Life Sciences“
will feature Cheryl Neudauer (B.S. Biology ‘91), research associate
in the Cancer Center; Jean Regal (B.S. Biochemistry ‘73), a professor
of pharmacology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth; Christine Schoenbauer
(B.S. EEB ‘94),an environmental analyst for the Minnesota Department
of Health; and Marc von Keitz (Ph.D '00 Chemical Engineering) program
director of the Biotechnology Resource Center. The series is a great
opportunity for students, but also gives faculty an excellent chance
to reconnect with former students. The program is at 5 p.m. in 150 Ecology,
February, 5. For more info or to register visit http://www.cbs.umn.edu/career/student/CCWorkshop.html.
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Shinya Sugita,
assistant professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior, received a
$275,000 grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation for “Controls
of Resource Supplies on Below-Ground Processes.”
Duncan Clarke,
assistant professor of genetics, cell biology, and development, received
a Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award of $150,000 from
the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for his work on “Analysis
of the Late S-phase Checkpoint in Budding Yeast.”
January 23
Genes that Interact with Wnt Signaling Pathways During C.
elegans Development
Michael Herman, Kansas State University
12 noon, 2-101BSBE
Contact Robert Herman, 624-6203,or bob-h@umn.edu
February 5
Exploring Careers in the Life Sciences
5 p.m. 150 Ecology
Register at: http://www.cbs.umn.edu/career/student/CCWorkshop.html.
February 12
NSF Workshop
7:30 a.m., rooms 135 B and D, Earle Brown Center
February 28
CBS Career and Internship Fair
11:00 McNamara Alumni Center
For more info contact Maggie
Kubak, mkubak@cbs.umn.edu.
March 6
Presentation of Outstanding Achievement Award to Douglas DeMaster,
Ph.D. '78 EEB, Director of Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
Lecture "Impossible Problems, Improbable Solutions: The Life of
a Wildlife Biologist in a Federal Regulatory Agency," to follow.
4 p.m., 155 Earle Brown Center
Contact: CBS Alumni Relations, denz0018@umn.edu
CBS
seminar listings
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impact on CBS, we are modeling a range of financial scenarios to prepare
for a reduction to our base budget. To address the deficit for this
fiscal year, Governor Tim Pawlenty wants the University to cut $25 million.
CBS’ share likely will be $300,000 to $500,000, which will come
from our $10.5 million state appropriation*. This comes on top of the
$24 million reduction the University made last year (CBS’ share
of this was $370,000) and it precedes cuts for the next biennium, which
could be as high as $250 to $450 million. These are permanent cuts to
our base funding. While the situation is serious, there are some things
we can do to control our fate: 