Dr. Miles Lange, Frankfort native and KSU Aquaculture's first graduate student to earn a Ph.D., returned to campus to speak with KSU students about his dissertation research on immunology. Dr. Miles received his doctorate from the University of Mississippi Medical School and has accepted a position at the University of Nebraska where he will work and pursue post-doctoral studies.
Aquaculture graduate students received real-world experience through a marketing and economics project. Students sold largemouth bass directly to consumers, wholesalers and restaurants, and closely tracked and analyzed data from all sales. Approximately $5,400 was generated and will be used for graduate students' expenses at the 2009 World Aquaculture Society Conference.
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) served 613 students from October 5 through December 15. ACE also collaborated with Residence Life for workshop offerings in the residence halls and with faculty in providing supplemental study groups in ACE for Mathematics, English, Integrated Studies, Spanish, and Art.
The FRIENDS program served 137 students during the same period. Nursing tutors were available to assist first-year nursing students, and a pre-finals “Buckle-Down” brunch for nontraditional and commuter students was held on Monday, December 8.
A manuscript authored by Mr. Fred Bebe and Dr. Myna Panemangalore in the Community Research Service entitled, “Biosafety of Flavonoids in Rats: Effects on Copper and Zinc Homeostasis and Interaction with Low Level Pesticide Exposure,” was accepted for publication by Biological Trace Element Research after peer review.
Dr. Myna Panemangalore, Principal Investigator for the nutrition and health research program, has been appointed formally as a reviewer for the online Journal of Biotech Research by the editor-in-chief of the journal.
Dr. John Sedlacek, Principal Investigator of Entomology, and Dr. Robert Barney, Associate Research Director and Principal Investigator in the Community Research Service, attended the 56^{th} Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in November. Dr. Sedlacek presented a research poster co-authored by Karen Friley, Co-Investigator of Entomology, titled “Populations of Beneficial Insects in Organically Grown Sweet Corn Using PredaLure Insect Attractant.” Dr. Barney presented a paper titled “Darwin’s Evolution as a Coleopterist.”
Dr. Joanne Bankston attended the Extension Pre-Conference and the annual meeting of the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education in November and made a presentation on mortgage foreclosure resources during the pre-conference and co-presented the poster, “Providing Estate Planning Education via the Web,” at the conference. AFCPE is a professional organization focused on supporting, promoting and advancing the field of financial counseling and planning education.
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