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Hayes Winner Seeks End to Wheat Diseases
For Xiuling Zhang, it’s all about the quest for knowledge. This year’s winner of the H.K. Hayes award earned her undergraduate and first master’s degree in her home country, China. In the 1990s, she studied with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and eventually found herself at South Dakota State University. more

Norman Borlaug to be Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
Norman Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and a CFANS alumnus, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. A date for the award has not yet been announced. President Bush signed the legislation authorizing the award on Dec. 16. more

'Speaking of Science' Interview Series Highlights CFANS Researchers
“Speaking of Science” is a series of interviews between CFANS dean Allen Levine and key faculty and staff that has been appearing on college websites. more

Morse Award Goes To Jay Bell
Professor Jay Bell of the Department of Soil, Water and Climate has won the Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Under-graduate Education. He is one of only seven faculty members to earn the prestigious teaching award for 2006-07. more

Plant Pathology Plans Centennial Celebration
The Department of Plant Pathology will mark its 100th birthday this fall with a formal celebration that includes a picnic/softball game, tours, awards and social gatherings. The celebration runs from Sept. 18–21 on the St. Paul campus and is expected to attract alumni and friends of the department from around the world. more

Swackhamer Serves on Environmental Council
Professor of environmental health sciences Deborah Swackhamer, who also directs the U’s new Institute on the Environment, is one of 15 citizens appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to the Clean Water Council. The council was created by the Legislature in 2006 to advise on administering and implementing the Clean Water Legacy Act. It consists of 23 members, with 19 appointed by the governor.

CFANS Faculty Named to Advisory Committee
Provost Thomas Sullivan has named a University-wide advisory committee for a proposed interdisciplinary Institute for the Advancement of Science and Technology. more

Levine Scholarship will Aid New Students
A new scholarship funded by a donation from CFANS Dean Allen Levine and his wife, Nancy Levine, will help fund the studies of students who are interested in health and agriculture or health and natural resources. more

Gates Foundation Grant Aimed at Ending Hunger and Poverty
Professor Phil Pardey of the Department of Applied Economics is co-principal inves-tigator on a recently announced three-year, $3.7 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. more

Fellows will Help Lead Institute on the Environment
Four CFANS faculty members are “Founding Fellows” of the University’s new Institute on the Environment. The 15 Founding Fellows will lead the establishment of the institute. more