February 2, 2017
K-State journalism student wins scholarship in biotechnology reporting contest
Safiya Woodard, senior in mass communications at K-State, won the grand prize in the2016 Biotech 1xbet online casino reporting contest, a ,500 academic scholarship.
Woodard's winning entry was a video documentary, "The Evolution of Biotechnology in Agriculture."
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The reporting contest was part of the 2016 Biotech 1xbet online casino seminar in October 2016 at Arizona State 1xbet online casino 'sWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and Biodesign Institute. Biotech 1xbet online casino is a one-day seminar designed to introduce college journalism students to the emerging science of biotechnology.
Forty-one journalism students attended Biotech 1xbet online casino , including 20 from Arizona State 1xbet online casino . Twenty-one students from colleges and universities across the country, sponsored by Qualified State Soybean Boards, also attended. In addition, five working journalists attended.
The event was sponsored by the United Soybean Board and co-sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association, the Arizona Farm Bureau, and Arizona State 1xbet online casino 's Biodesign Institute.
At the seminar, experts on biotechnology explained the science, debated pros and cons, and discussed the scientific, business, and political issues surrounding the topic.