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Entomology MS Defense Friday May 11 |
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Entomology MS Defense:
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Mandy Anhalt |
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"Transmission biology of Banana bunchy top virus to banana
by Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera: Aphididae)"
Ms. Mandy Dara Anhalt
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Friday May 11th, 2007
3:00 PM
Gilmore 306 |
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Welcome Dr James Leary to PEPS! |
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Please join me in welcoming
Dr. James Leary to PEPS as Assistant
Researcher responsible for invasive plants/weeds!
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Dr. Leary received his BS in Horticulture from Michigan State
University, MS in Horticulture from UH Manoa (with Joe DeFrank), and just completed his PhD in
MBBE (with Dulal Borthakur). James' faculty position is funded by a TSTAR Capacity Building
grant, in collaboration with NREM. |
Dr. Leary can be contacted at:
James John Kalani Leary <leary@hawaii.edu>
Office: Gilmore 403
Lab: Gilmore 401
Tel: 956-6179 |
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Two Entomology Proposal Seminars on May 8 |
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Double Feature!
Proposal seminars in Entomology:
Tuesday, May 8th, Gilmore 301
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Will Haines |
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2:00pm:
Will Haines, PhD. Proposal in Entomology:
The ecology and evolution of Hawaiian Lepidoptera, with a focus on moths in the genus
Omiodes (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).
Committee: Dr. Daniel Rubinoff (Chair), Dr. Ken Kaneshiro,
Dr. Mark
Wright, Dr. Andy Taylor, Dr. Jon Price (USGS) |
3:30pm:
Cynthia King, M.S. Thesis Proposal in Entomology:
Assessing impacts of introduced parasitoids on non-target endemic Hawaiian leafroller moths (Crambidae: Omiodes)
Committee: Dr. Daniel Rubinoff (Chair),
Dr. Cerruti
Hooks, Dr. Mark Wright |
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Dr Stephen Saul Retirement - Wednesday May 2 |
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Stephen Saul |
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Dr. Stephen Saul is retiring this semester after 24 years in the department. We are putting a little retirement luncheon together
for NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, at 11 AM, in GILMORE 306. It will be a catered lunch, and you are all most welcome to come and show your aloha for Stephen.
See you there! |
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PEPS Entomology MS Defense Wednesday May 2 |
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Entomology MS Thesis Defense
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Maggie Gentz |
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"Toxicity of boron compounds in the Formosan subterranean termite,
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki"
Margaret Gentz |
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
2:00 pm
Gilmore Hall 306
All are welcome. Maggie's committee is
Ken Grace (Advisor),
Julian Yates and
Josef
Seifert. |
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Entomology PhD Proposal Seminar
- May 1, 3 PM, Gilmore 306 |
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"Conservation of the Unique: Life History and Genetics of
the Wekiu Bug, Nysius wekiuicola, from Mauna Kea, Hawaii"
Mr. Jesse Eiben
Entomology Graduate Program
PEPS
Tuesday May 1, 2007 - 3 PM - Gilmore 306
Advisor: Dr. Dan Rubinoff
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Entomology PhD proposal seminar, April 23 |
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Adam Vorsino |
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ENTOMOLOGY PhD PROPOSAL SEMINAR:
"Ecological and genetic change to a Biological
Control agent following introduction to a new environment"
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Mr. Adam Vorsino
Entomology Graduate Program
PEPS
Monday, April 23, 2007
10:00 AM
Gilmore 301
Adam's advisor is Dr. Mark
Wright. All are invited to the seminar. |
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PEPS / Entomology Thesis Defense Friday April 13 |
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Ranit Kirschenbaum |
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"Behavioral Ecology of Invasive Ant Species in Hawaii"
Ranit Kirschenbaum
MS Candidate in Entomology |
Friday, April 13, 2007
11:00 AM
Gilmore 301
All are invited to attend. The thesis committee is
Ken
Grace (Advisor), Julian
Yates, and Mark
Wright. |
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CTAHR 2007 Outstanding Alumnus Lecture Wed April 11 |
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Nan-Yao
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Dr. Nan-Yao Su
Professor of Entomology
Department of Entomology & Nematology
Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center
University of Florida |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
10:00 AM COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS
10:30 AM LECTURE AG SCIENCES 219 All are invited to hear our CTAHR Outstanding Alumnus for 2007, Dr. Nan-Yao Su, this coming Wednesday (this week!) in Ag Sci 219. Come at 10:00 for light refreshment. Dr. Su received his PhD in Entomology from CTAHR in 1982, under the direction of Emeritus Professor Minoru Tamashiro. Since his graduation, Dr. Su has made a tremendous impact on termite research, and an equally important impact on how termites are controlled around the globe. He is known internationally for his research on termite behavior (with over 200 publications); and is best known to the pest control industry for his co-development, with Dow AgroSciences, of the Sentricon Colony Elimination System of baiting for the control of subterranean termite. His patent in this area (one of 7 patents he holds or has filed) is one of the two most successful inventions (along with Gatoraid) patented by the University of Florida. Please come hear about how it all started - sampling termite colonies here at the University of Hawaii - and where we are going with the future of termite control! |
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Congratulations to PEPS students! |
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Our students did very well in the CTAHR Student Research Symposium
last week! Please join me in congratulating:
Mandy Anhalt (Ento) - CTAHR Best MS Student Oral Presentation
Adam Vorsino (Ento) - Gamma Sigma Delta PhD Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit
Mathews Paret (TPP) - CTAHR PhD Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit
Leyla Kaufman (Ento) - PEPS Best Entomology Graduate Student Oral Presentation
Cristita Verna Subere - PEPS Best Tropical Plant Pathology Graduate Student Poster Presentation
They will be recognized at the CTAHR Awards Banquet this Thursday. Also,
the CTAHR Centennial Alumnus is Dr. Nan-Yao Su, a graduate of the Entomology program under the
supervision of Dr. Tamashiro - he will also be recognized at the Banquet, and will be speaking
on Wednesday in Ag Sciences (come at 10 AM for light refreshments, followed by his talk at 10:30). |
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Help the Hawaii Food Bank Drive! |
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We are about half way through the Food
Drive, and I want to thank the one PEPS staff member who has generously contributed!
Why don't we make this a big week? This is a good cause - it
all goes to feed the hungry right here in Hawaii. With most families one or two paychecks
away from homelessness, this help is really needed (and appreciated).
Please consider making a donation this week. Checks are
most appreciated (made to Hawaii Food Bank), but contributions of nonperishable foods
(especially canned meats and vegetables) are welcome too.
Tax-deductible donations can be given to any of our great
office staff. Lydia is our coordinator this year. See her also if you are interested in
purchasing a Macy's discount card, t-shirt, or tickets to the special "food tasting" event
this coming weekend. |
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Hawaii
Foodbank Drive Starts Now |
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The Hawaii Foodbank Annual Drive runs through April 23. PEPS has typically kicked okole in this Drive - you are generous people! This is a really worthwhile activity, since both money and food goes directly to feed the hungry here in Hawaii.
Lydia is our Foodbank Coordinator this year. Please give monetary donations to the staff in either office for Lydia, and please drop off donations of food in the Gilmore office. Monetary donations (checks) are highly preferred, but nonperishable food is welcome too. CANNED meats or tuna, spaghetti, chili, corn beef hash, vegetables, fruits, and beans are the most wanted foods. No fresh or frozen items please. |
Other items available shortly will be t-shirts ($10), Diners Club and Macys discounts, and a "Great Chefs" event on March 24. Flyers for this latter event are up in some of the buildings. These are really great deals! Check out the attachments to this message. Please call Lydia if you have questions. Thanks for your generosity!
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PEPS PPGSO get together this Friday Jan 26! |
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25, 2007 |
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Source: Tomie Vowell / J.K. Grace |
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The Tropical Plant Pathology grad students
are sponsoring another one of their famous volleyball, food, and drink get-togethers
TOMORROW, FRIDAY JAN 26 at 4 PM on the GILMORE LAWN. Stop by for some relaxing fun,
and feel free to bring a little something for eating and drinking to share. |
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS--2007 CTAHR Student Research Symposium |
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18, 2007 |
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Traci Sylva |
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Dear students, faculty, and friends:
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The 19th Annual CTAHR Student Research Symposium
will take place on April 5-6, 2007, in the Agricultural Science Building, UH Manoa.
The Symposium serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of
information. The Symposium is open to graduate and undergraduate students
conducting scholarly work under the supervision of faculty in UH Manoa's
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and UH Hilo's College of
Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management. |
The Call for Abstracts is attached to this e-mail
message. THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS MARCH 9, 2007.
A web site with additional information on the
symposium is being set up.
We encourage all students to participate so
please set aside this date. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at
the 19th Symposium.
Traci Sylva E-mail: tsylva@hawaii.edu
Charles Kinoshita E-mail: kinoshitac@ctahr.hawaii.edu |
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CTAHR 2007 Spring Event, February 9, 2007, 11:30 a.m. |
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Dear CTAHR family -- students, faculty and staff: Please join your friends at this year's CTAHR Spring Event on Friday,
February 9, 2007, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., in the grassy area next to
Gilmore Hall. As a result of two consecutive years of Dodge Ball competitions at CTAHR's
annual Spring Event, our CTAHR family has come to recognize the sport for
what it really is... a true test of cunning, precision, grace, and stamina,
arguably, the greatest competitive sport of the modern era. This third
consecutive year of competition will surely take that sport to new heights. CHEER on your favorite department's modern day gladiators in the
sophisticated Dodge Ball competition! FEAST on free hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers?! MAKE a monetary donation to the River of Life Mission! (If you plan to write
a check, please make it out to the River of Life Mission.) Please visit
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/Academics/Activities.html#SpringEvent
to view last year's fun event. See you at this year's festive CTAHR Spring Event!
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Images
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CTAHR
Alumnus of the Year - Dr. Nan-Yao Su |
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I am pleased to let everyone know that PEPS / Entomology graduate
Dr.
Nan-Yao Su has been selected as the CTAHR 2007 Outstanding Centennial Alumnus! Dr. Su is a Professor at the University of Florida, and a well-known researcher in termite biology and control. He received his PhD in Entomology under the supervision of
Emeritus Prof. Minoru
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This is the second year in a row that Em. Prof. Tamashiro's students have received this honor. Last year's (2006) recipient was
Dr. Po-Yung
Lai, who also earned his PhD under Dr. Tamashiro's supervision. Dr. Su is also the third PEPS alumnus to be honored in the past 4 years - the 2004 honoree was Plant Pathology graduate
Dr. Robert
Birch. Please plan to attend the CTAHR Centennial Banquet on April 12. Dr. Su, and outstanding CTAHR students, staff and faculty will be honored. It should be quite a bash, as we celebrate 100 years of CTAHR and UH. Dr. Su will also be giving a seminar that week that everyone is invited to attend. Good news to start the new year! |
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PEPS non-denominational multicultural non-gender-specific winter holiday convivial & polyethnic victual gathering
(N.D.M.N.G.S.W.H.C.P.V.G.) |
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Source:
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Images from the
annual PEPS N.D.M.N.G.S.W.H.C.P.V.G.
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PEPS
Holiday Party on Tuesday, Dec 19 |
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PEPS Annual Potluck Holiday Party!!
12 Noon - 2 PM
Tuesday, December 19
St John 10 |
CONTEST: This year rather than a door-decorating contest,
we're going to have a home-made HOLIDAY TREE CONTEST. The rules are simple - MAKE and
DECORATE a holiday tree out of items found in your lab or office. That means both the
TREE and the DECORATIONS have to be made out of normal items found there! No fair claiming
that you always keep glitter and tinsel in the lab.
Bring your "tree" to the party, and we will display them
all and choose the winner by acclimation!
GRAB-BAG: We'll have a voluntary grab-bag for items
costing no more than $5.
FOOD: Drinks provided. Bring something tasty to share! |
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PEPS Seminar - Tuesday Dec 5, 10:30 AM |
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| November
28, 2006 |
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J.K. Grace |
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SPECIAL PEPS SEMINAR:
"Chemical Cues for Host Preferences of
Rhagoletis Flies: Host-plant Mediated Sympatric Speciation"
Dr. Satoshi Nojima
Department of Entomology
North Carolina State University
Tuesday, December 5
10:30 AM
Gilmore 306
Dr. Nojima is a Senior Researcher in the
program directed by Dr. Coby Schal at
NCSU, where he is involved with numerous
projects dealing with chemical ecology and chemically-mediated insect behavior.
His seminar discusses research performed on the apple maggot fly, in collaboration
with Wendell Roelofs and Jeffrey Feder. Please contact Ken Grace if you would
like to meet with Toshi while he is Hawaii. He can also be reached by email at
toshi_nojima@ncsu.edu.
Everyone is welcome! |
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PhD
Proposal Seminar Friday Dec 1 |
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28, 2006 |
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J.K. Grace |
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Entomology PhD Proposal Seminar:
"Ecology, biology and management of the black
twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) in Hawaii"
Elsie Burbano
Entomology Graduate Program
Dept. of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences
Friday, December 1
9:00 AM
Gilmore 301
Dr. Mark Wright is Ms. Burbano's advisor. All are welcome to attend. |
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PEPS
2006 Pumpkin Carving Contest |
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2, 2006 |
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UH
Insect Museum Sorting Event, Oct 19th and 20th |
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| October
16, 2006 |
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Announcing the First
(in a long time) University of Hawaii Insect Museum
Insect Sorting Event!
What is it?
An insect sort happens naturally as specimens accumulate through field work collections.
Until a sort, these insects are not easy for experts studying different groups to locate
in the museum. During a sort labeled insects are taken from the group in which they were
collected and put with the other insects to which they are closely related. Then they are
placed in their proper spot in the museum collection where experts can find them and
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Who should come?
Anyone interesting in learning more about the insects of Hawaii. If you can tell a moth
from a beetle, you can make a contribution!
Why should I go?
It's a great chance to learn a little bit about a lot of different groups of Hawaiian
insects in a casual atmosphere.
How much time will it take?
You can stop by for a few minutes, go to class and come back, or stay for the whole time
we are sorting on both days. We hope to finish after two afternoon and evening work shifts.
When is it?
Thursday October 19, 2pm until 6pm, and October 20, 2pm until finish!
Where is it?
The sort will be held in the UH Insect Museum. Room 607A Gilmore Hall.
Questions? Contact Dan Rubinoff:
rubinoff@hawaii.edu |
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