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Dr. McKay and team receive USDA grant
The
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant
of $612,000 to a team of scientists to conduct a comprehensive study
to measure the impact of post-harvest lesser grain borer
infestations on rice milling quality. Dr. Tanja McKay,
Entomology, will coordinate the insect monitoring studies at the
Riceland rice
mill in Jonesboro. Texas A & M will serve as the lead institution
for the project. The team will look at the prevalence and seasonal
history of insect infestations in field sites throughout the rice
belt, assess insect control, and develop a comprehensive
cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the practical economic benefit of
new insect control measures. This study will ultimately develop a
comprehensive risk analysis for stored rough rice. For more
information, see the NewsPage release.
Operation Move-In to be held Saturday
Operation Move-In will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18. Residence hall
check-in will begin at 9 a.m. Student and staff volunteers will be
on campus to assist as students move into their assigned residence
hall rooms. In addition, the Alumni Association will be sponsoring
the Watering Hole, providing refreshing breaks during the move-in
process. To volunteer with Operation Move-In, contact
Martha Spack, associate
dean/director, Tribal Leadership Center, ext. 2055.
A-State Community and
Organization Fair to be Aug. 22
The annual A-State Community
and Organization Fair will be held Wednesday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-2
p.m. on the library lawn, directly in front of the Dean B. Ellis
Library's north entrance. The yearly event, sponsored by the Student
Activities Board, provides an excellent orientation to ASU's various
departments and student organizations. For details, contact
Martha Spack, ext. 2055.
Dr. Zibluk moderates panels at AEJMC
convention
Dr. Jack Zibluk,
Journalism, recently organized and moderated a panel, "Industry
leaders confronting convergence," at the annual meeting of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
in Washington, D.C. Invited panelists included Linda Epstein, senior
photo editor, McClatchy-Tribune
Information Services and McClatchy Washington Bureau photo editor; Gail Fisher,
award-winning senior editor, photography, National Geographic Magazine; Seth Gitner,
award-winning multimedia editor, Roanoke (Va.) Times and roanoke.com; Scott McKiernan,
director/founder, Zuma Press and cutting-edge photojournalism's
DOUBLEtruck Magazine; Deborah Potter, executive director, NewsLab,
former correspondent for CBS News and CNN, and Ju-Don Marshall
Roberts, managing editor, washingtonpost.com and Nieman Fellowship
winner. Zibluk also organized and moderated a panel on
teaching entrepreneurship in the journalism classroom, featuring
Margo Berman, Miami-based advertising executive and instructor, Florida International
University, freelance photojournalist Paul Taggart, Beirut,
Lebanon, and David Weinstock, public relations consultant and
instructor, Grand Valley State University, Mich. For information and
links, see the NewsPage release.
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