This section includes: Department Head's Notes; Allen Levine Named Dean of New College; Applied Economics Welcomes Its Newest Faculty Members (Quiqiong QQ Huang, Caroline Carlin); Welcome to New Graduate Students and a New Director of Graduate Studies!; Four Visiting Faculty Join the Department; Scavenger Hunt!; News from Department Alumni; Minnesota Council Celebrates 45 Years of Service; Claudia Parliament Receives Vision Award; All-Female Team Wins First Place in National Economics Challenge; Professor Richard Nelson Presents the Inaugural Ruttan Lecture; Recent Publications; FINBIN Receives Prestigious Extension Award