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WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE

• Notables
• Grants
• Articles Published
• New Projects

HEADLINES

Dean reviews 2006 accomplishments

Portable biosensor rapidly detects bird flu virus

Patrick Fenn, 1947-2007

Food Science ranked No. 4 in ‘Scholarly Productivity’

Food scientists enhance soy oil health benefits

Minority student club promotes diversity in Bumpers College

MLK speaker relates achievements of African Americans in agriculture

Indica rice lines released to broaden genetic base

Entomologists visit monarchs in Mexico

Arkansas Women in Agriculture conference March 8-9

American Poultry Hall of Fame inducts James Denton

Cartwright named Outstanding Plant Pathologist in region

Student Section:

‘Renewable Resources’ student exchange program

Non-profits workshop and career day, Monday & Wednesday

Food and Beverage Innovations competition

Academic Enhancement Program workshop schedule

Students complete Career Development Program

College to conduct ‘Science Day’ in Harrison

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• Alumni and Development
• Future Students
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Vision Credits
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.

• Editor: Howell Medders, (hmedders@uark.edu).
• Web manager: David Edmark (dedmark@uark.edu).
• Writers and photographers: Fred Miller and Karen Eskew
• Editorial Assistant: Amalie Holland
• Broadcast e-mail support: Arkansas Alumni Association

E-mail items for publication in Vision to ahollan@uark.edu

Arkansas Women in Agriculture conference March 8-9

The 3rd annual conference of Arkansas Women in Agriculture is set for March 8-9 at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

AWIG president Janie Hipp, AEAB, said the conference theme is “Preparing Arkansas Women in Agriculture.”

To register for the conference visit the Web site: www.arwomeninag.com.

A few of the many conference highlights will include a legislative panel & special legislative announcements; production issues for horse owners, cattle producers, poultry producers, fruit and vegetable producers; sessions for row crop producers, forest land owners and agricultural land owners; advanced estate and financial planning and advanced credit and financing; risk management and farm financial planning; direct marketing, agri-tourism and farmers markets information; legal issues; family and health updates; donation service projects (baby quilts & rice depot); and an evening mixer with popular horticulturalist Janet Carson.

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