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January 19, 2010

Food Safety & the Social Sciences: A Dean’s Lecture Jan. 21

Psychology Professor Gary Nickell will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on Can the Social Sciences Contribute Solutions to the Challenge of Food Safety? on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. in Science Lab 104. This presentation will discuss recent research conducted with food processing workers, food service employees, and home food preparers on the psychology of food safety. Some of the psychological factors to be discussed will include: attitudes and beliefs, motivation, habits, personality, optimistic bias, and normative messages.

Academics
January 14, 2010

Faculty Development book talk Jan. 21

Looking for an interesting book? Check out Thomas Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America and then join us for discussion at noon Thursday, Jan. 21 in CMU 227. Denny Jacobs and Tim Decker, Corrick Center, and Brian Smith, School for Teaching and Learning, will lead the discussion about Friedman’s provocative look at American society. Click headline for more information.

Employee News
January 14, 2010

MSUM art exhibit features Garrett Hansen

A Minnesota State University Moorhead art exhibit featuring the works of Garrett Hansen In China will show through Feb. 10 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. An artist’s reception will be held Thursday, Jan. 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the gallery foyer. He will present a lecture from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Center for Business room 101. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, click headline.

Employee News
January 14, 2010

MSUM Planetarium showing “Bear Tales” through March 8

The Minnesota State University Moorhead Planetarium will show “Bear Tales” Sundays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 through March 8. This year, astronomers are celebrating the anniversary of that event by inviting everyone to look through a telescope. “Bear Tales” follows two young astronomers at a star party as they learn how telescopes work, the history of telescopes, and the major discoveries made by these instruments. Click headline for details.

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