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Top-Performing Arkansas Blackberry Receives Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award
Ouachita blackberry, a 2003 thornless variety, received the Outstanding Fruit Cultivar Award from the Fruit Breeding Professional Interest Group of the American Society of Horticultural Science.
Students from 12 Areas in Bumpers College Named 2020-21 College Ambassadors
A select group of students has been chosen to serve as ambassadors of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences for 2020-21.
Outstanding Student Award Winners Named from Bumpers College Departments and HESC
Bumpers College and the School of Human Environmental Sciences have named 23 students winners of outstanding student awards for 2019-20 from its eight departments and the school.
Horticulture, Food Science Students Win 20 Awards at Horticultural Science Meeting
U of A students from two departments in Bumpers College combined for 20 total awards at the recent meeting of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science.
Scholarship Application Period Open in Bumpers College, Help Desk Sessions Scheduled
The Experience Bumpers College: Scholarship Help Desk is available Friday, Jan. 31, and Tuesday, Feb. 4, to specifically assist students in applying for scholarships.
Horticulture's Carr, De Boer Honored for Presentations at National Conference
Tyler Carr and Eric De Boer, graduate students in Bumpers College, did well in national competition with presentations on their research.
Student Nomination Lands Horticulture's McDonald on Minority Role Model List
Garry McDonald, clinical assistant professor in U of A's Department of Horticulture, Landscape and Turf Sciences, has been named a Minority Access National Role Model by Minority Access.
Southern Soybean Breeders Meet to Compare Notes, Collaborate
Soybean breeders from across the South meet at Fayetteville to discuss how to make soybeans more than just a commodity, how to breed with consumers and end-users in mind.
Want to Join a Student Club? Need a Major or Minor? Attend Bumpers Bash
Bumpers Bash is open to any student on campus interested in getting involved with a club or organization, or wanting information on majors and minors.
McWhirt Named Among 40 under 40 by Horticulture Industry Magazines
Amanda McWhirt, extension commercial horticulture specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has been named among the 2019 Fruit and Vegetable 40 Under 40.