Another entry that may be of interest mainly to liaisons.
The Star Tribune reported this morning that the U is merging some graduate programs, discontinuing others, and holding off decisions about other programs (http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/5294749.html). There are several health sciences programs included.
This may be of interest to those whose departments are being merged or discontinued (or those on notice for possible closure or mergers later), and also for our collection development policies currently underway, to make sure they are current and reflect changes in programs.
Departments affected are:
Discontinued programs
• East Asian Studies.
• Russian Area Studies.
• Biomedical Science.
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
Merging programs
• South Asian Languages, Chinese and Japanese merge to become Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media.
• Music Education merges with Music.
• Hispanic Linguistics and Hispanic Literature merge with Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics.
• Recreation, Park and Leisure Studies merges with Education, Recreation and Park and Leisure Studies.
• Work, Community and Family Education merges with Education, Work, Community and Family Education.
• Aerospace Engineering merges with Mechanics.
• History of Medicine and Biological Science merges with History of Science and Technology.
Programs still under discussion (could close, merge or remain independent)
• Merging Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (12 students) with Biobased Products.
• Wildlife Conservation (17 students).
• Merging Plant Pathology (27 students) with Plant Biological Sciences.
• Oral Biology (19 students).
• Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (21 students).
• Chemical Physics (nine students).
• Geological Engineering (one student).
• Cellular and Integrative Physiology (14 students).
• Clinical Laboratory Science (11 students).
• Merging Experimental Surgery (no students) and Otolaryngology (10 students) with Surgery.
• Merging Bioinformatics with Scientific Computation.
• Art at the Duluth campus (six students).
• Music at Duluth (11 students).
• Physics at Duluth (six students).
• Toxicology (six students).
Source: University of Minnesota
Thanks! Karla
Posted by biomedref at March 16, 2005 11:14 AM