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THIS ISSUE POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 1999
CURRENTS VOLUME 17, ISSUE 6
To submit material to Currents, e-mail currents@d.umn.edu
UMD LIBRARY DISPLAY
The UMD library will display material from the Ramseyer-Northern Bible
Society Museum collection through November.
The display exhibits some illustrated Bibles and also many of the 228
Bible pictures which Dore did for the 1866 edition of the Bible which he
illustrated. The separate illustrations have been taken from a couple of
Scandinavian family Bibles which had fallen to pieces from heavy use.
The display may be seen by the public on the third floor of the UMD
Library at any time that the Library is open. For information on Library
hours or on the Ramseyer Collection, call the Library Office at 726-8102,
or see the Library website at www.d.umn.edu/lib/bible.
GERMAN MOVIES
Haike Friedrichsdorf is showing German-made movies, in German with no
subtitles every Tuesday and Wednesday. Both days it is the same movie and
begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday's film takes place in 480 Humanities and
Wednesday's film is in 490 Humanities. Everyone is invited and it is free.
The schedule can be viewed a
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hfriedr1/movies.html.
TWEED MUSEUM NEWS
"Works on Paper Series: Prints from Tandem Press" will run until January
9, 2000. One of three exhibitions during Tweed 50th Anniversary year
featuring selected prints from presses in different parts of the country.
"Highlights from the Collection: Works on Paper" will run
concurrently with "Prints from Tandem Press." This exhibition features a
variety of prints from the Tweed Museum of Art's permanent collection,
including the recently acquired "Word Suite" portfolio published by
Tamarind Institute. This suite features lithographs created as responses
to works, by such artists as Emmi Whitehorse, Roberto Juarez, Sue Coe,
Hollis Sigler and William T. Wiley and Jorge Pineda.
For more information on any of the events listed, call Mary at 726
7823.
UNIVERSITY FOR SENIORS LECTURES
The University for Seniors offers free 45-minute lectures on Wednesday
afternoons.
Marcie Carper, Gamblers Intervention Services will speak on "Gambling:
Is it A Contagious Disease?" at 1:15 p.m. on November 10 in the Bullpub.
She will provide an overview of gambling and gambling increases within the
last 20 years. Included will be indicators of people at risk for problem
gambling and current education and services for people at risk.
ALWORTH LECTURES
The Alworth Institute for International Studies will sponsor two lectures
in November besides the International Brown Bag series. Both lectures are
sponsored by the Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies
at UMD and are free and open to the public. A reception will be held after
each talk.
On Wednesday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m., Professor Peter Catterall
will give a lecture titled "Peace in Ireland?" in Kirby Ballroom B. One of
the great strengths of the "Good Friday" agreement negotiated last year
was that it addressed the most basic fears of the antagonists. The
Unionists were guaranteed that they would not be forced into a united
Ireland against the wishes of the majority in the North. The Nationalists
were assured that they would at last play a full part in the political
life of Northern Ireland guaranteed by the active involvement of the
Dublin government. The future of both sides seemed secure. Now things are
not so clear.
ALWORTH INTERNATIONAL
BROWN BAG SERIES
On November 11 "The River and the Desert: Egypt's Two Lands" presentation
will take place in Ballroom A. Bill Miller, Glensheen director, adjunct
assistant professor, Interdisciplinary Archaeology Studies, and
instructor, History and Humanities/ Classics, has been involved in a six
year project in Egypt recording and translating hieroglyphic inscriptions
in the Egyptian eastern desert and mapping ancient caravan routes with
Russell Rothe. Miller will show slides of his latest trip last
February.
On November 18 "Experiments with Sustainable Development in
International Settings," will take place in Ballroom A. Joyce Kramer,
professor, Department of Social Work, has studied sustainable areas around
the world, most recently in the United Kingdom while presenting a paper at
the Circumpolar Universities Association Conference in Scotland. Kramer
will show slides and share research about sustainable communities.
GEOLOGY SEMINARS
The Department of Geological Sciences presents seminars for fall semester.
All seminars will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursdays in 185 Life Science.
On Thursday, November 11 Anthony Runkel presents "Minnesota Geological
Survey, St. Paul New Insights into the Origin of Cratonic Sheet Sandstones
of the Central Mid-Continent."
On Tuesday, November 16 Sigma Xi National Lecturer Orrin Pilkey, Duke
University, Durham, presents "North Carolina-The Shoreline Erosion
Crisis."
On Thursday, November 18 David Stone, Marathon Oil Company, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma presents "Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development in
Mid-Continent United States."
On Thursday, December 2 Kent Syverson, Department of Geology,
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire presents "The Glacial Geology of
Western Wisconsin."
On Thursday, December 9 Eric Dott, Barr Engineering Company,
Minneapolis, Minnesota presents "Geologic Controls on Contaminant
Migration and Exposure Risks at a Former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Site
and a Former Steel Mill Site."
MUSIC CONCERT
The University Records recording artists, The Blenders, will be performing
a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11 in the Marshall Performing
Arts Center.
BIOLOGY SEMINARS
All seminars are at 3:30 p.m in 185 Life Science, unless otherwise
noted.
On November 12 Gea Crozier, Graduate Student, Biology Department, will
lead the seminar on "Using Local Patch and Landscape Variables to Model
Bird Abundance in a Naturally Heterogeneous Landscape."
On November 19 Neil A. Campbell, Professor, Department of Botany and
Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, will lead the seminar
on "The Evolution of General Biology Courses."
On December 3 John Krenz, assistant professor, Biology Department,
Minnesota State University, Mankato, will lead the seminar on "Sexual
Strategies in the Dimorphic Mole Salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum."
On December 10 Jean Mengelkoch, graduate student, Biology Department
will lead the seminar on the "Diet of the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta
bicolor) as Related to Insect Diversity And Abundance."
FALL OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for Outdoor Programs.
The class, "High Angle Rescue Clinic" will be offered on Friday and
Saturday, November 12 and 13. The session from 7 - 10 p.m. on Friday will
be spent in the Indoor Climbing Center. The 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday
session will take place outside on Superior's North Shore.
Join the group to discuss strategies for preventing mishaps at the
climbing site and to practice what to do when a cliff-side rescue is
needed. Techniques
covered include tying off a climber, tired-climbers assist and the z-drag.
Paid registration is due at noon on November 10.
The presentation "Meet the Author: Let Sparky Be Your Guide to the
North Shore," will take place from 4 - 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 18, in
Kirby Garden Room.
Meet Mark Sparky Stensaas, author of "Rock Picker's Guide to Lake
Superior's North Shore," "Canoe Country Wildlife," and "Canoe Country
Flora." Sparky, an entertaining and lively speaker, will talk about
exploring our region with the help of printed guidebooks and library
materials that can enhance one's appreciation for our region's natural
environment.
This program is also sponsored by the UMD Library and Campus
Books.
MUSIC CONCERT
Magdalen Hsu-Li is a Bi Asian American music artist that will lecture at 4
p.m. and perform at 7 p.m. on November 15 in Kirby Student Center
Rafters.
MCKNIGHT SUMMER FELLOW
Associate professor Tom Isbell from the Department of Theatre is a 1999
McKnight Summer Fellow. He will speak of his research and present a
reading from his play about the Japanese-American internment camps of
World War II, from 1-2 p.m on Wednesday, November 17 in the Bullpub. The
reading is free and open to all students, faculty and staff.
CAMPUS NEWS
CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The rest of the
Fall Semester 1999 schedule is as follows:
Deadline: Wednesday, November 17;
Print date: Tuesday, November 23.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 1;
Print date: Tuesday, December 7.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 15;
Print date: Tuesday, December 24.
Submit items to Currents via e-mail at currents@d.umn.edu. Communication
student Teresa Thompson helped edit this issue of Currents. Questions?
Contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996. Currents can be viewed at
www.d.umn.edu/currents.
MORRIS K. UDALL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Established by the U.S. Congress in 1992 to honor Congressman Morris
King Udall and his legacy of public service, the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide
opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic
records in fields related to the environment, Native American health care,
and tribal public policy.
$5,000 scholarships available for studies related to the environment,
and for Native Americans or Alaska Natives in fields related to health
care or tribal policy.
University of Minnesota Duluth students in fields related to the
environment, and Native American and Alaska Native students in fields
related to health care or tribal policy, are invited to apply for the
Morris K. Udall scholarship.
In May 2000, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who
will be college juniors or seniors during the 2000-2001 academic year. In
order to be considered for an award, students must be nominated by their
institution. The deadline for receipt of all 2000 nominations is February
15, 2000. Please note: UMD deadline for applications to the committee is
at 4:30 p.m. on January 21, 2000, in 209 Bohannon Hall.
Because environmental issues can be approached in a multidisciplinary
way, the scholarship is offered to students from a broad range of
disciplines. Majors have included environmental engineering, agriculture,
biology, cultural studies, history, public policy, and
pre-law. Likewise, Native American and Alaskan Native scholars have come
from such backgrounds as American Indian studies, philosophy, political
science, sociology, tribal policy, economic development, government,
health care, health services, and health policy.
FACULTY RUNNING TEAM
The UMD Faculty Ultramarathon "Dream Team" participated in the open
masters division of the Edmund Fitz Ultramarathon Relay Race in October.
The faculty relay team ran the demanding and hilly 65 mile (105K) course
in a team personal record time of 8 hours, 7 minutes and 12 seconds,
ecliping their previous best time by over 1 minute and 30 seconds. Faculty
runners included: John Greene (mathematics), Scott Sherin (housing),
Conrad Firling (biology), Rod Raymond (rec sports), Doug Dunham (computer
science), George Trachte (pharmacology), Donald Poe (chemistry), and Dream
Team newcomer Frank Guldbrandsen (education).
NEWS FROM THE UMD STORES
BOOKSTORE EVENTS:
The last day to purchase Fall Semester textbooks is on November
15.
The last day to return Fall Semester textbooks with receipt and proof
of cancellation of class is November 15.
MARKETPLACE EVENTS:
Buy a 12 pack of selected soft drinks and get a free dry erase memo board
in the UMD Marketplace through December 1.
UMD BULLDOG SHOP EVENTS:
JACK R. HARGIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
The UMD Biology Department sponsored a talk by renowned aquatic ecologist
David W. Schindler. The talk was part of the Jack R. Hargis Memorial
Lecture series, which honors former UMD limnologist Jack R. Hargis who
passed away in 1984. Schindler spoke on, The Cumulative Effects of Acid
Precipitation, Climate Change, and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function.
Schindler is Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology at the
University
of Alberta, Edmonton. He received his doctorate from Oxford University,
England, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Author of over 200
scientific publications, Dr. Schindler has received a number of research
awards. Schindler teaches courses in ecology and environmental impact
assessment at the University of Alberta. His current research includes the
study of fisheries management in mountain lakes, the
biomagnification of organochlorines in food chains, effects of climate
change and UV radiation on lakes, and global carbon and nitrogen
budgets.
FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
Helen L. Carlson, professor, Department of Education, has published "From Practice to Theory: A Social Constructivist Approach to Teacher Education" in Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice (An International Journal of Teacher Thinking), vol. 5, no. 2, pages 203-218.
Timothy Colburn, associate professor of Computer Science, has written the book, Philosophy and Computer Science, published by M.E. Sharpe Inc. of Armonk, NY.
Doreen L. Hansen, Library Computer Systems, and James J. Vileta, Business Librarian published "Let your Desktop Computer Do the Filing," in Library Management Briefings, Volume 10, Issue 3, Winter 1999, pp. 1-7.
Tom Johnson, director of the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) and professor
in the Department of Geosciences, recently returned from Malawi, southern
Africa, where he was the co-convener of an NSF-funded workshop
entitled, Scientific Drilling on Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. The workshop
was attended by about 35 invited scientists and engineers from the U.S.,
Europe, Australia and Africa. Plans are being laid for a major drilling
initiative on Lake Malawi, designed to recover sediment cores up to 600
meters long. The cores will provide a history of past climate change
spanning the last 1-2 million years in this part of tropical Africa. Until
now, all investigations of past climate change in tropical African lakes
have been restricted to sediment cores only 10-12 meters long, spanning
the last 20,000 years. This program will be especially important because
Lake Malawi is situated in the East African Rift Valley, precisely where
Homo sapiens evolved and developed the cultural capacity to adapt to their
environment. Among the participants at the workshop were Erik Brown,
associate professor of LLO and the Department of Gesociences, and
Christina Gallup, who will join the Department of Geosciences as an
assistant professor in January.
Jim Klueg, professor, Department of Art, has two images of his vase, "Culcha", in Lynn Peters' Low-Fire Surface Decoration, published by Lark Books, Asheville, SC.
Rip Rapp, Regents' professor of Geoarchaeology and director of the Archaeometry Laboratory, gave a special lecture on Interdisciplinary Archaeology on the way back from field work at Anyang, China, in Beijing to members of the Academy of Science and the Academy of Social Sciences. Rip and his postdoctoral colleague, Zhichun Jing, have discovered their second buried Chinese ancient city using core drilling techniques.
Melanie Shepard, associate professor, Department of Social Work, and
Ellen Pence, Minnesota Program Development, recently coedited a book
entitled Coordinating Community Responses to Domestic Violence: Lessons
from Duluth and Beyond.
SEAGRANT NEWS
Jeff Gunderson, associate director, gave a presentation, Description of the Aquaculture and Bait Fish Industries: Threat Evaluation and Identification of Critical Control Points at the International Joint Commission Workshop on Exotic Species Policy in Milwaukee, WI, in September.
Doug Jensen, exotic species information center coordinator, met with
Minnesota legislators and staff from the Legislative Commission on
Minnesota Resources (LCMR) during a field trip in August to Duluth to
discuss aquatic nuisance species issue and problems. Jensen gave a brief
overview on ballast introduced invasive species in the Duluth-Superior
harbor, current status and impacts.
Jensen gave an invited presentation, Zebra Mussel Control in Raw Water
Systems, at the American Water Works Association Minnesota Chapter
Conference, in Duluth in September.
He was part of a Great Lakes Sea Grant team that received a National
Educational Program Award this August from the American Distance Education
Consortium (ADEC). The award was given for innovation and excellence in
the development and delivery of the Exotic Species Day Camp Education
Program for teachers in the Great Lakes basin. ADEC is an international
consortium of state universities and land grant institutions providing
quality economic distance education programs and services via the latest
information technologies.
Glenn Kreag, tourism educator, presented a paper on "Public Perceptions on the Impacts, Use, and Future of Minnesota Lakes" at the International Conference on Sustaining Rural Environments in Flagstaff, AZ, in October.
Bruce Munson, marine educator, was a member of the panel, "Connecting Tomorrow's Teachers to Advanced Technology Education" at the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Education Conference, "Broadening the Impact," held in Washington, D.C. in October. Cindy Hagley, environmental quality educator, gave a presentation at this same conference about "Disseminating Water on the Web to Teachers." Munson and Hagley also hosted a poster on the Water on the Web project along with George Host (NRRI) and Sue Hutchins (Itasca Community College).
NRRI NEWS
Subhash Basak published the following papers: "Correlation Between
Structure and Normal Boiling Points of Acyclic Carbonyl Compounds"
published in the Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences,
Vol. 39, pp. 758-764, 1999, coauthored by Alexandru Balaban,Polytechnic
University, Romania, and Denise Mills; "Normal Boiling Points of 1,
Alkanedinitriles: The Highest Increment in a Homologous Series," published
in the Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, Vol. 39, pp.
769-774, 1999, coauthored by Balaban, Basak and Mills; and "Assessment of
the Mutagenicity of Aromatic Amines from Theoretic Structural Parameters:
A Hierarchical Approach," published in the journal SAR and QSAR in
Environmental Research, Vol. 10, pp.117-129, 1999.
JoAnn Hanowski published "Response of Breeding Birds to Shearing and
Burning in Wetland Brush Ecosystems" in Wetlands, Vol. 19, No. 3,
September 1999, pp 584-593. Coauthors are Donald Christian, UMD Biology,
and Mark Nelson, U of Montana.
Carol Johnston, Senior Research Associate at the Natural Resources
Research Institute, has been reappointed to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Science Advisory Board. The appointment was made by EPA
Administrator Carol M. Browner based on Johnston's contributions as an SAB
member since October 1995. Johnston's current term of appointment ends
September 30, 2001.
George Host and Bruce Munson, UMD Education, gave an invited presentation
on Water on the Web: Students Monitoring Minnesota Lakes over the Internet
as part of the U of MN Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar Series,
held on the St. Paul campus.
Gerry Sjerven presented two poster presentations at the Minnesota GIS/LIS Conference in St. Cloud recently. The first was titled Lake Superior Decision Support Systems for Land Use Planning, a summary and explanation of the work of George Host, Lucinda Johnson, Carl Richards, Mark White, Gerry Sjerven, Amy Trauger, and Joel Nelson. The second was Mapping Lake Trout Spawning Habitat Along Minnesota's North Shore a summary of the study conducted by Carl Richards and John Bonde.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - November 10 - December 10
Wednesday, November 10
University for Seniors Lecture, Marcie Carper, 1:15 p.m., Bullpub.
Jazz at 8 Concert, 8 p.m., MPAC
Alworth Institute Lecture: "Peace in Ireland?," 7:30 p.m., Ballroom B.
Thursday, November 11
Alworth Institute Brown Bag Series: "The River and the Desert: Egypt's
Two Lands," noon, Kirby Ballroom A.
Geology Seminar, Anthony Runkel, 4 p.m. 185 Life Science.
Professional Artist Series: The Blenders, 7:30 p.m. MPAC.
Friday, November 12
Biology Seminar, Gea Crozier, 3:30 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Fall Outdoor Program: "High Angle Rescue Clinic," 7 p.m. Indoor Climbing
Center.
Saturday, November 13
Fall Outdoor Program:"High Angle Rescue Clinic," 4 p.m., Superior's North
Shore.
Monday, November 15
Lecture and Concert: Magdalen Hsu-Li, 4 p.m. lecture 7 p.m. concert,
Rafters.
Tuesday, November 16
Geology Seminar, Orrin Pilkey, 4 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Alworth Institute Brown Bag Series: "Experiments with Sustainable
Development in International Settings," noon, Kirby Ballroom A.
Wednesday, November 17
World War II Play Reading, 1 p.m. Bullpub.
Thursday, November 18
Alworth Institute Brown Bag Series: "Experiments with Sustainable
Development in International Settings," noon, Kirby Ballroom A.
Geology Seminar, David Stone, 4 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Fall Outdoor Program: "Meet the Author: Let Sparky Be Your Guide to the
North Shore," 4 p.m., Garden Room.
Friday, November 19
Biology Seminar, Neil A. Campbell, 3:30 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Women's Hockey vs. MN State- Mankato, 8:05 p.m., DECC.
Saturday, November 20
Women's Hockey vs. MN State- Mankato, 7:05 p.m., DECC.
Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday, Campus Closed.
Friday, November 26
Thanksgiving Holiday, Campus Closed
Men's Hockey vs. Michigan Tech, 7:05p.m., DECC.
Saturday, November 27
Men's Hockey vs. Michigan Tech, 7 p.m., DECC.
Monday, November 29
Men's Basketball vs Northern Michigan 7:30 p.m. Romano Gym.
Thursday, December 2
Geology Seminar, Kent Syverson, 4 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Friday, December 3
Biology Seminar, John Krenz, 3:30 p.m. 185 Life Science.
Monday, December 6
Women's Basketball vs St. Scholastica 7 p.m. Romano Gym.
Thursday December 9
Geology Seminar, Eric Dott, 4 p.m., 185 Life Science.
Friday, December 10
Biology Seminar, Jean Mengelkoch, 3:30 p.m., 185 Life Science.
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