March 4, 2008 |
1. GSD Research Competition Winners
2. Charrette Generates New Ideas for Hearse Design
3. Dealing With Stress Workshop
4. Wanted: Bumpers College Ambassadors
5. Career Planning for Women Students
6. More Scholarship Opportunities
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1. GSD Research Competition Winners
Bumpers College undergraduate and graduate students presented 23 research papers and 24 posters at the Student Research Competition Feb. 25 in the Arkansas Union sponsored by Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture. The winners were:
Undergraduate Oral Presentations
1st Place - Keshia Koehn; Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences -- Stormwater runoff analysis for the University of Arkansas campus area.
2nd Place - Amanda Bettasso, Navam Hettiarachchy, Vidya Chitturi and Michael Johnson; Food Science - Investigating the effectiveness of malic acid, nisin and grape seed extract incorporated into whey protein coatings to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat poultry
3rd Place - Tifanie Silver, C. Tucker, J. Powell, J. Reynolds, Z. Johnson, B. Lindsey, P. Hornsby and T. Yazwinski; Animal Science - Investigation into the current efficacies of several nemotacides for use in cattle according to the fecal egg count reduction test
M.S. Oral Presentations
1st Place - Wayra G. Navia-Giné, Joshua S. Yuan, Feng Chen and Kenneth L. Korth; Plant Pathology - Medicago truncatula (E)-B-ocimene synthase is induced by insect herbivory along with increased emissions of volatile ocimene
2nd Place - Jamie Underwood, C.P. West and D.P. Malinowski; Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences - Summer dormancy and survival of tall fescue in relation to endophyte presence
3rd Place Tie - Harun Toksoz and Craig Rothrock; Plant Pathology - Efficacy of sterol-inhibiting fungicides and SAR chemicals for the control of black root rot of cotton
3rd Place Tie - Tara N. Wood, Don C. Steinkraus, Mike Richardson, Donn T. Johnson and Robert N. Wiedenmann; Entomology - Survival of Japanese beetle (Popilla japonica Newman) larvae in various turfgrass species in Northwest Arkansas
Ph.D. Oral Presentations
1st Place - Marites A. Sales, Nilda R. Burgos, Vinod K. Shivrain and Yong In Kuk; Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences - Acetolactate synthase gene mutations in red rice confer tolerance to imazethapyr
2nd Place - Peter Horevaj and Eugene A. Milus; Plant Pathology - Resistance of winter wheat to fusarium head blight and mycotoxin accumulation
3rd Place - Vishal Jain; Food Science - Pilot scale production and optimization of conjugated linoleic acid-rich soy oil by photo-irradiation
M.S. Poster Presentations
1st Place - Vijayalakshmi Ganesh, N.S. Hettiarachchy, S. Eswaranandam and M. G. Johnson, Food Science - Effective control of Salmonella tyrhimurium in infected spinach by electrostatic spraying, conventional spraying and dipping of natural antimicrobials
2nd Place - Eduardo M. Kawakami and Derrick M. Oosterhuis; Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences - Physiological effects of 1-methylcyclopropene on well-watered and water-stressed cotton plants
3rd Place - M.A. Eberle, C.S. Rothrock and R.D. Cartwright; Plant Pathology - Characterizing Pythium species associated with rice stand establishment problems in Arkansas
Ph.D. Poster Presentations
1st Place - Lakshmi Kannan, Narayan C. Rath, Rohana Liyanage and Jackson O. Lay, Jr.; Cell and Molecular Biology - Thymosin beta 4 regulation by TLR ligands in chicken macrophages
2nd Place - Androniki Bibi, Derrick Oosterhuis and Evangelos Gonias; Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences - Exogenous application of putrescine on cotton ovaries under two temperature regimes
3rd Place - Gulab Rangani and Vibha Srivastava; Cell and Molecular Biology - Exploring the mechanism of gene slicing mediated by DNA methylation
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2. Charrette Generates New Ideas for Hearse Design
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| Something Different -- Interior design students take measurements and photos of a hearse for a charrette Feb. 21. Their assignment: to come up with new ideas for a vehicle that has looked about the same, inside and out, since it was pulled by horses. The management of Federal Coach of Fort Smith put up prize money for the contest. | Tight Space -- Abigail Freeman, left, and Elizabeth Truxaw take measurements. | What If? -- From left, Natalie France, Catherine Quinn and Amy Pendergist work in the studio on their design ideas. |
Federal Coach, a leading manufacturer of limousines, buses and hearses in Fort Smith, sponsored a charrette for interior design students to provide new ideas for hearse designs.
A charrette is an intensive collaborative session in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem. The morning of Feb. 21, a Federal Coach employee parked a hearse on Maple Street and it remained all day for students to measure and study as they scurried back and forth between design studios in the Human Environmental Sciences Building and the street.
At about 5 p.m., they presented their ideas to Federal Coach Vice President Peter Chapman and Human Resources Director Jennifer Pogne, who selected the top three to receive prizes $500, $300 and $200.
The winning teams were:
First place: Brittany Taylor, Laura Houser, Lindley Summer, Alison Davis and Taylor Lovelady.
Second Place: Amanda Giles, Lauren Baker, Tricia Quinn and Chika Sugihara.
Third Place: Megan Milawski, Nicole Allison and Bruce Imhoff.
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3. Dealing with Stress Workshop
The Bumpers College Academic Enhancement Program will present a workshop for all students on "How to Deal with Stress" on Thursday, March 6, from 12:30-1:20pm in the Carroll and Sue Walls Classroom, HOEC 106.
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4. Wanted: Bumpers College Ambassadors
The Dean's Office is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 Bumpers College Student Ambassador Program. If you have an interest in representing the Bumpers College to prospective students, parents, and alumni; hosting activities like Dogs with the Dean and Carnival of Clubs; meeting students from across the nation; and expanding your leadership abilities, then the Bumpers College wants you to apply to be a member of the Bumpers College Ambassadors. The application is available on-line at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/341.htm. The application deadline is March 12.
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5. Career Planning for Women Students
The UA Career Development Center will present "What it Takes: Pursuing Your Passion, Planning Your Success," by Elise Mitchell, of Mitchell Communications Group, Fayetteville, March 31, 5 - 6 p.m. at the University House. The workshop will explore workplace challenges facing women today, success strategies that can help you overcome those challenges and what things must be a part of your own personal plan for success. http://career.uark.edu/students/reg/2008/what_it_takes.asp
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6. More Scholarship Opportunities
Did you know that as a potential or current University of Arkansas student you may be eligible for scholarships through the University and other affiliated agencies? Be sure to review the Separate Applications at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm and the Office of Academic Scholarships Website at http://scholarships.uark.edu/index.php/home/default for more information. These scholarships require separate applications, and the Bumpers Scholarship Application does NOT make you eligible for these awards. Deadlines range from February 1, 2008, through April 15, 2008. Many of these awards have little competition because students overlook their availability, so it is to your advantage to apply.
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See other upcoming events online at Calendar of Events.
Submit Calendar items to dedmark@uark.edu.
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