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THIS ISSUE POSTED APRIL 11, 2000
CURRENTS VOLUME 17, ISSUE 15
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Campus Events

TWEED MUSEUM NEWS
The exhibit "Highlights from the Collection: Masters of Watercolor" runs through April 30.
The Tweed Museum will present "The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture" through May 14. This group exhibition features artists representing traditional and innovative approaches to making figurative sculpture.
In conjunction with its exhibition "The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture," a "North Shore Iron Pour" will be offered. This workshop held in early April offers the opportunity to create an original sculpture using the iron casting process. The schedule includes a Sculpture Studio will be held on April 15 and April 19. Both take place outside at UMD.
Join us at the Tweed Museum Store on April 13, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. for extra sale perks and root beer floats.
The UMD Student Show Exhibition Awards Ceremony and Reception will take place from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. on April 15. This annual juried exhibition continues through May 7.
"Art for Earth Day Gallery Hop" will take place from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on April 22. This event will be featuring a performance of The Lorax at noon. A scavenger hunt based on environmentally-themed artworks will be held and winners receive prizes! Hands-on activities related to the environment, led by UMD Art Education Students, will also be held.
An Artist Lecture by Judy Onofrio. will be held at 6:30 p.m. on April 25.
For more information, call Mary Rhodes at 726-7823.

VIRTUAL JOB FAIR
Career Services is sponsoring a Virtual Job Fair now through April 17. Find a job or an internship using the computer. It's free, fast and convenient. For more information contact Career Services at carserv@d.umn.edu or stop in 21 Campus Center.

MUSIC EVENTS
The Music Department will present the last 1999-2000 Concert in Tweed Series at 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 11, in the Tweed Museum Art, The concert will feature the Cavani String Quartet, winner of the prestigious 1989 Naumburg Chamber Music Award. In addition to the public evening concert, they will be offering a two-hour master class on April 11 for string players and will coach a UMD chamber ensemble and a high school quartet.
The First Annual New Music Festival will be held at UMD April 18, 19, and 20. Free concerts will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Tweed Museum of Art. This three-day festival brings a group of prominent composers and performers to UMD. Join the guests and UMD faculty member, Justin Rubin, in discussions of music from the Minimalist Movement and future directions. Call 726-8208 for information.

OUTDOOR PROGRAM EVENTS
Participate in "Morning Birding Tours" from 6 - 8 a.m. on April 12, 19 and 26. Wake up to birds and wildlife in Duluth. Meet in front of the Sports and Health Center.
Go "Backpacking on the Superior Hiking Trail" from 4 p.m. on Friday, April 21 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 23. Travel the Superior Hiking Trail between the Caribou River and Temperance River State Park. Explore the bog of Alfred's Pond, deciduous woods, and ridge tops along one of the nation's top-ranked trails.
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for Outdoor Programs. For more information and registration call Beth at (218) 726-6533.

ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR
The sixth anthropology seminar will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at 214 Cina Hall. David Smith,
Anthropology Department, will present "The Gift of Animals." The anthropology seminars are co-sponsored by the Sociology-Anthropology Department, the Archaeometry Lab, and the Paleobiology Lab. All seminars are free and open to the public.

LATIN AMERICAN AWARENESS
11TH ANNUAL FIESTA
On Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. see the theater performance of Voices of Corn in Kirby Ballroom. It presents the human struggle for freedom across the Americas and honors indigenous resistance to colonialism. Poetry, puppets, music and tales about Mexican Hero Emiliano Zapata and today's Zapatistas of Chiapas will be presented. This event is free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. see the slide presentation "Colombia Update" by Dick Bancroft in 120 CCtr. Bancroft is a photographer for the International Indian Treaty Council and a speaker from the Resource Center of the Americas in Minneapolis. This event is free and open to the public.
The 11th Annual Fiesta will be held on at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 22 in Kirby Ballroom. There will be a buffet dinner, music, entertainment and a dance. Music will be by Sabor Tropical. General tickets are $15 and $10. The dance starts at 8:30 p.m. and tickets for the dance only are $5.
For more information contact Susana Pelayo-Woodward at 726 8444.

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 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 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 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."

UMD THEATER
UMD Theater presents Hamlet, Shakespeare's masterwork of power, intrigue, and internal struggle, from April 13-16 and April 19-22 with all performances at 8 p.m. in MPAC.

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 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 "Transcriptional Regulation of Phosphate Acquisition in Plants."
On April 28 Aubie Shaw will present "Metastatic Breast Cancer: Regulation of Osteoclast Differentiation by Growth Factors."

FACILITIES SAFETY RECORD
Facilities Management Department has achieved a perfect two-year record of no lost-time work injuries. The Facilities Management, with 153 full time equivalent employee positions, operates and maintains all facilities on the 240 acre UMD campus, which contains over 50 buildings and 2 1/2 million square feet.
All Facilities Management employees will be honored at a noon luncheon in Ballroom B and at a 5 p.m. dinner in Griggs Center on April 15.

HOLOCAUST LECTURE
This year's Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Lecture Series features a discussion by Dr. Leonard Dinnerstein of the Moriah Films production, The Long Way Home at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 in the Kirby Ballroom and a lecture by Dinnerstein at 7 p.m. 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, contact: Pauline Nuhring at 726-6361, pnuhring@d. umn.edu.

DESIGN DIALOGUE
Bill Hill and Chris Pullman, two nationally recognized design leaders, will present their work in a joint presentation called Design Dialog. The event will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 17 at 274 McNeal Hall, St. Paul campus and at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 at the Tweed Museum at UMD.
Bill Hill is Managing Partner and President, MetaDesign San Francisco, where he directs the implementation of corporate identities involving digital media. Hill is co-creator of the highly acclaimed VizAbility, an award-winning educational CD-ROM product. He is a 1977 graduate of Stanford University, and a board member of the American Center for Design.
Chris Pullman is the Vice President for Design at WGBH, Boston where he oversees the visualization of WBGH's goal of "informing, inspiring, and entertaining" the public. Pullman's work resulted in WGBH receiving the Design Leadership Award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1986. He is also a Senior Critic in the graphic design program at Yale University, his graduate school alma mater.
The events are free and open to the public. For more information contact www.d.umn.edu/art/design_dialog or design.umn.edu/di/dihome.html

CAMPUS ASSEMBLY
The spring Campus Assembly meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 25 in Kirby Ballroom B with refreshments served at 1:30 p.m. Agendas will be mailed to assembly members before the meeting and copies are on file in the library. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend.

SECRETARIES FAIR
A "Focus on Fun" open house will be held during Secretaries Week as a thank you for the contribution of all civil service employees (bargaining and non-bargaining) to UMD. All civil service employees are invited to celebrate from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26 in Kirby Ballroom B.

"TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK" DAY
On Thursday, April 27, UMD will be participating in the 8th Annual "Take Our Daughters to Work" Day. This is a national education campaign, launched by Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993, designed to give girls, ages 9-15, an opportunity to view their current education as a direct link to future employment. To request a registration form or for more information, please call Lita Wallace at 726-7822.

WOMEN'S STUDIES MEETING
UMD Women's Studies Board will hold a social and informational meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on April 27 at the Women's Building, 32 E. 1st St.
Meet the board members and faculty. Learn about the new design for a major. Find out how you can be involved with the Women's Studies Department.

ACCOUNTING CLUB BANQUET
The 41st Annual Accounting Club Honor Awards & Alumni Banquet will be held on April 28, at the Kitchi Gammi Club. A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and awards program at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Brian J. Wimpling, chief, Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the Department of Accounting, SBE 125. Please contact Kora Cavanaugh at 726-7966 or acct@d.umn.edu.

12th ANNUAL NEMBA DINNER
Joan M. Drury, winner of the 1997 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award,
will discuss "Storytelling: Imagination and Truth" at this year's NEMBA dinner, scheduled for May 3, at the DECC.
Drury is author of the critically acclaimed Tyler Jones feminist mystery series, including Silent Words, which won, in addition to NEMBA, a Minnesota Book Award, a PMA Benjamin Franklin Award, and an MIPA Award of Merit. Drury is also publisher of Spinsters Ink and Executive Director of Harmony Women's Fund.
NEMBA recognizes books which best represent Northeastern Minnesota's history, culture, heritage or lifestyle. NEMBA is sponsored by the UMD Library and Friends of the Duluth Public Library with additional support provided by Northern Lights Books and Gifts, UMD Campus Books and the UMD English Department.
All nominated authors will be honored at the dinner. The winner will
receive a cash prize of $250, with $100 going to the honorable mention. Several authors will be in attendance to sell and sign copies of their books. The event begins with a 5 p.m. social hour, followed by dinner, and the award program at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. The cost is $25, and reservations must be made by April 24.
Visit the NEMBA website at
www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba, or contact Jane Bottoms at 218/726-6560 jbottom2@d.umn.edu.

UNIVERSITY SINGERS TO
PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL
The University Singers will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in a concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 7. The full concert will be conducted by School of Fine Arts, Dean Wm. Robert Bucker. The Arrowhead Chorale from Duluth will also perform.
As a special honor, the University Singers, under the direction of UMD Professor of Music, Stanley Wold, have been invited to sing 25 minutes of solo music during the concert. The solo invitation was based on audition tapes by the group. Fifty UMD student members of the University Singers will take part in the concert.

OUTDOOR PROGRAM'S
SUMMER EVENTS
In "River Rescue," learn how to prepare for and react to rescue situations. Classroom and hands-on learning focuses on equipment, rope skills, self rescues,and assisted-rescues. This program will take place from June 16 18.
In "Wilderness Emergency Care," trip leaders will learn procedures for planning safe outings and responding to outdoor emergencies when advanced medical care is not available. Red Cross "First Responder" Certification will be given upon successful course completion. This program will take place from June 12-16 and June 19-20.

SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS
The camps are for ages 9-16 and run from 8:30 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday at UMD this summer.
There will be rock climbing, sea kayaking, canoeing, hiking and much more! An Arts and the Environment Camp will be held from July 10 - 14. An Outdoor Adventure Camp for Teens will be held from July 24 - 28. An Outdoor Adventure Camp for Kids will be held from August 7-11.
Campus News

TRANSPORTATION
ASSISTANCE
Accessible transportation assistance is now available on the UMD Campus. Departments are encouraged to arrange transportation for individuals with mobility limitations at the same time they arrange their other University sponsored travel transportation needs. Possible sources for this transportation include Care Cab (723-1212) or Northern Access (728 5464). Requests for reimbursement of costs should be submitted to the UMD Business Office, 209 DAdB. Questions should be directed to Greg Sather, UMD Business
Office, 726-6137 or email gsather@d.umn.edu.

SBE EARNS INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
The UMD School of Business and Economics has earned accreditation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) ‹ the International Association for Manage-ment Education. Congratulations SBE!
Additional information about the UMD School of Business & Economics can be found on the website at http://sbe.d.umn.edu.

CSE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
The College of Science and Engineering announced that Biochemistry major Ryan Horazdovsky has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship in this year's national competition. The Goldwater
Scholarship program was established eleven years ago by the U.S. Congress to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics, and is intensely competitive. Three hundred and nine scholarships were awarded across the nation this year, and Ryan is the first Goldwater Scholar ever from UMD. Ryan has been awarded a two-year scholarship to cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Congratulations Ryan.

CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The remaining Spring 2000 schedule is:
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.

FACULTY NEEDED
FOR STUDY IN ENGLAND
A call for proposals for the 2001-2002 Study in England Programme have been sent out. Five UMD faculty members will be selected to participate, one as the year-long programme director and the other four, two each semester, to complete the staffing. The deadline is April 27, 2000. For an application or further information, contact Gordon Levine at glevine@d.umn.edu, 726-7293 or Deb Good at dgood@ d.umn.edu, 726-8764.

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. The instructor, Robert Repinski will help the group 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 at 726-6361.

TWEED WINS ADDY
The Tweed Museum of Art catalog for the Botanica exhibit received an
American Advertising Federation Eighth District ADDY award in its recent design competition. The exhibition catalog, designed by Janice Kmetz, UMD graphic design associate professor, Department of Art, will go on to the American Advertising Federation national competition in Las Vegas, New Mexico in June. The catalog was edited by Peter Spooner. Although UMD has won a number of American Advertising Federation local and district design awards in the past few years, this is the first time any UMD project has gone all the way to the national competition. Congratulations Janice!

TWEED SALE
Beginning March 21 and running through May 5, the Tweed Museum Store is holding "The Amazing Sale!" You'll find 30%-40%-50% off
storewide! Visit the store website at http://www.d.umn.edu/tma and email your order to tma@d.umn.edu.

MED STUDENTS RECEIVE RECOGNITION
Medical students from the University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Medicine participated in the Family Medicine Research Assistantship program and two of the students received recognition at the Annual Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Research Day on March 18. At that meeting, twelve papers were read by medical students, residents, practicing family physicians and academic family physicians from
Minnesota. Of these twelve papers, five were read by students from UMD. The students are; Michael Talberg, Jeremy Adam, Joel Oberstar, Kelly Sauer and Matt Schultz
At the most recent AAFP Scientific program in Orlando, seven medical students from throughout the nation and one from Australia had their research presented; six of these were from the University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine.

NEWS FROM UMD STORES
CAMPUS BOOKS EVENTS:
Anti-Semitism in America, by Leonard Dinnerstein is available in Campus Books at a 20% discount ($12.76). Dinnerstein will give the Holocaust Commemoration Lecture on April 17.
There will be a reprint special from Monday, April 10 - Friday, April 14. Some film is not included.
On Wednesday, April 19, there will be a 20% off general book sale. Some books are not included.
On Wednesday, April 19, Jostens Ring Day will be held in the Kirby Student Center from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
From Monday, April 24 - Friday, April 28 there will be an enlargement special. Some film is not included.
The UMD Stores final sale will be from Monday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 10 in the Kirby Ballroom from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day. Food Service will feature a Mexican Menu with complimentary baskets of tortilla chips in the Garden Room from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Students can sell their books back at the UMD Stores "Cash for Books Buyback" from Friday, May 5 through Friday, May 12 in the Kirby Ballroom.
MARKETPLACE EVENTS:
From Monday, April 17 - Friday, April 21, receive 20% off all Easter cards
and candy.


Faculty and Staff News

Mustafa al'Absi, assistant professor, School of Medicine, presented a talk titled "Enhanced Cortisol Responses to
Public-Speaking in Hypertension-Prone Men and Women" at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychosomatic Medicine, which was held in Savannah, Georgia in March.
He had a "Citation" presentation entitled "Blood Pressure But Not
Parental History for Hypertension Predicts Pain Perception in Women." A
paper is selected as a citation presentation if it receives "excellent" ratings by reviewers.
al' Absi chaired a session at the Psychosomatic Medicine meeting titled "Stress, Psychological Status and Disease" and chaired a roundtable discussion on "Hypertension and Pain Sensitivity as an Etiologic and Diagnostic Marker."

Gloria DeFilipps Brush, professor and head, Department of Art, has several
photographs in the exhibition "Digital Smart," which opens April 13 at
the the University Gallery at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and closes May 13. Bruce Wands, chair of Computer Art at the School of Visual
Arts in New York, was among those selecting work for the show. Brush also has work in the Bradley 2000 Digital Photography Exhibition from April 24 through July 1 in the Bradley University (IL) CG Communications Center; the show will also be on the web. Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, graphic designer/artist with her own consulting firm, selected the work.

Donna J. Forbes, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, presented a poster and demonstration of "NeuroView," a computer-based learning tool for the study of Neuroanatomy, at the Spring Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Rockford, Illinois, in March. This interactive program, developed with Arlen R. Severson, Ph.D., includes high quality images of the brain; it is used in conjunction with the laboratory experience for the first year medical students taking the Nervous System course.

John Bower, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, gave the annual
"Eminent Africanist Archaeologist" lecture at the University of Florida (Gainesville) on Feb. 28. The lecture, jointly sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the African Studies Program, was titled "Turning the Corner: Prospects for African Archaeology in a New Era."

Joan Karp and Helen Carlson, professors, Department of Education, and Rahima Wade, University of Iowa, presented "Service Learning in Teacher Education: Stories of Struggle and Success" at the National Service Learning Conference in Providence, Rhode Island in March. Carlson and Karp were also invited to participate in the Service Learning in Teacher Education Institute (sponsored by the National Service Learning Teacher Education Partnership) in March at Providence College.

Jim Klueg, professor, Department of Art, was awarded a Jurors' Merit Award at the LaGrange National Biennial XXI at the Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia. Exhibition jurors were Christopher Scoates, Director of the Atlanta College of Art Gallery, and Debra Wilbur, Director of the City Gallery at Chastain, also in Atlanta.

Joyce Kramer, professor, Department of Social Work, presented a paper at the 43rd Annual Missouri Valley History Conference in March, in Omaha, Nebraska. The paper is entitled "To Lead and to Serve: Portraits of Omaha Women in History," and it is co-authored with Dennis Hastings, Director of the Omaha Tribal Historical Project. Special appreciation goes to the Ruth Myers Endowment for project support.

J. Clark Laundergan, professor, Department of Sociology and Director of the Center for Addiction Studies was an invited presenter at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI) sponsored conference on "Drug Abuse Treatment in the Correctional System" held in Bethesda, MD, in March. Laundergan spoke on twelve step support groups and raised questions about their adaptation to the correctional environment.

Doris Ressl Manary, assistant professor of dance, Department of Theatre, received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council: a Career Development grant for the creation of a new work with benches and an Art Project Grant for Dances on the Lakewalk presented by Ressl Dance.

Ron Marchese, professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, recently returned from a research trip in eastern Turkey. Marchese continued his work on the remnants of nomadic culture in Turkey. This past March, Marchese was with a number of Sarikecili nomads in the high Toros mountains. Much of the data gathered will be presented in a paper at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in conjunction with the American Institute of Archaeology in May as well as a presentation in Washington, D.C. at The Textile Museum in October. The latter is in conjunction with the opening of a major exhibit on Anatolian flatweaves where Marchese will participate in a symposium.

Mary Morse, assistant professor, Departments of English and Composition, recently published an article, "Seeing and Hearing: Margery Kempe and the mise-en-page" in Studia Mystica 20 (1999). The editors requested her article as a sequel to her 1998 Studia Mystica article entitled "Margery Kempe, Venice, and Marian Iconology."

Susan Mulholland, associate director, and Mary Pulford of the Archaeometry Laboratory presented a poster and display at the Lake Superior Basin Workshop on May 24 titled "Trace-Element Analysis of Native Copper: The View from Northern Minnesota." The workshop was hosted by the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa and the Grand Portage National Monument.

Alex Wilson, American Indian Learning Resource Center, has had an article "Indigenous Research Methodologies" accepted for publication in The Canadian Journal of Native Education The article will appear in the Fall 2000 issue.

Tom Zogg, reference librarian, was reappointed to the Geoscience Information Society Best Reference Work Committee on March 16. His latest book review is of Scientific American Science Desk Reference, appearing in Choice, March 2000, page 1276.

NRRI NEWS
Subhash Basak has been invited to become a member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Symposium "Current Trends in Drug Discovery Research," in February, 2001, to be organized by the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), in Lucknow, India, the premier drug discovery and research institute of the country. The symposium is being organized to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of CDRI. Basak, Brian Gute and Bono Lucic, Sonja Nikolic and Nenad Trinajstic (all from The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, The Republic of Croatia) published a paper entitled "A Comparative Study of Benzamidines Complement Inhibitory Activity and Benzene Derivatives Acute Toxicity" in the international journal Computers and Chemistry, vol. 24, pp. 181-191, 2000.
George Host recently gave an invited presentation to the annual meeting of the Minnesota Society of American Foresters on "Landscape Modeling of White Pine Blister Rust Incidence." The talk was coauthored by Mark White and Terry Brown.
Ron Moen recently had his research on Irish Elk extinction published on the web by National Geographic. You can view Moen's work at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/.

MN SEA GRANT NEWS
Doug Jensen, Exotic Species Information Center coordinator, gave a presentation "Invasion of Aquatic Species: Lake Superior is Just a Tip of the Problem" at the Lake Superior Binational Program Forum Meeting, in Duluth in February. Jensen debuted the new educational videotape, "Stop Exotics, Clean Your Boat," at the 10th International Aquatic Nuisance Species and Zebra Mussels Conference, Toronto, Canada in February. Jensen also showed the videotape at a Lakes Stewards Workshop for lakeshore property owners and recreational associations. Jensen also presented a paper, "Status of Recent Aquatic Nuisance Species Introductions in the Duluth-Superior Harbor," co-authored by Jeffrey Gunderson and Paul Tucker.
During the plenary session, Jeff Gunderson, associate director, gave a paper, "Exotics and Aquaculture/Bait Fish Industries: Description, Threats, and Critical Control Points."
Jensen, an invited workshop faculty member, delivered four presentations related to zebra mussels at the "Great Plains Zebra Mussel Workshop," Council Bluffs, Iowa, in March, hosted by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He also participated in the "100th Meridian Initiative Meeting" held in conjunction with the workshop.
Marie Zhuikov, communications coordinator, and Jensen were awarded first place for news releases in the National Association of Government Communicator's (NAGC) Blue Pencil Awards. Their news release, "Goby Population Found in Duluth-Superior Harbor," described how two teenagers discovered a thriving population of the exotic fish, the round goby, in the harbor during the summer of 1998.
Cindy Hagley, environmental quality educator; Glenn Kreag, tourism and recreation extension educator; Jensen; and Keith Anderson, former Minnesota Waterline coordinator published results of public workshops held in 1998, "Treasures Under Pressure ­ The Future of Northeastern Minnesota Lakes." Free copies are available from Sea Grant by calling 726-6191.
Kreag published comments from people who responded to the 1998 Minnesota lakes survey, "Public Perceptions of the Impacts, Use, and Future of Minnesota Lakes." Free copies are available from Sea Grant by calling 726-6191.
Calendar of Events

Tuesday, April 11
Virtual Job Fair
Music: Cavani String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.

Wednesday, April 12
Virtual Job Fair.
Outdoor Program: "Morning Birding Tours," 6 a.m., SpHC.
Anthropology Seminar, 3:15 p.m., 214 Cina Hall.
Latin American Awareness: Voices of Corn, 7 p.m,. Ballroom.

Thursday, April 13
Virtual Job Fair.
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.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Friday, April 14
Virtual Job Fair.
Biology Seminar: "Basic Research to Biotechnology: A Tree Perspective," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Saturday, April 15
Women's Tennis: Winona State, Fieldhouse
Virtual Job Fair.
Northshore Iron Pour: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sculpture Studio.
Facilities Management Luncheon, noon, Ballroom B.
Facilities Management Dinner, 5 p.m., Griggs Center.
Student Art Show Awards Ceremony, 6 p.m., Tweed.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Sunday, April 16
Virtual Job Fair
Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Film: The Long Way Home, 7 p.m., Kirby Ballroom.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC
Monday, April 17
Virtual Job Fair.
Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Lecture: Leonard Dinnerstein, 7 p.m., MPAC.

Tuesday, April 18
Women's Tennis: St. Scholastica, Fieldhouse.
Men's Tennis: Minnesota-Morris, Fieldhouse.
Music: First Annual New Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.
Design Dialog, 2 p.m., Tweed.

Wednesday, April 19
Outdoor Program: "Morning Birding Tours," 6 a.m., SpHC.
Men's Tennis: Minnesota-Morris, Fieldhouse.
Northshore Iron Pour: Sculpture Studio, 10 a.m., Outside.
Baseball: Mount Senario College, 1 p.m., Bulldog Park.
Latin American Awareness Celebration: "Columbia Update," 7 p.m., 120 CCtr.
Music: First Annual New Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Thursday, April 20
Alworth Brown Bag: "Newfoundland" noon, Bullpub.
Geology Seminar, 4 p.m., 185 LSci.
Music: First Annual New Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Tweed.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Friday, April 21
Baseball: Northern State, 1:30 p.m., Bulldog Park.
Biology Seminar: "Transcriptional Regulation of Phosphate Acquisition in Plants," 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.
Outdoor Program: "Backpacking/Superior Hiking Trail," 4 p.m.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Saturday, April 22
Baseball: noon, Minnesota-Morris, Bulldog Park
"Art for Earth Day Gallery Hop" 11 a.m., Tweed.
Latin American Awareness Celebration: 11th Annual Fiesta, 6 p.m., Kirby Ballroom.
Theater: Hamlet, 8 p.m., MPAC.

Tuesday, April 25
Baseball: 2 p.m., Wisconsin-Superior, Bulldog Park
Campus Assembly Meeting 2 p.m., Ballroom B.
Artist Lecture: Judy Onofrio, 6:30 p.m., Tweed.

Wednesday, April 26
Outdoor Program: "Morning Birding" 6 a.m., SpHC.
Secretaries Fair: "Focus on Fair," 9:30- 11:30 a.m., Ballroom B.

Thursday, April 27
Take Our Daughters to Work Day
Alworth Brown Bag: "Paricutn, an Infant Volcano in Central Mexico," noon, Bullpub.
Geology Seminar: 4 p.m., 185 LSci.
Women's Studies Board Meeting 4:30 p.m., 32 E 1st St.

Friday, April 28
Women's Tennis: UM - Morris, Fieldhouse.
Baseball: Bemidji State, 1:30 p.m. Bulldog Park.
Softball: Minnesota-Crookston, 2 p.m., Junction Avenue Fields.
Biology Seminar, 3:30 p.m., 175 LSci.
Accounting Club Banquet 5:30 p.m, Kitchi Gammi Club.

Saturday, April 29
Softball: NSIC Crossover, Junction Avenue Fields.
Women's Tennis: NSIC Tournament, Fieldhouse.

Sunday, April 30
Softball: NSIC Crossover, Junction Avenue Fields.
Women's Tennis: NSIC Tournament, Fieldhouse.

Wednesday, May 3
NEMBA Dinner 7 p.m., DECC.

Saturday, May 6
Baseball: Minnesota-Crookston, noon, Bulldog Park.

Thursday, May 11
Commencement, 7 p.m., Romano Gym.

Saturday, May 13
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