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College of Biological Sciences
Just as nature renews itself, alumni, students and faculty
renew the College of Biological Sciences.
REPORT TO DONORS 2011
2 | College of Biological Sciences
renewFall 2011 | Vol. 2
Robert EldeDean
Laurie HennenDevelopment Director
Peggy RinardCommunications Director and Editor
Martha CoventryContributing Writer
Emily Barger Graphic Design
Tim RummelhoffPhotography
Jean Marie LindquistAdministrative Assistant
Renew is published annually by
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CONTENTS
From the DeanHelp keep CBS
affordable
News Highlights
FeaturesGiving Means More Than Having
Fourth Generation Gopher
A Grateful Heart and a Generous Spirit
Launching a Biotech Business From the Basement
Down Payment on an Endowed Scholarship
Laurie Hennen
Reconnect with CBS
The Value of Water
CBS and Gray Freshwater Society offer lecture series on water issues
Donor Honor Roll
Making a Difference
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FROM THE DEAN
Sincerely,
Bob Elde, Dean
College of Biological Sciences
This issue of Renew features stories of five remarkable
alumni who are making a difference at the College of
Biological Sciences.
Darby and Geri Nelson, who met at Itasca Biological
Station and Laboratories more than 40 years ago, have
made a substantial gift to improve the Itasca campus so
future generations can enjoy it. For the Nelsons, whose
enjoyment of nature makes material possessions super-
fluous, giving is a joy.
Mary Kemen is a fourth-generation University of
Minnesota alumnus. When her great grandfather was
a freshman here, tuition was only $5. Kemen and her
husband, Brian Randall, are committed to helping keep
this land-grant university accessible to all.
Venkateswarlu Pothapragada, or Dr. V as friends and
colleagues know him, came here from India in the 1950s.
His family had fallen on hard times so his mother sold
her jewelry to pay for his education. He gives to help
families who are struggling like his did to provide an
education for their children.
Greg Buckley’s CBS education and training helped him
launch a biotech business that he sold for $21 million a
few years ago. He attributes his success to his experi-
ence at the University of Minnesota.
Jenna Racine, who graduated only two years ago, is
so thankful for the scholarship support she received that
she started her own scholarship fund with a check for
$75. Jenna is a second-year medical student at Michigan
State University.
Like you, the Nelsons, Mary, Dr. V, Greg and Jenna
began their lives as biologists at the College of Bio-
logical Sciences. They recognize the value of the CBS
experience and they want to help others get the kind of
education they had.
Every year, the economy and dwindling state support
make it harder for CBS to provide a quality education for
our students. And yet somehow we do it. Our reputa-
tion is growing nationally and the number of applicants
for each position continues to increase. But we can’t do
it alone. We need your help to provide the high quality
education for which we have become known. Every gift
makes a difference.
I hope you enjoy this issue of Renew and I hope to see
your story in these pages one day.
CBS needs your help to keep high quality public education affordable.
FROM THE DEAN
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
CBS needs your help to keep high quality public education affordable.
Mississippi Metagenome
Project
The Minnesota Mis-
sissippi Metagenome
Project (M3P) received
$557,000 from the
state in July, adding to
the $1.5 million How-
ard Hughes Medical
Institute grant, which
supports student
involvement. Directed
by Michael Sadowsky
and Jane Phillips, M3P
seeks to understand
the microbial diversity
of the Mississippi River,
from Itasca to south-
eastern Minnesota, and
the consequences of
human impact on that
diversity. Bacteria play
a key role in nutrient
cycling, degradation of
pollutants, and other
aspects of ecosystem
health. A new course
offers undergraduates
the opportunity to be
involved in all phases of
the research effort. An
outreach component
for students in grades
7-12 and exhibit materi-
als for the general pub-
lic are being developed.
Harris gets $10 million for HIV
research
Reuben Harris, as-
sociate professor of
biochemistry, molecular
biology and biophysics,
was awarded $10 mil-
lion over five years to
direct a multi-institution
effort to create a high-
resolution image of the
antiviral protein APO-
BEC3G and learn how
it interacts with cellular
proteins and a key HIV
accessory protein (Vif).
The ultimate goal is to
provide fundamental
knowledge that will en-
able the development
of novel treatments for
HIV and other diseases.
This is an innovative ap-
proach that focuses on
the host rather than the
virus. Harris is leading
a team of five principal
investigators at the
University of Minnesota
and other universities.
Nobel laureate speaks at CBS
Commencement
Phillip Sharp, who
won the 1993 Nobel
Prize in Physiology or
Medicine, gave the CBS
2011 commencement
address in May and
accepted an honor-
ary doctor of science
degree. Sharp received
the Nobel Prize for his
1977 discovery that
genes contain “non-
sense” segments that
cells delete as they use
genetic information.
The discovery con-
tributed to the rise of
genetic engineering.
Bloomfield retires after 40 years at CBS
Vic Bloomfield retired
in June after 40 years
of service to the uni-
versity as a researcher,
teacher and adminis-
trator, which included
leadership for the CBS
Biochemistry Depart-
ment, the Graduate
School, and the Office
for Public Engagement.
Bloomfield was Nobel
Laureate Phillip Sharp’s
doctoral adviser at the
University of Illinois.
Wackett lab closes in on
‘green’ gasoline
Researchers in the
lab of Larry Wackett,
professor of biochem-
istry, molecular biology
and biophysics, are a
step closer to making
renewable petroleum
fuels using bacteria,
sunlight and carbon di-
oxide. A recent project
led by Janice Frias, who
earned her doctorate
earlier this year, outlines
a new method for using
a protein to transform
fatty acids produced by
bacteria into ketones,
which can be cracked
to make hydrocarbon
fuels. The research was
funded under a $2.2
million United States
Department of Energy
grant.
Princess Kay of
the Milky Way
CBS freshman
Mary Zahurones was
crowned Princess Kay
of the Milky Way at the
State Fair in August.
Zahurones, who plans
to be a physician, will
serve as goodwill am-
bassador for Minneso-
ta’s 4,500 dairy farmers
for the year. Zahurones
grew up on a dairy farm
in Pierz, Minnesota.
DARBY NELSON AND HIS WIFE, GERI,
IN FRONT OF HIS “WRITING SHACK,”
WHERE HE COMPOSED HIS NEW BOOK,
FOR LOVE OF LAKES. DARBY BUILT THE
STRUCTURE USING WOOD SALVAGED
FROM AN OLD BARN.
Photographer: Tim Rummelhoff
Giving Means More Than HavingRetired biology teachers Darby and Geri Nelson have lived frugally in order to make
substantial gifts that will benefit education and the environment for years to come.
Darby and Geri Nelson met at
Itasca Biological Station and Labo-
ratories in 1966. He was a graduate
student and she was working on her
undergraduate degree as a mem-
ber of CBS’ first graduating class.
They talked until midnight and knew
they had found something special
in each other. Their strong personal
bond and shared values have been
the foundation of their life together
as teachers, parents, environmental
advocates and now philanthropists.
Although Darby (B.S. ’64, Ph.D.
’70) and Geri (B.S. ’68) haven’t been
students for some time, they joke
that they have lived on a grad stu-
dent budget their entire adult lives.
This choice, plus some wise invest-
ments, has enabled them to accumu-
late a substantial nest egg that they
have begun donating for education
and environmental causes.
Not surprisingly, Itasca topped
their gift list. The Nelsons recently
pledged significant funds for desper-
ately needed renovations at the field
station. They also pledged gifts for
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Re-
serve, the College of Food, Agricul-
tural and Natural Resource Sciences,
University of Minnesota Libraries and
to scholarship funds.
“We benefited from the gifts of
past generations,” Darby says. “We
want to do the same for future stu-
dents.” Adds Geri, “It’s a joy and a
privilege to be able to give back to
the University.”
For the Nelsons, money and pos-
sessions are insignificant compared
to the deep joy they experience from
helping others. On a camping trip
in the Yukon soon after they were
married, they shared a life-changing
epiphany that material possessions
are superfluous. The furnishings in
their modest Champlin home are
mostly hand-me-downs and garage
sale finds. And by the time anything
finds its way to the Goodwill bag,
there isn’t much left of it, they joke.
The Nelsons’ values are reflected
in every aspect of their lives. He
taught biology for 35 years at Anoka
Ramsey Community College, is ac-
tive in conservation groups, and
served three terms (1983-88) in the
Minnesota Legislature advancing
environmental legislation. Geri spent
her career as a K-12 teacher with
a focus on getting girls engaged
in math and science and has been
active with the League of Women
Voters.
Several years ago, Darby retired
from teaching to write a book. In-
spired by the works of Henry Tho-
reau and Sigurd Olson, the reflec-
tive book, called For Love of Lakes,
will be released in December 2011
by Michigan State University Press.
In the next year, he and Geri plan
speaking engagements to encourage
lake stewardship.
The Nelsons hope all of their gifts
will help make the world a better
place for future generations, begin-
ning with their own children, Per and
Robin, and grandchildren, George, 3;
Halle, 2; and Ingrid, 11 months. Coin-
cidentally, George and Ingrid’s other
grandparents are Regents Professor
David Tilman and his wife, Cathie.
The Nelson’s son, Per, is married to
the Tilmans’ daughter, Margie.
“Our lives have been richly blessed
in part because of what others have
given before us. It is with unbounded
joy that we give back to the commu-
nity in thanks.”
FOR THE NELSONS, MONEY
AND POSSESSIONS ARE INSIG-
NIFICANT COMPARED TO THE
DEEP JOY THEY EXPERIENCE
FROM HELPING OTHERS.
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Editor’s Note: Darby Nelson will talk about his new book, For Love of Lakes, on December 6, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the St. Paul Student Center theater, located on Buford Ave. near
the corner of Cleveland Ave. on the St. Paul campus. A reception and book signing will follow at 6:45 p.m. For registration details, see the events listing at www.cbs.umn.edu.
DONOR PROFILE
Fourth-generation GopherMary Kemen’s support of Itasca’s ‘Nature of Life’ program shows
her faith in how CBS nurtures the next generation of scientists.
Exactly 100 years before Mary Ke-
men graduated with a botany degree
from CBS, her great-grandfather had
entered the University as a freshman.
He wrote to his family, “I paid my $5
and interviewed the president.”
Today, tuition and fees at the
University add up to about $6,500 a
semester, and tables have turned a
bit on that interview process.
To help defray the cost of a Uni-
versity education, Mary and her
husband, Brian Randall, endowed
the Douglas C. Pratt Undergradu-
ate Scholarship at CBS, named for
the former chairman of the botany
department.
“We feel it’s important to keep land
grant institutions accessible to stu-
dents and to provide them with what
is essentially a continuation of public
education,” says Mary, who had a
scholarship herself as an undergrad-
uate student.
For CBS freshmen, that education
begins with three days at the Itasca
Biological Station and Laboratories
where they design and implement
mini-research projects. When Mary
read Dean Bob Elde’s description of
what is called the “Nature of Life”
program, she decided that she and
Brian had to support Itasca, too.
They have pledged $100,000 over
five years to help renovate the cam-
pus, which is more than 100 years
old.
“I like that CBS immediately
introduces research in a very infor-
mal, friendly way that is completely
exploratory, and in this beautiful set-
ting,” she says. “I’m so happy to give
money to promote this program.”
Mary never got the chance to
really experience Itasca as a student.
“It hasn’t been as special to me as I
would have liked,” she says. She was
only there for a few hours while do-
ing research on using cattails as an
energy source. That early interest in
how to respectfully work with nature
to meet current needs still drives
her thinking. She believes Itasca can
inspire students and give them the
resources to tackle this enormous
issue.
“Itasca puts students in an environ-
ment where there isn’t a gas station
around the corner, just lakes and
woods,” she says. “As the next gen-
eration of scientists, they can explore
this environment with an eye toward
alternative energy sources and how
Minnesota, and other states, can
wisely use what nature provides.”
Mary is among the fourth gen-
eration of her family to go to the
University. Her great-grandfather and
her grandfather were professors in
what was then the Department of
Agriculture. Mary chose medicine.
She practices as an anesthesiologist
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Brian is
a radiologist. They went to the Medi-
cal School together, and they fell in
love at the University, just as Mary’s
grandparents and parents did.
Mary’s belief that we need to
help those in financial need and be
responsible toward the natural world
finds a parallel in her sense of duty
as a physician. She is part of Doc-
tors Without Borders/Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF) and works several
weeks during the year in some of the
world’s most troubled areas. In Feb-
ruary and March, she was in northern
Nigeria. In September, she returned
to the new nation of South Sudan.
“I chose MSF because they em-
phasize teaching and I believe that
our efforts, no matter how small,
will help make lives better now and
in the future,” says Mary. “MSF does
a remarkable job under difficult cir-
cumstances and it is very rewarding
to work for them as an anesthesiolo-
gist.”
“WE FEEL IT’S IMPORTANT
TO KEEP LAND GRANT IN-
STITUTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO
STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE
THEM WITH WHAT IS ESSEN-
TIALLY A CONTINUATION OF
PUBLIC EDUCATION.”
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Fourth-generation Gopher
MARY KEMEN AND HER HUSBAND,
BRIAN RANDALL, BOTH PHYSICIANS,
HAVE PLEDGED $100,000 FOR NEW
ITASCA FACILITIES AND ENDOWED AN
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP.
DONOR PROFILE
Photographer: Tim Rummelhoff
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DR. V, AS HE IS KNOWN TO FRIENDS
AND COLLEAGUES, CAME TO THE UNI-
VERSITY FROM INDIA IN 1955 TO GAIN
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE.
Photographer: Tim Rummelhoff
DONOR PROFILE
A Grateful Heart and a Generous SpiritA family tradition of gratitude and giving inspires Dr. Venkateswarlu Pothapragada to support CBS students.
During the early 1930s, Ven-
kateswarlu Pothapragada’s family
lived comfortably on his father’s
salary. But as World War II geared
up in Asia, inflation in India ran wild
and the family’s income fell drasti-
cally short of its needs. To pay Ven-
kateswarlu’s high school and college
fees, the family pledged his mother’s
jewelry against bank loans, later sell-
ing some of it, and borrowed money
at exorbitant interest rates.
Venkateswarlu Pothapragada,
D.Sc., Ph.D., does not want other
families to have to sacrifice so
much. Along with making substan-
tial contributions to other University
graduate and undergraduate funds,
he established the Dr. Venkateswarlu
Pothapragada and Family Under-
graduate Scholarship Fund for CBS
students in 2004.
“I did not want to do this as a be-
quest,” he says. “Students are in need
right now, so I told my family we had
better share what we can.”
Venkateswarlu—known by most of
his friends and colleagues as Dr. V—
made his connection to the Univer-
sity of Minnesota in 1949 when, as a
young doctoral candidate in India, he
wrote to scientists around the world.
He was beginning his research on
a crippling disease called fluorosis
and wanted to learn more from the
experts.
One of those experts was Wal-
lace Armstrong, CBS biochemistry
professor and a pioneer in the study
of fluoride. Armstrong wrote back,
and the two men began a five-year
correspondence. Armstrong was
determined to bring Dr. V to Minne-
sota to work in his lab and, in 1955,
he succeeded.
In 1961, Dr. V returned to India to
teach, but came back to Armstrong’s
lab in 1967. For the next six years, he
conducted his own research as well
as investigating a method Armstrong
had published for determining fluo-
ride in the blood. A fellow scientist
was disputing the technique and
Armstrong wanted Dr. V to re-verify
the original results. Although Dr. V
established that the method was
incorrect, Armstrong saw to it that
the results were published, earning
Dr. V’s unwavering respect for his
integrity.
“Dr. Armstrong was the most won-
derful, generous man,” says Dr. V. “A
true scientist.” To honor him, Dr. V
established another fund at CBS in
2006, the Wallace Armstrong/Ven-
kateswarlu Pothapragada Graduate
Fellowship.
When Dr. Armstrong retired, Dr. V
left the University and struggled to
raise his two children by himself after
his wife’s death. Unable to find a po-
sition as a biochemist, he worked
as a realtor until finally landing a
job at 3M. He remained with the
company for 32 years, contributing
to R & D related to fluorochemicals
and earning the 3M Innovator award
for research that enhanced produc-
tivity and industrial hygiene.
During their hardest years in India,
Dr. V’s father asked his children to
look at their good fortune and think
about how they could help others in
need. As well as the CBS funds he
established, Dr. V has created a fam-
ily endowment that his children and
grandson manage and use to make
contributions to organizations they
choose to support.
“By looking at their choices, I can
learn a little more about what mat-
ters to my children and my grand-
son,” he says. “And with this fund, I
can be sure that the family tradition
of giving will continue.”
“STUDENTS ARE IN NEED
RIGHT NOW, SO I TOLD MY
FAMILY WE HAD BETTER
SHARE WHAT WE CAN.”
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Launching a Biotech Business from the Basement
Biotech entrepreneur Greg Buckley saw a need and took a risk. He credits his CBS education.
Greg Buckley admits that he got a
college education without learning a
thing about economics.
“I had to take Econ 101 for my
liberal arts requirement,” he says. “I
remember sitting in one of those big
lecture halls on the West Bank and
basically sleeping through class.”
Greg did fine in life without that
class. But he recommends that CBS
grads learn enough economics to
understand basic supply and de-
mand and to manipulate a ledger
sheet, because you never know what
you’ll do with your degree.
In 1984, Greg got his B.S. in genet-
ics, the first year CBS offered that
degree. While going to school, he
did cell culture work at the Medical
School. “It’s where I got my working
knowledge of cell culture and that
led me to my first real job out of col-
lege,” he says.
An up-and-coming company hired
Greg to play a technical support role
for their products, which used hollow
fiber technology to grow cells. In a
scenario nearly unheard of today for
a recent grad, the company trained
Greg for two months and sent him to
Tokyo.
From Japan, Greg went to Europe
and worked for various corporations.
After nearly 10 years abroad, he
decided it was time to come home
to Minnesota. He wanted to start his
own company.
Greg paired up with Tom Murphy
(who had his Ph.D. in cell biol-
ogy from CBS) and in 1994, after
“scrounging up enough money to
get going,” they started TC Tech—the
TC standing for “tissue culture.” Their
goal was to manufacture and sell the
sterile, single-use plastic products
they had designed to grow cells.
“Traditionally, cells were grown in
big stainless steel vats through a
very time consuming process,” says
Greg. “People wanted something
quicker.”
While his wife worked, Greg ran the
business from their basement and
took care of their young son, piling
him into the car along with the boxes
when he made a UPS run. When
their second child arrived, it was time
to get TC Tech out of the Buckley’s
house. The company then began a
series of moves, gathering more cus-
tomers and paying strict attention
to its bottom line. In 2006, after 12
years in business, Greg and Tom sold
TC Tech to Thermo Fisher Scientific
for more than $21 million.
Today, Greg volunteers in the
Minnetonka School District as a math
tutor and tennis coach. He plays golf,
skis, and spends time with his family,
as well as mentoring his younger
brother as he begins his own com-
pany.
As a successful biotech entre-
preneur, Greg has been invited to
upcoming CBS career panels so stu-
dents can learn from his experience.
And as “payback” for his own good
education, he contributes to the CBS
scholarship fund.
Greg’s non-compete agreement
recently expired, giving him the op-
tion to start another business. But
would he try a second time? “With
TC Tech, I used what I’d learned at
CBS, in the Med School labs, and in
the field,” he says. “Credit was easy
to get. All the stars aligned nicely.
Perhaps with a little luck, they may
do that again.”
AFTER 12 YEARS IN BUSINESS,
GREG AND HIS PARTNER SOLD
THEIR COMPANY, TC TECH,
FOR $21 MILLION.
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GREG BUCKLEY USED HIS GENETICS
B.S. FROM CBS TO CREATE A
SUCCESSFUL BIOTECH COMPANY.
DONOR PROFILE
Photographer: Tim Rummelhoff
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JENNA RACINE, B.S. 2010, DIDN’T WAIT
TO GRADUATE BEFORE SHE STARTED
GIVING BACK. A CBS SCHOLARSHIP
HELPED HER TRAVEL TO TANZANIA,
WHERE SHE PROVIDED VOLUNTEER
HEALTH SERVICES.
Photographer: Harley J. Seeley
Down Payment on an Endowed ScholarshipJenna Racine took her jump-into-life attitude abroad as a volunteer. Now in
medical school, she funds a scholarship to give others the same opportunity.
“Don’t sell yourself short, don’t
take the easy route. If being a doctor
is what you want to be and someone
tells you it’s eight years of school?
Who cares? You only have one shot
in life, and everything that’s worth
doing takes hard work.”
Jenna Racine is talking to a hypo-
thetical CBS freshman here, but her
philosophy resonates with anyone, at
any age. Follow your heart. Embrace
opportunities. Don’t shy away from
challenges. It’s advice her parents
have always given her, so when she
came to CBS, she felt right at home.
“CBS pushes you to be involved in
multiple things,” Jenna says. “I had
lots on my plate, plus my school
work—and it was rigorous—but I got
involved with several volunteer orga-
nizations. Lots of students did. “
For three summers, Jenna went
to Tanzania with the CBS chapter of
Biology Without Borders. The last
two years, she led the group in build-
ing a house, working in hospitals,
and constructing a water system for
a girl’s school. She considers those
summers the best times of her life.
In 2009 and 2010, the University
awarded Jenna the President’s Stu-
dent Leadership and Service Award.
“I have been so fortunate to be
able to travel abroad and some of
the money that allowed the group to
go to Tanzania was from CBS schol-
arships,“ Jenna says.
That support came from the col-
lege’s Murray and Pearl Rosenberg
Memorial Fund, which provides assis-
tance for humanitarian service in the
United States and other countries.
But Jenna knows how hard it is to
get grants for international volunteer
work, so in the spring of 2010, she
walked into the CBS development
office and put a $75 check on the
desk—the beginning of a fund that
will help other students contribute
their skills to those in need.
“As an undergrad, there are so
many opportunities, so many pro-
grams to choose from, and in so
many different places,” she says.
“The number one thing that keeps
you from doing things is money.
I can’t promise that I’ll be able to
fund 10 people’s trips, but I hope to
at least ease the burden of travel
expenses.”
The time it takes to become a doc-
tor did not scare Jenna away. She’s
a second-year medical student now
at Michigan State University (MSU)
and she’s jumping into her education
the way she did at CBS, and with the
skills she learned there. Among them
are how to multitask successfully and
how to collaborate with professors
on research projects. Her hope is to
become an obstetrician/gynecolo-
gist.
“I really like that specialty because I
can apply it internationally,” she says.
“I’d like to work nine or ten months
in the United States, then volunteer
abroad to help women have safer
deliveries. Maternal health and child-
birth are two of the biggest health
challenges in the developing world.”
In the meantime, Jenna is putting
together a program at MSU to help
overweight children create healthier
habits. And she’s building up her
scholarship fund little by little.
“Having an investment in a stu-
dent’s future is the best thing I
can think of to do with my extra
money,” she says. “CBS is not creat-
ing cookie-cutter students, instead
it’s creating students who are doing
many things and having extraordi-
nary experiences.”
“I CAN’T PROMISE THAT I’LL BE
ABLE TO FUND 10 PEOPLE’S
TRIPS, BUT I HOPE TO AT
LEAST EASE THE BURDEN OF
TRAVEL EXPENSES.”
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DONOR PROFILE
How to make a gift:
Contact Laurie Hennen at 612-624-9460 or [email protected] to discuss a gift.
Make out a check and send it to the University of Min-nesota Foundation, 200 Oak Street SE, Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55155-2010.
Make a donation online by going to www.giving.umn.edu and clicking on Giving Opportunities.
If you send a check to the Foundation or make a gift online, be sure to note that your gift is for College of Biological Sciences scholar-ships. You may specify the scholarship if you like.
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MAKING CONNECTIONSWhen members of the CBS family get together, magic happens.
The best part of this past year for
me was the Summer Science Series.
Dean Elde invited small groups of
alumni to his home for informal pre-
sentations by CBS faculty who are
doing cutting edge research.
Animal communication expert
Mark Bee talked about his research
on how a female frog chooses a
mate from a chorus of males. It’s
the same kind of mechanism that
allows humans to distinguish indi-
vidual voices at, say, a cocktail party.
Bee’s research is providing clues that
could lead to better hearing aids for
humans.
Plant biologist George Weiblen
shared stories about his travels
to Papua, New Guinea, where he
engages tribal members to help him
with his research on tropical species
and helps them understand the value
of the land they own and importance
of preserving rain forests.
And molecular biologist Reuben
Harris explained how mechanisms
that generate mutations can be
harnessed to destroy pathogens—in-
cluding HIV. Harris and his colleagues
are studying a group of proteins that
have the potential to block the AIDS
virus.
The fascinating presentations were
well received by the audience, most
of whom were lifelong biologists of
one kind or another. But there was
more going on in the room than sci-
ence. It was a feeling of connected-
ness. The feeling that everyone be-
gan their formative years in the same
place and were shaped by many of
the same people and experiences.
It’s the magic that happens when
friends and family get together.
You’ve probably had this experi-
ence: You run into an old friend from
high school or college and you pick
up where you left off, as though
you’d seen each other 20 minutes
ago instead of 20 years ago. Maybe a
biologist somewhere has an explana-
tion for that. Who says you can’t go
home again?
If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll
think about reconnecting with CBS.
There are lots of ways to get in-
volved, from attending educational
programs like the Summer Science
Series to serving on the board of the
Biological Sciences Alumni Society.
Or, if you have other ideas, call or
send me an e-mail. Check out the
alumni section of the CBS website
(www.cbs.umn.edu) and click on
Opportunities for Alumni. You’re
on your way back. Hope to see you
soon!
Laurie Hennen
Development Director
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THE VALUE OF WATERCBS teams up with Freshwater Society for lecture series on water issues.
Overuse of groundwater. Pollution
of Chesapeake Bay, Puget Sound
and all the waters in between. Sexu-
ally stunted alligators deformed by
birth defects linked to pesticides.
Farming practices and policies that
reduce erosion and pollution. And
saving the environment by putting a
price on it.
Since early 2010, the Freshwater
Society and the College of Biologi-
cal Sciences have jointly sponsored
a popular lecture series focusing on
the challenges facing water in the
21st century.
The lecture series, which continues
in the 2011-2012 academic year, is
funded by an endowment created in
memory of the late Malcolm Moos,
president of the University of Minne-
sota from 1967 to 1974.
The lectures, presented in the St.
Paul Student Center theater, have
each drawn enthusiastic crowds of
150 or so people—faculty, students,
environmentalists and a cross-sec-
tion of state agency staff.
Each of the nationally prominent
lecturers has been paired with a pan-
el of Minnesota experts to answer
audience questions. Dean Elde has
moderated the panel discussions.
Lectures have been presented by:
•Robert Glennon, a University of
Arizona professor of law and public
policy who has written two recent
books about how Americans over-
use and under-value water.
•Hedrick Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-
and Emmy-winning reporter and
filmmaker who produced Poisoned
Waters, a PBS Frontline documenta-
ry on agricultural and urban pollution
on both coasts.
•Louis J. Guillette Jr., a reproduc-
tive biologist from the Medical
University of South Carolina who is
widely known for his research on
birth defects in alligators and their
implications for human health.
•Craig A. Cox, a senior vice presi-
dent for the Environmental Working
Group, who spoke on agricultural
conservation strategies that can
prevent erosion and water pollu-
tion from the runoff of fertilizer and
pesticides.
•Gretchen C. Daily, a Stanford
University ecologist who spoke on
ecosystem valuation, the emerging
effort to protect the environment by
quantifying and putting a monetary
value on all the services humans re-
ceive from water and environmental
systems.
Reaction to the lectures has been
very favorable. Video of the lectures
and panel discussions are archived at
www.freshwater.org. Information on
the 2012 lectures, as they are sched-
uled, is available there and on the
CBS website, www.cbs.umn.edu.
—Patrick Sweeney
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MAKING A DIFFERENCECBS Donor Honor Roll 2010-2011
The College of Biological Sciences gratefully acknowledges the following donors, who have generously provided support for Itasca, Cedar Creek, scholarships and fellowships, research and a variety of initiatives. Every gift makes a difference.
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Professor Vic Bloomfield, Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp (guest speaker) and Dean Elde at Commencement 2011. Bloomfield was Sharp’s doctoral advisor at the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana.
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