Entomology and Plant Pathology

• Workshop: Plant Pathogen Forensics: Filling the Gaps, January 11-13, 2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

• "Microbial Forensics and Ag Biosecurity: A National Priority" - OSU Vangard article by Jana Smith, OSU Research Communications.

• "National ag biosecurity institute opens at OSU" - Donald Stotts and Ron Dahlgren, OSU Agricultural Communications Services.

• Dr. Jarrad Wagner joins OSU CHS program.

• "Putting forensics to work in the field" - Farmer-Stockman, Willie Vogt

• "Food Safety Experts at AAAS Briefing Urge More Protection for Crops and Livestock" - Benjamin Somers, AAAS

• NIMFFAB group trip: National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, Manhattan, KS, July 2007

Travellers included graduate students TeeCie West, Stephanie Shryock and Christy Baker from OSU-Stillwater and Charlene Beaumann and Jesse Carver from OSU-Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa. Faculty visitors were Ulrich Melcher, Jacque Fletcher and Astri Wayadande from Stillwater, and Rob Allen from Tulsa. Our hosts at the NABC, Director Jim Stack and Associate Director Will Baldwin, showed us around their impressive facility - as well as the beautiful Konza Prairie!