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It’s “A New Season for Agricultural Research” at Florida A&M University! The College of Agriculture and Food Sciences will host a Research Forum on Tuesday, March 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at FAMU’s Perry-Paige Auditorium. Come hear about FAMU’s first-ever gene cloning of the muscadine grape. Learn how plants can protect vegetables from insect pests, and discover how organic matter can improve our drinking water. You don’t want to miss this year’s CAFS Research Forum! For details, call 412-5188.
The age of the universe is estimated to be around 13.8 billion yeas. During this long stretch of time, nature has been a great laboratory where myriads of objects have been formed or synthesized. Nowhere is this more evident than in biological systems, which provides a rich array of structures, from the simplest small RNA molecule to functional organelles such as ribosomes or flagellar nanomotors to viruses and complete cells.
Join us at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University May 20 -22, to hear from leading scientist on the cutting edge of biologically enabled self-assembly research and its application for nanotechnology, sustainable energy, medical care, and more.
Co-sponsored by the College of Science and Technology, Sustainability Institute, Division of Research and UC Davis – Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter.
For more information go to http://www.cvent.com/d/3rq2r2
LUNCH and LEARN. This informational workshop assists faculty in developing effective student- learning outcomes for various purposes,such as course redesign and assessment. Participants will discover how to enhance current Student-learning outcomes, align outcomes with Bloom’s taxonomy and link outcomes with various assessments. TARGET AUDIENCE: New and returning faculty. For more information, contact genyne.boston@famu.edu
Learn about careers and jobs in Agriculture and Food Sciences in the private sector, federal and state government.
Audience: college students, community/junior college students, and high school students
Are you searching for practical teaching strategies to increase student learning?
This interactive workshop is designed to introduce faculty to active learning strategies that will empower students to take ownership of their learning experience.
Participants will learn how to:
• Use active learning strategies
• Create excitement in the classroom
• Promote high-level thinking
• Reduce lecturing
• Increase student retention
Presenter:
Sheila D. Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
FAMU Teaching Innovation Award Recipient
Dr. Deepayan Debnath is an international market and policy analyst in the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at University of Missouri.
This seminar is titled: “Complement or substitute: Ethanol’s uncertain relationship with gasoline under alternative petroleum price and policy scenarios.”
Topics Include: Agri-Business Entrepreneurs, Sustainable Community Development, Trades, Skills, Career Development and Investment opportunities.
This seminar is titled: “Agricultural Productivity Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Analysis of Climatic Effects, Convergence and Forecast.”
Dr. Michée Lachaud is a research economist at the University of Florida
This lecture series is titled: “Local Food, Superfoods, Paleo Food – Food Trends as a Guide for New Product Development”
Dr. Rainer Haas is an associate professor at the Institute of Marketing and Innovation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria
This seminar is titled: “An Economic Analysis of Shellfish Harvest Regulations for Food Safety: The Case of Oyster Fishing in Apalachicola, FL.”