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The Most Important Laboratory Equipment
As graduate students we have the privilege of completing our own ‘wet-work’ for our research projects. There are a lot of adjectives, both positive and negative, that can describe that experience…
Regular vs plant-based inks: What’s the difference?
Occasionally you will find something like “printed with soy-ink” on magazines, cereal boxes, and other labels. While it’s presented as a boon…
TPS fellow Ashley Yates wins Department of Entomology award
TPS fellow Ashley Yates was awarded the Department of Entomology's 2018 Lowell R. Nault Research Award during a departmental recognition event on May 23rd. This award recognizes the best graduate…
TPS Fellow Irene Gentzel to complete internship with the Ohio Soybean Council
TPS student Irene Gentzel has just begun a communications internship with the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) of Worthington, Ohio. FLM Harvest, an agriculturally-based strategic marketing firm,…
Don’t Forget the Soft Skills
Graduate students can easily fall victim to tunnel vision. We are focused on our specific discipline and often let professional development fall on the wayside. I myself was especially…
Why Does My Dog Eat Grass?
I recently adopted a greyhound named Dogtor, Doc for short. Doc is a wonderful dog, who has what I thought to be a strange habit of grazing in my backyard. I feed him a high-quality grain-free…
TPS fellow Ashley Yates wins third place in poster competition
In March, TPS fellow Ashley Yates attended the North Central Branch Entomological Society of America conference in Middleton, Wisconsin. While there, she presented a poster titled "A metabolomics…
My experience as an intern in agriculture industry
During the summer of 2017, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work as an intern in Research and Development (R & D) in Entomology at Dow AgroSciences. I was there for 3 months, and I…
Spring Smells
We (or at least most of us) love the first spring flowers. Purple and yellow crocuses scattered throughout front yards remind us that winter will soon give way to warmer weather and beautiful…