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<div>That is a very sound idea. Breadth of knowledge is becoming more critical. In the absence of broad, school-wide journal club, perhaps we should expand on your idea. As many faculty hold joint appointments in other departments and with the increasing
emphasis on collaborative research, perhaps we should encourage students to alternate between a PLS journal club and one taught in another department?</div>
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<div>On Oct 25, 2012, at 4:37 PM, Ramin Yadegari wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear Betsy, et al.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Perhaps it would be most beneficial to our students to alternate a PLP- and a PLS-focused journal club every semester. In line with the view of many of us who supported
the idea of a school-wide journal club, this would encourage and enable a broader education of our graduate students and participation by our faculty members. The original idea was to help the students of all levels in reading and interpreting the literature
that may or may not be directly related to their research area, as means of broadening their education and potentially creating research links within the school. My understanding of Karen’s journal club (PLS 595B) is that she chose papers from a wide-ranging
area of plant biology in order to not only educate them about the most recent findings but also to train the students to read and interpret the data independently. I would prefer to see the same approach maintained by our faculty members in a consistent basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:plsfaculty-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">plsfaculty-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:plsfaculty-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
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<b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:56 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Plsfaculty] Journal clubs, spring 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A vital aspect of our graduate students' training lies in learning to critically evaluate the primary literature. To this end, students are encouraged to enroll in "journal club" courses throughout their graduate careers. In fall 2012, two such courses have
been taught in our School: one by Karen Schumaker, and one by me, with co-leadership by Dave Baltrus and Rachel Gallery (SNRE).<o:p></o:p></div>
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For spring 2013, Marc Orbach has graciously volunteered to lead a journal club focusing on Current Topics in Fungal Biology. He expects that this will focus on signaling, development, and population biology, and he plans to tailor the topics to best serve
the students who enroll. Thank you for teaching this course, Marc!<o:p></o:p></div>
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At this point we are seeking another faculty member who might be willing to offer a plant-centric or 'thematic' journal club. Would you be willing/interested?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Please contact me ASAP if you'd like to do so, and feel free to send questions my way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Betsy Arnold<o:p></o:p></div>
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A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold<br>
School of Plant Sciences<br>
The University of Arizona<br>
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