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…
Empowering Agriculture through Bioinformatics and Genomics: Alhagie Cham
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Midhula Gireesh at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center
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,…
Professor Emeritus Mark Windham Awarded the Joseph and Marion Klima Medal for Excellence
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…
Taylor Miller Reflects On Graduate Experience within the Herbert College of Agriculture
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…
Zane Smith Receives 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
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…
Kassie Hollabaugh Honored with Multiple GSS Awards
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,…
Discovering Medical Entomology: Rebecca Butler
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…
Pioneering Pest Control: Heba Abdelgaffar
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…
Plant Pathology Research and Graduate Life: Taylor Miller
Taylor Miller began her profession in the chemical industry, developing adjuvants to improve herbicide and fungicide applications. After working in this field, Miller was inspired to seek a deeper education in plant diseases. In…
Community Efforts to Monitor and Manage Aedes Mosquitoes in East Tennessee
Corey Day, a doctoral student investigating the distribution of pediatric La Crosse virus disease in eastern Tennessee and North Carolina, and associate professor Rebecca Trout Fryxell are addressing the significant…
