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First Online Bachelor's Program for Bumpers College Among New Offerings
Five new online degree programs, including the first undergraduate program for the Bumpers College, will be offered this fall.
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Doctoral Student Honored With P.E.O. Scholar Award
Minerva Dorantes, a doctoral student in crop, soil and environmental sciences, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U.S. and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Saving Pollinators: Bumpers College Student Hutcherson Relocates Bee Swarms
Caleb Hutcherson, an agricultural economics and agribusiness major in Bumpers College, is a registered beekeeper who relocates bee swarms away from residential areas.
Animal Science Graduate Student Awarded Grant to Study Bovine Respiratory Disease in Cattle
Jianmin Chai was awarded a grant to investigate the respiratory microbiome of beef cattle and the influences on bovine respiratory disease, using next-generation sequencing.
Seven Faculty Members Selected to Participate in Paid Course Conversion Program
Jennifer Beasley, Myra Haulmark, Lynn Meade, Laurie Apple, Claretha Hughes, Sheila Smith and Jonathan Marion will participate in the paid Open Educational Resources Course Conversion Program.
Department of Animal Science Announces 2020 Awards of Distinction
The Department of Animal Science recently announced its 2020 Awards of Distinction to three graduates and a friend of the program: Johnny Gunsaulis, Paul Beck, Sam Tabler and Buck Pendergraft.
Carruth Family Creates Endowed Scholarship for Poultry Science Majors
Bumpers College scholarship will be named for Phillip O. Carruth Sr., an innovator in the poultry industry.
Intro to Brewing Science Class Offered by Food Science Beginning Fall 2020
The Department of Food Science in the Bumpers College is offering a new class in the fall — Introduction to Brewing Science.
Maddala, Santos, Bazzer, Chlapecka, Priess Earn CSES Departmental Honors
Sumandeep Bazzer, Justin Chlapecka, Srusti Maddala, Caio L. dos Santos and Grant Lawson Priess were among the students honored by the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences.
Glenn, Shah Outstanding Food Science Alumni; Virtual Awards, Commencement Friday
Kimberly Glenn and Utkarsh Shah have been named 2019-20 outstanding alumni by the Department of Food Science in the U of A's Bumpers College.