Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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Table of Contents • Notable • College and campus enrollment at record highs • New faculty members enrich variety of programs • Chair holder is culinary tourism expert • Childcare center architects approved • Kent Rorie joins Vice President's staff • 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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Food science sponsors MasterFoods USA summer interns Five undergraduate students conducted research projects in the MasterFoods USA summer internship program hosted each year since 2003 by the food science department. The program is directed by Navam Hettiarachchy, who obtained funding through an Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) grant. The program was featured at the IFT annual meeting in Chicago July 28-Aug. 2 as a successful outreach to under-represented minority students. The program was initially funded for four years, and IFT has extended the funding on an annual basis. Hettiarachchy plans to recruit another five interns for the summer of 2008. The 2007 interns gave presentations on their projects July 23 in the food science department. Their names, schools, project titles and faculty mentors are listed below. Anthony Sims, Alabama A&M. Bifidobacterium Growth Effects in Carbohydrate Sources, and Farmers Market Survey Dealing with Organic Products and Food Safety. Mentor, Steve Ricke. Maxine Roman, University of Illinois. Evaluation of Novel Citrus Antimicrobials for the Control of Listeria monocytogenes on Poultry. Mentor, Phil Crandall. Francine DeNay Henderson, Alabama A&M. Antihypertensive activities of Rice Bran Fractions. Mentor, Navam Hettiarachchy. Cuwonna Peoples, UA-Pine Bluff. Prediction of Cooked White Rice Texture Attributes and RVA Parameters by Near-Infrared Reflectance Analysis of Whole Grain. Mentor, Francois Meullenet. Shannon Coleman, Alabama A&M. Functional Properties of Rice as Affected by Degree of Milling and Cooking Method. Mentor, Ya-Jane Wang.
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