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A-State Closing Early Thursday, Jan. 9, Closed Friday

Arkansas State University is closing all academic and business offices at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, and remaining closed on Friday, Jan 10, in response to the incoming inclement weather.

However, while regular business offices are not open, the campus continues to operate. Essential personnel who maintain on-campus activities, including University Housing, Dining Services and Facilities Management, will report to work. Employees who are uncertain about their status as “essential personnel” are encouraged to check with their supervisor.

Full-time employees who track working hours can submit their time as “Authorized Leave.”

Revised Facility Hours:

  • Dining Services will operate under brunch hours at Acansa Dining Hall from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.  Dinner service will begin at 4:30 p.m. and end at 7 p.m.  Howl's Grill and Starbucks will be open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.  
  • The Dean B. Ellis Library will be closed, but is scheduled to reopen on Sunday, Jan. 12, from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.
  • The Reng Student Union will open for on-campus student usage at 8 a.m., closing at 8 p.m.
  • The Red WOLF Center will be closed.
  • The A-State Bookstore will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

All campus residents are reminded to monitor official university media, including official social media accounts for updates. 

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Clients

Academic Clients

Arteaga Laboratory, Universidad Veracruzana, Jalapa, Mexico 

Medina-Jimenez K, Campbell ZC, Arteaga-Vazquez MA, Lorence A (2022) High throughout phenotyping for Marchantia. In “High Throughput Plant Phenotyping: Reviews and Protocols” A Lorence, K Medina-Jimenez (eds). Springer, New York.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2537-8_1  

Babst Laboratory, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR 

Acosta-Gamboa LM, Campbell ZC, Gao F, Babst B, Lorence A (2022)A novel high-throughput phenotyping system for nitrogen deficiency studies in Arabidopsis thaliana. In “High Throughput Plant Phenotyping: Reviews and Protocols” A Lorence, K Medina-Jimenez (eds). Springer, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2537-8_1  

Babst Benjamin A, Gao Fei, Acosta-Gamboa Lucia M, Karve A, Schueller MJ, Lorence A. (2019) Three NPF genes in Arabidopsis are necessary for normal nitrogen cycling under low nitrogen stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 143:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.08.014 

Browning Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX 

LellisAndrew D, PatrickRyan M, MayberryLaura K, Lorence Argelia, Campbell Zachary C, Roose Johnna L, Frankel Laurie K, Bricker Terry M, HellmannHanjo A, MayberryRoderick W, Solis-Zavala Ana, Choy Grace SO, Wiley Dennis C, Abdul-MoheethMustafa, MasoodAdeeb, BrowningKaren S (2019). eIFiso4G augments the synthesis of specific plant proteins involved in normal chloroplast function.Plant Physiology 181(1):85-96. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.19.00557 

Gaxiola Laboratory, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 

Nepal Nirman, Yactayo-Chang Jessica P, Gable Ricky, Wilkie Austin, Martin Jazmin, Aniemena Chineche L, Gaxiola Roberto, Lorence Argelia (2020) Phenotypic characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana lines overexpressing AVP1 and MIOX4 in response to abiotic stresses. Applications in Plant Sciences 8(8): e11384. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11384 

Goggin Laboratory, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 

Goggin Fiona L, Lorence Argelia, Topp Chris (2015) Applying high-throughput phenotyping to plant–insect interactions: picturing more resistant crops Current Opinion Insect Science 9: 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2015.03.002 

Mendoza-Cozatl Laboratory, University of Missouri Columbia, MO 

Acosta-Gamboa Lucia M, Liu Suxing, Langley Erin, Campbell Zachary, Castro-Guerrero Norma, Mendoza-Cózatl David, Lorence Argelia(2017). Moderate to severe water limitation differentially affects the phenome and ionome of Arabidopsis. Functional Plant Biology 44: 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1071/fp16172 

Other users 

Dr. Gregory Phillips, Phillips Laboratory, College of Agriculture, A-State 

Dr. Maureen Dolan, Dolan Laboratory, Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics, A-State 

Dr. Claudia Diaz-Camino, Reyes Laboratory, Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico 

Industrial Clients

AgriGro, Inc, Doniphan, MO 

Medina-Jimenez K, Hale B, Cerquera-Hernandez C, Gesto-Borroto R, Lorence A. A prebiotic-based biostimulant enhances growth parameters, photosynthetic efficiency, and grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa ssp japonica). Stress Biology (submitted 4/24/24).