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October 6, 2017

Posted by entomology.office | October 11, 2017

October 6, 2017

Seminars & Colloquium

The next speaker for the Fall 2017 Entomology Colloquium will be Dr. Doug Walsh, WSU Entomology faculty member located at the WSU Prosser Research & Extension Center. The title of his presentation is “Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management on Alfalfa Produced for Seed.”  This presentation will be at 2:10 PM on Monday, October 9, in FSHN 354. The AMS dial-in number is 4806116. For more information about Dr. Walsh go to:  http://entomology.wsu.edu/directory/faculty/douglas-b-walsh/

Department Announcements

Pesticide Registration Workshop on November 8, 2017 in Puyallup at the Allmendinger Center.

 

CAHNRS Anouncements

dancingCAHNRS presents Swing Dance for Hunger on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 9:00 PM-12:00 AM at the Moscow Moose Lodge (210 N. Main Street in Moscow).  Cost is $5.00 per entry with all proceeds going to Palouse Cares.  Join us for a night of dancing for a good cause!  No experience needed!!

 

University Announcements

Save the date for the 2nd Annual Cyber-Security Awareness Summit on October 25, 2017.  This event is hosted by the WSU Information Technology Services. The Keynote Speaker will be Agnes Kirk, State of Washington chief Information Security Officer.  More details to come.

Monday October 16th, 5:30pm in PACCAR Town Hall.  As part of WSU’s ongoing effort to support innovation and research engagement, multiple groups are collaborating to host events focused on connecting research at WSU to people and resources to support translational research. This represents an institution-wide effort to embrace a culture of entrepreneurship that celebrates working across boundaries, creativity in research and efforts to apply our academic work to problems in the world. This event is focused on providing exposure to the ongoing research projects and connections to individuals looking to help develop and deploy translational efforts. This event is part of a series of team-building events that aim to connect WSU students and University community members with an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. The goals for these events are to build grassroots level teams around novel ideas that can make a tangible impact in the world. It is expected that such events will spur collaborations to generate resources in order to translate the research outcomes into the world. Information on the funding and support opportunities available to WSU faculty and students will be provided at these events.  Please join us and be ready to tell us: What’s your problem?

HEALTH & SAFETY:

The WSU Office of Emergency Management will be conducting the fall semester test of the WSUAlert system October 12 at 12:05 p.m. Faculty, staff and students associated with the Pullman campus who have signed up for emergency notifications will receive text messages, phone calls,and emails which will be clearly identified as a test. This test will also include the campus outdoor warning sirens and computer pop-up alerts. Washington State University places the safety and security of its students, employees, and visitors as its highest priority. WSU has developed the WSUAlert System to disseminate official information via email, text messages, telephone, loudspeakers, Alert Website, and other means to notify the campus population of emergencies or threatening situations. This can include inclement weather, violent actions, and gas leaks. When such events occur, WSU will activate appropriate components of the system to alert people that they should be Aware of the situation, Assess their individual circumstances, and Act to take appropriate safety precautions. WSU encourages students, faculty and staff to be personally aware of developing incidents, assessing each emergency individually, and taking actions to ensure the safety of all. All WSU students, staff and faculty can subscribe to WSUAlerts. Visit myWSU to register/update your emergency contact information. See alert.wsu.edu for more information.

The 2017-2018 WSU Annual Security and Fire Report is now available on line at https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/1265/2016/11/157456-security-and-fire-report-17-18-hr.pdf.

The CAHNRS Operations team has renewed our college-level safety committee to provide additional opportunity for communication for safety issues and support the University’s safety initiative.  College-level safety committee members act as points of contact for anyone within the college to bring forward their questions or concerns about safety. Additionally, the goals for this year’s committee will be developing and reviewing college-level safety projects such as creating a CAHNRS Accident Prevention Plan, updating the college by-laws and safety committee guidelines, and assisting with gathering and compiling information on department and unit safety committees. The following CAHNRS employees are currently serving on the college-level safety committee representing various departments by functional type.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to them about safety issues or concerns.  You may also contact cahnrs.safety@wsu.edu or 509-335-9825 to reach the CAHNRS Operations team.  Elizabeth Willems is the Food/Chem/Animal representative that Entomology falls under.  She can be reached at 335-1476 or by email at elizabeth.willems@wsu.edu.  She also represents Animal Sciences, Biological Systems Eng, Entomology, Inst. of Biological Chem, School of the Environ, School of Food Science and the WSU Creamery.  For more info go to: https://operations.cahnrs.wsu.edu/safety/.

Employment Opportunities

  1. Department Head, Plant, Soils & Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
  2. Research Entomologist, Harris County, Houston, TX
  3. Assistant Professor Oregon St. University, Ontario, OR
  4. Research Assistant, Dept of Entomology, North Carolina St. Univ, Raleigh, NC
  5. Assistant Professor, Dept of Entomology, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
  6. Research Analyst, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ
  7. Assistant Scientist II – Lab Mgr., Iowa St. Univ., Ames, AI
  8. Extension Educator 2 (Master Gardner & Master Watershed Coordinator, Penn St. Univ. Montgomery Co. PA

Meetings- Regional, National, International

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting will be November 5-8, 2017 in Denver, CO. Program Symposia and Workshop submissions are now open.  http://www.entsoc.org/events/annual-meeting