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| Dr. Zhu Ning making oral presentation |
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| Dr. Kamran Abdollahi making oral presentation |
Baton
Rouge, LA – The USDA National Institute
of Food and Agriculture awards grants to select institutions from a pool of
competitive proposals annually. The 1890
Capacity Grants Program aims to build capacity among minority serving
institutions with these funds focusing on teaching, research and extension. Once a year, project directors of these
USDA/NIFA awarded grants convene to share progress and impacts of their
programs with the funding agency, and network with peers on new proposals. The PD
conference took place September 15-17, 2014 in the USDA Headquarters,
Washington DC. On September 16, PDs from
various 1890 land-grant institutions made oral presentations of their project
findings to representatives from numerous USDA agencies and related entities at
the USDA South Building on Independence Avenue. On the 17th, other participating
project directors made poster presentations at the USDA NIFA Waterfront Center.
Seven participating PDs and Co-PDs represented the SU Ag
Center this year at the conference with oral and poster presentations. Zhu Ning, Professor, urban forestry,
made an oral presentation on “Strengthen Teaching and Learning in Urban
Forestry through Climate Change Education.” Kamran Abdollahi, Professor and Program Director, urban forestry,
also gave a talk on “Assessing Bioenergy Production Potential from Urban Forest
Waste Biomass in Louisiana.”
Additionally, other PDs and co-PDs brought posters for display
at the Waterfront Center from the SU Ag Center: Kenyetta Nelson-Smith, Assistant Extension Specialist - BOLD:
Developing Leaders in Rural and Underserved Populations; Zhu Ning, Professor, urban forestry - Integrating Sustainability
into Urban Forestry and Agriculture Education; Christie G. Monroe, Livestock Director - The Young Men’s Garden That Thrives; Tiffany Wilkerson-Franklin, Extension Associate - Eradicating Food Deserts in Neighborhoods through the
Development of School Gardens; Bridget
Udoh, Communications Specialist and Oscar
Udoh, Planning and Evaluation Coordinator – Strategies to Improve Farm and
Business Efficiency Through Integrated Communication.
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Contact:
Bridget
Udoh
(225)
771-5714
bridget_udoh@suagcenter.com
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