SATURDAY, JULY 12
Genetics Program Summer Picnic: 2:00 pm, 4650 Jadestone, Williamston. Bring a dish to pass, your family, and a bathing suit.
TUESDAY, JULY 15
Pharmacology & Toxicology: Dissertation seminar: "Blood Pressure, Venomotor Tone, Neurohumoral Activity, and Oxidative Stress." Wei "Melissa" Li, 10:30 a.m., B448-9 Life Sciences.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
Genetics: The first Genetics Student Forum (no faculty). Pizza will be provided free of charge! Brad Cavinder will be presenting. Bring any questions you may have for Brad, or any problems you are having with your research you think we can help with! This is going to be set up with half a talk and questions, and half a round robin discussion for troubleshooting problems in the lab. 12:00 p.m., 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.
Chemistry: "Acute Activation of the Glucose Transporter GLUT1: Two Distinct Mechanisms." Professor Larry Louters, Calvin College. 3:00 p.m., 136 Chemistry.
FRIDAY, JULY 18
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Symposium on Transcriptional Regulation and Systems Biology: "Gene Expression in Development and Disease Initiative." Biomedical and Physical Sciences.
UPCOMING EVENTS / OTHER NEWS
Microbiology Research Unit - 2nd Annual Summer Seminar Series: Speakers will be presenting on Thursday July 24, and Thursday August 14, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in room 1425 BPS.
Organic Farm Stand: Open on Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Farm Lane, in front of the Auditorium, selling a wide variety of crops.
The November election is right around the corner. Are you registered to vote in 2008?
In order to vote, you need to meet the following criteria:
-You must be a citizen of the United States
-You must be a resident of the State of Michigan and at least a 30-day resident of your township or city by November 4, 2008.
-You must be at least 18 years of age by election day.
Make your voice heard! If you need to register to vote, please see Jon Glynn in 339 Plant Biology. It is easy to do and takes less than 5 minutes.
Construction Notice: Starting the week of June 24, 2008, construction work will begin on the north and east sides of the Cyclotron Building. This project involves the construction of a 4 story office addition on the north face of the current building and a new high bay on the east side. The first few months of the project will involve fencing off the construction area, earthwork, extending a 12� water main, demo of a portion of the Cyclotron building and removal of light poles and sidewalk. Due to the close proximity of the building to east bound Shaw Lane, a portion of the south east roadway will be fenced off. Metal fencing will be used similar to the Chemistry Project. The substantial completion date for this project has been set for April 30, 2009. During the period of construction, please use caution around construction areas and equipment. Detailed information of the project will be discussed at a pre-construction meeting to be held sometime prior to the start of construction. A formal meeting invitation will be extended to necessary building contacts once the date of the meeting is known. Please pass this information on to all necessary faculty and staff. Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to the Project Representative, Sharon Joy at (517) 432-0165, sljoy@pplant.msu.edu
