Everything Is Faster: How Do Land-Grant University–Based Plant Diagnostic Laboratories Keep Up with a Rapidly Changing World?

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-349
Author(s):  
Laura C. Iles ◽  
Ana C. Fulladolsa ◽  
Alicyn Smart ◽  
John Bonkowski ◽  
Tom Creswell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Disease ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Disease Diagnostics ◽  
Modern Methods

Plant diagnostic laboratories (PDLs) are at the heart of land-grant universities (LGUs) and their extension mission to connect citizens with research-based information. Although research and technological advances have led to many modern methods and technologies in plant pathology diagnostics, the pace of adopting those methods into services at PDLs has many complexities we aim to explore in this review. We seek to identify current challenges in plant disease diagnostics, as well as diagnosticians' and administrators'perceptions of PDLs' many roles. Surveys of diagnosticians and administrators were conducted to understand the current climate on these topics. We hope this article reaches researchers developing diagnostic methods with modern and new technologies to foster a better understanding of PDL diagnosticians’ perspective on method implementation. Ultimately, increasing researchers’ awareness of the factors influencing method adoption by PDLs encourages support, collaboration, and partnerships to advance plant diagnostics.

scholarly journals 1037 DESIGNING THE NEW LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 577a-577
Author(s):  
D. C. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
American Institution ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

Land Grant Universities have undergone tremendous change during the late 1980's and early 1990's. These changes are due to declining resources, changing social needs, the decreasing agricultural components of society, and globalization. Faculty and support positions have been reduced. Research programs have embraced more complex areas of study, leaving adoption of new technologies to extension faculty. The Agricultural Industry has declined in political power as fewer farmers feed more people. All of these conditions lead to many changes in `THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY'. These changes have been the subject of extensive and intensive, previous and continuing study, because of Land Grants' dramatic influence on both American and global society. Representatives of various institutions within and on the periphery of these institutions will provide their vision for the future of this great American institution. The objectives of this workshop are as follows: Articulate and illuminate the major changes that face The Land Grant Universities and provide a glimpse of these institutions in the future. How these institutions will and should deal with and respond to these challenges will be discussed in order to provide a picture of the future that will affect all of our membership at the very core. The impact of these changes on various aspects of these universities will be presented as follows: Research and science, by Representative of National Academy of Sciences; Outreach/extension and regional cooperation, Representative of The New England Consortium; Private foundations, Representative of Kellogg Foundation; The greater university view, Chancellor Emeritus UCD. The observations of these speakers should generate important discussions that will affect our society, its members, and American society, as we come face to face with major changes in the paradigm of the Land Grant University.

scholarly journals Current Activities and Future Priorities of the Northeast U.S. to Address Climate Impacts in Agriculture

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaila Thorn ◽  
Rama Radhakrishna ◽  
Dan Tobin ◽  
Allison Chatrchyan ◽  
Joana Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Impacts ◽  
University Research ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Extension Educators ◽  
Research Faculty ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Extension Personnel

Findings from this study provide insight into the current activities and future priorities that land-grant university research and Extension personnel in the Northeast are conducting to address climate impacts in agriculture. The respondents of this study represented research faculty, Extension specialists, and Extension educators from the 16 land-grant universities in the Northeastern U.S.

scholarly journals Agricultural Barriers to Addressing Climate Change in the Northeastern U.S.

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaila Thorn ◽  
Rama Radhakrishna ◽  
Dan Tobin ◽  
Allison Chatrchyan ◽  
Joana Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
University Research ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Extension Educators ◽  
Research Faculty ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Extension Personnel

Findings from this study provide insight into the barriers that land-grant university research and Extension personnel in the Northeast perceive as most challenging when addressing climate change issues. The respondents of this study represented research faculty, Extension specialists, and Extension educators from the 16 land-grant universities in the Northeastern U.S.

scholarly journals Usefulness of Delivery Methods for Communicating Climate Change Issues: Perspectives of Extension Professional and Research Faculty in the Northeast

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaila Thorn ◽  
Rama Radhakrishna ◽  
Dan Tobin ◽  
Allison Chatrchyan ◽  
Joana Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
University Research ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Extension Educators ◽  
Research Faculty ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Extension Personnel

Findings from this study provide insight into the delivery methods that land-grant university research and Extension personnel in the Northeast perceive as most effective to disseminate information as well as to change practices or behaviors related to climate change. The respondents of this study represented research faculty, Extension specialists, and Extension educators from the 16 land-grant universities in the Northeastern U.S.

scholarly journals Professional Diversity in Agricultural Economics: Salvation or Suicide?

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence W. Libby
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
The South ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grants ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Uncertain Future

The theme of my address is diversity in the profession of agricultural economics. I address diversity as a response, a strategy, not as an end in itself but as a conscious approach by ag economists in land grant universities seeking a useful role in the future.I chose this theme because I am genuinely concerned about our future in the 1862 and 1890 land grants. I acknowledge up front that not all ag economists work in land grant universities but all have a stake in them as our primary reservoir of human capital. Most practicing ag economists have roots in a land grant university and depend on their products for “new blood” in business or government. My interest in diversity has been influenced by the writings of several prominent ag economists, reviewed briefly below, by recent conversations with Jim Hildreth, John Holt, and Jim Bonnen regarding the future of the land grants and by personal observations of the painful manifestations of tensions within departments in the South and elsewhere as faculty try to position themselves for an uncertain future.

UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA: MORPHOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT

2018 ◽  
pp. 78-92
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Stepanova ◽  
A. V. Prokofieva ◽  
S. A. Dunaev ◽  
A. V. Glotov ◽  
M. V. Morozovz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urothelial Carcinoma ◽  
Malignant Tumor ◽  
Urothelial Cancer ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Upper Urinary Tract ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Methods Of Treatment

Urothelial carcinoma is a malignant tumor that develops from the cells of the urothelium mucosa and can be detected both in the upper parts of the urinary tract (renal and pelvic system and ureter) and in the lower parts (bladder and urethra). Urothelial cancer of the upper urinary tract (UCUUT) is quite rare and accounts for 5–10% of all cases of urothelial cancer. UCUUT remains completely unexplored, having to date two equal theories of origin. Despite the modern radiology and endoscopic equipment, in view of the meager and sufficiently generalized  clinical manifestations (similar to other diseases), especially at the initial stages of the disease, it is necessary to constantly improve diagnostic methods for detecting the disease as early as possible. Already today, thanks to new technologies for diagnosis and treatment, it is possible to identify the disease at different stages and extend life to patients with UCUUT. The article presents data on morphology, clinic, diagnostics and modern methods of treatment of this pathology.

The Land-Grant University in the 21st Century

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael V. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant University ◽  
Land Grant Universities

There are many in political and higher education circles who have come to believe that land-grant universities have lost their relevance. It is said too frequently that the land-grant tradition no longer fits 21st century realities. The purpose of this paper is to argue energetically that land-grant universities, the land grant model, and the land-grant tradition have never been more relevant nor more important.

scholarly journals Strawberry Plasticulture in North Carolina: I. Developing a Competitive Horticultural Industry Requires “Experts,” not “Participatory Groups.”

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.B. Poling
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant Universities ◽  
Student Relationship ◽  
New Research ◽  
Participatory Model

The U.S. land-grant university system has been coming under increasing criticism by a number of extension professionals, as well as senior horticulturists, for its primary emphasis on basic research at the expense of applied research and service to horticultural industries. Once-strong extension/research/producer ties have been weakened, and this could result in further declines in general public support for land-grant universities. New approaches, including a “participatory model,” have been proposed as a mechanism to provide public feedback to land-grant scientists on relevant areas of basic science and encourage implementation of new technologies. However, our present expert/student relationship between research scientists and grower would be altered if the participatory model were to be adopted. Recognizing the limitations of existing horticultural production systems and visualizing new purposes for technology is the work of “experts,” not committees. The experience in North Carolina has been that a commodity specialist with a split research/extension appointment (20/80) is capable of providing leadership and guidance `to the scientific community on the problems and research needs of industry. In the case of introducing North Carolina farmers to “strawberry plasticulture,” the split appointment specialist had a role in: 1) identifying useful technological innovations from outside the university community (“reverse technology”); 2) conducting localized testing on promising new “hybrid growing systems”; and 3) extending new research findings to industry.

Rediseñando las Organizaciones del Futuro. El impacto de la transformación digital en el mundo del trabajo

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-226
Author(s):  
Ricardo M. Piñeyro Prins ◽  
Guadalupe E. Estrada Narvaez
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
The Way

We are witnessing how new technologies are radically changing the design of organizations, the way in which they produce and manage both their objectives and their strategies, and -above all- how digital transformation impacts the people who are part of it. Even today in our country, many organizations think that digitalizing is having a presence on social networks, a web page or venturing into cases of success in corporate social intranet. Others begin to invest a large part of their budget in training their teams and adapting them to the digital age. But given this current scenario, do we know exactly what the digital transformation of organizations means? It is necessary? Implying? Is there a roadmap to follow that leads to the success of this process? How are organizations that have been born 100% digital from their business conception to the way of producing services through the use of platforms? What role does the organizational culture play in this scenario? The challenge of the digital transformation of businesses and organizations, which is part of the paradigm of the industrial revolution 4.0, is happening here and now in all types of organizations, whether are they private, public or third sector. The challenge to take into account in this process is to identify the digital competences that each worker must face in order to accompany these changes and not be left out of it. In this sense, the present work seeks to analyze the main characteristics of the current technological advances that make up the digital transformation of organizations and how they must be accompanied by a digital culture and skills that allow their successful development. In order to approach this project, we will carry out an exploratory research, collecting data from the sector of new actors in the world of work such as employment platforms in its various areas (gastronomy, delivery, transportation, recreation, domestic service, etc) and an analysis of the main technological changes that impact on the digital transformation of organizations in Argentina.

The Daily Routine of Students in the Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Lilian Marques Silva
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Public School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Technological Advances

The almost instantaneous access to information provided by technological advances has revolutionized the behavior of people and of the classrooms too. Teachers had to adapt themselves to new technologies to maintain students interested and attentive to the discipline being taught. In this work, the behavior of the students of the 6th grade of elementary school II during class was observed. The school chosen is a public school in the State of São Paulo (Brazil). The research was based on data collection. The students were observed by being filmed during six months. The results showed that the students were interested in the classes and committed to the activities. The place that the student chooses to sit in the classroom influences the behavior of the teacher, because the more distant the teacher, the less he participates in the class.

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