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2. Entomology Sudents Compete at National Meeting
3. Applications for $5,000 Spitze Legislative Internship Awards Due Jan. 15
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1. Applications for $1,500 Arkansas Agricultural Consultants Association Scholarship Due Saturday, Dec. 15
Juniors and Seniors majoring in crop management, pest management, entomology, or plant pathology are encouraged to apply for the Arkansas Agricultural Consultants Association Scholarship by December 15, 2007. This award will be made for the Spring 2008 semester. A 2.5 minimum GPA is required, and Arkansas residents are preferred. Financial need, leadership, and extra-curricular activities will also be considered. The application is available online at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm under the Separate Applications section. For more information, contact Laura Gamble, Scholarship Administrator, at lgamble@uark.edu or 575-2253.
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2. Entomology Sudents Compete at National Meeting
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| Title page of Systema Naturae, 10th edition, 1758. | Carlos Linnaeus, 1707-1778, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné. |
The Department of Entomology Linnaean team and a student debate team will compete at the Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego, Dec. 9-12.
The Linnaean Team will compete for the national championship after having won the southeastern branch championship last March. The topic for the student debate is of biosecurity and research freedom.
Linnaean team members are Jackie McKern, Sandra Sleezer, Becky Trout, Godshen Pallipparambil, Cesar Solorzano (alternate) and coach Allen Szalanski.
Debate team members are Tara Wood, Robin Verble, Dagne Duguma, Cesar Solorzano and Godshen Pallipparambil.
The Linnaean competition is in a "college bowl" format and is named for Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus who established the binomial system of biological nomenclature. The greatest innovation of Linnaeus, and still the most important aspect of this system, is the combination of a genus name and a single specific epithet to uniquely identify each species of organism. For example, the human species is uniquely identified by the binomial Homo sapiens. No other species of organism can have this binomial. Prior to Linnaean taxonomy, animals were classified according to their mode of movement. The system was used in "Systema Naturae," first published by Linnaeus in 1735, with many later editions.
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3. Applications for $5,000 Spitze Legislative Internship Awards Due Jan. 15
Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors interested in public policy and hoping to participate in a Bumpers College Internship in a legislative or congressional office are encouraged to apply for the one of two $5,000 Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Awards by January 15, 2008. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and must have completed at least one course in political science, law, or public policy. The Bumpers College will work with applicants to secure an internship in a legislative or congressional office (usually for the summer). This application is available online at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm under the Separate Applications section. For more information, contact Laura Gamble, Scholarship Administrator, at lgamble@uark.edu or 575-2253.
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