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Esther Achola won the prestigious Joe Sugg Award at this week’s American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting, presenting, “Novel loci for Resistance to Groundnut Rosette disease in Cultivated Peanut.” The 54th Annual APRES meeting was held July 12-14 in Dallas, Texas, where 21 PhD and 12 master’s students presented, along with dozens of professionals…
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The new Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship is accepting applications for students to attend Cornell University for one year to engage in research and study related to inclusive and sustainable agricultural development. Applicants should: Be master’s or doctoral students Be currently enrolled at a university within the 1890 land-grant system of historically Black universities in the…
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Habitat for Humanity International and the US Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) is taking applications for the 2022 USAID/BHA Graduate Student Fellowships in Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements (S&S). The program supports fellows to engage in the Humanitarian S&S sector by supporting the thesis or professional report writing efforts of three graduate students. The…
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The National Academy of Sciences has awarded David Lobell the 2022 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences for his groundbreaking research on the effects of climate variability and change on global crop productivity. A professor of Earth system science at Stanford University, Lobell also collaborates on a Peanut Innovation Lab project in Malawi. The…
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The American Peanut Council (APC) is considering taking over the administration of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, as APRES’ long-time administrator retires. Leaders from APC and APRES already were discussing how they might work together to connect APRES’ research and education activities with APC members, who come from all segments of the peanut…
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USAID is making plans for the first Higher Education Global Evidence Summit, a virtual event that will showcase emerging research, new data, trends, and promising practices as they relate to higher education in a global forum. Submit proposals through Dec. 9, 2021. Members of the research community, development practitioners, and USAID staff will explore three interrelated themes: Employability, Innovation,…
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The Peanut Research Foundation (PRF) is soliciting research proposals, especially those that address disease resistance (initially focusing on leafspot), aflatoxin, drought tolerance and flavor conservation. Funding for projects generally is $10,000 to $100,000, but there are no strict limitations; approximately one-third of funds are earmarked for aflatoxin research. Due to market resistance, the foundation does…
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