Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

A newsletter for faculty, staff and students

January-February 2006 • Vol. 32, No. 1

Table of Contents

WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE

• Notables
• Grants
• Articles Published
• New Projects
• New Publications
• Coming Events

HEADLINES

• Dean reviews 2005 accomplishments
• 700-plus attend ‘Party of the Century’
• Food Science Building expanded
• Robert Bacon is CSES interim head
• Robertson to coordinate Apparel Studies major
• Food packaging, processing expert joins UA faculty
• AGCS adds digital media specialist
• Donors provide new scholarships and building funds
• Legislature applauds UA fruit breeding program
• Crop Biotechnology minor proposed
• Bumpers welcomes transfer students
• Magazine features U of A spinach breeding program
• Congratulations to fall graduates
• Poultry science students win national awards for research
• CSES students win ASA poster contest

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Vision is published six times a year by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in the U of A System's Division of Agriculture and by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. It is produced by the Communication Services unit of the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, 110 Agriculture Building, U of A, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 479-575-5647.

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Crop Biotechnology Minor proposed

The Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences has proposed a minor in Crop Biotechnology as a new offering. If approved at the February meeting of the U of A Board of Trustees, the minor will be offered in the fall of 2006.

The new minor would provide basic and applied understanding of plant genetics and molecular biology and their applications for crop improvement. The courses will cover fundamental studies on plant sciences, genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry, and provide hands-on experience with a research project.

The minor is designed to provide broader job opportunities for the graduates or prepare them for post-graduate studies in biotechnology related fields. Graduates will be trained for employment in biotechnology companies and University/ Government laboratories.