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| Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences VISION eXtra 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. 8, 2008 |
1. Weed Team Retains 'Broken Hoe'
2. Campus Blood Drive, Monday - Tuesday
3. Forestry and Wildlife Field Days at Hope and Colt, Sept. 18 & Oct 11
4. Not-So-New Faculty Lunch & Discussion, Thursday - Friday
5. Ozark Regional Transit Adds Stops to the University of Arkansas Campus
7. Career Development Opportunities
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1. Weed Team Retains 'Broken Hoe'
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| WEED TEAM -- (From left) Robbie Rorie, Landon Ries, Dr. Nilda Burgos, Dr. Jason Norsworthy, Ed Allen "Ean" Alcober, Griff Griffith and Sanjeev Bangarwa. |
The UA Weed Team sponsored by the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences won yet another championship at the Southern Regional Weed Science Contest Aug. 6 at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Arkansas students won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for individuals with the highest scores.
The Arkansas team, coached by Nilda Burgos and Jason Norsworthy, retained the coveted "Broken Hoe Trophy" as the team notched its 22nd win in 27 years since the contest's inception.
Landon Ries won the 1st place individual award and posted the high scores in Math (calibration) and Organic Peanut Production Problem. Sanjeev Bangarwa won 2nd place individual and had the high score on Weed ID and Herbicide Symptomology. Ean Alcober won 3rd place individual. Robbie Rorie had the high score on Atrazine Herbicide Problem with Peanuts.
Best Poster. In another event, CSES graduate student Eduardo Kawakami won 1st place in a poster competition at the "Plant Growth Regulator Society of America" annual meeting Aug. 3-7 in San Francisco.
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2. Campus Blood Drive, Monday - Tuesday
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will conduct a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the Arkansas Union ballroom. They will give away pizza and Guitar Hero shirts.
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3. Forestrty and Wildlife Field Days at Hope and Colt, Sept. 18 & Oct. 11
Forestry and wildlife field days are scheduled for Sept. 18 at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Hope and on Oct. 11 at the Pine Tree Branch Station, Colt.
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4. Not-So-New Faculty Lunch & Discussion, Thursday - Friday
The September "Not-So-New Faculty Lunch & Discussion" will be held Thursday, Sept. 11 and Friday, Sept. 12. This luncheon series, held at noon in the seminar room A in the Donald W. Reynolds Center, is for all faculty who have been at the University of Arkansas for at least three years.
The topic will be "E.L.C. at a Glance: Highlights and Overview of Service," with Dr. Charlotte J. Lee, director of the Enhanced Learning Center and Anne Raines, associate director of the Enhanced Learning Center. There will be Qdoba's Taco Bar (with meat and vegetarian choices) for lunch. Select either Thursday, Sept. 11, or Friday, Sept. 12. Please RSVP by noon Friday, Sept. 5, to Lori at the Cordes Teaching Center, 5-3222 or tfsc@uark.edu.
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5. Ozark Regional Transit Adds Campus Stops
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will begin two new Commuter Express routes with stops on the University of Arkansas campus. Route 50 from Lincoln, Prairie Grove and Farmington will service the university as will Route 54 from Bentonville and Rogers. These routes began Sept. 2 and will be free until Sept. 12. A map and schedule for each route are available on the ORT Web site at www.ozark.org.
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| INFESTIVALATION -- A poster designed by Entomology graduate student Jon Zawislak provides all the details on the 2008 Insect Festival. |
The annual Insect Festival, which never fails to draw hundreds of visitors of all ages, is set for Thursday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pauline Whitaker Arena on Garland Avenue. The Department of Entomology sponsors the festival, which is free and open to everyone.
Festival coordinator Don Steinkraus said the event will feature a live insect and arthropod zoo, the beautiful and exotic specimens of the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum, live cockroach races, children's crafts, a cotton patch with working cotton gin, honey bee exhibits, insects in the arts and aquatic insects, among other exhibits and activities.
Entomology faculty and graduate students will be on hand to visit about insects and answer questions about any insect issues people might have.
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7. Career Development Opportunities
Events scheduled in September by the UA Career Development Center are listed below. Visit the Web site at http://career.uark.edu/events.asp to view the full-semester events calendar
Sept. 16 - 6:30-9:00 p.m. (ARKU 312 NW). Information Session: Kiewit Power Company.
Sept. 17 - 6:00-8:30 p.m. (ARKU 308 SW). Information Session: Chesapeake Energy.
Sept. 17 - 8:00-9:00 p.m. (ARKU 312 NW). Information Session: Schlumberger Oilfield.
Sept. 17 - 2:00-7:00 p.m. (Bell Engineering Center). Engineering EXPO. All majors are encouraged to attend.
Sept. 18 - 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (Bud Walton Arena). EXPO On-campus Interviews.
Sept. 18 - 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ARKU 308 SW). Information Session: National Oilwell Varco.
Sept. 23 - 11:00a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Willard J Walker Hall). Business Career Fair. All majors are encouraged to attend.
Sept. 23 - 4:00-6:00 p.m. (Arkansas Union 4th Floor Theater). Going Green 9-5
Sept. 25 - 3:00-5:00 p.m. (ARKU 503). Information Session: Sea World.
Sept. 25 - 10:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Arkansas Union Connections Lounge). Graduate School Fair. All majors are encouraged to attend.
Sept. 25 - 10:00 a.m-2:00 p.m. (Arkansas Union Ballroom). Job Fair for All Majors.
Sept. 29 - 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ARKU 305). Information Session: Southwestern Energy.
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