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Ark. campus aims for school of fisheries doctors
Ark. campus aims for school of fisheries doctors
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Studying fish once seemed so simple: find out where they were biting
and keep it under your hat. Now the study of fish has evolved into
Ph.D.-level programs that can make fish bigger, tastier and a larger
part of the nation's economy.
The University of Arkansas' board of
trustees on Friday approved a doctoral program for the
Aquaculture-Fisheries Center of Excellence at its Pine Bluff campus.
It's the first Ph.D. program for the 3,000-student campus at the edge
of the Arkansas Delta.
"I
don't think I've ever seen a stronger and more positive review" of a
program proposal, UA system vice president for university relations Dan
Ferritor told the UA system board at a meeting Friday in Little Rock.
Read the complete story at The Boston Globe.
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