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How an Agriculture College Prepares Student to Research Human Cancers
-- Posted by tfisher on Thursday, March 31 2005

Rupali Ugrankar, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas in Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, recently had to make a major decision. It was time to decide which university she would attend for her doctoral program and she just couldn't make up her mind between Yale and Northwestern.

"I never dreamed I would be deciding between two world-class universities to do my Ph.D. program," said Ugrankar. "Last Friday I finally made up my mind. It's going to be Northwestern."

Ugrankar's background is not unlike many international students. Originally from Bombay, India, she came to the U of A through an International Student Scholarship. "That scholarship made it possible for me to attend college in the U.S., without it, I would not have been able to come."

Once here, Ugrankar immediately went to work in laboratories on campus in order to help defray living expenses. "I usually worked around 20 hours per week in various laboratories on campus. I have worked solidly for the past six years; first, while getting my B.S. in Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences and then while completing my masters in Cell and Molecular Biology," said Ugrankar.

Although Ugrankar carried a full load throughout her six years at the U of A -- she always maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average, which helped her secure other scholarships along the way.

"Bumpers College has been so generous to me. I appreciate the numerous scholarships they offer to their students. I also thank the people who have pledged their finances in order to make financial aid for students possible," said Ugrankar.

Some of the scholarships that Ugrankar has received over the years include the Fontaine Earle Crop Science Scholarship, the John Rust Foundation Scholarship, the R.P. and Mildred Bartholomew Memorial Scholarship, the Hinkle Scholarship and the C. Roy Adair Scholarship.

To read more, go to http://www.uark.edu/depts/agripub/Publications/Agnews/

MPA Student Selected for Prestigious Program
-- Posted by tfisher on Friday, March 18 2005

Greg Moore, a UA student in his final semester of the MPA program, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. He is one of two selected from the state of Arkansas and follows a number of previous students from the UA department of political science program who have been bestowed this honor. Moore is currently employed as a juvenile probation officer in Washington County, AR. The PMF was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the federal service outstanding individuals from a wide variety of academic disciplines who have an interest in, and commitment to, a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service.

Each year the program selects 200-300 from a national pool of several thousand applicants. The semifinalists will attend a daylong assessment center at several locations throughout the country from which the pool of finalists is selected. A Job Fair will be held at the Washington, DC March 28-30 for the class of 2005 Finalists and participating agency personnel.

Journalism Students Recognized Regionally
-- Posted by tfisher on Thursday, March 17 2005

Students writing and producing for UATV, the student-produced television station, and the Arkansas Traveler, the University of Arkansas student newspaper, earned 13 awards at the recent Region 12 Mark of Excellence awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Eight of the awards were received by UATV. The UATV staff received a first-place award for television non-daily newscast for its program "Arkansas on Campus," produced by broadcast journalism students enrolled in junior and senior level courses.

Graduate student Mary Marsh won a first-place award in the spot news reporting category for her coverage of the William J. Clinton Library Dedication; Brandi Jennings won a first-place award in the general news reporting category for her story on whether college athletes should be paid; and Scott Sharp and Alex Flippin captured a first-place award in the sports reporting category for their profile of Razorback kicker Chris Balseiro,

For work in the Traveler, Dusty Higgins won first place for editorial cartooning. Higgins earned a national prize for cartooning in last year's competition. Matt Hardin and Nick Roberts won first place in feature photography for "Homecoming Heartbreak."

Second-place winners at UATV were Marsh for her story on students who make money by climbing electrical towers (general news reporting); and Stephanie Robinson for a story on the UA Crew Team in the sports reporting category. Robinson also won a third-place award in the TV feature category for her story about the Multimedia Resource Center.

The Arkansas Traveler won second place in best all-around daily student newspaper and third place in editorial writing. Josh Tinker and Brandon Marcello won third place in sports column writing.

The first-place winners have advanced to the national level of the competition. National winners will be announced on May 17.

Region 12 includes universities in Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi. UATV broadcasts throughout northwest Arkansas on Cox Cable Channel 14.

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