Dr. Patrick Byrne and Dr. John McKay at Colorado State University will be
hosting a symposium titled *Frontiers in Breeding for Drought: New
Technologies to Reduce Future Famines, *June 21-22, 2018. The symposium
will feature speakers performing novel and exciting research in the field
of agriculture and drought studies.
Registration and details can be found at https://conferencereg.colos
tate.edu/droughtsymposium
Additional details can be found at
*http://plantbreedingfordroughttolerance.colostate.edu/symposium.html
<http://plantbreedingfordroughttolerance.colostate.edu/symposium.html>*
Questions about the symposium can be directed to Anne Howard at
anne.howard from colostate.edu.
Dr. Patrick Byrne and Dr. John McKay will also be running a two week course
titled *Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance: Summer Field-Oriented Short
Course, *June 11-22. The aforementioned symposium will be included as part
of the course.
Students can complete an online application form for the course here:
https://goo.gl/forms/ZAGFeDZoK1hJrISv1
Additional details can be found at http://plantbreedingfordrou
ghttolerance.colostate.edu/summer_course.html
Questions about the course can be directed to Kierra Jewell at
kierra.jewell from colostate.edu.
