[Plsgs] Fwd: Important request - due date Feb. 14

[Betsy Arnold]

Thank you to all who have provided the information requested below!

If you haven't yet done so, please submit your entry by tomorrow. Thank you
- Betsy

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From: Betsy Arnold <arnold at ag.arizona.edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 9:06 AM
Subject: Important request - due date Feb. 14
To: plsgs at cals.arizona.edu


Dear graduate students,

I hope that my note finds you well.

I'm writing to ask for your help in fulfilling an important request. We are
working to support fundraising opportunities for our graduate programs. To
this end, could you please send me the following information by Friday,
Feb. 14:

1. Your name
2. Your program, your degree track
3. Your research question (for a non-specialized audience; think:
inspiration, excitement, engagement)
4. A statement of why your research is important (for a non-specialized
audience; think: inspiration, excitement, engagement-- aim for about 50-100
words)
5. An overview of the approaches you are taking to answer the question ((or
a non-specialized audience; think: inspiration, excitement, engagement--
aim for about 50 words).

An example is below. Thank you!
Betsy



1. Betsy Arnold

2. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, PhD

3. My work focuses on discovering important and previously unknown
plant-symbiotic microbes and applying them to enhance human sustainability
and health.

4. From the natural environments that sustain our planet to our most
important sources of food, plants are central to all aspects of human
well-being. Diverse fungi and bacteria enhance plant health in all
settings, but little is known regarding the scope of their diversity and
their potential applications in crop improvement, food production,
environmental remediation, and new applications (biofuel development,
medicinal drug discovery). My research fills this important gap by
connecting new discoveries in plant microbiology with new innovations for
human sustainability.

5. I study plant-associated microbes using field surveys of wild and
cultivated plants worldwide, coupled with the cutting-edge tools of
molecular biology, plant pathology, and genomics.







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A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold
School of Plant Sciences
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

http://arnoldlab.net
arnold at ag.arizona.edu
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