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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory (RSTL) have announced the dates for the launch of a joint initiative offering a racecourse manager certification from the University of Kentucky.
The initial three-course program, entitled “Turfgrass as an Equine Sports Surface,” is designed for those already engaged in careers with turf surface maintenance. Free online classes will begin June 7 and will be archived. Individuals who complete the video courses and pass a test that requires a $50 fee will receive a certificate of completion from the University of Kentucky. Participating Thoroughbred racetracks that enroll their personnel will receive credit toward future accreditation by the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance.
Racecourse Manager Certification Program To Launch In June At University Of Kentucky Sponsored by:
by NTRA | 05.07.2021 | 10:47am
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory (RSTL) announced Friday the dates for the launch of a joint initiative offering a Racecourse Manager Certification from the University of Kentucky.
The initial three-course program, entitled “Turfgrass as an Equine Sports Surface,” is designed for those already engaged in careers with turf surface maintenance. Free online classes will begin June 7 and will be archived. Individuals who complete the video courses and pass a test that requires a $50 fee will receive a certificate of completion from the University of Kentucky. Participating Thoroughbred racetracks that enroll their personnel will receive credit toward future accreditation by the NTRA Safety & Integrity Allian
Jan 25, 2021 6:41pm
Paul Smith holds a doctorate in atmospheric science and works on the front lines of climate change science, collecting carbon readings from a remote site in sub-artic Sweden. One of his many jobs involves climbing a 150-meter mast to maintain an array of air quality sensors. (Paul Smith)
Obtaining carbon readings from the atmosphere in minus-30 degree Centigrade weather during mid-winter in Sweden sounds like a job for an extreme athlete.
Paul Smith does that work, even though he is more of an extreme research engineer with a few athletic skills to boot. With a doctorate in atmospheric science from the University of Leeds, he manages and serves as principal investigator at the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) Atmospheric Station in the subarctic Svartberget Forest near Vindeln, Sweden.