Campus Happenings

Deadline looms for Life Sciences Corridor funds

Researchers intending to apply for funds being made available through the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor project are reminded that full proposals are due June 23.

Program guidelines and requests for proposals were issued in March and April. Required letters of intent were due May 5. Investigators not submitting letters of intent will be informed of future opportunities.

The funding comes from the state of Michigan's share of the tobacco settlement. Projects must involve an industrial partner. Funding will total $50 million per year for a 20-year period.

The peer-review process is similar to that used by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (OVPRGS) is offering assistance to proposal writers. For information, contact the Life Sciences Corridor office at 353-1768 or Terry May at 432-7140.

Information also is available at the OVPRGS Web site: http://www.msu.edu/unit/vprgs/life_sciences_corridor.htm

Conference eyes building trust about food safety

An innovative conference on building trust around food safety issues will be offered by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center July 11-12 at Kellogg Center.

"Risk Communication in Food Safety – Motivating and Building Trust" will feature Peter Sandman, an internationally renowned risk communication consultant, and Steve Curwood, National Public Radio (NPR) executive producer and host of NPR's "Living on Earth."

Panel members will discuss their personal experiences and perceptions of the "shoulds" and "should nots" of risk communication, how the process works or doesn't work, and their successes and failures in risk communication.

Facilitated and moderated breakout sessions will cover a broad range of topics from bovine TB to GMOs, from irradiation to labeling, from pesticides to drug residues, and more.

The registration fee is $200 on or before June 16 and $250 after that date. The fee covers the program, breaks, continental breakfasts, lunch, a Taste of Michigan reception and conference proceedings.

To receive a conference brochure, contact Cindy Thrush at thrushci@cvm.msu.edu or Patricia Stewart at stewartp@cvm.msu.edu or 432-3100.

To register online, visit the Web at: http://www.foodsafe.msu.edu

Annual ice cream celebration ends giving campaign

The second annual All Univer-sity Campaign ice cream celebration will be held on June 8 outdoors at the Wharton Center near the main entrance on Shaw Lane and Bogue Street.

The event, open to all University employees in celebration of giving, is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with free ice cream, contests and prizes.

The event will feature an ice cream relay race and an "ice cream scoop-off" in which ice cream lovers can show their support for their unit by lining up and getting a scoop.

Also included are raffle tickets for door prizes and white pine seedlings given to all attendees, and live music by Borderline.

The celebration will also feature remarks from President Peter McPherson, Provost Lou Anna K. Simon, and the two campaign co-chairpersons, Elba Santiago La Bonte and Michael Moore.

For more information, contact Annie James by phone at 353-3121, Ext. 272, or by e-mail at jamesan@msu.edu

Newseum's traveling exhibit due on campus

The Newseum, the world's only interactive museum of news, has created a mobile exhibit that will bring some of the museum's most popular artifacts, videos and displays to campus June 5-8.

Newseum's NewsCapade with Al Neuharth will be at the Breslin Student Events Center parking lot at the corner of Harrison Road and West Shaw Lane from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Admission is free.

Since the traveling exhibition was launched in April 1999, more than 180,000 have visited NewsCapade. Two custom-designed, 53-foot trailers are joined, creating a vaulted pavilion with nearly 2,000 square feet of interior space.

Interactive computers let visitors act as newspaper editors selecting front-page stories or photojournalists covering breaking news. Visitors also can experience the challenge of being a television reporter by going in front of the camera to read the news.

Other exhibits include an interactive kiosk, unforgettable news photos, historic newspaper front pages, news artifacts, a timeline of 20th century news and a look at the power of the First Amendment.

Neuharth, founder of USA Today, will discuss "Fairness and the Media" with local news people and newsmakers in a free program at noon June 6.

Current venue information is available on the Web at: http://www.newseum.org

MSU offers lots to ‘Be a Tourist' day participants

MSU offers lots to see, do, taste and try for Greater Lansing's annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Town day on June 3.

The event promotes awareness of cultural and community attractions in the Greater Lansing area with a daylong celebration of arts, entertainment, exploration and food from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tourists can buy a passport for $1 at the Lansing and Meridian malls, Huntington's in Frandor, the principal shopping district in downtown Lansing and the Convention & Visitors Bureau office in Old Town.

From there, they can travel by CATA bus to visit and learn about more than 30 Lansing area attractions, including MSU. There is no admission charge for the attractions on Be a Tourist in Your Own Town day for those with passports.

At MSU, tourists can stop by the MSU Dairy Store for a homemade ice cream sale and take a self-guided tour to see how ice cream and other dairy products are made.

The Horticultural Demonstration Gardens and the 4-H Children's Garden feature a garden walk, a visit to the Butterfly House, an Alice in Wonderland maze and a plant sale in the flower shop.

Kresge Art Museum is exhibiting "In Pursuit of Happiness: 19th Century Japanese Art" and "Kresge Art Museum 40th Anniversary Acquisitions," along with a complete museum scavenger hunt and prizes.

The MSU Museum offers a hands-on cart to explore horns, antlers, teeth, bones and other dramatic specimens as part of the "Animal Weapons: Nature's Arms Race" exhibit, and a bobbin lace demonstration in conjunction with the museum's "A Fascination With Lace" exhibit.

For more details, call 487-0077.

Healthy U offers 'Walks of Life' June 11-Aug. 6

Take a step toward a healthier lifestyle with "Walks of Life," a new self-paced offering from Healthy U.

The eight-week program, which runs June 11 through Aug. 6, explores the softer side of wellness – emotional, social and spiritual – with the physical benefits of walking.

Participants will set their own pace and walking goal for the program. Along the way, they'll receive additional information and tips to help keep life in balance. The idea is to move and think, rather than focus on a certain number of miles to walk.

Participants receive the Walks of Life Journal, which contains inspiring stories as well as space for personal reflection. Participants are also eligible for prize drawings.
No class attendance is required. To register and obtain a participation packet, call 353-2596 or e-mail healthyu@msu.edu.healthyu@msu.edu

Registration is also available on the Web at: http://www.msu.edu/unit/healthyu