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FACULTY
OF AGRICULTURAL & FOOD SCIENCES
2013 ENDOWMENT FUND
COMPETITION RESULTS
The committee received 39 proposals in 2013 for their consideration. The following projects have been approved for funding totalling $107,061.49:
- Graduate Student Field Support Equipment
- DSLR Camera & Accessories for Field Imaging
- pH/Conductivity/Ion Meters to alleviate shortages of basic instrumentation tools in the main Food Science Undergrad Teaching Laboratory
- Field Collection and Curation Equipment to Support Department of Entomology Courses, Outreach and Student Research
- Replacement microscopes for laboratory sections in Entomology courses
- JMP Genomics Statistical Package Pilot Project for Instructing Statistical Genomics & Analysing & Interpreting Genomic Data
- Teaching Lab Storage Upgrade
- LED Light Dome for Specimen Imaging
- Equipping Soil Science Computer Lab
- Variable Speed Pumps for Food Engineering and Food Process Labs
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Upgrade of Laboratory Teaching Resources for BIOE 0600 Farm Machinery
- Department of Food Science Field Trip, Process Industry Field Trip to Minneapolis, MN
- Student Recruitment Ambassador Program
- Mobile Projector
- Portable PA System, Shovels
- Outdoor Classroom Exploration for Under-privileged Youth in Winnipeg's Inner-City
- Experiential Learning and Outreach Project for Agriculture Students
- Renewal of Academic Excellence Plaques
- Canadian Soil Science Society and Manitoba Soil Science Society Student Quiz Bowl Mixer Night
- International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
- Video Software and Equipment
- Purchase of Microplate Reader for Food Analysis II FOOD 4250
Upgrade of Department Laptop
- Attendance of Student Award Winners at Annual CSBE Conference
- Support for Speaker for Special Seminar in Honour of Dr. T.K. Cheung
- Partner Engagement Prospectus: A Sharing of the Faculty's Accomplishments and Priorities
- ACCUPLACER Online Academic Skills Testing
- Construction of Laboratory Equipment
- Agricultural and Applied Economic Association - Academic Bowl
- Attendance at Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North
America (RESNA) Annual Conference
- Probiotic & Prebiotics - Understanding the Science and Opportunities (conference and
workshop)
- Faculty, Alumni and Community Outreach Events at the Farm & Food Discovery Centre
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