The next webinar from our "Control of Listeria monocytogenes on RTE meats and poultry" series will air on Wednesday, October 1, beginning at 11am CST. Remember: the seminar series will continue for 4 more weeks, and your registration is good for the entire series.

This session will feature:

Dr. John Butts, Land O'Frost
Control of Listeria through Sanitary Equipment and Facility Design and Sanitation Best Practices
 (Lecture 11:00-11:15; Q&A 11:15 to 11:30)

Mr. John Weisgerber, Consultant
Lot and Line Segregation to Minimize the Risk of Recalls due to Listeria monocytogenes.
(Lecture 11:30-11:45; Q&A 11:45 to 12:00)

I encourage you to visit the test page at http://breeze.extension.iastate.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm      We are now streaming the audio over the web, which requires a good stable internet connection for you to listen. As a back-up method, you can still dial in 1-866-433-4616, code 882-477 (unless I send a new one) and get the audio through your phone line. If you experience any other technical difficulties, you can also call 1-800-478-0057.

If you get a blank screen with the message that data is loading, tech support recommends pressing F5 to refresh the browser or refreshing the browser manually.

If you know someone who might benefit from joining us, spread the word. We still have seats available.
If at any point you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Nina Murray at nmurray2@unl.edu

On Thursday, September 18th, Dr. Jeyam Subbiah was recognized by the Agricultural Research Division with a Junior Faculty Award.  Congratulations!

The UNL Kutak Ethics Center is sponsoring a Research Ethics Workshop on Saturday October 18. Two well known research ethics scholars from UC San Francisco and VCU will be the presenters. Prem's office and the Ethics Center are funding free registration for grad students. The website can be found at http://ethics.unl.edu/2008_research_ethics_workshop.shtml

This week the USDA released $19.7 million in value-added grants to 144 recipients in 37 states. $123,000 was dispersed to Nebraska, entirely with the help of The FPC and specifically Suzanne Weeder-Einspahr. As this money was awarded to assess business feasibility, a good percentage of the Nebraska award may be directed to The FPC for business development services. Congratulations to all!

The Survey, Statistics, and Psychometrics (SSP) Core Facility is offering two upcoming events that may be of interest to researchers in your department or center. We ask that you please forward the announcement below and the attached flyers to all faculty, staff, and students who may be interested.

On Wednesday, September 17th at 12pm in 104 Benton Hall, we are sponsoring a presentation entitled Utilizing Internal Funding Resources to Develop Successful Grant Proposals Mindy Anderson-Knott will present the basics of using internal funding to develop a successful grant proposal. And Dr. Julia McQuillan will discuss how she has utilized multiple internal funding resources to successfully obtain external funding.

On Thursday, October 23rd at 12pm in 104 Benton Hall, Dr. Vicki Plano Clark, Director of the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research, will be presenting An Introduction to Analyzing Qualitative Data with MAXqdaThis presentation will provide an introductory overview of the capabilities and use of MAXqda for analyzing qualitative data, including how to set up a database, coding and theme development, and examining coded data. As a follow-up to this presentation, a hands-on workshop providing more extensive training on using MAXqda will be offered in spring, 2009.

*** Registration is encouraged for these events. Please visit our website for more information and online registration:

The SSP is currently scheduling our spring presentation and workshop series. If you have any topics that you would like us to consider addressing, please contact me at

mandersonknott2@unl.edu