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March 30, 2009 |
1. GSD presents awards and scholarships at spring event
2. Crop protection scholarship offered
3. HESC 'Cooking for Good Health' demonstrations continue Tuesday
4. Extension district directors to interview graduating students - April 15
5. Water Resources Conference registration deadline is April 2
6. OFPA Convention focuses on food safety - April 7-8
7. Apparel studies and Anne Kitrell Gallery host fashion exhibit
8. Spring, summer field days scheduled
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1. GSD presents awards and scholarships at spring event
Gamma Sigma Delta presented awards and scholarships at its spring ceremony March 24. Recipients were announced for the following categories:
Faculty Award Winners:
Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award of Excellence -- Jason Apple, Animal Science.
Gamma Sigma Delta Extension Award of Excellence: Bob Scott, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science.
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| GSD President Bruce Dixon presents the Research Award of Merit to Jason Apple (left) during the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Initiation and Awards Presentation. | GSD President Bruce Dixon presents the Extension Award of Merit to Bob Scott (left) during the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Initiation and Awards Presentation. |
Student Scholarship Awards:
Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarship -- Kayla Boling
Lippert Ellis Scholarship -- Kathryn Hudgins
John W. White Scholarship -- Joseph O'Neill
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| Joseph O'Neill receives the John W. White Scholarship during the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Initiation and Awards Presentation from Associate Professor Mary Savin (center) and Associate Dean Donna Graham (right). | Kayla Boling receives the Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarship during the 2009 Gamma Sigma Delta Initiation and Awards Presentation from Associate Professor Mary Savin (center) and Associate Dean Donna Graham (right). |
Student Research Competition Winners:
Undergraduate Oral Presentations
1st Place - A. R. Guernsey, E. B. Kegley, J. G. Powell, D. L. Galloway, A. C. White and S. W. Breeding; Animal Sciences - Effects of intra-nasal or oral administration of a zinc solution on health and growth performance of newly-received stocker cattle
2nd Place - Chelsey Castrodale, Luke Howard and Cindi Brownmiller; Food Science - Processing and storage effects on the polyphenolic content and antioxident capacity of conventional and sugar-free blueberry jams
M.S. Oral Presentations
1st Place - Alisha Ruple, John R. Clark and M. Elena Garcia; Horticulture - Evaluation of fertility in floricane- and primocane-fruiting blackberry (Rubus L. spp.) genotypes
2nd Place - A. M. Graves, M. I. Saleh and T. J. Siebenmorgen; Food Science - Predicting degree of milling in the McGill #2 Laboratory Rice Mill by near infrared spectroscopy
3rd Place - Julie A. Abbott, Danielle J. Carrier, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar and Ed Clausen; Biological Engineering - Determination of biological activity of stilbenoids resveratrol, piceatannol, arachidin-1, and arachidin-3
Ph.D. Oral Presentations
1st Place - Lakshmi Kannan, Rohana Liyanage, Jack O. Lay Jr, Narayan C. Rath; Poultry Science - Stable isotope free direct MS quantitation of beta defensin 2 regulated by TLR activation of chicken heterophils
2nd Place - S. K. Bangarwa, J. K. Norsworthy, and G. M. Griffith; Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences - Allyl isothiocyanate as an alternative to ozone-depleting methyl bromide in tomato production
3rd Place Tie - L. Milenka Arévalo and Fiona L. Goggin; Entomology - Effect of an omega 3 fatty acid desaturase in plant defenses against aphids in tomato
3rd Place Tie - Arvind Kannan, Navam S. Hettiarachchy; Food Science - Human lung and breast anti-cancer properties of peptides obtained from heat stabilized defatted rice bran by enzymatic hydrolysis
Undergraduate Poster Presentations
1st Place - H. Minard, S. Reiter, C. Bokina and C. Rosenkrans Jr.; Animal Sciences - Use of lactate dehydrogenase genetic polymorphisms as a marker of equine immune function
2nd Place - Jordan W. Steinhaus and Dr. Donald M. Johnson; Agricultural and Extension Education - E-85 vs. regular gasoline: effects on engine performance, fuel efficiency, and exhaust emissions
3rd Place - Kristin M. Hopper, Kristin Pennington, Sonia R. Munoz, Donald M. Johnson and George W. Wardlow; Agricultural and Extension Education - Measurement of transient smoke emissions characteristics from diesel and biodiesel fuel blends in an agricultural tractor
M.S. Poster Presentations
1st Place - A. M. Graves, T. J. Siebenmorgen and M. I. Saleh; Food Science - A comparative study between the McGill #2 Laboratory Mill and commercial milling systems
2nd Place - Garris Hudson and Don M Johnson; Agricultural and Extension Education - Fueling Kubota utility vehicles with D2 and B20: Results of a two-year field and laboratory study
3rd Place - Nathan D. Walker, Duane C. Wolf, Kaaron J. Davis, and John D. Mattice; Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences - Effects of wheat straw and biosolid amendments on pyrene biodegradation in two soils
Ph.D. Poster Presentations
1st Place - Gulab Rangani and Vibha Srivastava; Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences - Exploring the mechanism of gene silencing mediated by DNA methylation
2nd Place - Lakshmi Kannan, Rohana Liyanage, Jack O. Lay Jr, Narayan C. Rath; Poultry Science - Screening and identification of an egg white peptide by mass spectrometry
3rd Place - M. Aydin Akbudak and Vibha Srivastava; Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences and Cell and Molecular Biology Program - Towards marker-free site-specific gene integration technology
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2. Crop protection scholarship offered
Rising juniors and seniors in Crop Management and Horticulture are encouraged to apply for a $1,000 Arkansas Crop Protection Association scholarship. The application can be found at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/2512.htm and is due April 1.
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3. HESC 'Cooking for Good Health' demonstrations continue Tuesday
Human Resources is partnering with the School of Human and Environmental Sciences to provide a series of nutrition education sessions to the campus community. Students in the dietetics program, under the direction of associate professor Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg, will make presentations covering healthy food choices and lifestyle behaviors that may prevent or manage specific health conditions. These presentations are class projects for the students and are open to all faculty and staff. A $5 contribution per session to offset expenses will be appreciated.
Each presentation will begin at 4 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. Participants will be invited to sample the food items prepared as part of the demonstrations. All presentations will be held in the Home Economics building, room 109. Seating is limited so advance registration is required. Please register online at http://hr.uark.edu/Training/TrainingCalendar.asp or by calling 575-4432.
The program includes:
March 31: Diabetes - A lifestyle approach
April 7: Cancer: Can we prevent cancer with diet? Plus: Cooking for someone in treatment - helpful tips for the care giver.
April 14: Hypertension - DASH for good health
April 21: Hypertension - a lifestyle approach to controlling BP
April 28: Weight Management for those over 50
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4. Extension district directors to interview graduating students - April 15
District directors with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service will be on the Fayetteville campus to interview graduating seniors and grad students for positions with the Extension Service April 15 in the AEED conference room. Sign up for a 30-minute interview in AGRI 205 or by calling Susan Dorough at 575-2035. Interview times will be on a first-come, first-served basis. They will be interviewing for a range of Extension Service positions.
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5. Water Resources Conference registration deadline is April 3
The 2009 Arkansas Water Resources Center Research and Watershed Conference is set for April 14-15, at the University of Arkansas Global Campus, 2 East Center Street. Registration deadline is April 3. Registration fees include breakfast, lunch and a social on Tuesday, and breakfast and an optional Riparian Buffer Field Trip on Wednesday. For more information or to register contact awrc@uark.edu.
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6. OFPA Convention focuses on food safety - April 7-8
The Ozark Food Processors Association 103rd annual convention on Food Safety will be held April 7-8 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, Springdale, AR. The pre-registration deadline has been extended to March 31.
The convention begins on April 7 with an industry exposition of products, services and equipment from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Finalists in the Food and Beverage Innovations Contest for UA students will show their entries during the exposition. Winners of the contest and winners of OFPA student scholarships will be announced during a wine reception and dinner beginning at 6 p.m. The technical presentations begin on April 8 with speakers discussing issues on Food Safety. For a schedule of presentations, go to http://arkansasagnews.uark.edu/3350.htm.
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7. Apparel studies and Anne Kittrell Gallery host fashion exhibit
The apparel studies program in the School of Human Environmental Sciences and the Anne Kittrell Gallery, Arkansas Union, are hosting an exhibit of clothing designed by University of Arkansas students. All students are invited to submit designs for an exhibit that will begin April 20. Completed garments are due April 10. For details visit http://www.myspace.com/universityprograms or the University Programs Facebook page, or e-mail upart@uark.edu.
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8. Spring, summer field days scheduled
Division of Agriculture field days have been scheduled through the summer. The current schedule is online at http://aaes.uark.edu/fielddays_09.html.
AAES and Bumpers College Web sites:
http://aaes.uark.edu/
http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/