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| Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Weekly Vision is e-mailed weekly to faculty and staff of Bumpers College and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Division of Agriculture. This service is primarily for timely announcement of news and events for the AAES and Bumpers College. Submit items to hmedders@uark.edu. You may also wish to submit items to headline@uark.edu for posting on "UA Daily Headlines" for campus-wide distribution. |
| Sept. 28, 2009 |
1. Food Science Seminar, Monday
2. CSES picnic feature student vs. faculty volleyball
3. Undergraduate research grants available to students
4. Bioproduction, bioenergy and biomaterials study opportunities in Europe
5. Academic Enhancement workshops scheduled
7. Bumpers College launches Twitter page
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1. Food Science Seminar, Monday
Terry Siebenmorgen, University Professor and director, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Rice Processing Program, will present an overview of the Rice Processing Program at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in room D-2 of the Food Science building. For more information contact, ctharel@uark.edu.
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2. CSES picnic feature student vs. faculty volleyball
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| Department of crop, soil, and environmental sciences faculty, staff and students and their families are pictured at the annual department picnic at Agri Park Sept. 17. Festivities included the traditional student vs. faculty volleyball game. |
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3. Undergraduate research grants available to students
Details on three opportunities for undergraduate research funding have been provided by Associate Dean Donna Graham. Complete details and an application form are available on the Bumpers College Web site at: http://arkansasagnews.uark.edu/397.htm.
The deadline to apply for all three grant programs is October 14.
AFLS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FUNDING
This letter is a call for proposals for undergraduate research projects and creative endeavors. Twenty (20) projects ranging from $500 to $1,000 will be selected this year. The student does not have to be in the honors program to apply for these funds but must have at least a 3.00 GPA. To be considered for an undergraduate research project, you must submit a brief proposal of no more than 5 double spaced pages describing the proposed research.
STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (SURF)
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) sponsors SURF funding for Arkansas students to encourage in-depth research projects in the student's specific field of study. Students do not have to be members of the Honors College to compete for SURF grants http://www.arkansashighered.com/SURF/SURF.htm. A letter of financial support from the dean's office (AFLS E108) must be submitted along with the SURF proposal. All students who wish to submit this grant must come by the Dean's office for a signature and the letter. It is best for students to not wait until the last minute for the signatures.
HONORS COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS
All students who are in the Honors College may also submit a proposal for Undergraduate Research Grants. International honors students are eligible for the Honors College Undergraduate Research Grant. Website for information: Undergraduate Research Application (Online Form).
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4. Bioproduction, bioenergy and biomaterials study opportunities in Europe
Graduate students and seniors in agriculture disciplines, engineering and physical sciences with an interest in bioproduction, bioenergy biomaterials for food and non-food use can apply for semester and 2-week study opportunities in Europe and the United States. Students can apply for summer, fall and spring programs with partial expenses paid.
The program, available for seniors and graduate students, provides opportunities to study at one of the EU partner institutions for one semester by completing course work and/or research. http://www.uark.edu/ua/biorenew/valorization_prog.htm.
Applications from seniors and graduate students who are U.S. citizens will be considered for a semester study in Europe at either the University of Gent, Belgium; Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria and Toulouse Polytechnic University, Toulouse, France. Students enroll at the University of Arkansas and have their tuition waived at the EU institution. A grant of $5,000 is provided for student living expenses. See the Web site at http://www.uark.edu/ua/biorenew/ for details.
"We have one opportunity for next spring," said Food Science Professor Andy Proctor, who coordinates this EU-US exchange program for UA students. "These are great opportunities for students in agriculture and other majors with an interest in bio-production, bioenergy, biomaterials and related areas," Proctor said.
UA student Mustafa Ozkan was at the University of Gent last spring with the semester study program studying agricultural economics. At that time U of A hosted three University of Gent students: Pepijin Wyfffels, who is researched starch modification with Ya-Jane Wang; Linda Raport and Natasha Janssens researched algae biomass production with Tom Costello; Valeri Natanelov studied rice production economic with Eric Wailes. These students also took classes in related disciplines. Food science department student Will Gilbert is in Gent this fall doing nutritional research.
The University of Arkansas is the U.S. lead institution of an EU-US Consortium, with partners at Iowa State University and Kansas State University. The European partners are Ghent University, Belgium; Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria; and National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the European Union.
Students interested in these study programs should contact Professor Andy Proctor (aproctor@uark.edu); phone 575-2980.
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5. Academic Enhancement workshops scheduled
Bumpers College Academic Enhancement workshops began in September and will continue through October and November. The following workshops are scheduled.All workshops will meet in the Rosen Alternative Pest Control Center ROSE 201 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.
October 13 - Early Progress Grades... Now What?
October 22 - Test Taking 101
November 10 - Dealing with Stress
November 19 - End of Semester Wrap-Up... How am I Doing?
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The Entomology Club has honey for sale in AGRI 319: $5.00 for a 1 pound jar. The honey is from hives maintained by club members at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
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7. Bumpers College launches Twitter page
Bumpers College is starting to tweet to the world. The college now has a Twitter page at http://twitter.com/bumperscollege. Twitter is a social media outlet known for limiting its posts to no more than 140 characters.
It's not necessary to have a Twitter account to see what the college posts there, but anyone who does have an account is encouraged to become a "follower" of Bumpers College to receive all the college's posts announcements on their own Twitter home page. Anyone with an account needs only to go to the college's Twitter page and hit the "follow" button.
The college will post links to its news releases, announcements of events and other information from personnel who want to get the word out quickly to the college's friends.
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