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ural is our middle name /Making the world better is our aim/We are resourceful/innovative/committed/You can call

problem solvers/go-getters/game changers/We are tops in our field/Our roots go deep/Our expectations are high/

are on the move/We break with tradition/break new ground/break the mold/We dont have to go green/We live and

athe green/We stand with the farmer, the scientist and the activist/We are building a sustainable future because we are

future/We are the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland/Fear the Turtle


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THE QUESTIONS START SMALL, VERY SMALL. AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL,

EVEN. IS IT OK TO GENETICALLY MODIFY FOOD IF THE RESULTING

CROPS EASE WORLD HUNGER? THEY ONLY GET BIGGER FROM

THERE. WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF DRILLING

INTO NEW NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES? WHAT WILL CLIMATE

CHANGE DO TO OUR SHORELINES AND OUR ATMOSPHERE

IN 10, 100 OR 1,000 YEARS? THE ISSUES FACING

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES STUDENTS

ARE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL. THEY ARE WHAT

DRIVE US TO ACT. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT

CHANGE STARTS SMALL, BUT MOMENTUM SHIFTS

QUICKLY. DO YOU FEEL THE PULL?


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BUILDING ON OUR ROOTS

Call it the Agricultural Revolution. Gone are the days when farming and industry

occupied their own parts of the landscape. With an ever-expanding urban population,

conflicts over land and resources continue to increase. Established as a land-grant

institution, our college now looks to create harmony between the forces battling for

our attention: nature, hunger, economic growth and government policies to name a few.We can improve agriculture and protect our environment at the same time. But finding

workable solutions calls for a delicate handand an understanding that what we do

today will determine our future. Thats where you come in.

FROM THE FIELD:

Agriculture combines the latest

in technology and the noble

pursuit of improving global

food production to bring new

and innovative solutions to

farmers around the world. As

a plant breeder, you not only

feed yourself, you feed the

world.JOHN SOPER 81, M.S. 83,

VICE PRESIDENT OF CROP GENETICS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR

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SCOTT TJADEN, ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Call it a watershed moment. A student of nature,

Scott used what hed learned in class to design

and build a wetland for a national competition.

Today his goal is as clear as the water his

wetland treats: to create sustainable homesfrom the ground up.

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WENJIE LI, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Wenjie knows natural resources belong on theinternational stage. When the Beijing native came to the

U.S. as part of our China 2+2 program, she didnt know

what landscape architecture was. Now she plans to build

a bridge between humans and natureand clean up the

environment in Chinas rapidly industrializing countryside.

STUDY ABROAD

YOU DONT HAVE TO STUDY ABROAD TO BROADEN YOUR STUDIES// MICHELLE KIM TALKS TO INNER-CITY

TEENS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS// JULIE MONGEON TEACHES LOW-INCOME

MARYLAND FAMILIES TO STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS AND SHRINK THEIR WAISTLINES// JASON CHUN YU WONGRESEARCHED POPULATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN MONTANA// HAGAR HAUSER LANDED THREE INTERNSHIPS

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NONDISCRIMINATION POLICYThe University of Maryland arms its commitmentsto a policy of eliminating discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual

orientation, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political aliation,

physical or mental disability, or on the basis of the exercise of rights secured by the First

Amendment of the United States Constitution.

CREDITSProduced by the Division of University Relations, University Publications,for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Photography by Edwin Remsberg

and John T. Consoli. Illustrations by Brian G. Payne and Christie Liberatore.

College of Agriculture and

Natural Resources

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University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742

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