Campus and Community Briefs
Scientist to speak on ecology
Dr. Michael Huston, scientist from the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee will be visiting Utah State University this week as part of the Ecology Center seminar series.
He will be speaking tonight at 6 p.m. about “the global pattern of forest structure and productivity: implications for conservation and development.” He will also be speaking Thursday at 3 p.m. about “why ecologists are so confused: finding the signal in the noise.”
Huston has researched explanations for biological diversity, the structure of ecological communities and the implications of nutrient cycling on sustainability and conservation.
Huston has also published papers in the peer-reviewed journals Science, American Naturalist and Ecology.
Lt. Gov. reminds Utah of elections
Lt. Gov. Olene S. Walker reminded Utahns of upcoming deadlines for the Nov. 5 elections Tuesday.
The day to postmark a mail-in voter registration form is Oct. 16. Forms are available in the government section of the White Pages, online at www.elections.utah.gov or by calling 1-800-995-VOTE.
The day for county clerks to accept absentee ballot applications from oveseas voters is Oct. 16.
Voter registration will be available at various satellite locations throughout the state on Oct. 25 and 28. The last day to register to vote in person at the County Clerk’s Office is Oct. 28.
The deadline for requesting absentee ballots is Nov. 1. Applications are available online at www.elections.utah.gov. and absentee ballots must be postmarked Nov. 4.
Writing contest entries due Feb. 3
Utah State University’s English department announces an opportunity for any student to enter the annual creative writing contest.
Entries are now being accepted by the English department. The contest gives students a chance to use their writing skills, in whatever discipline, to create an entry worthy of an academic contest of this nature.
The deadline for final submission is Feb. 3 and entries will be taken until that date. Judging will then take place and winners will be notified by March 7. Graduates and undergraduates compete separately in the following categories: poetry, short fiction and non-fiction essay.
Once judging has taken place and winners are selected, a reception and reading at the Haight Alumni Center will be held in honor of the winners on April 3.
The winners will be honored at the reception, have their work published and will also receive a cash award.
For more information, call Marina Hall at 797-3858 or e-mail mhall@english.usu.edu.
Journalism prof. becomes leader
Mike Sweeney was elected second vice president of the American Journalism Historians Association at the group’s annual national conference in Nashville last week.
The election puts Sweeney on track to become president of AJHA in October 2004.
Sweeney, a professor of journalism, has taught at USU since 1996. He is the author of two books on the press and censorship. The books are a 2001 work on U.S. press censorship during World War II and a comprehensive history of the press during wartime, which will be released by the National Geographic Society later this month.
The AJHA is the country’s leading organization of media historians, professors and scholars.