IN THIS NEWSLINE ISSUED OCTOBER 31, 2005:

1. THE STUDENT-RUN A STORE EXPANDS
2. MAIZE GENOME SEQUENCING PROJECT
3. FACT SHEETS TO HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH STRESS
4. GOLF AND SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT CLASS
5. ARID PLANT LIST FOR TUCSON AREA
6. TERMITE CONTROL FOR THE HOMEOWNER
7. CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE GREENHOUSE SHORTCOURSE
8. CLIMATE AND RANGELAND WORKSHOP IN JANUARY
9. MESSAGE SENT TO LIST ACCIDENTALLY

1 THE STUDENT-RUN A STORE EXPANDS

The A Store, the first off-campus satellite store of the University of Arizona Bookstores, sells University of Arizona brand apparel, gifts, and accessories. The store opened in November, 2004 at the Tucson Mall, and is staffed and run exclusively by UA Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) members, who stock merchandise on the floor, recruit, hire, develop a work schedule, figure out basic logistics and train staff.

The first year of operation the store was 300 square feet. An expansion to 800 square feet was recently completed.

All students working in the A Store earn academic credit for the experience. They are assigned to work on a management team with a focus on either visual merchandising, buying, human resources, marketing, or general management.

Students complete weekly logs and make decisions about inventory content, special events, policies and procedures scheduling.

Melinda Burke, Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/media/archives/4.19.html

2 MAIZE GENOME SEQUENCING PROJECT

UA/BIO5 researchers have received a $29 million federal grant as part of a consortium to unlock the genetic code of the corn plant. The knowledge gained from the Maize Genome Sequencing Project will enable plant scientists and breeders to improve agronomically important traits in cereal crops more rapidly. The National Science Foundation (NSF) chose the UA team and its partners from a highly competitive pool of applicants including the Broad Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute.

The National Science Foundation has selected a consortium of four research institutions to sequence the maize genome: The University of Arizona, Washington University in St. Louis, Iowa State University in Ames and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The UA team previously collaborated with Washington University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as part of an international consortium that recently unraveled the rice genome sequence.

Rod Wing, Department of Plant Sciences

To learn more:
http://bio5.arizona.edu/

3 FACT SHEETS TO HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH STRESS

Arizona Cooperative Extension offers a series of ten fact sheets promoting the health and well-being of families during difficult times. The purpose is to provide families and those who work with families with a better understanding of the impact of a disaster (such as a drought or hurricane) on the lives of families.

Prepared by faculty and doctoral students in the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, part of the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, these short, easily downloadable publications discuss general stress and coping skills and ways families can cope with specific stresses that are often associated with disasters such as health, financial, family, interpersonal, and psychological issues.

Sample titles include Supporting Families Following a Disaster; Understanding the Impact of Disasters on the Lives of Children and Youth; and Family Financial Management--Interventions Following a Disaster.

Lynne Borden, Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/family/az1341

4 GOLF AND SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT CLASS

- Learn the tricks of the trade about GOLF COURSE and SPORTS TURF MAINTENANCE

- Increase your skill level in turf maintenance by learning the latest cultural management techniques

- Learn the how, when and why about professional turf maintenance

- Get excellent references and technical handouts to help you tackle any turf problem

Register immediately for the spring semester class beginning January 13, 2006.

Kai Umeda, Area Extension Agent, Turfgrass Science

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/turf/curriculum.htm

5 ARID PLANT LIST FOR TUCSON AREA

Get a head start in planning your spring garden. The Arid Plant List is an illustrated online guide to common landscape plants used in and around the Tucson area. Compiled by the master gardeners of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension, the alphabetical list can be organized by either common or botanical names, depending on the level of the user. Look up plants you know, or find out more about some you never considered before.

From Afghan pine (Pinus eldarica) to Zebra aloe (Aloe saponaira), you can learn the form, season, size, blooms, fruit, stem or trunk form, growth pattern range, origin, hardiness, landscape value and more of plants grown in the Tucson area Sonoran desert.

John Begeman, Pima County Cooperative Extension

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/aridplant_index.html

6 TERMITE CONTROL FOR THE HOMEOWNER

Termites are considered Arizona's number one urban pest. Drywood and subterranean termites are the most destructive insect pests of wood, causing more than $1.7 billion in damages and cost of control each year in the U.S. alone. Their presence in structures is seldom noticed until damage is discovered or the termites swarm within the building.

In nature, it's a different story. Termites function as decomposers that breakdown dead wood that accumulates in and on the soil. The beneficial products of this breakdown process are returned to the soil as humus.

Termite Control for the Homeowner is a new, nine-page publication that gives detailed information on the biology, habitat, habits and control of termites affecting homeowners throughout the Southwest.

Paul Baker, Entomology

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1356.pdf

7 CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE GREENHOUSE SHORTCOURSE

Three days of talks by experts in plant science, engineering, and marketing as they relate to controlled environment (greenhouse) crop production be offered January 15-18 in Tucson. The 6th Annual Greenhouse Crop Production and Engineering Design Short Course will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park. Meet professionals in both industry and education at the Exhibitor’s Gallery; visit state-of-the-art tomato production greenhouses and The University of Arizona's Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.

A new addition for 2006 is the first Growers Marketing Forum: Farm to Fork, for vegetable and specialty crop growers. It will be held January 18-20. Start this forum with a tour to a state-of-the-art greenhouse tomato production and packing facility and continue with topics ranging from branding and packaging to competitive entry into markets (ranging from restaurants to wholesale to retail), and what you need to know about each.

Gene Giacomelli, Controlled Environment Agriculture Center

To learn more:
http://cals.arizona.edu/ceac/extension/shortcourse001.htm

8 CLIMATE AND RANGELAND WORKSHOP IN JANUARY

Want to know more about climate change and how to assess its impacts on ecosystems in rangelands of the Southwest? Join leading scientists and educators to learn more about emerging climate and rangeland ecology research and help create practical tools for natural resource managers, decision-makers and practitioners at the CLIMATE AND RANGELANDS WORKSHOP: Beyond Boxes and Arrows.

The workshop will be held January 25-26 at Apache Gold Casino, San Carlos, Arizona (Hwy. 70, five miles east of Globe, San Carlos, AZ 85501). Early Registration Deadline is January 6. Full agenda, speaker bios and registration are available at the url below.

Christopher Jones, Gila County Cooperative Extension

To learn more:
http://azrangelands.org

9 MESSAGE SENT TO LIST ACCIDENTALLY

A recent network problem resulted in a message being sent to the list about an opportunity for grant funding. That problem has been corrected. Restrictions will now prevent unauthorized messages from being sent to the list.

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