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Some Student Affairs Scholarships Have Extended Application Deadlines to April 1
The Henry Woods Student Leadership Award, the Mason McWatters Memorial Scholarship and the Home for Dinner Scholarship are still open for applications.
McKenzie Appointed Fryar Endowed Professor in Risk Management
Andrew McKenzie, professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness, will also serve as associate director of the Fryar Center Price Risk Management Center of Excellence.
Read The March Issue of the Student Affairs Bulletin
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Director of Agricultural Research and Extension Center Honored With Distinguished Service Award
The Research Center Administrators Society has bestowed its 2021 Distinguished Service Award to Vaughn Skinner, resident director of the Milo J. Shult Research and Extension Center in Arkansas.
Webinar on Creating Ripples Using Environmental Education to Inspire Change
A free webinar on Feb. 18 will feature guest speakers from the world's only industrial-strength river cleanup operation, and then a Spring Creek cleanup is slated for March 20 in Springdale.
Robert Bacon, Wheat Breeder, Professor and Department Head, Retires After 37 Years
Robert Bacon joined the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station as a wheat breeder in 1984, working for the Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College since.
U of A Hosts Nobel Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus on Friday
The economist Muhammad Yunus will talk with students and community members about microfinance and social business during a lecture at 8 a.m. CST Friday, Jan. 22, via Zoom. RSVP for the event.
Researchers Receive $499,936 Grant to Investigate Molecular Signals That Initiate Plant Defenses
Fiona Goggin, a professor of entomology, has spent years studying the interactions of plants and insects with an eye toward developing safe biological pest control against nematodes and soilborne diseases.
UA System Board of Trustees Expresses Thanks to Employees
The Board of Trustees praised the UA System’s more than 17,000 employees for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read the December Issue of the Student Affairs Bulletin
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