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Grants to allow BYU students to participate at international plant society meeting

July 04, 2006

Two Brigham Young University students will receive monetary travel awards from the American Phytopathological Society Foundation at the organization's annual meeting in Quebec July 29-Aug. 2.

Alan Chambers and Erica Swenson will each receive $500, which will be used to help the students present their work in plant pathology at the meeting in Quebec City, Quebec.

The American Phytopathological Society Foundation is a non-profit, professional scientific organization. Research conducted by the foundation's 5,000 members is designed to advance the understanding of plant diseases.

For more information, contact Amy Steigman at (651) 454-7250.

Writer: Elizabeth Kasper

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