Dr. Maile Neel granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.
-March 6, 2009
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Dr. Lamp Receives ESA Eastern Branch Distinquished Achievement Award in Teaching.
-March 6, 2009
Dr. William Lamp, Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology, was awarded the Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America (ESA) Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching. This award recognizes Dr. Lamp’s outstanding contributions to teaching.
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Northeast Region American Society for Horticultural Science Awards Amanda Matheny First Place for Best Research Paper
-January 12, 2009
Amanda Matheny was awarded first place for best research paper at the
Northeast Region American Society for Horticultural Science. Amanda,
a MS candidate in the MEES Program, won the Norman F. Childers Award
for presentation of her paper, "How do home gardeners´ preferences
and perceptions affect their pest management decisions?"
Dr. Ray St. Leger to receive Founder's Lecturer Award.
-December 17, 2008
The Society of Invertebrate Pathology has chosen Dr. Raymond St.
Leger to receive the Founder´s Lecturer Award, one of the Society's
highest honors. The award is given annually to an active researcher
who has consistently made significant contributions to the field of
invertebrate pathology. Dr. St. Leger will be presented with the
award at the Society´s annual meeting in August where he will
present the keynote at the opening ceremony.
Dr. Paula Shrewsbury featured in Entomological Society Newsletter
-December 23, 2008
The Entomological Society of America featured Dr. Paula Shrewsbury in their December 2008 Newsletter. ESA members can read the whole issue, and anyone can read just the article.
ESAGrad Students garner accolades at National ESA meetings.
-November 17, 2008
Four students won honors in the Student Competition for the President's Prize at the 2008 meeting of the Entomological Society of America:
First Place Winners:
Miles Lepping, "Estimating carabid beetle population parameters in field corn to identify potential bioindicator species"
Ada Szczepaniec, "Expression of selected tomato genes involved in plant defense following application of a systemic insecticide imidacloprid"
Julie Byrd Hebert, "Genetic evidence for host race formation in the leafmining fly, Phytomyza glabricola (Diptera: Agromyzidae)"
Runner-up Winner:
Lauren Culler, "The potential contribution of larval Agabus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) for mosquito suppression in constructed wetlands"
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ENTM Graduate Students Compete in Linnaean Games Final Tournament
-November 16, 2008
Coached by Dr. William Lamp and captained by graduate student Bob Smith, UMD's Entomology department competed for the first time at the national level in the annual insect trivia competition at the 2008 meeting of the Entomological Society of America.
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