Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences A forestry management meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) H.H. Chamberlin Forestry Resources Complex at 110 University Court. Although open to all landowners, the session is aimed primarily at forestry landowners in Ashley, Chicot,…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The AM&N/UAPB Human Sciences Alumni Association Annual Homecoming Breakfast will be Friday, Oct. 13, 8 a.m., at the Adair-Greenhouse Building Hospitality Room at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). “This year, there is no charge to attend the breakfast. Instead, attendees are encouraged…
Will Hehemann | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Science Dr. Dayan Perera has been appointed Extension aquaculture specialist for the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In this position he will develop a research and Extension program in baitfish and sportfish aquaculture, author peer-reviewed research and Extension publications and…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences A Keeping it in the Family (KIITF) Legal Clinic will be held from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 2889 Highway 79 North, in Camden, Arkansas, on Sept. 30. Amy Pritchard, visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen…
The annual Homecoming Celebration at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will begin October 8 and end October 14. The theme for this year is “Let the Good Times Roar,” according to Dr. Charles Colen, Homecoming Committee chairperson. The overview of activities includes events for students, alumni and the Pine Bluff community: On…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Sept. 30 is the deadline for Arkansas growers of winter wheat and oats to purchase crop insurance for the 2018 crop year. “As growers see threats of severe storms, they should seriously consider crop insurance to help offset crop losses from natural disasters,” said Dr.…
Debbie Archer | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Dr. Muthusamy Manoharan has been named interim dean/director of 1890 research and Extension programs for the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS) at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In this position, Dr. Manoharan will provide leadership for three academic departments as…
The electronics industry has driven the digital revolution for an unprecedented success based on Si. As a result, there has been a tremendous effort to broaden the reach of Si technology to build integrated optic and photonic circuits. Supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Established Program…
The HistoryMakers’ Julieanna L. Richardson to Speak on Entrepreneurship On Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m., the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will host the University of Arkansas System’s Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series at the John McLinn Ross Theatre in the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Building. Julieanna L. Richardson, Founder and Executive Director of The HistoryMakers…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Grandparents play important roles in the lives of children, said Dr. Janette Wheat, associate professor and Cooperative Extension Program specialist in human development and family studies at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Traditional roles of grandparents include providing a sense of family history,…
As Arkansans wind down the summer with the last opportunities to grill outdoors, they shouldn’t forget the fruit, says Easter H. Tucker, interim family and consumer sciences program leader for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. “Grilled fruit can make for a tasty, healthy dessert,” she said. “You can use the fruit varieties listed…
Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Maximizing the use of high tunnels in vegetable production is the general theme of a training session beginning at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Agriculture Demonstration Outreach Center (UAPB ADOC), Marianna, Arkansas. Aimed at growers with high…
