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Canned Food Drive 4/3-4/7

CALS Canned Food Drive for the Alan and Cathy Hitchcock Field and Fork Campus Food Pantry

During the week of April 3 – 7, CALS will be collecting canned goods for the Field and Fork on-campus food pantry available to students, faculty and staff in need of these items. The pantry is need of all nonperishable food items (except canned green beans), as well as toiletries and feminine hygiene products. Let’s see which departments/schools can bring in the most nonperishables!

Collection boxes will be available in the following locations:
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences main office – McCarty D, Rm 2020
Agronomy Office – McCarty B, 3105
Animal Sciences Building – 2250 Shealy Drive, Rm 100
Entomology and Nematology Building – 1881 Natural Area Drive, Rm 1017
Food and Resource Economics – McCarty A, Rm 1199
Food Science & Human Nutrition Building – Rm 103
Plant Sciences – Lobby of Fifield Hall
School of Natural Resources and Environment – Black Hall, Rm 103 (1128 Center Drive)

Noah’s March for a Cure 5K

Noah, a 10-year-old with type 1 diabetes, is marching 4,000 miles across the United States to raise funds and awareness for type 1 diabetes. Noah is coming to Gainesville in 6 days, and he needs your help to achieve his goal of eliminating type 1 diabetes. Will you help him?

Noah’s March for a Cure 5K will take place at the University of Florida THIS Sunday, March 26 at 8am. Proceeds from the event will benefit diabetes research at the UF Diabetes Institute.

Both walkers and runners are welcome to participate in the fun run. Join Noah’s March Foundation for a post-race party after the 5K. For more information about the event, visit http://diabetes.ufl.edu/5K or email Gina Aulisio at gaulisio@ufl.edu.

5K Registration. Register now at Active.com to support diabetes research!

UF Data Science and Informatics Symposium - Saturday March 18th

Have you ever wondered how Netflix writes algorithms that understand what you’ll want to watch? Have you ever considered how Nate Silver predicts the outcomes of elections? Have you ever seen an incredibly cool data visualization that communicated far more than words or numbers alone? Do the terms big data, data science, machine learning, or predictive analytics excite you? Do you have no clue what we’re talking about but want to learn anyway?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, UF DSI, the Data Science and Informatics Student organization here at UF, is here to help you deepen your knowledge and immerse you in the UF Data Science community.

You are invited to UF DSI’s annual Spring Symposium of UF DSI. The Symposium will take place this Saturday, from 9:45AM to 4:00PM at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.

Our Keynote Speaker, Jack Kendall, is a UF graduate who majored in Physics and Chemical Engineering. He is the founder of PlasmaChip, a company based in the Innovation Hub that focuses on developing neuromorphic hardware (modeled after the brain) that can perform machine learning algorithms.

We will have three rounds of speakers on topics including remote sensing data, election predictions, data visualization on student data, bioinformatics, and network theory.

We will also have two rounds of workshops, so you can learn about the key tools utilized in data analytics, including programming in Python and R, data visualization with Tableau, and fundamentals of machine learning.

In order to fully participate in the workshops, you should bring a laptop to code along with the instructors.

Breakfast and lunch (Panda Express!) will be served. Dress is casual. You are not required to attend the entire event, but can come and go as you please. We request that you RSVP at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/cPtuZubrO0UtO7fJ3

Ladies 4 Ladies Seminar: March 21st

The One Health Team is happy to announce that our next Ladies 4 Ladies interactive seminar series will be held on next Tuesday, March 21st at 4 PM! The seminar and discussion will take place at the Emerging Pathogens Institute in EPI 150. Snacks will be provided. This month’s talk will be hosted by Dr. Diane Rowland, alongside our guest speakers, Dr. Kathleen Colverson, Dr. Sandra Russo, and Dr. Sarah McKune! We encourage allies of all genders to attend! Please RSVP by Friday, March 17th, if you plan on attending!

USDA-ARS POSTDOCTORAL POSITION-Mississippi

Location: Genetic and Sustainable Agricultural Research Unit
USDA-ARS, Mississippi State/Starkville, MS 39759

Duration: 2 years
Salary: GS 11, commensurate with experience

Duties: The postdoc will be responsible for conducting field or simulation studies on agricultural water management in soybean, corn and cotton production systems in the US Southeast humid region. In order to achieve this goal, he or she will apply existing models to simulate soil water movement and balance, runoff, percolation, rainfall interception, infiltration, evapotranspiration, root water uptake, plant growth, LAI and canopy cover using data already obtained from rainfed and irrigated cropping systems of soybean, corn and cotton in Mississippi. The successful candidate will need to conduct soil-plant-atmosphere-water relation study to obtain necessary data that are not available for calibration and validation of models. The knowledge gained will be used to improve soil and crop management practices and irrigation management that will help to sustain or increase agricultural productivity and profitability while reducing adverse impacts on soil and water quality. Incumbent will carry out simulations using agroecosystem process-based models such as APEX, SWAT, RZWQM2, DSSAT, etc. to assess the effects of management practices (irrigation, fertilizer, manure, cover crops, tillage) or/and climate variability and change on grain yield, water and nutrients use efficiency, soil quality, greenhouse gas emission, leaching and runoff of nutrients loss and sediments to water bodies. The candidate will be expected to write peer reviewed journal articles, present at meetings, and participate in proposal writing and field work activities.

Qualifications: It is an interdisciplinary research. A Ph.D. in a relevant field such as soil and water science, agrometeorology, hydrology, water resources and management, agricultural engineering, agronomy, plant science, environmental science or ecology.

Starting date: any time in 2017, the position will remain open until filled.

Employment eligibility: U.S. Citizens or certain U.S. Permanent Residents as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B).

How to apply: Submit a statement of research interests and goals, one-page abstract of Ph.D. dissertation, curriculum vitae, copies of all transcripts, and a list of 3-5 references to Dr. Gary Feng at Gary.Feng@ars.usda.gov. USDA/ARS is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Summer/Fall 2017 Graduate Funding Opportunities

Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Award – is a competitively awarded program to provide final stage funding over an approximate 4-6 month period of time for UF Ph.D. candidates. This support will allow recipients the time and resources to focus exclusively on their dissertation through defense, final clearance by the Editorial Office, and graduation. The program is for candidates who have exhausted all other avenues of support. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/dissertation/graduate-school-doctoral-dissertation-award/

Application deadline is March 31, 2017

Graduate School Doctoral Research Travel Award – is designed to provide research-related travel expenses for UF Ph.D. students in selected majors in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. This program is for students to effectively conduct doctoral dissertation research away from UF when faced with inadequate departmental funding. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/travel/graduate-school-doctoral-research-travel-award-/

Application deadline is April 7, 2017

If you have questions concerning above funding opportunities contact the Graduate School Awards at gradawards@aa.ufl.edu.

Supplemental Retention Scholarship – is designed for all UF doctoral students who are three or fewer semesters away from graduation, but are no longer eligible to receive a fellowship, assistantship, or other funding from their department or college. The scholarship provides up to 3 credit hours of tuition assistance. Information and applications are available on our website at http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/dissertation/supplemental-retention-scholarship/

Application deadline is April 10, 2017

Dolores Auzenne Dissertation Award – is designed to assist underrepresented minority students in completing their dissertation work. The program provides competitively awarded stipends to Ph.D. candidates who are in the advanced writing stages of their dissertations at UF. Students who are appointed on a state-funded fellowship or assistantship are not eligible. The award provides up to $12,000 and up to 3 credit hours of tuition assistance. Information and applications are available on our website at: http://www.graduateschool.ufl.edu/finances-and-funding/delores-auzenne-dissertation-award

Application deadline is April 10, 2017

If you have questions concerning these funding opportunities contact the Graduate School at ogmp@ufl.edu.

Graduate Student Research Day deadline extended to March 13th, 2017

Due to low registration, the deadline to submit for the submission of abstracts for Graduate Student Research Day has been extended to March 13th, 2017. The Graduate School requests your help in encouraging your students to register for this opportunity to further enhance their presentation skills and compete for top poster awards.

The event will be held Monday, April 3rd, 2017 in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Union. Registration for participants begins at 9:00 a.m., and the poster sessions begin at 10:00 a.m. As kick-off to the Graduate Student Appreciation Week festivities, this event is designed to showcase the breadth of research across the UF campus and will include both STEM and non-STEM topics. The networking theme will afford students opportunities to connect with one another and faculty members as well as learn from top scholars, including keynote speakers Dr. Julie Dodd, Professor in theCollege of Journalism and Communications, and Dr. Alex Sevilla, Associate Dean and Director of the Heavener School of Business.

A 1st place prize of $500 and a 2nd place prize of $200 will be awarded to posters from each category - STEM and non-STEM. Poster winners will also represent the University of Florida at the Florida Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium on April 21 in Tampa.

Abstracts may be submitted by March 13th, 2017 (11:59pm) for a spot in the poster competition at http://ogap.graduateschool.ufl.edu. Faculty and postdocs are invited to attend and register as judges.

Questions? Please contact Jude Masannat (OGAP President) at: jmasannat@ufl.edu

University Writing Program Workshop Series-Peer Review: Reading Academic Papers for Professional Journals

This workshop will introduce scholars to the practice of peer review in three broad academic areas: physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Participants will learn about the review criteria typical of professional journals and the types of commentary most useful for authors. Working with examples from the Journal of Undergraduate Research, participants will qualify to act as readers for JUR and, after serving in that capacity, will be listed as JUR Editorial Board Members.

Workshop Title	Date	Location
Peer Review/Editorial Board	April 11th, 4:00-5:30	TBA

To register for the workshop, fill out this Registration Form.

For more information or questions, please contact Creed Greer at cgreer@ufl.edu.