As usual, pot luck food items will be gratefully appreciated, and donations will be collected for beer in the Main Office. Ad hoc skits and other performances are encouraged. The Holiday Party committee includes Ben Griffin, He Wang , and Karen Friderici . Contact them with questions or suggestions. Special thanks to Heather MacVean and all the other Office staff who prepared food and otherwise assisted in honoring our deserving award winners .
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The U. of California, Riverside , is recruiting a faculty member in Environmental Microbiology at the Assistant Professor level. Successful proposals for the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor Program are expected to be named on Dec. 13. Successful preproposals will be invited to submit full proposals by Jan. 18, 2002. NIH is tweaking the rules for modular grants effective now . First, applicants must provide a budget narrative for all personnel by position, role, and level of effort, including consultants and any future positions.