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- October 26, 2007 - "Steve Polasky is one of seven University of Minnesota faculty members who have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Steve was selected for "distinguished contributions to the field of environmental economics, particularly for his work in biodiversity conservation and endangered species policy."
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal, Science. This year's AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of Science today (October 26, 2007).
AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. The rank of Fellow is achieved when a member is nominated by the Steering Groups of the Association's 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members or by the AAAS Chief Executive Officer. Each Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and the AAAS Council votes on the finalists.
The new Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Fellows Forum during the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston." News release at
http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=071025_3601&page=UMNN
- October 14, 2007 - Jean Kinsey on CNN Your Money with Christine Romans and Lou Tucker - Listen to and watch discussion on U.S. Food Imports. Jean Kinsey,co-director of the Food Industry Center, discusses food borne illnesses in the United States.
- October 9, 2007 - Congratulations to the Farm Transfer and Estate Planning Team on receiving the Dean's Award for Distinguished Extension Team. The team members, made up of Regional Extension Educators David Bau, Bill Craig, Gary Hachfeld, Rob Holcomb, and James Kurtz, along with Professor Kent Olson and Eliza Herman from the Center for Farm Financial Management, were given the award at an Extension awards event on Tuesday, October 9th.
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