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October 8, 2004 AnnouncementsWorld Food Day uplinkThe process of developing food policies will be examined during the 21st World Food Day teleconference, "Politics of Hunger: What's at Stake?" Friday, Oct. 15 (11 a.m.-2 p.m., 1141 Extension Youth/4-H Building, via satellite). Werner Kiene, World Food Program representative to the Bretton Woods Institutions, is the keynote speaker. There also will be a live uplink with the World Food Prize ceremonies in Des Moines. Rice breeders Yuan Longping of China and Monty Jones of Lierra Leone are the co-recipients of the 2004 prize. Register by phone, 4-3079, or e-mail: jagrevin@iastate.edu. For more information, see http://www.worldfooddayusa.org. Funds available to facultyThe Office of Biotechnology has provided more than $75,000 since 1998 for biotechnology-related conferences, symposia and workshops that are organized by faculty members and held on campus. Faculty applications are due Nov. 1, 2004, for proposed events in 2005. For more information, contact Teri Peterson, 4-4779, tlpeters@iastate.edu. Fall convocation onlinePresident Gregory Geoffroy discussed university achievements, budget and enrollment challenges, and planning for the future during fall convocation Sept. 27. Text of Geoffroy's talk and video of the convocation are online at http://www.iastate.edu/~president/speeches/04/fallconvo.shtml. Weight reduction meetingsISU employees are invited to attend weekly weight reduction meetings: Mondays (noon-1 p.m., Brenton Center, Curtiss), contact Sandy Peterson, 4-0434, e-mail: spete@iastate.edu; and Wednesdays (noon-1 p.m., ISU Foundation, 2505 Elwood Dr.), contact Jenny Barrett, 4-6477, e-mail: jennyb@foundation.iastate.edu |
Flu shots on holdVaccine shortage puts faculty, staff flu shots
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