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New Ag Experiment Station Administrator Eyes Continuous Improvement on Impactful Research

As a researcher, educator and administrator with a knack for making connections, Cynthia Sides has a vision for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station that is geared to broaden and strengthen its impact on the state.

Sides recently joined the experiment station as associate vice president for agriculture-research and associate director for research development and compliance, a new role for the research arm of the U of A System Division of Agriculture.

She joins Jean-François Meullenet, senior associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the experiment station, and Nathan Slaton, associate vice president for agriculture and associate director for operations, on the experiment station administrative team.

Source : uark.edu

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