Architectural engineering and construction science
Kimberly Kramer and student presented "LEED Applications of Common Structural Materials," Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies conference, June 10-13, Coventry University, United Kingdom.
Architecture
David Seamon presented "Christopher Alexander and the Phenomenology of Wholeness," Environmental Design Research Association annual meeting, May 31-June 3, Sacramento, Calif.
Beach Museum of Art
Suzanne Hale chaired and was a presenter for the session "Collections Inside Out: Exhibitions with a Revealing Twist," American Association of Museums' annual meeting, May 13-17, Chicago.
Biology
Ruth Welti and colleagues published "AtPLAI is and acyl hydrolase involved in basal Jasmonic acid production and Arabidopsis resistance to botrytis cinerea" Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2007.
Civil engineering
Steven Starrett conducted three two-hour engineering ethics workshops at the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers annual meeting, May 14-19, Tampa, Fla.
Clinical sciences
Laura Armbrust presented "Feline Advanced Ultrasound Lab," "Canine Intermediate Ultrasound Lab," "Urogenital Contrast Radiography," and "New Techniques in Functional Urinary Tract Imaging," 25th American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine forum, June 6-9, Seattle.
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Dr. Dan Thomson presented "Starting Calves on Feed," Southwest Iowa Cattle Raisers, June 11, Red Oak, Iowa.
He also spoke to 40 practitioners in Kansas City, Mo., June 12.
Thomson presented "General Health and Well Being of Feedlot Cattle," Pfizer, June 13, Des Moines, Iowa.
Geography
Richard Marston and colleagues published "Geochronologic Constraints Across the Main Central Thrust Shear Zone, Bhagirathi River (NW India): Implications for Himalayan Tectonics," Convergent Margin Terranes and Associated Regions: A Tribute to W.G. Ernst, Ed. Mark Cloos, et al, Geological Society of America Special Paper 419, 2007.
Libraries
Roger Adams reviewed J. Patrick Williams', et al "Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity, and Experience in Fantasy Games," McFarland, 2006, for Choice, Vol. 44, No. 8.
Multiple departments
Anita Cortez, education and personal development, James Coffman, clinical sciences, and colleague presented "Pathways to Opportunity: A Campus-Corporate Collaboration to Advance Pre-Health Students of Diverse and First-Generation Backgrounds," National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, May 31, San Francisco.
Plant pathology
Frank White and colleagues published "Two type III effector genes of Xanthmonas oryzae pv. Oryzae control the induction of the host genes OsTFIIag1 and OsTFX1 during bacterial blight of rice," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 104, No. 25.
Psychology
Ronald Downey and students presented "Does the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) Measure Engagement?" Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, 22nd annual meeting, April, 2007.
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The following K-State faculty members presented at the Association for Psychological Science, 19th annual convention, May 25-27, Washington D.C.:
Downey and students, "Engagement Measures: Personality Correlates"
Donald Saucier and students, "Perceptions of Discriminatory Hiring Decisions."