News Archive 2011

News Archive 2011

December 2011

• The 21^th International Diabetes Congress,
  Sunday, 04 DEC. 2011
  

  Dr. Habiba Ali , Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Health has participated in the 21^st  International Diabetes Congress organized by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) [...]

• Arab Palm Conference 2011,
  Sunday, 04 DEC. 2011

  Dr. Isameldin Bashir Hashim, Associate Professor in the Food Science Department, attended "Arab Palm Conference 2011" [...]

October 2011

• WHO Designates CFA as the First WHO Collaborating Center in Nutrition in the Gulf  Region,
  Sunday, 02 OCT. 2011
  

  The World Health Organization has designated the Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture at UAE University as a WHO Collaborating Center [...]

September 2011

• Workshop on Planning Using Future Scenarios,
  Tuesday, 20 SEP. 2011
  

  Dr.Aisha Abushelaibi, the Vice Dean, attended training workshop on Planning using future scenarios which was held from September 20-22, 2011 [...]

• CFA Signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Western Region Development Council,
  Monday, 19 SEP. 2011

  The Western Region Development Council signed a technical cooperation agreement with the College of Food and Agriculture in UAE University [...]

July 2011

• CFA Students Trip to Osnabrük University of Applied Sciences,
  Monday, 11 JUL. 2011
  

  Nine students from the Department of Food Science (College of Food & Agriculture) participated in a student exchange and visited Osnabrük University [...]

May 2011

• Greenhouse at CFA Al Foah Farm Received Organic Certification from Ministry of Environment and Water,
  Friday, 27 MAY. 2011

  In April 2011, the new greenhouse at College of Food and Agriculture (CFA) Al Foah Farm received organic certification from the Ministry of Environment and Water  [...] 

• Workshop on “Develop and Improve Communication Skills of Agricultural Engineers”,
  Wednesday, 04 MAY. 2011

  The Department of Aridland Agriculture, Faculty of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with Continue Education Center, organized  a workshop on “Develop and Improve Communication Skills of Agricultural Engineers”  [...]

March 2011

• The Ladies of the Abu Dhabi Flower and Garden Group Visited the Organic Farm at Al Foah,
  Monday, 28 MAR. 2011

  The ladies of the Abu Dhabi Flower and Garden Group visited the organic farm and other facilities at the CFA Al Foah farm on Monday, March 28, 2011 [...]

• "Organic Field Day" Held at CFA Al Foah Farm,
  Monday, 21 MAR. 2011
  The Organic Field Day was held on Monday, March 21, 2011 at CFA Al Foah farm. The activity was organized as part of a project funded by Emirates Foundation [...]

• Workshop on “Integration Management of Date Palm Cultivation in Abu Dhabi Emirate”,
  Tuesday, 22 MAR. 2011

  The Department of Aridland Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture in collaboration with Continue Education Center, organized  a workshop on “Integration Management of Date Palm Cultivation in Abu Dhabi Emirate” [...]

• Plantation Week Exhibition in Liwa,
  Friday, 08 MAR. 2011

  College of  Food and Agriculture participated in plantation week in Liwa in  the Western region on March 8-10, 2011. [...]

February 2011

• Animal Science Show,
  Monday, 28 FEB. 2011

  Marine Fisheries and Animal Science Students  from the Aridland Agriculture Department, organized an Animal Science Show on February 28 [...]

• German Delegates and UAE Stakeholders at the Food Science Day,
  Wednesday, 16 FEB. 2011 

  On February 16 the Department of Food Science organized a Food Science Day activity that was attended by professors and students from the Osnabrück University (Germany). [...]

• Dr. Touhami Khorchani from Medenine, Tunisia Presents Seminar at CFA,
  Wednesday, 09 FEB. 2011 

  Dr. Touhami. Khorchani's  presented a seminar on Research Activities at the Arid Land Institute and  the Livestock and Wildlife laboratory on Wednesday February 9, 2011 at the Faculty of Food and Agriculture [...]

• The Animal Nutrition Lab is Certified for Feed Analysis with a Performance of Grade "A" for the Year 2011,
  Tuesday, 08 FEB. 2011 

  The Animal Nutrition Lab, Department of Aridland Agriculture, College of Food and Agriculture, has been certified for the third time by The National Forage Testing Association (Omaha Nebraska, USA) [...]

January 2011

• A Training Course held at the New Shared Laboratories,
  Monday, 24 JAN. 2011

  In cooperation with Romer Labs, Vienna, Austria and the College of  Food and Agriculture, a training course was held from January 24-27, 2011 at the faculty new shared laboratory, at Maqam. [...]

• A Senior Economist with the World Bank gives a Seminar At CFA,
  Wednesday, 19 JAN. 2011 

  Dr. Dorte Verner, a senior economist with the World Bank, visited the College of Food and Agriculture (CFA) on January 19, 2011. [...]

• Male Graduation Party,
  Monday, 10 JAN. 2011 

  The Student Council and Assistant Dean for students' affairs organized a celebration for the male students who are expected to graduate in the Spring 2011. [...]

• Female Graduation Party,
  Sunday, 09 JAN. 2011 

  College of Food and Agriculture organized on Sunday January 9, 2011  a graduation ceremony for  Female students who are expected to graduate by the end of the first semester 2010/2011. [...]