Biological Sciences, 4:00 pm,

G-126 Lilly Hall

October 1

Keith Moffat

Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Chicago

ìTime-resolved macromolecular crystallography on the millisecond to nanosecond time scaleî

October 8

Mark Levinthal

Department of Biological Sciences

ìThe role of the hns gene in bacterial stress managementî

Botany and Plant Pathology, 3:30 pm, ARB 116

October 1

Ray Martyn

Department of Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue University

ìMonosporascus root rot: An emerging disease of melons in temperate and tropical regionsî

October 8

Charles Bracker

Department of Botany & Plant Pathology

Purdue University

ìLaser microbean manipulation of cell growth, branching, and hyphal morphogenesis in fungiî

Entomology, 4:00 pm, ARB 116

October 2

Shripat Kamble

Department of Entomology

University of Nebraska

ìDistribution of termiticides in various soilsî

October 9

Clifford Sadof

Department of Entomology

Purdue University

ìChanging regulatory paradigms with the pine shoot beetleî

Horticulture, 3:30 pm,

HORT 117

October 9

Jim Hancock

Michigan State University

ìUsing native clones to reconstruct the strawberry: A systematic reinventionî

Plant Biology, 4:00 pm,

ARB 116

September 30

Scott Poethig

Department of Biology

University of Pennsylvania

October 7

Andrew Staehlin

Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology

University of Colorado

The Board of Trustees approved our request to change the name of the department. Effective September 19, 1997 our new name is the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA).

Peter Hirst received $7,296 from the United Nations for the purpose of conducting a project entitled ìTemperate Fruit Husbandryî

K.G. Raghothama received $168,800 from USDA in support of his project entitled ìFunctional Characterization of Higher Plant Phosphate Transportersî.

Peter Goldsbrough received $168,800 from USDA in support of his project entitled ìFunction and Regulation of Metallothionein Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Steve Weller received $2,000 from Novartis Crop Protection, Inc. in support of his research.

Michelle L. Jones and William R. Woodson. 1997. Pollination-Induced Ethylene in Carnation. Plant Physiol. 115:205-212.

Michelle Jones will be in Sydney Australia from Sept. 26-Oct. 7 to give a presentation at the Australian Postharvest Horticulture Conference.

Jim Simon was in South Africa, Cameroon and Israel from Sept. 3-27 conducting research.

Randy Woodson was in Palm Springs, CA Sept. 23-25 attending the Society of American Florists meeting.

Congratulations to Sumana Islam on successfully passing her M.S. exam.

Workshop for Graduate Students on ìLearning How to search the WWW for Fellowship Opportunitiesî, Monday, Sept. 29 from 7:30-8:30 pm in ARB 116.

Workshop on ìEffective Communication With Your Advisorî, Monday, Oct. 6 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the East Faculty Lounge, PMU.

Adding a Class

Sept. 23-Oct. 29

(Advisor, Instructor & Dept. Head signature needed)

Extenuating Circumstances Only

Dropping a Class

Sept. 23-Oct. 29

Grades of W, WF, or WN will be recorded.

(Advisor & Instructor signatures needed for students who are classified as a 3 or higher. Students who are classified as 0, 1 , or 2 do not need instructorís signature; grade will be W).

Oct. 3 - Last day to declare candidacy for degree for December graduation.

Oct. 17 - Last day for students who register for ìexam onlyî to submit a positive Report of the Final Examination and a Thesis Receipt.

Oct. 17 - Last day for students who register for ìdegree onlyî to submit a Thesis Receipt, or registration will be revised to research registration. (Does not apply to nonthesis masterís students.)

(See the Job Opportunities bulletin board on the 2nd floor for additional information about these and other positions.)

Manager/Research Associate, Plant Growth Facilities. M.S. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Application deadline: October 17, 1997.

Assistant Manager-Greenhouse. B.S. Plant Biology Dept., University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Application deadline: October 1, 1997.

IPM Product Specialist. B.S. Gemplerís Catalog Supplier, Mt. Horeb, WI.

Associate Vice Chancellor. Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. Application deadline: October 15, 1997.

Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor-Agronomy and Superintendent-Shafter Research & Extension Center. M.S. Bakersfield and Shafter, CA.

Chair Ornamental Horticulture Department. M.S. SUNY Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY. Application deadline: October 13, 1997.