Clinical Sciences
Mike Apley presented "Interpretation of Susceptibility Testing in Food Animals: What Does 'Resistant' Mean?" and "Pharmacodynamics and Clinical Trials: What is Behind Food Animal Antimicrobial Regimens?" Ohio State University, Oct. 26, Columbus.
Apley also presented "Ancillary Therapy in Food Animal Infectious Disease: What Should (and Shouldn't) We be Doing?" "Analgesia for Food Animals," "Putting it all Together in Protocols for your Clients," "Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing with an Emphasis on Food Animals," "Antimicrobial Drug Groups in Food Animals" and "Antimicrobials and Resistance," Central Veterinary Conference West, Oct. 23, San Diego.
English
Donna Potts presented "Seamus Heaney's 'Casualty' as Pastoral Elegy," Midwest American Conference for Irish Studies, Oct. 19, Kansas City, Mo.
Potts also served on the creative non-fiction panel "Lives of Irish Poets" for the same conference, Oct. 20.
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Han Yu presented "Resist Fallouts from International Technical Communication Development and Realize Sustainable Growth in the Global Economy," at the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, Oct. 12, Greenville, N.C.
Finance
The following K-State faculty members presented at the Financial Management 2007 annual meeting, Oct. 17-20, Orlando, Fla.:
Xuanjuan (Jane) Chen and colleagues, "How Does Background Risk Affect Investment Risk-taking? Evidence from Insurers' Corporate Bond Portfolios" and "Riding the Post Earnings Announcement Drift: Evidence from Mutual Funds."
Chen also chaired the session "Information from Analysts & Blogs."
Chairat Chuwonganant and colleague, "Transparency, Liquidity Aggregation, and Market Quality: Evidence from SuperMontage."
Sukesh Patro and colleagues, "Management Earnings Forecast: Evidence on Post-Guidance Drift."
Institute for Academic Alliances
Dana Reinert and colleagues presented "Without Borders: Managing Multi-Institution Collaborative Online Programs," Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications 19th annual conference, E-Learning in Higher Education: Making Good on the Promises, Nov. 9, Atlanta.
Multiple departments
Mike Bradshaw, family studies and human services; Mary Lou Peter-Blecha, communications; and Mary Knapp, agronomy; presented "Preparing the Public for Natural and Manmade Disasters," Extension Disaster Education meeting, Nov. 8, Hilo, Hawaii.