HORT Seminar Thurs. 4/25 @ 4pm: Dr. John Da Graca, Director of TAMU-Kingsville Citrus Center

Dr. David Byrne talks 'Inspired Adventures in Rose Breeding' Thurs. 4/23 @ 7pm

Tuesday, April 23, 7pm, Brazos Center, Room 102, 3232 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan  

  Brazos County Master Gardeners invite you to:

“Inspired Adventures in Rose Breeding – the History and Future of Rose Breeding at Texas A&M” by Dr. David Byrne, Professor & Basye Endowed Chair in Rose Genetics.   Dr. Byrne’s talk will cover the history and current research of the rose breeding program at Texas A&M University starting with Dr. Robert Basye's contribution and including the recent donation of the Ralph Moore varieties with the steps in breeding a rose.  The quest to give gardeners just what they want has a rosy future at Texas A&M.   open to the public at no charge.

Thurs 4/18 @ noon: Support future scientists

Global Sustainability Conference for High School Students: Thursday, April 18, 2013 (12:00-1:00pm), Rudder Theater Exhibit Area

Information about the Projects:

Environmental: Energy • Resource Depletion • Water • Agriculture • Waste •  Air Quality

Economic: Consumerism •  Debt Crisis • Poverty • Unemployment • Globalization

Societal:  Bullying • Hunger • Education • Immigration •  Equality • Health Care

 

*Sponsored by Public Partnerships & Outreach, Office of the Provost and the Academy for Future International Leaders at Texas A&M University.  For additional information about the Zooming Out 2013, see the World Room website:  http://worldroom.tamu.edu or contact Dr. Martha Green at mgreen@tamu.edu

A&M HORT Prof conducting gray water landscape irrigation research

Dr. Raul Cabrera, is featured for his research:

Prof Hopes Soapy Water Lathers Up Statewide Interest
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist Raul Cabrera is studying the potential use of gray water, which is the soapy water left after tap water has been used in a washing machine or bathtub, to irrigate home landscapes. (more...)

From Howdy Farm / SASA: Profitshare @ Chipotle on Wednesday 5pm-9pm

 (must present flyer):

 

Student Worker Needed for Peach & Rose Breeding Programs

Student Worker needed to help with maintenance of peach orchards and rose fields.  Duties include tractor work, watering, checking and repairing irrigation, fertilizing, weeding, mowing, pruning, etc…Work will be physically demanding!

A self starter who likes problem solving would be an excellent candidate.

Work with tractors would be a plus, but not necessary. 

Student will be expected to work 20 hours/week.

If interested, please contact Natalie Anderson at 845-9500 or n-anderson@tamu.edu

Borlaug Seminar this Thursday, 4/18

In this presentation, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, will lead a panel discussion with students and development experts on the role that students play in international development via the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute and the annual Thought for Food Challenge.

During the hour-long discussion, Will Rooney, professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, will share his experience with the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute and the experience’s implications in his college career.

Also on the panel will be student representatives of Texas A&M University’s Team Giving Tree — the winning team in last year’s Thought for Food Challenge. The team members will discuss their participation and review the eco-park project that led them to victory in the contest.

Additionally, student attendees of the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute will share their experience and the affect their participation has had on their university careers at A&M