The fourth annual Transportation Infrastructure Conference will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Saint Louis University. Six professional development hours (PDHs) will be offered for attending. The registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 13. See the conference website for more information and to register.

Missouri S&T, in collaboration with USA TODAY, is offering a news app customized for the Missouri S&T campus. The Buzz gives readers national, world and campus news in one easy-to-use mobile interface. It is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play as part of the Buzz under the name Missouri U of Sci & Tech.

Learn how to write an effective innovation proposal and how to prepare your presentation for “The Miner Tank.” The workshop will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Innovation Park. Bring your lunch and proposal information. Innovation funding available this year is $375,000. For more information, visit innovate.mst.edu or email questions to innovation@mst.edu.

Start educating yourself so you can make the decisions that are best for you during annual enrollment, which runs Oct. 19-30. All benefit-eligible faculty and staff have been mailed their 2016 Benefits Guide. Use the Benefits Guide to understand the benefits available to you, choose the insurance plans that are best for you and make the most of the benefits you choose. In addition to the Benefits Guide, many other planning resources are available to help you. Attend a town hall meeting or get help that’s tailored to you when you sign up for a one-on-one in your area. Only you can decide what’s best for you. Take advantage of the learning tools at your disposal in order to make the most of your Total Rewards.

The history and political science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology is sponsoring a Constitution Day celebration at noon Thursday, Sept. 17, in Room 120 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall on the Missouri S&T campus. Read more about the event online.

Educational technology is now accepting presentation proposals for the ninth annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, scheduled for March 17-18, 2016. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Linda Nilson, founding director of the office of teaching effectiveness and innovation at Clemson University.

“Benefits of the Teaching Partners Program,” a forum about a new, confidential professional development service for instructors who want to enhance their teaching through peer observation and feedback, will be held at noon Monday, Sept. 28, in the Missouri/Ozark Room of the Havener Center.

Jeffrey Bucholtz, a violence-prevention specialist and co-director of We End Violence, will meet with faculty, staff, students and the community on Thursday, Oct. 1. His lecture, titled “Eliminating Gender Violence and Discrimination from Our Classrooms and Campuses: Assumptions about Gender Can Cloud Even Our Best Intentions,” will take place 10:30-11:30 a.m. in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. This event will help educators prepare healthy learning environments for all students. RSVP to dentc@mst.edu. Learn more at stepup.mst.edu.

Dr. Qisheng Song, professor in the division of plant sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will present “Neuropeptide Hormone Bursicon: Heterodimers Regulate Cuticle Tanning while Homodimers Mediate Innate Immunity” at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, in Room 126 Schrenk Hall. The focus of the lecture will be about insects’ protective cuticle, which provides support for […]

Attend a workshop to learn more about iThenicate and the different citation management systems available at Missouri S&T. The workshop is a part of the “Library Workshops for Faculty” series and will take place noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Room 103 Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Lunch will be provided.