FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Peter Cousins, a viticulture research scientist at E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California, will be at the University of Arkansas to visit with students across campus about internship opportunities in California.

Cousins will share information about the winery and internships in Room D115 in the Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences Building from 5-5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and will visit with students and answer questions in the atrium of the AFLS Building from 5:50-7 p.m. Food will be provided during the reception.

Cousins, who is a grape breeder at E&J, is visiting as a guest of the Department of Horticulture in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, but he is recruiting intern applicants from various disciplines.

E&J Gallo Winery is interested in students with backgrounds in biology, agriculture, food science, chemistry and engineering, among others, who are looking for "rigorous career-building work experience." E&J offers paid internships with hands-on experience in grape growing and wine making. Interns work in research or production with professional staff in all disciplines, including viticulture - the science, study and production of grapes.

Positions are available at winery headquarters in Modesto and at facilities across California.

Cousins will also provide insight into and discuss projects underway involving grape breeding and genetics.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.