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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Mary Lu Arpaia [mailto:<a href="mailto:mlarpaia@ucanr.edu">mlarpaia@ucanr.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 20, 2022 1:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> Amy Litt <<a href="mailto:amylitt@ucr.edu">amylitt@ucr.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Plant Genetic Resources Courses offered through CSU Online this fall!</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Amy</p><p class="MsoNormal">An interesting opportunity to broaden people’s perspectives.</p><p class="MsoNormal">MLA</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bretting, Peter <<a href="mailto:peter.bretting@usda.gov">peter.bretting@usda.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 19, 2022 10:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> ARS-GRIN-CGC <<a href="mailto:ARS-GRIN-CGC@usda.gov">ARS-GRIN-CGC@usda.gov</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Volk, Gayle <<a href="mailto:gayle.volk@usda.gov">gayle.volk@usda.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Plant Genetic Resources Courses offered through CSU Online this fall!</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">FYI,</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Peter</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"> </span></b></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Peter Bretting</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">USDA/ARS Office of National Programs</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Offices at Room 2-2121 George Washington Carver Center</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">5601 Sunnyside Avenue</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Beltsville, MD 20705-5139</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">And In-Residence.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Mobile Phone 1.240.447.9983</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">GWCC Office Phone 1.301.504.5541</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">E-mail <a href="mailto:peter.bretting@usda.gov">peter.bretting@usda.gov</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Web site: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs/programs.htm?NP_CODE=301"><b><span style="color:blue">http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs/programs.htm?NP_CODE=301</span></b></a></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"> </span></b></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Volk, Gayle <<a href="mailto:gayle.volk@usda.gov">gayle.volk@usda.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 19, 2022 1:12 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Plant Genetic Resources Courses offered through CSU Online this fall!</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Colorado State University Online will be offering 3 one-credit courses this fall relating to Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use. CSU enrollment is not required. Courses are targeted for the upper undergraduate/graduate student level and can be taken sequentially or independently. They are available to students, curation teams, technicians, genebank managers, and more! </span></p></div><div><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COURSE I: ORIGINS. Aug 22 - Sept 23. Discover the origins of plant genetic resources, their domestication<br>and diversification, and their vital role in global food systems.</span></li></ol></div><ol start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COURSE II: CONSERVATION. Sept 26 - Oct 28. Examine the role of genebanks in the global effort to conserve plant genetic resources. Explore each step from collection to storage, regeneration, and distribution</span></li></ol><ol start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COURSE III: DISCOVERY. Oct 31 - Dec 9. Learn how novel traits and genetic variants are discovered, and how they get from genebank to plant breeders, then on to farmers and consumers.</span></li></ol><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on course content, fees, and registration, visit: <a href="http://PGRCourse.colostate.edu">PGRCourse.colostate.edu</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Or, email Pat Byrne (<a href="mailto:Patrick.Byrne@colostate.edu">Patrick.Byrne@colostate.edu</a>)</span></p></div><div><div><p class="xmsonormal"> </p><p class="xmsonormal"> </p><p class="xmsonormal">Gayle Volk</p><p class="xmsonormal">USDA-ARS NLGRP</p><p class="xmsonormal">1111 S. Mason St. </p><p class="xmsonormal">Fort Collins, CO 80521</p><p class="xmsonormal"> </p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><br><br>This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. </p></div></body></html>