TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - April 23, 2013

Tue Apr 23 11:23:29 MST 2013

TMN submittal:
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Tuesday Morning Notes 

April 23, 2013

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

I have recently heard the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
referred to as "the place where science goes to work."  I like that phrase
and reference to our college and I have heard it many times over the course
of the past 26 years that I've worked here at the UA.  What is new with this
phrase is its reference to the entire college.  In the past, I have commonly
heard this as an adage used with explicit reference to Cooperative
Extension.

When I first came to work in this college in 1987 as an Extension Agronomist
in the Department of Plant Sciences (aka the cotton specialist), I began
working with a group of veteran faculty from across the college representing
many departments and many locations out across the state.  Many of the
faculty in the college at the time, with a lot of experience working in
various capacities including Extension, made an effort to enlighten the
younger faculty like myself with descriptions of the history of the college,
the current situation as they saw it, and the fundamental elements important
for developing effective Extension programs.  In that process they commonly
described Cooperative Extension as "the place where science goes to work" or
"the place where we put science to work."  Of course, that made sense but I
always found it interesting that it was restricted explicitly to Cooperative
Extension.  I'm glad at this time to see the concept broaden to be more
inclusive across the entire college, which I think is entirely appropriate.

Cooperative Extension is a very unique element within CALS with an explicit
mission to apply research and to provide education from a broad range of
science including the social, physical, and biological sciences to improve
the lives of individuals, families, communities, the environment and the
economy. Within CALS, our abilities to integrate programs across the
spectrum from basic to translational to applied programs is a real strength
that we should capitalize upon.  

The process of bringing science to bear on practical problems was one of the
fundamental objectives in the original formulation of land grant
universities.  In my view, we still do this very well in CALS and
Cooperative Extension. As we review the landscape of CALS, we have a
tremendous opportunity that lies before us to effectively capitalize on our
strength of using science to solve practical problems.  Cooperative
Extension is certainly willing and capable of working with all other
elements of this college to facilitate our collective efforts to put science
to work in Arizona, the desert Southwest, and the world beyond this region.

FOCUS ON FACULTY: 

Last week Kurt Nolte was featured in a news story about the Yuma
Agricultural Center that aired on KYMA News 11 in Yuma.  The news story
video is available at the KYMA News 11 website
<http://www.kyma.com/stories.php?video=0465a97c40d1e7d21b42831624d7ea112edcf
593> .  These are the kinds of stories we want out there and if you have any
news features, whether in print, websites or video, let us know so we can
share with others.

Several faculty presented at the 2013 Priester National Health Extension
Conference, April 16-17 - 1) "Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Training:
Know Your Local Farmers" - Cathy L. Martinez, Kay Hongu, Scottie Misner; and
2) "HomeStyles - Shaping Home Environments and Lifestyle Practices to
Prevent Childhood Obesity:  A Randomized Controlled Trial" - Kay Hongu and
other researchers from the Rutgers, NJ.

MARICOPA CED CANDIDATE PRESENTATIONS:

The Maricopa County Extension Director candidate presentations for Jonathon
Gonzales and Cheryl Goar are available online at the webcast site
<http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/webcasts/extension/4-2013> .  Comments can be
sent to Ed Martin <mailto:edmartin at cals.arizona.edu> , Search Chair.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED:

We desperately need 3 host families for 3 Japanese boys ages 12-13 for the
summer period July 21-August 19.  Let us know of any families with siblings
within 2 years of these ages and who have boys.  We have placed most of the
delegates for the summer international exchange, but still lack identified
families for these 3 youngsters.  Thanks for your help--please advertise as
widely as possible.  For more details, contact Tina Christenson
<mailto:tachrist at cals.arizona.edu>  (520-621-5316).

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*	Wednesday, April 24, 12-1:30pm, WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room
(350 N. Campbell Avenue) - WRRC Brown Bag Seminar:  "Linking Knowledge and
Action for Water Sustainability and Urban Climate Adaptation:  Research
Update from the ASU Decision Center for a Desert City" with guest speaker
Dave D. White, Co-Director, Decision Center for a Desert City and Senior
Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State
University.  For more information, visit the Brown Bag Seminar website
<http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/10626> .
*	Friday, April 26, 12-1:30pm, WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350
N. Campbell Avenue) - WRRC Brown Bag Seminar:  "Is Desalination the Solution
to Water Security? The Promise and Perils of a Technological Fix to the
Water Crisis in Baja California and Sur, Mexico" with guest speaker  Jamie
McEvoy, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Geography and Development, UA.  For more
information, visit the Brown Bag Seminar website
<http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12349> .
*	Tuesday, April 30, 12-1:00pm, Forbes 307 - CALS Communications &
Technologies 2nd "Tech Tuesday" Brown Bag Event (topic: South by Southwest
Interactive (SXSWi) 2013 report).  Matt Harmon, CALS Webmaster, will report
on this year's SXSW Interactive Conference, including the latest evolutions
in Responsive Web Design and lessons from Google in risk-taking in
traditionally risk adverse organizations.  Attendees are invited to
participate in a discussion of the material presented. Drinks and healthy
desserts will be provided.  For more information, contact Barb Hutchinson
<mailto:barbarah at ag.arizona.edu> . 

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Economic Development & Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ  85721-0036
520.621.7205
520.621.1314 (fax)

To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help
us be more effective, use  the "Director
<http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box> 's Suggestion
Box" - all submissions are anonymous.  

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