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EPP Welcomes Nar Ranabhat at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center

Posted on Jun 29, 2023
Nar Ranabhat in the lab.

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomes Nar Ranabhat as an assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at the Soil, Plant, and Pest Center located in Nashville, TN. Ranabhat…

Faculty News / Faculty

From Investigating Bollworm Resistance to Navigating Graduate School: Dawson Kerns

Posted on Jun 08, 2023
Dawson Kerns and Shelly Pate standing beside TN AgResearch Station sign

Fueled by his upbringing, Dawson Kerns, a doctoral student in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, is dedicated to understanding a major cotton pest, bollworm, and its resistance mechanisms.…

Student Spotlight / Spotlight

Empowering Agriculture through Bioinformatics and Genomics: Alhagie Cham

Posted on Jun 05, 2023
Alhagie Cham in the lab

Alhagie Cham, an accomplished scientist from Gambia, West Africa, developed his passion for agriculture from humble beginnings in a groundnut-growing family. Cham’s passion for agriculture led him to pursue academic…

Staff Spotlight / Spotlight

EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Midhula Gireesh at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center

Posted on Jun 01, 2023
Midhula Gireesh

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomes Midhula Gireesh as an assistant professor and Extension entomologist at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center in Nashville, TN, on June 1,…

Faculty News / Faculty

Professor Emeritus Mark Windham Awarded the Joseph and Marion Klima Medal for Excellence

Posted on May 11, 2023
Mark Windham, professor emeritus in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, stands beside wife, Karen Windham, as he was awarded the Joseph and Marion Klima Medal for Excellence in Rose Education by the American Rose Society (ARS) for his many contributions and accomplishments in ornamental plant pathology.

Professor emeritus Mark Windham was awarded the Joseph and Marion Klima Medal at the 2023 ARS National Rose Convention in Shreveport, LA on May 6, 2023, by the American Rose…

Awards / Awards / Faculty

Taylor Miller Reflects On Graduate Experience within the Herbert College of Agriculture

Posted on May 06, 2023
photo of Taylor Miller

Taylor Miller, a recent graduate student, sat down for an insightful interview with the Herbert College of Agriculture to share her remarkable journey and experiences during her time in graduate…

Graduate Student News / Student News

Zane Smith Receives 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Posted on Mar 31, 2023
Zane Smith headshot

Zane Smith, a graduate student in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, was selected to receive the 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This highly competitive award…

Awards / Awards

Kassie Hollabaugh Honored with Multiple GSS Awards

Posted on Mar 28, 2023
Kassie Hollabaugh stands with two other GSS members.

The Graduate Student Senate recognized members at its annual awards banquet on March 27, 2023. Our very own Kassie Hollabaugh, a doctoral student with a concentration in organismal biology, ecology,…

Awards / Awards

Discovering Medical Entomology: Rebecca Butler

Posted on Mar 09, 2023
Rebecca Butler holding a baby raccoon in her hands.

While building a career as a wildlife mammalogist, Rebecca Butler discovered medical entomology. This event inspired her to enroll in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and study under…

Student Spotlight / Spotlight

Pioneering Pest Control: Heba Abdelgaffar

Posted on Mar 06, 2023
Heba Abdelgaffar holding a cat.

Heba Abdelgaffar, a lab manager in the Jurat-Fuentes Lab, joined the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in 2012 after receiving her Ph.D. in biology from Ain Shams University in…

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