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Soybean Pathogen Researcher John Rupe Retires After 41 Years With UADA
As a plant pathologist, John Rupe became an internationally recognized expert in diseases that affect soybeans, Arkansas’ top commodity crop in cash receipts. Rupe, a University Professor in the department of entomology and plant pathology, retires at the end of December after 41 years…
3-D Printing: The Future of Food
In a perfect world, people would have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. They would not live in food deserts, and 30 to 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. would not be lost annually through overproduction, surplus and waste…
Vieira Receives Early Career Award for Soybean Genomics Research
Caio Vieira, assistant professor of soybean breeding with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has received the Mary Coker Joslin Early Career Award from the Soybean Genomics Executive Committee, also known as SoyGEC…
Dridi Moves Up on Poultry Science Association Board of Directors
Sami Dridi, a poultry science professor and researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, was recently elected second vice president of the Poultry Science Association board of directors…
Muenich Receives Purdue University Outstanding Alumni Award for Biological and Agri Engineering
Becca Muenich, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas, received the Purdue University Agricultural & Biological Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award…
Arkansas Clean Plant Center Leader Tzanetakis Honored as a Fellow of American Phytopathological Society
Ioannis Tzanetakis, professor of plant virology and director of the Arkansas Clean Plant Center, was recently named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. Tzanetakis has a dual appointment in the department of entomology and plant pathology…
Marty Matlock Earns Prestigious AAAS Fellowship
Marty Matlock, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS…
Rahman Honored with Andersons Early-in-Career Award
Mahfuzur Rahman, a food scientist and grain processing engineer with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, is this year’s recipient of the Andersons Early-in-Career Award. Rahman joined the experiment station, the research arm of the UADA…
Andrew Maust Wins 3-Minute Thesis Competition Breaking Down Non-Alcoholic Beer Research
Andrew Maust, a Ph.D. student in food science, recently won the University of Arkansas’s 3-Minute Thesis competition. The 3-Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students to present a simple and compelling speech about their research…
Making Arkansas Wine Better with Time in Austria
A future chapter in Amanda Fleming’s story as a winemaker and researcher takes her to Graz University of Technology in southeast Austria. Fleming, a food science Ph.D. student in the University of Arkansas’s Dale Bumpers College…
Diversity in Action Magazine features UA bioinformatics specialist Aranyak Goswami
The boundaries of artificial intelligence and machine are broadening daily, with researchers worldwide finding new ways to apply the tool in science. Aranyak Goswami, a bioinformatics specialist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture…
Arkansas Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Professors Join International Conservation Leadership Program
Four local conservationists have just begun a year-long journey to improve their professional and leadership skills and better serve their communities and conservation efforts. Two professors and one staff member from the AAES…
2024 Discovery Journal Features U of A Arthropod Museum Update, Undergraduate Research
For Baylie Day, entomology classes and a fascination with the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum led her to create a digital database cataloging more than 1,700 of its specimens. Day’s work is featured in the 2024 issue of Discovery…
Dridi Honored by Poultry Science Association for Research Efforts
Sami Dridi, professor of poultry science, was recognized with the American Feed Industry Association Poultry Nutrition Research Award and the National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the 2024 Annual Meeting…
Erf Named Fellow of the Poultry Science Association
In honor of her 35 years of dedication to research and education, Gisela Erf, endowed professor of avian immunology, was recognized as a Fellow of the Poultry Science Association at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky…
Institute of Food Technologists Recognize Rahman for Scientific Citations
Mahfuzur Rahman, food scientist and grain processing engineer, is among the most cited authors for scientific papers published by the Institute of Food Technologists…
Phi Tau Sigma honors Ubeyitogullari with Early Career Accomplishment Award
Phi Tau Sigma, the honor society of food science and technology, has honored an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher with its Early Career Accomplishment Award…
Crop science master’s student Fernandes places in international contest
Igor Fernandes, a master’s degree student in crop, soil and environmental sciences in University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, recently placed second…
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Awards Four Outstanding Faculty and Staff with RoPE Awards
AAES is recognizing four outstanding faculty and staff members with the prestigious Early Career Recognition of Professional Excellence Awards, or RoPE…
New Role Aims to Help Faculty Improve Chances at Grant Funding
To bolster grant funding efforts, Keith Berry Jr. has joined the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station as its first-ever research development specialist…
Poultry Scientist Wayne Kuenzel Honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Wayne Kuenzel, professor of physiology and neuroendocrinology, was recently honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to science…
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty Recognized for Mentorship
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers were recently recognized by the University of Arkansas Office of the Provost and the Office for Faculty Affairs for providing outstanding mentorship to their colleagues and for completing professional development programs.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Student Places First in Poster Competition
Pouya Sohrabipour, a biological and agricultural engineering master’s degree student, was awarded first place in a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded research poster competition earlier this month…
Nathan McKinney Retires as Assistant Director of Experiment Station
Nathan McKinney is known across the state of Arkansas as someone who has been committed to improving the lives of people through advances in agriculture. In addition to serving as associate vice president of agriculture and assistant director of the AAES since August 2012…