Fall 2019 Course - PLP 6701-Impact through Networks

Course information:

Outcomes in systems such as agriculture, natural ecosystems, and health care are often determined by processes that act through networks. Networks can describe the spread of pathogens, invasive species, consumer goods, ideas, and technologies. Networks can also describe associations, interactions, and transactions among people, species, and other agents. This course addresses how to analyze the impact of system changes in networks, such as the introduction of new species or new management techniques. The course provides an introduction to network science in the R programming environment, and a review of applications in biological and social sciences, including current methods used to evaluate impact. The course includes a combination of lectures to provide background information, discussion of current literature, computational analysis workshops to illustrate concepts, and individual projects to allow participants to apply ideas to systems that particularly interest them.

2 credit hours
Class meetings: Tuesday and Thursday, Period 5 (11:45-12:35), 2564 Fifield Hall
Fall semester 2019, and alternate years

Instructor: Dr. Karen A. Garrett (garrettlab.com)
Plant Pathology, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Emerging Pathogens Institute
Office: 2411 Fifield Hall
Email: karengarrett@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-273-9110

UGA Hiring Extension Water Agent

The University of Georgia is currently advertising for a M.S. preferred B.S. required Extension Agent position specializing in Irrigation. The position will be based in Tifton, GA. The link to the position announcement can be found here: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/hr/postings/100927.

There is a tremendous opportunity for the position to become an extension leader of irrigation management in the southern portion of GA. The position would work closely with myself, other faculty memebers, and other extension agents to meet the needs of our producers and stakeholders specifically in the area of irrigation. 











Questions?
Wesley M. Porter, Ph.D.
WPorter@uga.edu

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: $2,000 - Florida Stormwater Association - Deadline: August 2, 2019

https://www.florida-stormwater.org/scholarship

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Florida Stormwater Association Educational Foundation’s (FSAEF) Stormwater Scholarship for 2019! Graduate students studying water quality, stormwater management or stormwater finance at a Florida college or university are eligible to receive the scholarship and are encouraged to apply.

The Florida Stormwater Association (FSA) is a non-profit, professional association of local governments, engineering and consulting firms, water management districts, and academic institutions that have an interest in stormwater management and finance. Its goals are to improve water quality and enhance the stormwater management profession in Florida. The FSA Educational Foundation is a parallel organization that supports FSA through stormwater research and the scholarship program.

The deadline to submit an application for this year’s Scholarship is August 2, 2019. Go to our Scholarship Page for information on the program and to download an application form.

Scientific Poster Design - Video to watch

If you haven’t seen it yet-The YouTube video below is well worth watching if you are preparing posters for scientific meetings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJbhkCA58

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/11/729314248/to-save-the-science-poster-researchers-want-to-kill-it-and-start-over

Nutrition study

The UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department is conducting a 12-week study to determine if a cranberry beverage protects the intestinal barrier in generally healthy adults.

Compensation provided.

As a part of the study, you will be asked to…
Drink a cranberry and a cranberry flavored beverage for two weeks each
Answer questions about your health and digestive function
Provide urine, blood, saliva and stool samples

To participate in the study, you must....
Be 21 to 50 years old
Be generally healthy
Have a BMI ≥30 (see below)

Additional criteria may apply

If interested, please contact
Rebecca Solch, Study Coordinator
(352) 682-4883
Nutrition-study@ufl.edu

Use the chart below to determine if you might qualify. If your height/weight falls in the non-shaded region of this chart, you may be eligible to participate.

BMI Chart

Plant Protection Scientist - New Zealand

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity in Plant Protection?
Join Scion Research - New Zealand as a Plant Protection Scientist

· Develop new technologies and solutions for current challenges in management of pests, pathogens and weeds.

· Work with unmanned aerial vehicles, wind tunnels and LiDAR tools, amongst a host of other technologies.

· Lead research in a multi-disciplinary environment, that includes work across entomology, pathology, weed science, particle dispersion, aerobiology and agricultural engineering.

· Grow your own science career through self-directed research and funding initiatives.

· Live and work in beautiful New Zealand (full relocation available).

https://careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails/ajid/yw7K8/Plant-Protection-Scientist,30929.html

SWS 6932: Scientific Writing for Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Students-1 credit

This course focuses on capacity building to improve the skills of graduate students within the agriculture, environmental and natural resource management areas to prepare dissertation proposals, theses/dissertations, research papers, and conference presentations. The course participants will be encouraged to develop manuscripts based on their own research according to the style and format of the tri-societies – the American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America/Crop Science Society of America (ASA/SSSA/CSSA).

The course will also cover various other scientific publications: books and book chapters, technical reports, and extension publications. Other aspects covered will include the peer-review process including response to review comments, post-review revision, proof-corrections, and skills required as potential reviewers of manuscripts.

Prerequisites: Students should have completed at least one year of research

Vimala Nair: vdn@ufl.edu

Fall Data Science Fellowship Opportunity

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.

Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:
New York City
San Francisco Bay Area
Boston
Washington, DC.

Dates: All sections will be from 2019-09-16 to 2019-11-08.

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html#apply?ref=wcnNueWRlckB1ZmwuZWR1Cg==

Early Deadline: 2019-07-08.
Regular Deadline: 2019-07-15.
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.

Data Science in 30 minutes: Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast. Signup soon as space is limited.

Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.