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Graduate School News Archive

MFA Student Signs Book Contract
-- Posted by tfisher on Monday, February 28 2005

UA student Nic Pizzolatto, who will be graduating with a MFA in creative writing this semester, has just signed a two-book contract with San Francisco publisher McAdams-Cage. One book, his short story collection, will be published in the spring of 2006. The second book is a novel that he is currently writing.

UA Grad Students Conduct Homeless Survey
-- Posted by tfisher on Thursday, February 24 2005

Seven Hills Director, Eric Samuels, and several University of Arkansas graduates students from the department of sociology and criminal justice and Eric Samuels, director of the Seven Hills Homeless Shelter, participated in distribution of surveys to guests at Seven Hills last week as part of an on-going needs assessment for the homeless in Northwest Arkansas. This is part of an overall effort to gain a better understanding of how best to serve individuals and families in the area who are experiencing long-term and temporary poverty. Undergraduate sociology students participated in a drive to provide food for the center as part of their community outreach.

Doctoral Student's Research Adds Depth To Interplay Of Exercise, Self-Perception
-- Posted by tfisher on Thursday, February 24 2005

A study by Tina Penhollow, a University of Arkansas doctoral student, has been published in the latest volume of the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality.

Penhollow's study, "Sexual Desirability and Sexual Performance: Does Exercise and Fitness Really Matter?" deals with how exercise affects sexual self-esteem and self-perception - a topic that hasn't been researched in the same depth as the actual benefits of exercise.

"Much of the research that has been done has focused on sexual satisfaction, and desired frequency of sexual behavior due to improvements in physiological functioning as a result of exercise," Penhollow said. "There's plenty of research out there on the health benefits of fitness, but not much research into how exercise can improve perceptions of oneself sexually."

Penhollow is a Doctoral Academy Fellow in the UA health science program. She worked with Michael Young, University Professor of health science, on the research paper. The journal can be accessed at www.ejhs.org.

To read more, please go to http://advancement.uark.edu/news/FEB05/PenhollowExerSex.html

Gift Creates Doctoral Fellowships in Civil Engineering
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, February 16 2005

An alumnus of the College of Engineering who benefited from scholarship support as a student is giving back to his alma mater by making a $100,000 gift that will help students today.

Lynn and Sue Jenkins' gift to the University of Arkansas College of Engineering will establish doctoral fellowships in civil engineering.

College of Engineering Dean Ashok Saxena said: "We are so pleased that Lynn and Sue Jenkins have chosen to support the College of Engineering in this manner. This fellowship fund will be an attractive recruiting tool for us as we continue on our path to become a top-tier engineering college. It also provides a valuable opportunity to encourage outstanding Arkansas students to remain in the state for their post-graduate studies."

The Citizens Fidelity Insurance Company Doctoral Fellowship in Civil Engineering, so named to commemorate Lynn Jenkins' many years with the company, will support qualified doctoral graduate students in the College of Engineering. Preference will be given to students who have graduated from an Arkansas high school.

To read more, please go to http://advancement.uark.edu/news/FEB05/Jenkins.html

Life After Graduate School
-- Posted by tfisher on Monday, February 14 2005

The UA Poultry Science Graduate Association (PSGA) will host "Life After Graduate School," a free job searching seminar for all graduate students, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Poultry Science Building Auditorium on the second floor (room A211). Jerri Dwyer and Marshall Carter from the Career Development Center at the University of Arkansas will provide instruction for writing a curriculum vitae and interviewing skills. Following these sessions a round table discussion will be held for discussion of how to look for and obtain a job after graduate school.

Guest speakers will be Bill Folk, complex manager from ConAgra Foods, Inc.; Dr. Craig Bacon, Sr., director of food service R&D from Tyson Foods, Inc.; Stephanie Brister, replenishment manager from Church and Dwight Co., Inc.; and, Dr. Tom Hollopeter, director of QA and HR from Cobb-Vantress, Inc.

Questions from the audience will be welcome during the round table discussion. A free lunch, catered by Penguin Ed's, will be provided by the PSGA for all participants at noon. To R.S.V.P. for this seminar, please email: jhiggins@uark.edu no later than Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Poultry Science Graduate Students Win Awards at National Poultry Science Meeting
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, February 9 2005

Two graduate students from the UA department of poultry recently competed and won at the Southern Poultry Science Society Annual Meeting held in Atlanta Jan. 24-25.

Carol Ojano-Dirain, a Ph.D. student from Pamplona in Cagayan, Philippines, received the Alltech Student Manuscript Award for her paper on mitochondrial function in broilers with low and high feed efficiency. Only one Alltech award is given out each year. Her paper was co-authored by her major professor, Dr. Walter Bottje; research assistant professors Dr. Muhammad Iqbal and Dr. Neil Pumford; undergraduate student Sydney Swonger; David Cawthon, National Toxicology Center; and Mark Cooper and Terry Wing, Cobb-Vantress, Inc.

Master's student Krishna Hamal from Nepal, won an Outstanding Research Presentation Award for his paper on maternal antibody transfer to offspring in broilers. Co-authors were his major professor Dr. Gisela Erf, and Igal Pevzner of Cobb-Vantress, Inc.

Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences Call For Proposals
-- Posted by tfisher on Tuesday, February 1 2005

The Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences invites the submission of proposals in the area of space and planetary sciences from faculty members at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The purpose of these awards is to strengthen interdisciplinary research in space and planetary sciences at the University.

In order to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations, the space center research grants require that all proposers identify a collaborator in another academic department in the University or at other universities, companies, NASA Centers or government laboratories. It is important to recognize that SPAC support cannot provide sustained resources, and proposers likely to write follow-on grant proposals will be considered more favorably. A progress report at six months and twelve months will be required.

The Center expects to make about 12 awards in the range of $15,000 to $43,000. Proposals may typically cover some summer support for a faculty member who is interested in exploring their interests in space and planetary science, perhaps in association with a space center REU student. Alternatively, proposals may cover some summer support and, perhaps, a graduate assistant (preferably in the SPAC program) for faculty members who are able to work on a space and planetary science topic throughout the year. (Space center REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) students are undergraduates who hold summer internships in the University performing research in the space and planetary sciences. SPAC students are graduate students enrolled in the space and planetary sciences graduate degree programs.)

Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 1, using the template provided. The electronic copy of the proposal template is available from the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences by sending at e-mail to csaps@uark.edu. The proposal must be countersigned by your departmental Chair. The completed proposal must be submitted as an e-mail attachment to csaps@uark.edu and must be readable in Microsoft Word. The file size must not exceed 5 MB. The author is responsible for assuring the readability of the document.
Late submissions will not be accepted - no exceptions.

Reviewing of proposals will be conducted by the External Advisory Board of the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences and awards and their level will be made on the basis of their reports. For further information contact Derek Sears at dsears@uark.edu.

Decisions will be announced around April 1. Funding will begin on May 1.

UA Mann School of Nursing To Offer Master's Degree
-- Posted by tfisher on Tuesday, February 1 2005

A new degree program at the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing will prepare advanced practice nurses in a medical specialty that has been shown to improve patient care while cutting hospital costs. Beginning in fall 2005, the school will offer a Master of Science in Nursing for clinical nurse specialists in medical-surgical nursing with a nurse educator option.

Reed Greenwood, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, said: "We are proud that once again the faculty of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing has stepped forward to address the increasing need for highly qualified nurses. Through the new master's degree program, the Mann School will prepare nurses for a sought-after nursing specialty while increasing the roster of nurse educators."

Tom Kippenbrock, nursing school director, said: "This is an exciting time for nursing and the community. Clinical nurse specialists are an important component of the healthcare system and have made valuable contributions nationally."

A clinical nurse specialist is a registered nurse who, upon completion of a graduate program in nursing, is licensed as an advanced practice nurse and may also be certified in a specialist area. Kippenbrock noted that studies show clinical nurse specialists reduce hospital cost, patients' length of stay, complications for hospitalized patients and emergency room visits. Studies have also shown high patient satisfaction with the care they receive from clinical nurse specialists.

To read more, please go to http://advancement.uark.edu/news/JAN05/Nursing.html

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