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November 10, 2017

Posted by entomology.office | November 13, 2017

November 10, 2017

Seminars & Colloquium

shirleyThe November 13, 2017 Entomology Colloquium speaker will be Dr. Shirley Luckhart.  Dr. Lukhart is a professor and Co-Director of the Center for the Human Ecosystem at the University of Idaho.  Her presentation is titled “An ancient stress hormone in malaria:  cross-kingdom signaling in mosquitoes and mammals.”  For more information about Dr. Luckhart go to: https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/entomology-plant-pathology-and-nematology/our-people/shirley-luckhart  and   http://biosci3.ucdavis.edu/Faculty/Profile/View/14251 .

All colloquium presentations are held in FSHN 354, (the Entomology Department classroom) and begin at 2:10 PM.  The AMS dial in number is 771155.

 

Department Announcements

Entomology Strategic Planning Workshop – Tuesday, November 14, 2017 8am – 4pm in FSHN 164 and by AMS for Entomology Faculty.  The AMS dial # for this meeting is 771612.

CAHNRS Announcements

Four finalists for the CAHNRS Dean position have been identified.  The first finalist will visit Pullman be on November 27 & 28.  See that attachment for all of the candidate’s detailed schedules.

Tukey Orchard is having another already picked fruit sale this Friday Nov  10 (12-6 PM) and Saturday Nov 11 ( 10 AM-4 PM).  Eventhough it is a university holiday they will be having their sales.  They have  many kinds of apples (normal and unusual varieties), pears and plumbs ($1-1.35 / pound).  They also have wood chips for barbequing.  Only cash or check are accepted in payment.  For more info go to:    http://horticulture.wsu.edu/orchard/.

University Announcements
veteransday

 

WSU University offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in honor of Veteran’s Day

 

 

Employment Opportunities

  1. Assistant Professor-Citrus IPM, Univ. of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL
  2. Assistant Professor-Mosquito Ecologist, Univ of Florida, Indian River, FL
  3. Assistant Specialist, Cooperative Specialist-Ag. Entomologist, UC-Davis
  4. Entomologist, Smithsonian Institution, US Federal Gov., Washington, DC
  5. Agricultural Inspector, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
  6. Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  7. Postdoc Res. Associate, Entomology & Plant Path, Univ. Of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  8. Faculty Research Assistant/Associate, Oregon St. Univ., Corvallis, OR
  9. Quarantine Lab Assistant, UC –Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Meetings- Regional, National, International

  • Pacific Branch ESA meeting in Reno, NV, June 10-13, 2018.
  • Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Nov 11-15, 2018