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Seronica Barnes
In 2014, NIFA and our land-grant university partners celebrated 100 years of Cooperative Extension in the United States. The Smith-Lever Act formalized extension in 1914, but its roots go back to agricultural clubs and societies of the early 1800s. The act expanded USDA's partnership with land-grant universities to apply research and provide education in agriculture. Over the last century, extension has adapted to changing times and landscapes, and it continues to address a wide range of human, plant, and animal needs in both urban and rural areas. Today, extension works to:
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We understand that life happens. NIH considers requests for extensions of ESI eligibility from researchers who have lapses in their research or research training or have experienced periods of less than full-time effort.
Requests for extensions are reviewed by an ESI Extensions Committee composed of senior NIH extramural review and program staff. Determinations are made on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of NIH.
Investigators will receive an email response, usually within a few weeks, at the email address designated in their eRA Commons account. If approved, the ESI indicator in their eRA Commons account will change and the end date of their ESI status period will be modified to reflect the extension granted.
Outreach educational programs from the UMass Extension unit of the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment take many forms. However, they are focused on a common goal, which is to educate and inform individuals, communities and businesses on topics of interest and concern, utilizing the academic resources of UMass Amherst and other sources. The forms may range from an indepth series of workshops over many weeks, to an online fact sheet or a single twilight meeting on a Massachusetts farm. Our intention is to fill unmet educational needs of recognized public priority in the linked set of research and outreach interest areas we address. While extension outreach programs are descibed here, see full research and outreach interest area descriptions for all efforts in the area, including research and integrated-research-and-extension.
Food Science Extension, an extension outreach program of CAFE and the UMass Amherst Department of Food Science, helps support applied research and the application of research to stimulate entrepreneurship and new product development. We help our farms and food businesses follow safe, sound procedures. Food Science Extension focuses on applied research and food safety education to support the food industry. The program conducts development research from concept to commercialization to address technical challenges and deliver against product/business needs from farm to fork. Food Science Extension offers educational programs that address food science needs through short courses, on-line training and other outreach venues. This program is part of the CAFE Research and Outreach Interest Area Food Science.
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