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
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September-October 2007 • Vol. 34, No. 5

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WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE

Notable
Grants
Articles Published
New Projects
New Publications

HEADLINES

College and campus enrollment at record highs

Division promotes sustainability

New faculty members enrich variety of programs

Chair holder is culinary tourism expert

Childcare center architects approved

Kent Rorie joins Vice President's staff

New issue of 'Discovery'

Arkansas wins national IFT College Bowl

Savoy forest used for research, extension projects

Turfgrass specialist receives national award

Weed science team wins Southern Region Contest

Faculty member's colleagues host benefit concert

'Corps of Discovery' lecture scheduled

New soybean variety described at Pine Tree Field Day

NEREC observes 50th anniversary at field day

Vegetable Substation hosts Southern Pea Field Day

Field day features turfgrass programs

Food science sponsors MasterFoods USA summer interns

Habitat project selected for USGBC study

Johnson consults on blackberries in Nanjing


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University of Arkansas
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xxxLife Sciences
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xxxExperiment Station
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xxxService
Alumni and Development
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College and campus enrollment at record highs
1,342 undergraduates -- 3.3 % more than last fall

Division promotes sustainability
Arkansas Applied Sustainability Center sponsors sustainable food and agriculture project

New faculty members enrich variety of programs
Short profiles of new Division and College faculty members

Chair holder is culinary tourism expert
Robert Harrington is new hospitality and restaurant management program coordinator

Childcare center architects approved
UA Board of Trustees authorizes hiring architect to draw plans

Kent Rorie joins Vice President's staff
Former Extension district director is Assistant to the Vice President

New issue of 'Discovery'
Bumpers College undergraduate student journal

Arkansas wins national IFT College Bowl
UA food science team best of six regional champion teams

Savoy forest used for research, extension projects
2,158 acres of forestland used for variety of projects

Turfgrass specialist receives national award
Aaron J. Patton receives Musser Award, with $20,000 stipend

Weed science team wins Southern Region Contest
UA team notches 21st win in 27 years of the contest

Faculty member's colleagues host benefit concert
Son of Susan Watkins, Poultry Science, injured in Iraq

'Corps of Discovery' lecture scheduled
Michael Jeffords, Illinois Natural History Survey, Oct. 18, Giffels Auditorium

New soybean variety described at Pine Tree Field Day
Osage' post high yields and protein content in performance trials

NEREC observes 50th anniversary at field day
Researchers discuss changes during tour of research plots

Vegetable Substation hosts Southern Pea Field Day
Producers and processors tour research plots

Field day features turfgrass programs
115 turf professional tour research plots at AAREC

Food science sponsors MasterFoods USA summer interns
Five undergrads conduct research with food science faculty members

Habitat project selected for USGBC study
Ecological Engineering Group participated in planning

Johnson consults on blackberries in Nanjing
Donn Johnson, Entomology, consults on pesticide residue and other issues



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