Public sessions planned with candidates for chief information officer

Starting this week, public meetings with five candidates for the post of chief information officer (CIO) are being held for members of the campus community to meet and listen to the candidates and offer feedback to the search committee.
 
The five candidates were chosen by a 17-member search committee co-chaired by Michael F. Malone, vice chancellor for Research and Engagement and C. Marjorie Aelion, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences. The committee will make a final recommendation to the chancellor after the interview process is completed.

Researchers develop powerful new technique to study protein function

In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues describe a new experimental technique they developed that will allow scientists to study the function of individual proteins in individual cell types in a living organism.
 
The advance should allow deeper insights into protein function, Chase says, “because we can only get a true understanding of what that single protein does when we isolate its function in a living organism. There was no tool currently available to do this.”
 
The journal’s cover art uses a jigsaw puzzle of a worm to

Florida physician named director of University Health Services

Dr. Bruce H. Kraut, chief of pediatrics at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., has been named director of University Health Services.
 
Kraut also serves as medical director and lab director for a group practice, Pediatric Associates of Ocala, where he oversees billing, procurement and contracts. His other responsibilities include the evaluation of employee performance, developing office procedures and policies, and ensuring the use of best practice guidelines recognized by the American Association of Pediatrics.

Leadership change announced in Student Affairs and Campus Life

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Jean Kim today announced that she will be leaving her position at the end of June to pursue other professional opportunities.
 
Enku Gelaye, currently dean of students and associate vice chancellor, will become interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life effective July 1.
 
Subbaswamy said, “I want to thank Vice Chancellor Kim for her service to the university and for her advocacy to establish a caring and supportive environment that fosters student success.”
 
A formal search process to select a permanent vice chancellor

New stadium press box to be named for Jacobson brothers

The new football press and skybox complex at McGuirk Alumni Stadium will be named in honor of alumnus Martin Jacobson and his brother Richard, according to athletic director John McCutcheon.

Marty Jacobson of the Class of 1968 committed $2.5 million to the campus on June 10 at a ceremony with Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, McCutcheon and football coach Charley Molnar.

Jacobson said the gift is a chance to make an impact during on the campus following the transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

“I’ve been a huge proponent that athletics enhance the value of going to a state university,”

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