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The International Association of Black Entomologists (IABE) is an association serving the professional, scientific, social, and cultural interests and needs of black men and women in entomology (insect science) and related disciplines. The term “black” is inclusive and refers to minorities of different origins and nationalities, including African Americans, Africans, Caribbeans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Non-black nationals with interest in furthering the goals of the association are welcome. IABE is an affiliate of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) with a diverse membership including professors, educators, researchers and scientists from various institutions and agencies, extension personnel, consultants, and students.
IABE operates a group network (E-mail) account to facilitate communication among members. If interested in joining, please sign up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Black-ENT/promote
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| Additional members news highlights |
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| upcoming events |
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Joint Meeting of the Southwestern and Southeastern Branches of the Entomological Society of America, March 4-7, 2012, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Seventh International IPM Symposium, March 27-29, 2012, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The XXIV International Congress of Entomology, August 19-25, 2012, Daegu, South Korea. |
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Dr. Rizana Mahroof Trains Undergraduate Students - South Carolina State University |
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| Rizana Mahroof, Ph.D. (front and center in the image above) is an Assistant Professor of Biology at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg SC, USA. She is instrumental in providing experiential learing and research opportuniites to Black students. Dr. Mahroof was awarded a grant from USDA to conduct research on stored product pests in grain warehouses in South Carolina. |
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| Member News Highlights |
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Congratulations to Dr. Lambert Kanga and Dr. Moses Kairo for receiving $346, 249.00 from the Department of Homeland Security and $402, 378.00 from the USDA National Institute for Food & Agriculture to support research and teaching on invasive species and food safety. Dr. Kanga received special recognition from Senator Bill Nelson from Florida, USA. Dr. Kanga is the recipient of the 2011 Researcher of the Year Award at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Congratulations to Dr. Oscar E. Liburd for his recent promotion to the rank of Full Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Congratulations to Dr. George Mbata (Professor of Biology, Fort Valley State University, Georgia, USA) for receiving a prestigious Fulbright grant to participate in an entomology workshop at the Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario in Spain.
Congratulations to Saundra Wheeler (Florida A & M University) for winning second prize in the graduate poster presentation at the 16th Biennial Research Symposium of the Association of Research Directors in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 2011.
Congratulations to Eutychus Kariuki (Florida A & M University) for winning first prize in the graduate poster competition at the Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in March 2011.
Congratulations to Jatyah Sheed (Biology student, Fort Valley State University) for winning first prize in the Undergraduate Oral Presentation competion at the Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in March 2011.
Dr. Elzie McCord, Jr. was awarded $200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) to develop a toxicology program at the New College of Florida, in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
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