#StudentSpotlight : Alina Pokhrel

Pokhrel, a master's student concentrating in plant pathology, aims to develop detection tools crucial for Callery pear trees. Learn more about her graduate school journey and research. #epptn
Herbert College of Agriculture UT Graduate School
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Big congrats to Dr. Odoi on successfully defending her dissertation titled: Contemporary Approaches to Improve the Conservation of Endangered Horticultural and Orphaned Food Security Crops.

She continued The Fulbright Program project from #Ghana focusing on genetics of frafra potato.

What a wonderful way to start the global engaging summit organized by Center for Global Engagement!

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”

#UTKgloballyengaged #CGESummit2024

2 PhD & 1 Postdoc position are available in my group Universität Wien CeMESS. Each position focuses on a unique element of fungal ecology & plant-microbe interactions. Interested in applying? E-mail me to learn more. Informal inquiries are very welcome! shorturl.at/pES47

🎉 Congratulations to Swati Mishra on being selected as a recipient of the Graduate Student Senate Award for Excellence in Graduate Research. Keep up the fantastic work! #epptn UT Graduate School Herbert College of Agriculture

Happy GPSAW Week! There are so many great opportunities this week for graduate and professional students. Don't forget to check out tiny.utk.edu/gpsaw to find all of the details for the events and promotions.

Great work on #phytobiomes from Dr. Denita Hadziabdic Guerry's Aaron Onufrak links gen.,geo. factors across the walnut’s native and introduced ranges & plant's response to #ThousandCankersDisease . apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.10…

Special thanks to Mac H. Alford for inviting me to ASB annual conference in #Chattanooga to talk about our #Fulbright experiences & share our stories with other scholars from the southeast.

Proud #Fulbright Ambassador

UT Entomology & Plant Pathology
Southern Miss
The Fulbright Program

Are you a faculty member of color? Or first generation academic? Fulbright needs you!

Register for my session on 4/3 for U.S. Scholars: 'Finding Your Fulbright' and learn about a new mentorship and advising program for AY2025-26 awards: apply.iie.org/register/Findi…

I have an immediate opening for a Graduate Research Assistantship (Ph.D.) in Soil Biogeochemistry/Soil Biology in collaboration with Jennifer DeBruyn.
Great opportunity to join the vibrant and diverse UTK Soil Management Lab lab in UT Institute of Agriculture!
Please spread the word. For details, please see 👇

Happy International Day of Forests! #IntlForestDay
Journée Internationale des Forêts #JIF2024

Super proud to host Lucia, The Fulbright Program Scholar from #Argentina working with us on host-pathogen-vector interactions project. Welcome to UT Institute of Agriculture!

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Smith Center for International Sustainable Ag
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Interested in being a Robert Thompson volunteer in Southeast Asia through our F2F ALOFT program? Fill out the form below and a member of our team will reach out with more information! #GrowGlobal #Farmer2Farmer @utiag @usaid @utkglobal

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Postdoc opening in tree- fungal pathogen genetics which is important for forestry and conservation: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/198319 at this lab faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/fikretisik/

PS Please RT widely! SACNAS
American Public Gardens Association
Center for Plant Conservation
MANRRS
DePaul University
Dr. Denita Hadziabdic Guerry
W. Chris Funk
Joanna Kelley
National Tropical Botanical Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden
Denver Botanic Gardens
Field Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The University of Chicago
College Of DuPage
Elmhurst University
Benedictine Univ.
NIU
North Central College

Proud of my lab’s hard work publishing these #diagnostic guides ( #laurelwilt and #scab ) which are helping protect the #avocado 🥑industry in other parts of the 🌎 #Australia #biosecurity #invasive #aguacate #foodsecurity #planthealth Australian Avocados UQ Science Foreign Ag Service EPPO OEPP

Happy #traveltuesday ! 🗺️ We are excited to share that @epp.tn led another successful cacao research trip in Belize! While in Belize they participated in field collection, cacao pathology, chocolate tasting, and an agroforestry visit.
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After seven years of leading the Tennessee RiverLine initiative as part of his teaching and research activity at UT Knoxville, Brad Collett has officially assumed the role of Executive Director. Tennessee Valley Authority
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We're excited to introduce the newest additions to the EPP team. Please help us welcome Assistant Professors Kelsey Coffman, Gayan Kariyawasam, and Gautam Shirsekar to UT Institute of Agriculture. #epptn Herbert College of Agriculture UT AgResearch UT Knoxville
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Welcome, Dr. Kelsey Coffman. With a background in molecular biology and genetics, Coffman brings valuable insights that will contribute to the advancement of research and education within our department. #epptn UT Institute of Agriculture UT AgResearch Herbert College of Agriculture UT Knoxville
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