Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Weeks of Nov 18-Dec 1
OU DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY & MICROBIOLOGY
WEEKLY NOTICES
(Everyone is invited to attend the seminars)
BOTANY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 @ 4:30pm in GLCH 310):
Speaker: Ms. Amanda Hess Coe (OU Botany M.S. Student)
Title: “Warming and clipping affect canopy phenological development in a tallgrass prairie”
MICROBIOLOGY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 @ 3pm in GLCH 129):
Speaker: Mr. Minh Tran (OU Microbiology M.S. Student)
Title: “Effects of Oxychlorine and Peroxy Compounds against Desulfovibrio species”
**********************************************************************************OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Department Holiday Party: Friday, December 14, 8am – 3:30p in the department main office. Dr. Uno will provide a selection of deli meats, cheeses, and bread for sandwiches. We welcome any contributions to our “Come & Go” feast including breakfast items, salads, sweets, or side dishes. As usual when we have a get-together reception or party, the University policy states that we must have a sign-up sheet of attendees, so please do not feel offended if we ask for your signature!
Homework projects: Projects/papers due in department mailboxes should be collected by the instructor by 3pm on the due date. This will let you know that any projects turned in after 3pm were submitted late. Please announce to your class that the secretaries will not indicate on their paper the date & time when the projects were turned in. A Big “Thank You” for your cooperation!
Secure your valuable: Please secure your valuables, lock all doors when you leave an empty room, and report any suspicious behavior or individuals in the building.
Graduate Student Evaluation Follow-up: In reference to last Spring 2007 Annual graduate student evaluation, if the Retention Committee advised you to fulfill certain obligations by a certain deadline, you need to take care of it as quickly as possible.
Football Game: Oklahoma plays No. 1 Missouri Saturday in San Antonio for Big 12 title. The game will be this Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas. Kick-off is at 7pm and will be televised on ABC.
Holiday notice:
Wed. Nov. 21 – Fri. Nov. 23 (No Classes): Thanksgiving Break (campus offices closed Thurs. & Fri.)
Mon. Dec. 24 – Jan. 1st : Holiday Break (Campus Offices closed)
WEEKLY NOTICES
(Everyone is invited to attend the seminars)
BOTANY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 @ 4:30pm in GLCH 310):
Speaker: Ms. Amanda Hess Coe (OU Botany M.S. Student)
Title: “Warming and clipping affect canopy phenological development in a tallgrass prairie”
MICROBIOLOGY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 @ 3pm in GLCH 129):
Speaker: Mr. Minh Tran (OU Microbiology M.S. Student)
Title: “Effects of Oxychlorine and Peroxy Compounds against Desulfovibrio species”
**********************************************************************************OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Department Holiday Party: Friday, December 14, 8am – 3:30p in the department main office. Dr. Uno will provide a selection of deli meats, cheeses, and bread for sandwiches. We welcome any contributions to our “Come & Go” feast including breakfast items, salads, sweets, or side dishes. As usual when we have a get-together reception or party, the University policy states that we must have a sign-up sheet of attendees, so please do not feel offended if we ask for your signature!
Homework projects: Projects/papers due in department mailboxes should be collected by the instructor by 3pm on the due date. This will let you know that any projects turned in after 3pm were submitted late. Please announce to your class that the secretaries will not indicate on their paper the date & time when the projects were turned in. A Big “Thank You” for your cooperation!
Secure your valuable: Please secure your valuables, lock all doors when you leave an empty room, and report any suspicious behavior or individuals in the building.
Graduate Student Evaluation Follow-up: In reference to last Spring 2007 Annual graduate student evaluation, if the Retention Committee advised you to fulfill certain obligations by a certain deadline, you need to take care of it as quickly as possible.
Football Game: Oklahoma plays No. 1 Missouri Saturday in San Antonio for Big 12 title. The game will be this Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas. Kick-off is at 7pm and will be televised on ABC.
Holiday notice:
Wed. Nov. 21 – Fri. Nov. 23 (No Classes): Thanksgiving Break (campus offices closed Thurs. & Fri.)
Mon. Dec. 24 – Jan. 1st : Holiday Break (Campus Offices closed)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Week of November 11-17
OU DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY & MICROBIOLOGY
WEEKLY NOTICES
(Everyone is invited to attend the seminars)
BOTANY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 @ 4:30pm in GLCH 310):
Speaker: Mr. Shenfeng Fei (OU Botany Ph.D. Student)
Title: "Ecological forecasting in Agriculture"
MICROBIOLOGY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 @ 3pm in GLCH 129):
[No seminar due to Statehood Holiday – No classes]
**********************************************************************************OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Secure your valuable: Please secure your valuables, lock all doors when you leave an empty room, and report any suspicious behavior or individuals in the building.
Advance Registration/Enrollment: Graduate students need to enroll as quickly as possible so we can submit eligible tuition waiver list (the longer you delay, so will the waiver on your Bursar statement). Graduate Assistants MUST enroll in at least 6 hours.
Graduate Student Evaluation Follow-up: In reference to last Spring 2007 Annual graduate student evaluation, if the Retention Committee advised you to fulfill certain obligations by a certain deadline, you need to take care of it as quickly as possible.
Football Game: OU will travel to Lubbock, Texas to pay Texas Tech on Saturday, Nov. 17. Kick-off is at 7pm and will be televised on ABC.
For Academic Planning - Holiday notice (no classes):
Fri. Nov. 16: Statehood Day (OU Campus offices closed)
Wed. Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Break (campus offices closed Thurs. & Fri.)
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Week of November 4-10, 2007
OU DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY & MICROBIOLOGY
WEEKLY NOTICES
(Everyone is invited to attend the seminars)
BOTANY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 @ 4:30pm in GLCH 310):
Speaker: Ms. Yan Zhang (OU Botany Ph.D. Student)
Title: "genetic research of Pseudomonas syringae effector HopAI1"
MICROBIOLOGY GRADUATE SEMINAR--5971 (Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 @ 3pm in GLCH 129):
Speaker: Ms. Jessica Sieber (OU Microbiology Ph.D. Student)
Title: “Interspecies Electron Transfer and Reverse Electron Transport in Syntrophic Bacteria”
GEORGE LYNN CROSS SEMINARS IN BIOLOGY (Monday, Nov 12, 2007 @ 4:00 pm in GLCH 129):
Speaker: Dr. Michael G. Thomas (Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Title: "Discovering, Deciphering, and Harnessing Bacterial Secondary Metabolism"Host: Dr. Anne Dunn (akdunn@ou.edu or 405/325-6302)
**********************************************************************************OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BOMI Graduate Student Assistantship Up-date Form: Due Tuesday, November 13. The yellow form was put into graduate students department mailbox (check it). Contact your professor to see what your graduate assistantship status is for Spring 2008. Complete the form & return it to Adell.
Secure your valuable: Please secure your valuables, lock all doors when you leave an empty room, and report any suspicious behavior or individuals in the building.
Advance Registration/Enrollment: Started Friday, October 26. Graduate students need to enroll as quickly as possible so we can submit eligible tuition waiver list (the longer you delay, so will the waiver on your Bursar statement). Graduate Assistants MUST enroll in at least 6 hours.
Graduate Student Evaluation Follow-up: In reference to last Spring 2007 Annual graduate student evaluation, if the Retention Committee advised you to fulfill certain obligations by a certain deadline, you need to take care of it as quickly as possible. Your file will be reviewed shortly and a memo may be sent to you as a follow-up—please do not encourage a second evaluation this semester for failure to comply.
Football Game: OU will host Baylor Bears in Norman at Owen Stadium this Saturday, Nov. 10. Kickoff is 5:30pm and will be televised by FSN.
For Academic Planning - Holiday notice (no classes):
Fri. Nov. 16: Statehood Day (Campus offices closed)
Wed. Nov. 21 - Fri. Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Break (campus offices closed Thurs. & Fri.)
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Compliance and Training Required by State and Federal Law
University of Oklahoma (OU) Norman campus faculty and staff who store or use chemicals in their laboratories must comply with both state and federal laboratory safety and hazardous materials rules and regulations, including mandatory training.
OU’s Environmental Health & Safety Office (EHSO) offers two programs to assist employees. The Hazard Communication Program applies to all employees who may, during the course of their employment, be exposed under normal conditions of work or in a reasonable foreseeable emergency to hazardous chemicals, materials and/or conditions. This training can be completed online, where program applicability is further discussed, by visiting the EHSO website at: http://www.ou.edu/ehso/training.html.
The Laboratory Safety Program applies to all employees engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals. These employees should complete annual Laboratory Safety training by visiting the EHSO website at:
http://www.ou.edu/ehso/training.html.
Required training should be completed by December 31, 2007. Any questions should be directed to the OU NC EHSO Officer, Trent Brown at 325-5147 or tbrown@ou.edu.
OU’s Environmental Health & Safety Office (EHSO) offers two programs to assist employees. The Hazard Communication Program applies to all employees who may, during the course of their employment, be exposed under normal conditions of work or in a reasonable foreseeable emergency to hazardous chemicals, materials and/or conditions. This training can be completed online, where program applicability is further discussed, by visiting the EHSO website at: http://www.ou.edu/ehso/training.html.
The Laboratory Safety Program applies to all employees engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals. These employees should complete annual Laboratory Safety training by visiting the EHSO website at:
http://www.ou.edu/ehso/training.html.
Required training should be completed by December 31, 2007. Any questions should be directed to the OU NC EHSO Officer, Trent Brown at 325-5147 or tbrown@ou.edu.
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