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THIS ISSUE POSTED MARCH 7, 2000
CURRENTS VOLUME 17, ISSUE 13
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CAMPUS EVENTS

TWEED MUSEUM NEWS
A variety of original prints created at two university-affiliated print studios called "Works on Paper Series, Part II: Prints from the Center for Innovative Print and Paper at Rutgers University and Normal Editions Workshop at Illinois State University" is currently on display through April 2.
The Tweed Museum will present "The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture" March 21 - May 14. This group exhibition features artists from the midwest, representing traditional and innovative approaches to making figurative sculpture.
An exhibit preview with sculptural interpretive performances by the
Minnesota Ballet will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 19. Everyone is invited to attend. Space is limited, call (218) 726-7823 before March 16 for reservations.
An Artist Lecture by Judy Onofrio.
will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25.
Mold-making and "Iron Pour" workshops are planned in conjunction
with this exhibition. Call 726-7823 or 726-7056 for more information.
All lectures will be held in the Tweed Lecture Gallery and are free and open to the public. For more information on any of the events listed, call Mary Rhodes at 726-7823.

OUTDOOR PROGRAM NEWS
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for Outdoor Programs.

Go "Telemark Skiing at Spirit Mountain" from 4:30 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. Learn proper telemark skiing techniques with expert instruction in a high quality setting.
A "Wonderful Winter Wildlife" excursion will take place from 1- 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 12. Snowshoe the Boulder Lake Management Area in search of winter wildlife signs. Meet in the Sports and Health Center Lobby.
"Everything You Want to Know About Backpacking" will take place from 6 - 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14. The group will explore the ins and outs of backpacking, Meet in Sports and Health Center Room 119.
A "Top-rope Set-up Seminar" will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 16. Learn the basics of setting up your own top-ropes. Participate in the "Third Annual Gear Swap." Bring your outdoor gear to sell during the drop off times from 2 - 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17 and from 8 - 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 18. The sale takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. Get great deals on gear sold by students, the community, and local businesses. 10% of the sale price is to the Outdoor Educators Student Organization. Meet in Sports and Health Center Room 135.
Join in on a "Waterwalker Film and Paddlesport Festival" from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. It is a full day of learning about our wilderness waterways, with workshops, exhibits and films. Meet in the Sports and Health Center Lobby.
A "Split Rock River Showshoe" will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. Take in the splendor and signs of wildlife along the Split Rock River as you learn about snowshoeing and North Shore ecology. Meet in the Sports and Health Center Lobby.
For more information and registration, call Beth at (218) 726-6533.

SIGMA XI
The Scientific Research Society sponsors Raj Karim's presentation on "Enthnomedicine and Plant Originated Anti-infectious Substances: Agonies and Ecstasies." This presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. on March 8 in 130 Med.

ANXIETY SCREENING
Health Services is hosting the National College Anxiety Disorder Screening Day on Thursday, March 9 from 1- 4 p.m. in the Bullpub. Take the opportunity to watch a video featuring stories of people who suffer from different anxiety disorders, fill out a screening questionnaire, and then meet one-on-one with a counselor to review the results. Referrals are made if necessary. A last year's screening a large number of participants discovered they have some form of anxiety and received information about resources.
Please encourage your students to attend the screening; it is a great,
non-threatening, no-cost way for them to learn more about anxiety disorders. For more information, please contact Jan Ringer, administrative director at 726-7046 or Beth Byers at 726-6279.

INT'L BROWN BAG SERIES
Brown Bags are held Thursdays
at noon at UMD in Kirby Student Center. The seminars are free and open to the public.
On March 9 the presentation "Western Ireland: Sights, Sounds and Experiences" will take place in the Rafters. Mary Ellet Shehadeh, professor of psychology, Meridith Schifsky, assistant professor of nursing, and Becky Stark, biology student, all from the College of St. Scholastica, spent spring 1999 in Louisburgh, Ireland as part of the CSS study abroad program. If their presentation doesn't make you want to see the Emerald Isle, listening to Schifsky play her Irish harp will!
On April 6 the slide presentation "A Tourist's View of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos" will take place in the Rafters. Mary Carlson, UMD alumna, fulfilled a dream by visiting Southeast Asia. She will show us the beauty of the area, the impact of the French colonial period and ancient Angkor Wat in Cambodia, off limits to most foreigners for years.
On April 13 the presentation "Life in Modern Turkey: Cultural and Political Issues" will take place in the Rafters. Cennet Engin Demir, instructor at the Middle East Technical University Department of Educational Sciences, Ankara, Turkey, is a visiting scholar at UMD. Demir will give an update on how people are coping with the recent devastating earthquakes.
On April 20 the presentation "Newfoundland: Complaints is Many and Various, But the Odd Devil Likes It" will take place in the Bullpub. A love of wild places and author Annie Proulx's The Shipping News lured Linda and Jim Belote, faculty members in UMD's department of sociology-anthropology, to Newfoundland in 1997. Icebergs, whales and great Newfound-landers drew them back again in 1999.
On April 27 the presentation "Paricutn, an Infant Volcano in Central Mexico" will take place in the Bullpub. Pat Farrell, assistant professor in the Department of Geography, and Tomas Weidmer-Ocampo, instructor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, hope to lead a student
group to this region of Mexico to see the sights, including a volcano.

SPRING GEOLOGY SEMINARS
All seminars will take place on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in 185 Life Science. Refreshments are served at 3:45 p.m.
On March 9 G. B. Morey, Minnesota Geological Survey, St. Paul, will present "Sedimentological Model for Unit A of the Emily District: A Typical Iron-Formation in the Paleoproterozoic Animikie Basin, Minnesota."
On March 16 Kim Heiskanen, Institute of Geology, Karelian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, will present "Paleoproterozoic History of the Baltic Shield."
On March 23 Kevin M. Bohacs, Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, Texas, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Distinguished Lecturer, (Co-sponsored by Large Lakes Observatory, UMD) will present "Sequence Stratigraphy of Lake Basins: Unraveling the Influence of Climate & Tectonics."
On April 6 Jeffrey Niemitz, Department of Geology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will present "Preparing Geology Majors for the Future: An Alternative Curriculum Model."
On April 13 Clint Cowan, Department of Geology, Carlton College, Northfield, Minnesota, will present "Upper Cambrian Facies and Events From Across Laurentia."
On April 20 Steve Stoutamire, Manager International New Ventures, Santa Fe Snyder Corp., Houston, Texas, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Visiting Geologists Program, will present "The Oil and Gas Industry: Its History, Socioeconomic Impact, Some Methods and Case Examples."
On April 27 Ben Bertsch, Resource Sciences Graduate Program and Department of Geological Sciences, will present "Modeling Wellhead Capture Zones in Different Stratigraphic Settings: Four Examples From Cass County, Minnesota."

TECH FEST 2000
Everyone is invited to attend the third annual TechFest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 10 in the Kirby Ballroom. See how technology is being used by students, staff and faculty to enhance the way we teach, learn and share information. View on-going demonstrations, earn a free t-shirt, register for terrific door prizes and enjoy refreshments at this free event. Don't miss it!

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Poetry - The Lannan Poetry Series videos will be shown at 11:35 a.m. on Fridays in 290 Engr. On March 10 Adrienne Rich will be the featured poet and March 17 Alice Walker will be the featured poet.
Brown Bags - Several special Brown Bag Lectures are planned.
Kate Basham, Dianna Hunter, Joe Maiolo and Ellie Schoenfeld will present "Carrying On: A Reading of Prose and Poetry about Women" from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. on March 8 in the Garden Room.
Stephen Chilton, associate professor of the Department of Political Science UMD, will present "We Should Seek Mutual Respect, Not Leveling." What sort of moral perspective can recognize the possibility of difference and remain just? This talk concerns how to approach equality while accepting difference. It will take place at 11:35 a.m. on March 9 in Kirby 355-57.
At noon on March 15 hear speaker Ann Maxwell in Kirby 323. This Brown Bag Lecture, "Following Spirits Flight," is an enriching presentation that focuses on ancient Goddess energy.
EVENTS - Women's Studies Department Open House to celebrate International Women's Day will be held from 1 -3 p.m., on March 8 in 475 Humanities.
Elyse Carter-Vosen, will present "Global Divas: Cross-Cultural Glimpses of Women, Music and Power," at 7 p.m. on March 16 in 225 ABAH.
Stop by to share in the food, fun and company at the WRAC "Celebrating Women" Open House. Help celebrate women and their accomplishments both now and in the past. This event will begin at 10 a.m. on March 23 in 193 Kirby Student Center.

BIOLOGY SPRING SEMINARS
All seminars will be held in at 3:30 p.m. in 175 Life Science. Coffee and cookies are served at 3:15 p.m.
On March 10 Gary Ankley will present "USEPA Effects of UV on Amphibian Reproduction."
On March 17 Andrew Klemer will present "Inequity: A Threat to Environmental and Public Health?"
On March 24 Sagar Goyal, professor and chair, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota, will present "Viruses in Water."
On April 7 Karen Noyce, MN-DNR Minnesota, will present "Black Bear Research."
On April 14 Gopi Podila, professor of Biology, Michigan Technological University, will present "Basic Research to Biotechnology: A Tree Perspective."
On April 21 Dr. Raghotma, Purdue, will present "Transciptional Regulation of Phosphate Acquisition in Plants."
On April 28 Aubie Shaw will present "Metastatic Breast Cancer: Regulation of Osteoclast Differentiation by Growth Factors."

WINTER HOSPITALITY DINNER
A Glensheen Winter Hospitality Dinner, will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10. The "Winter Hospitality" theme was inspired by the carved pineapples, a symbol of hospitality, that provide interior decoration at Glensheen.
The evening includes a tour of the Glensheen pineapple decorations and a dinner served in the formal dining room. A touch of pineapple will be included in each of the four dinner courses, accompanied by dinner music from the colonial period. The cost is $40 per person. Call Glensheen for reservations at 726-8910.

FACULTY CONCERT
UMD Department of Music professor, Tom Wegren will present a Faculty
Artist Piano Recital entitled " From Chopin to Rubin" on March 12 at 3 p.m. in 90 Bohannon Hall. The concert will highlight the life as well as the music of Chopin. An original composition "Vignettes for Piano" by Wegren will be performed as well as an original piece by UMD music assistant professor Justin Rubin. The Wegrens will host a reception in their home following the recital.

DANCE THEATRE
UMD Theatre presents an evening of dance by the Minnesota Dance
Theatre of Minneapolis, at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12 in the Mainstage Theatre of the Marshall Performing Arts Center. Ticket reservations for the show can be made by calling the UMD Theatre Box Office at 726-8561.

OPEN YOUR MIND
The UMD School of Medicine will host several events during Brain Awareness Week March 13-18. On Saturday, March 18 the UMD School of Medicine will host an open house from 9 a.m. to noon, where parents and kids can examine a real human brain, play brain games and find out more about brain-related topics such as meningitis, stroke and hearing loss.
Throughout the rest of the week, UMD researchers and medical students will be going to 14 public schools to talk with 5th and 6th grade students about the
brain. Brain Awareness Week was started in 1996 by the Society for Neuroscience, The Dana Alliance for Brian Initiatives and more than 450 international organizations to increase public awareness of the brain and nervous system. This is the the third year that events will be hosted at UMD.
For more information, contact Dr. Janet Fitzakerley, Department of Pharmacology, UMD School of Medicine 726-7012 or e-mail jfitzake@d.umn.edu.

LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
There will be a Latin American Women's Film Festival during the month of March. All films will take place at noon in Kirby 355-357.
The 53-minute film, "Maria's Story," will be shown on Tuesday, March 14. It is about one woman's decision to join the rebel forces of her country. The story is told through her eyes and with her voice weaving a vivid tapestry of family life and life as a leader in the guerrilla movement (FMLN). The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.
The 29-minute film, "Enough Crying of Tears," will be shown on Tuesday, March 21. It is a documentary about Co-Madres, the Committee of Mother and Relatives of Political Prisoners, Disappeared and Assassinated of El Salvador. This film is in remembrance of Monsignor Oscar Romero's assassination in 1980. It is in Spanish with English subtitles.
There will be a discussion following each film. All films are free and open to the public. For more information call 726-8444.

ALWORTH INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Twentieth Century gave us the phenomenon of Total War and the ability to blow ourselves to kingdom-come several times over. It also gave us the first systematic attempts to build a system of perpetual peace and peacekeeping, a way of keeping a lid on smoldering disputes until reason or virtue prevailed. What have we learned from these attempts at peacekeeping and what remains to be learned as we embark upon a new century? Come hear Professor Alan James as he presents the Annual Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Memorial Lecture titled "Keeping the Peace in the 20th Century" at 7:30 p.m. on March 22 in the Ballroom.
James established and headed the Department of International Relations at Keele University in England for 18 years until his retirement in 1998. He has written two general books on peacekeeping, The Politics of Peacekeeping and Peace-keeping in International Politics. His field visits include ten peacekeeping operations. His talk is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception.

GLENSHEEN CRAFTSMAN ERA PROGRAM
On Saturday, March 25, from 9 - 11 a.m., Glensheen will offer a special program and tour about the Craftsman Era.
Glensheen's education and volunteer coordinator, Rachael Martin, will present a program about the history and philosophy of the Craftsman Era, also known as the Arts and Crafts Movement. The era lasted from about 1876 to 1916 and numerous examples of this style are incorporated into the decor at Glensheen. The program includes a tour of the third floor to see examples of the 1908 original craftsman furnishings and background information about the movement's revival.
The tour is $15 per person and includes refreshments.To make reservations, call Glensheen at 726-8910.

HOLOCAUST LECTURE
Deborah Petersen-Perlman, director or UMD Office of Equal Opportunity, and chair of this year's Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Lecture Series program planning committee, has received a $2,300 grant from the Minnesota Humanities Commission for the project "America and the Survivors of the Holocaust." The grant will help fund this year's Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Lecture Series program. The program features a discussion by Dr. Leonard Dinnerstein of the Moriah Films production The Long Way Home on Sunday, April 16 in the Kirby Ballroom and a lecture by Dinnerstein on Monday, April 17 in the Marshall Performing Arts Center. There will be a credit option that corresponds with Dinnerstein's presentations offered by Alexis Pogorelskin. For more information about the credit option, please contact: Pauline Nuhring at 726-6361, pnuhring@d.umn.edu.

FIRST READING XX
A conference on research-in-progress in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies will take place on Friday, April 28 at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Glensheen. This is the 20th annual conference at UMD on aspects of social history, current popular culture, culture of the Americas and relevant comparative studies. Topics from past conferences include literary images of Metis women, the new mythology of masculinity, popular television audiences, contemporary white supremacy groups, the culture of sled-dog racing, landscape in British detective fiction. Presentations should be accessible to a multidisciplinary audience; highly specialized jargon is best avoided. This is a one-day conference; presentations should be 20 minutes.
Abstracts of approximately 200 words should be sent by March 20 to Jan Stanaway in 369 ABAH, call 726-8548 or email proposals to: phil@d. umn.edu. The keystone address and reception will be held at Glensheen. The conference is free and open to the public.

CAMPUS NEWS

CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The remaining Spring 2000 schedule is:
Deadline: Wednesday, March 15;
Print date: Tuesday, March 21
Deadline: Wednesday, April 5;
Print date: Tuesday, April 11
Deadline: Wednesday, April 19;
Print date: Tuesday, April 25
Deadline: Wednesday, May 3;
Print date: Tuesday, May 9
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.

ART ADVENTURES IN ITALY
University College Duluth will sponsor "Art and Experience" in the rural historic heart of Italy for two weeks during summer pre-session. Robert Repinski will instruct the group, whose objective will be to create a visual log of the trip using sketching, painting, rubbings, printmaking and other techniques. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience. For more information, contact Pauline Nuhring, 726-6361.

CLA AWARDS
The CLA Teaching Committee is accepting nominations for two CLA Teaching Awards: the CLA "Regular" Faculty Teaching Award ($500) for CLA tenured and tenure-track teachers and the CLA "Non-Regular" Faculty Teaching Award (also $500) for nontenure-track faculty members. To be eligible for this award,
nominees must be teaching at least one class per semester in CLA during the 1999-2000 academic year.
Make your nomination by Thursday, March 9 with a letter to the CLA Teaching Committee Steve Adams, 412 Humanities,or e-mail sadams @d.umn.edu. Nominations from students, faculty, staff and department heads are encouraged. Candidates may
also nominate themselves.
Selection of award recipients is determined in part by the following criteria: (1) Good organization of subject matter and course; (2) Effective communication; (3) Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the subject matter and teaching;
(4) Positive attitude toward students and encouragement of intellectual activity; (5) Fairness in examinations and grading; (6) Flexibility in approaches to teaching; (7) Appropriate student learning outcomes.
Other criteria include: (1) Availability to students; (2) Innovative/creative approaches to teaching and learning; (3) Curriculum development; and (4) Efforts toward diversity.
The awards will be presented at the annual CLA Spring Reception.

WEB CONTEST WINNERS
Last fall, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration and the Learning Technologies Development Team (LTDT) announced the UMD Student Web Contest. The contest project was to develop Web sites and/or Web-based materials for undergraduate courses. Qualifying entries were developed by students working with faculty sponsors.
The winners of the Student Web Contest, the Web site URLs and faculty sponsors include:
Andrew Moravec with his website at http://www.d.umn.edu/biology/courses/bio1012. His faculty sponsor is Linda Holmstrand.
Matt Kirsling with his website at http://www.d.umn.edu/~sadams/terror/. His faculty sponsor is Steve Adams.
Mike Frederick with his website at http://www.digitalvida.com/webcontest/. His faculty sponsor is Timothy Colburn.
Christopher Anderson with his website at http://www.d.umn.edu/~hmooers. His faculty sponsor is Howard Mooers.
Dan Kernler with his website at http://www.d.umn.edu/~dkernler/math1296/math1296.html. His faculty sponsor is Joe Gallian.
Winners will each receive a $500 award, and will participate in the UMD TechFest to be held on March 10, 2000.

LIFE FITNESS
If you missed the first seven weeks of Life Fitness classes, now is your
chance to get a pass for the next seven weeks. A 7-week Life Fitness pass
entitles you to attend all Life Fitness classes offered from March 13 - May 5. Cost is $35 for faculty/student pass holders and $45 for others. Also, a Ten Class Pass may be purchased for $30 which entitles you to attend any 10 classes within one year of purchase. Stop by the Recreational Sports office at 121 SpHC or call 726-7128.

HIT THE WALL
UMD's Outdoor Program welcomed a full house of people with differing
abilities who tried rock climbing on Friday, February 18 at the UMD Indoor
Climbing Center. The Adaptive Night at the Wall was designed for people
with visual and hearing impairments but welcomed participants of all abilities. Kim Grillo, ASL interpreter from UMD's Access Center, was on hand to work with the Outdoor Program students, staff and several members of the deaf community who came to climb. Participants who use wheelchairs scaled the wall using a system of rope ascenders and harnesses. The evening provided a fun way for people of all abilities to meet and enjoy rock climbing on the UMD campus.
Watch for the upcoming Adaptive Night at the UMD Climbing Wall during Fall Semester 2000. Contact Kaija at the UMD Outdoor Program, 726-6257 or kwebster@d.umn.edu if you are interested in arranging a special climbing session for your group.

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . .
UMD won three awards at the American Advertising Federation Awards competition sponsored by the Lake Superior Ad Club. Janice Kmetz, Graphic Design Associate Professor, won an Addy for her design of the Tweed Museum of Art "Botanica" art show exhibition guide, VonGoertz and VanHove Advertising Agency won a Citation for their design of the UMD Highway I-35 billboard "un.common.edu" and WDIO-TV won an Addy for their UMD Bulldog Hockey TV commercial. In addition, the following five UMD students won student awards for their work: Brad Shueth and Joseph T. Gunderson won Addys and Brad Shueth, Megan Bradshaw, and Maria Besonen won Citations.

SEA GRANT CALL FOR
PROPOSAL
The University of Minnesota Sea Grant College Program is soliciting proposals for coastal and Great Lakes research for the program period of February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2003. You are encouraged to submit a proposal to Minnesota Sea Grant to be reviewed and considered for inclusion in our omnibus proposal to the National Sea Grant Program Office.
A letter of intent, including a brief abstract of your proposal containing a problem statement, objectives, approach, time frame and tentative budget must be submitted to the Minnesota Sea Grant office by March 17.
Full proposal preparation guidelines will be available on the Minnesota Sea Grant Web site www.d.umn.edu/seagr. If you would like more information, please contact Judy Zomerfelt at Minnesota Sea Grant, 726 8106, or by email: jzomerfe@d.umn.edu.

NEWS FROM UMD STORES
CAMPUS BOOK EVENTS:
From Monday, March 6 through Friday, March 10 there will be a color film
Reprint Special. Some exclusions apply.
The last day to purchase spring semester textbooks is Monday, March 13. The last day to return spring semester textbooks with receipt and proof of cancellation is Monday, March 20.
On Wednesday, March 15 there will be a 20% off general book sale. Some exclusions apply.
From Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24 there will be a color film enlargement special. Some exclusions apply.
MARKETPLACE EVENTS:
Buy nine cards at regular price, and get the 10th card free from now through the end of the school year, Ask for your punch card in the Marketplace.
Tuesday, March 7 is Fat Tuesday! Get 25% off all Junk Food.

FACULTY AND
STAFF NEWS

Arthur C. Aufderheide of the UMD School of Medicine has received the American Association "For The Advancement of Science" Fellow Award for his contributions to paleopathology with special emphasis on the scientific study of mummies.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS is among the oldest societies in America, having been founded in Philadelphia in 1848.

Gloria DeFilipps Brush, professor and head, Department of Art, has
photographs in the 74th Annual International Exhibition at the Print
Center in Philadelphia from March 25-May 6. Theresa Mulligan, curator at
the George Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y., selected the work. She also has prints in "Digitally Propelled Ideas," running through March 24 at the Kellogg Art Gallery at Cal State Polytechnic in Pomona. Diane Fenster, one of the pioneers in exploring the digital aesthetic, and Patrick Merrill, Kellogg Gallery Director, selected the work. Brush's work in "Botanica" is at Carleton College in Northfield from March 15-May 15.

Richard Green, professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, published a review of the book Narrow roads in gene land: The collected papers of W. D. Hamilton in the January issue of Biology & Philosophy 15, 107-117 (2000).

Charlene Harkins, instructor, Department of HPER, has two chapters published in Sports Nutrition: A Guide to the Professional Working with Active People; American Dietetic Association, 2000. Harkins' chapters are on "Nutrition and Exercise at Extreme Temperatures" and "Skiing: Cross Country, Downhill and Jumping."

Jim Klueg, professor, Department of Art, will have two vases included in the LaGrange National Biennial XXI at the Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia, from March 25 to May 6. Exhibition jurors are Christopher Scoates, director of the Atlanta College of Art Gallery, and Debra Wilbur, director of the City Gallery at Chastain, also in Atlanta.

Phil Larson, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geological Sciences, received through the Grad School Fellowship Office, a Stanwood Johnston Memorial Fellowship for 2000-2001. Two awards are given with a stipend of $13,000 for the academic year plus tuition. It is available to promising graduate students in biochemistry, chemistry, geology, geophysics, microbiology or physics.

Ron Marchese, professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, received a McKnight research grant to conduct archaeological investigations in Greece in August of 2000. The project is a continuation of work initiated by the University of Vienna and the Austrian Institute of Classical Archaeology. Marchese will be assisted by Anne Salisbury of the University of Minnesota. Their work will concentrate on the acropolis mound at the Plataiai excavations where substantial deposits of Bronze Age date are evident.

Judith Trolander, Departments of Women's Studies and History, who is teaching in the UMD Study in England Programme this semester has been invited by the University of Birmingham's Women's Research Network to give an address entitled "Gender Discrimination: Litgation in American Higher Education."

Alex Wilson, American Indian Learning Resource Center, has had an article entitled "My Wild Tongue on Your Theory: Presenting Self in Two Spirit Narratives" accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of The International Journal of Gender Studies.

NRRI NEWS
Subhash Basak gave the following invited lectures/presentations during his trip to recent trip to India: An invited lecture "Predicting Biomedical and Toxicological Properties of Chemicals Using Molecular Descriptors: A Hierarchical QSAR Approach" at the International Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Biocatalysis organized by Delhi University. He also presented the following four posters in the same conference: 1) "Clustering of UP-8 Chemicals Using Structure Spaces and Property Spaces: A Computational Approach," authored jointly by Basak, Brian Gute, Greg Grunwald, Denise Mills, James Riviere (North Carolina State University) and David Opitz (University of Montana); 2) "Prediction of Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices Using Variable Connectivity Index," authored jointly by Milan Randic (Drake University), Basak, M. Pompe (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) and M. Novic (National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia); 3) "Clustering of Psoralen Derivatives Using Topological Invariants: A Strategy for Molecular Design," authored jointly by Basak, Mills, Alexandru Balaban (Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Roumania), Kanika Basak (St. Xaviers Computer Center, Calcutta, India), and Grunwald and 4) "A Novel Structure-Activity Approach to Benzamidines Complement Inhibitory Activity," authored jointly by Basak, and B. Lucic, S. Nikolic, N. Trinajstic (all from the Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia). Basak also gave an invited presentation on "Applications of Theoretical Molecular Descriptors in Drug Discovery and Predictive Toxicology: A Computational Approach," at the Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area, Gurgaon, Hariyana, India.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS - March 7 - April 7
Tuesday, March 7
Samuel Beckett: An Evening of 4 Short Plays, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Wednesday, March 8
"Carrying On: A Reading of Prose and Poetry about Women," 11:35 a.m., Garden Room.
Women Studies Open House, 1 - 3 p.m., 475 Humanities.
Artist Lecture Series: David Beaman, technology arts educator, 1 p.m., Tweed.
Outdoor Program:"Telemark Skiing at Spirit Mountain," 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Combo Night, 6:30 p.m. Bullpub.
Sigma XI: Raj Karim, 7:30 p.m., 130 Med.
Samuel Beckett: An Evening of 4 Short Plays, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Thursday, March 9
Women's History Month: Brown Bag with Stephen Chilton, 11:35 p.m., Kirby 355-357.
International Brown Bag: "Western Ireland: Sights, Sounds and Experiences," noon, Rafters.
Geology Seminar: "Sedimentaological Model for Unit A of the Emily District: A Typical Iron-Formation in the Paleoproterozoic Animikie Basin, MN," 4 p.m., 185 LSci.
Samuel Beckett: An Evening of 4 Short Plays, 8 p.m., MPAC.
Health Services: "National College Anxiety Disorder Screening Day" 1 - 4 p.m.

Friday, March 10
TechFest 2000 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kirby Ballroom.
Women's History Month: Adrienne Rich, poet, 11:35 p.m.,
290 Engr.
Biology Seminar: " USEPA Effects of UV on Amphibian Reproduction," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.
Glensheen Winter Hospitality Dinner 7 p.m.,Glensheen.
Samuel Beckett: An Evening of 4 Short Plays, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Saturday, March 11
Samuel Beckett: An Evening of 4 Short Plays, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Sunday, March 12
Faculty Artist Solo Recital, "From Chopin to Rubin" Tom Wegren, piano, 3 p.m. Bohannon Hall 90.
Theatre: Minnesota Dance Theatre, 8 p.m., MPAC.
Outdoor Program: "Wonderful Winter Wildlife" 1 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 14
Women's History Month Film: "Maria's Story," noon.
World Music Concert, Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. MPAC
Outdoor Program: "Everything You Want to Know About Backpacking" 6 - 9 p.m.

Friday, March 15
Women's History Month: Brown Bag with Joyce Kramer and Njoki Kamau, noon, Kirby 323.

Thursday, March 16
Geology Seminar: "Paleoproterozoic History of the Baltic Shield," 4 p.m., 185 LSci.
Women's History Month: Elyse Carter- Vosen, Global Divas: "Cross-Cultural Glimpses of Women, Music, and Power," 7 p.m., 225 ABAH.
Outdoor Program "Top-Rope Set-up Seminar" 6 - 10 p.m.

Wednesday, March 17
Women's History Month: Alice Walker, poet, 11:35 p.m., 290 Engr.
Biology Seminar: "Yellowstone Wolves: The First Five Years," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.

Saturday, March 18
School of Medicine Open House, 9 a.m., Med.
Outdoor Program: "Third Annual Gear Swap" 9:30 a.m. to 2p.m.
Outdoor Program: "Waterwalker Film and Paddlesport Festival" 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 19
Sculptural Interpretive Performances, 7 p.m., Tweed.

Tuesday, March 21
Artist Lecture Series: Thomas Allen, photographer, 10 a.m., Tweed.
Women's History Month: "Enough Crying of Tears," noon.
Tweed Concert Series: UMD Faculty: Music Through the Ages, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.

Wednesday, March 22
Royal D. Alworth Jr. Memorial Lecture: "Keeping Peace in the 20th Century," 7:30 p.m., Ballroom.

Thursday, March 23
Women's History Month: "Celebrating Women Open House - WRAC," 10 a.m., 193 Kirby.
Geology Seminar: "Sequence Stratigraphy of Lake Basins: Unraveling the Influence of Climate and Tectonics," 4 p.m., 185 LSci.

Friday, March 24
Biology Seminar: "Viruses in Water," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.

Saturday, March 25
Glensheen Craftsman Era Program, 9 a.m., Glensheen

Thursday, April 6
International Brown Bag: "A Tourist's View of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos," noon, Rafters.
Geology Seminar: "Preparing Geology Majors for the Future: An Alternative Curriculum Model," 4 p.m., 185 LSci.

Wednesday, April 7
Biology Seminar: "Black Bear Research," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.

Tuesday, April 11
Tweed Concert Series: Cavani String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.

Thursday, April 13
International Brown Bag: "Life in Modern Turkey: Cultural and Political Issues," noon, Rafters.
Geology Seminar: "Upper Cambrian Facies and Events From Across Laurentia," 4 p.m., 185 LSci.

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