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Spotlight Jefferson Science Fellow He is one of eight scientists and engineers nationwide selected for the position, and the first faculty member from any Florida institution to be named a Jefferson Science Fellow. Alavalapati specializes in researching market solutions to natural resources, environmental and energy conservation problems. As a fellow, he will work with senior diplomats and policy makers providing scientific advice on complex U.S. foreign policy and international relations. He will return to UF in August 2008, but remain available to the government as an expert consultant for short-term projects for an additional five years. Individuals are selected for the program through a competition administered by the National Academy of Sciences and the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State. Fellows are selected on the basis of scientific achievements, communication skills and interest in science and engineering policy. n – tom nordlie For more information, contact: janaki alavalapati (202) 647-8533 alavalapatijr@state.gov or janaki@ufl.edu spotlight Janaki Alavalapati, left, who is on a 12-month fellowship at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Oct. 4, 2007. u.s. department of state photo Janaki Alavalapati, a professor in UF’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation, is serving as a 2007 Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. He began the 12-month fellowship in August 2007, and he is serving as a senior adviser for international energy affairs. Family Album Radio Award family social science research. She said judges liked the excellent choice of topics and the program’s fit with the goals of CCF. The program is distributed nationally via National Public Radio, commercial radio stations and the Internet at www.familyalbumradio.org. In North Central Florida, the program is aired on WUFT-FM in Gainesville and WJUF-FM in Inverness. The CCF media awards were established in 2002 as part of the council’s commitment to enhancing the public understanding of trends in American family life. “All too often, changes in U.S. family patterns are painted in stark, betteror-worse terms that ignore the nuanced and complex realities of family life today,” Smith said. Smith said the awards committee looked for radio programs that put individual family issues in larger social context. This kind of coverage offers the public a balanced picture of the trade-offs, strengths and weaknesses in many different family arrangements and structures, she said. Family Album Radio was one of five award winners recognized by CCF. The outstanding print coverage award was presented to Time magazine, and a PBS production by Thirteen/WNET in New York was recognized for oustanding video coverage. n – chuck woods For more information, contact: suzanna smith (352) 392-1778 donna davis sdsmith@ufl.edu (352) 392-1778 dzdavis@ufl.edu Suzanna Smith, left, and Donna Davis prepare to record Family Album Radio in the studios of WUFT-FM in Gainesville. uf/ifas file photo “Family Album Radio,” a daily, two-minute radio program produced by UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in cooperation with UF’s College of Journalism and Communications, received the 2007 Media Award from the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) at its 10th anniversary conference in Chicago. The award for coverage of American families was presented April 18, 2007 to Suzanna Smith, an associate professor, and Donna Davis, senior producer and host of Family Album Radio. Both are part of UF’s family, youth and community sciences department. Smith also serves as executive producer of the program for the UF Extension Service. Davis said Family Album Radio presents “snapshots of our changing families” based on current academic peer-reviewed 28 IMPACT | Spring 2008 http://www.familyalbumradio.org

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Impact Magazine - Spring 2008 Contents A Big Boost for Biofuels Top Priority Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture Eliminating the Evil Weevil Invasive Pest Defeating Resistant Roaches Biodiesel Boon User-Friendly Updates for FAWN Flat-Out Great for the Grill! Laser Labeling Cashing in on Caviar Saving Water with Soil-Moisture Sensors Spotlight IFAS Development News

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