ANNOUNCING ENTOMOLOGY'S FALL 2008/2009 SEMINAR SERIES
Seminars are at 4pm Mondays in Rm 244 Natural Science, unless otherwise noted. Snacks are provided at 3:45pm. Contact the host (in parentheses) for the speaker's schedule and to make an appointment.
| September 15 |
Ernest Delfosse, Dept of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Merritt)
"Risk analysis in biologcial control."
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| September 22 |
Xiao-Wen Cheng, University of Miami, Ohio. (Thiem)
"The search for host-range factors for baculovirususes for biocontrol of insects." |
| September 29 |
Larry Besaw, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Delfosse)**4PM Start in 204 Nat Sci**
"Thirty years in the outdoor classroom - entomology and the study abroad program." |
| October 6 |
Michael Chen, IR-4 NC Region Research Center, Michigan State University. (Hollingworth)
"Outreach: Quality Assurance in IR-4" |
| October 13 |
Mike Brewer, Dept of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Delfosse)
"Is IPM a relevant, productive, and forward thinking discipline? (Promotion & Tenure seminar) |
| October 20 |
David Epstein, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Gut)
"This little piggie eats beetles, this little piggie eats apple scab: Integrating hogs for reduced-input, sustained orchard pest management." |
| October 22 |
Lacey Knowles, University of Michigan (Cognato/Hamm) EEBB** 3:30PM in 247 PBL**
"What the dynamics of speciation reveal about the when, where and why of an evolutionary radiation." |
| October 29 |
Anna Dornhaus, U. Arizona (Townsend-Mehler) EEBB, **3:30PM in 247 PBL**
"Collective problem-solving in social insects: adaption or constraint?" |
| November 3 |
George Bird, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Delfosse)
"Alternative World Views, with special reference to the nematodes of Michigan." |
| November 10 |
Jim Miller & Peter McGhee, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Isaacs)
"Kinetics of competitive attraction: insights from insect mating disruption."
SEMINAR IS POSTPONED! WILL BE ADDED TO SPRING SERIES.
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| November 17 |
No seminar, annual Entomology Society of America meeting |
| November 24 |
Gabe Ording, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University.
"Scholarship in teaching: improving undergraduate science education at MSU." (Promotion Seminar) |
| December 1 |
Anamaria Gomez-Rodas, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University. (Wise)
"A successful model for training blueberry growers and farm workers." |
For more information, contact Carolyn Lewis at lewisca8@msu.edu
If you would like to print out our Fall semester schedule you can do so here.