[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter from UI President Tim White (March 23, 2007)

[Tom Hansen]

Copied and pasted below is the UI Friday Letter from UI President Tim White
for March 23, 2007.

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University of Idaho
Office of the President
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
Phone: 208-885-6365
Fax: 208-885-6558

The Friday Letter
A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends March 23, 2007

Dear Friends,

Professor Gary Machlis is bringing great distinction to the University of
Idaho. As the inaugural Canon Chair of Conservation, he is leading an effort
to educate and develop future conservation scientists and leaders throughout
the Americas. He also delivers public lectures and workshops across the
nation and internationally, and engages in scientific research related to
conservation.
        
The University and Zoo Boise host a talk by Professor Machlis about "The
Fate of the Giant Panda" next Thursday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. at Zoo Boise,
355 Julia Davis Drive, in Boise. Machlis will share photos and discuss his
recent work with pandas and the importance of conservation in a format that
is open to the whole family. Admission to the zoo is set at a special price
for that day; $5.25 for adults, $2.75 for children, and those under age 3
are free.

Professor Machlis is active in international conservation, and worked in
China in 1981 and again in 1986-87 on the Giant Panda Project for the World
Wildlife Fund. He also is a founding member of the Wolong Nature Reserve
International Advisory Council, which provides advice to managers of one of
the world's largest reserves for the giant panda. 

The international recognition of Professor Machlis' work is another example
of how the University of Idaho is helping to create a better world and a
stronger Idaho.

Tim White
President

Here's the latest news from the University of Idaho:

The state's Interactive Numeric and Spatial Information Data Engine, INSIDE
Idaho, provides collection, storage and access to state data that can be
mapped, including digital files of natural resources, demographic and
weather data, and aerial imagery for the entire state. INSIDE Idaho is
supported by the University of Idaho Library and housed at the University's
Research Park in Post Falls. The majority of current users are Geographic
Information System (GIS) trained professionals, but the database is being
honed for use by the general public, since providing free access to
information is an important library mission, and INSIDE Idaho provides
another rich source of accessible data. To learn more about INSIDE Idaho,
visit inside.uidaho.edu.

Idaho's cities are growing faster than most across the nation. The Idaho Law
Review, an annual symposium presented by second- and third-year law
students, will explore the legal and policy issues arising from growth. The
2007 symposium titled, "Getting Bigger Better: An Analysis of Urban Growth
Solutions," is March 30, at the Double Tree Riverside in Boise. Topics of
discussion include model land-use laws, the economic effects of zoning
ordinances, air quality regulation and transportation, funding urban growth
and legislation dealing with the government's eminent domain power after the
June 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City on New London. Speakers
will include Boise Mayor Dave Bieter and Canyon County Commissioner Matt
Beebe; nationally recognized land use experts, authors and professors. To
register, or for a listing of events and expert speakers, visit
www.lawreview.uidaho.edu/symposium/home.html.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Take care, Vandals.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96

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