Ronda Hamm

Congratulations to Dr. Ronda Hamm (’04 MS, ‘08 PhD) who received the 2018 Medal
of Honor from the Entomological Foundation for her outstanding contributions to
entomological outreach. She is currently the global academic relations manager for
Corteva Agriscience.

Leticia Smith

Leticia Smith

Congratulations to Leticia Smith who received  the 2018 American Committee of Medical Entomology Young Investigator Award – Graduate Student Travel Award.  This award is in support of her attendance at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in New Orleans this Fall.  The title of her presentation is “The relative fitness cost of two pyrethroid resistance mechanisms, CYP-mediated detoxification and kdr, in Aedes aegypti”.

Graduated with research distinction

Alicia Williams, Colin Sears and Laura Telfer will all graduate with research distinction after successfully completing the requirements for their honors programs.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALICIA, COLIN AND LAURA!!  A special note of thanks to Jamie and Leticia who served as the research mentors for Alicia and Colin.

 

Leticia Smith received an ACS AGRO Division 2018 Education Award

 

Leticia Smith received an ACS AGRO Division 2018 Education Award to support her attendance at the upcoming American Chemical Society National meetings in Boston.

Congratulations Leticia!!

Jeff Scott Selected as ESA Science Policy Fellow

Jeff Scott was selected by the Entomology Society of America to be one of the five new Science Policy Fellows (SPF).   These Fellows serve as visible and effective advocates for entomology and entomological research, and engage with lawmakers, legislative staff, and federal agency leaders in Washington, DC.

http://www.entsoc.org/esa-science-policy-fellows-class-2017

Congratulations to Laura Telfer who received an award from the Dextra Undergraduate Research Endowment Fund in support of her research on the role of CYP6a17 in insecticide toxicity.

 

Dean Boor Recognizes Exemplary CALS Students, Faculty, Staff

Congratulations to Laura Telfer who received an award from the Dextra Undergraduate Research Endowment Fund in support of her research on the role of CYP6a17 in insecticide toxicity.

 

Dean's Award Winners

Dean Kathryn Boor honored a select group of CALS students, faculty, and staff during this year’s Dean’s Awards Dinner held April 17 at the Statler Hotel. The annual event recognizes outstanding achievements in undergraduate education, teaching, and advising.

Jeff Scott received the Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award.

 

Congratulations to LETICIA SMITH

Congratulations to LETICIA SMITH who was awarded the Daniel M Jobbins Scholarship from the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association for outstanding research on pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti. Leticia was presented with her scholarship check at the recent annual meeting of the NJMCA.

 

Congratulations to Rakshit Tyagi who received three awards from CALS in support of his research on insecticide resistance.

Congratulations to Leticia Smith who won second place for her talk on insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti at the International Congress of Entomology.

Congratulations to Leticia Smith who received the CALS Outstanding Graduate Student TA award.

 

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