<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Teresa G. Gold</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Teresa.Gold@ag.tamu.edu">Teresa.Gold@ag.tamu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 12:54 PM<br>Subject: FW: Prospective PhD student travel grants, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University<br>To: Alan Savitzky <<a href="mailto:savitzky@usu.edu">savitzky@usu.edu</a>>, Amy Charkowski <<a href="mailto:Amy.Charkowski@colostate.edu">Amy.Charkowski@colostate.edu</a>>, Brian McCornack <<a href="mailto:mccornac@ksu.edu">mccornac@ksu.edu</a>>, Bruce Tabashnik (<a href="mailto:brucet@ag.arizona.edu">brucet@ag.arizona.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:brucet@ag.arizona.edu">brucet@ag.arizona.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:burrackh@msu.edu">burrackh@msu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:burrackh@msu.edu">burrackh@msu.edu</a>>, Carlyle Brewster <<a href="mailto:carlylb@clemson.edu">carlylb@clemson.edu</a>>, Carolyn Young <<a href="mailto:cyoung6@ncsu.edu">cyoung6@ncsu.edu</a>>, Chris Stelzig <<a href="mailto:CStelzig@entsoc.org">CStelzig@entsoc.org</a>>, Christina Hargiss <<a href="mailto:christina.hargiss@ndsu.edu">christina.hargiss@ndsu.edu</a>>, Daniel Rubioff <<a href="mailto:rubinoff@hawaii.edu">rubinoff@hawaii.edu</a>>, David Held <<a href="mailto:dwh0004@auburn.edu">dwh0004@auburn.edu</a>>, David Wright (<a href="mailto:David.Wright@sdstate.edu">David.Wright@sdstate.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:David.Wright@sdstate.edu">David.Wright@sdstate.edu</a>>, DeWayne Shoemaker <<a href="mailto:dshoema2@utk.edu">dshoema2@utk.edu</a>>, Dina Fonseca <<a href="mailto:dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu">dina.fonseca@rutgers.edu</a>>, Douglas Tallamy (<a href="mailto:dtallamy@udel.edu">dtallamy@udel.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:dtallamy@udel.edu">dtallamy@udel.edu</a>>, Ernesto Mendez <<a href="mailto:Ernesto.mendez@uvm.edu">Ernesto.mendez@uvm.edu</a>>, Gary Felton (<a href="mailto:gwf10@psu.edu">gwf10@psu.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:gwf10@psu.edu">gwf10@psu.edu</a>>, George Roderick (<a href="mailto:roderick@berkeley.edu">roderick@berkeley.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:roderick@berkeley.edu">roderick@berkeley.edu</a>>, Hill, Catherine A <<a href="mailto:hillca@purdue.edu">hillca@purdue.edu</a>>, James Englsih <<a href="mailto:EnglishJ@missouri.edu">EnglishJ@missouri.edu</a>>, James Strange <<a href="mailto:strange.54@osu.edu">strange.54@osu.edu</a>>, Joanna Chiu <<a href="mailto:jcchiu@ucdavis.edu">jcchiu@ucdavis.edu</a>>, John R. Ruberson <<a href="mailto:jruberson2@unl.edu">jruberson2@unl.edu</a>>, Joseph Spencer (<a href="mailto:spencer1@illinois.edu">spencer1@illinois.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:spencer1@illinois.edu">spencer1@illinois.edu</a>>, Justin Talley <<a href="mailto:justin.talley@okstate.edu">justin.talley@okstate.edu</a>>, Kateryn Rochon <<a href="mailto:Kateryn.Rochon@umanitoba.ca">Kateryn.Rochon@umanitoba.ca</a>>, Ken Korth <<a href="mailto:kkorth@uark.edu">kkorth@uark.edu</a>>, Ken Willeford (<a href="mailto:kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu">kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu">kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu</a>>, Larry St. Clair (<a href="mailto:larry_stclair@byu.edu">larry_stclair@byu.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:larry_stclair@byu.edu">larry_stclair@byu.edu</a>>, Laura Lavine <<a href="mailto:lavine@wsu.edu">lavine@wsu.edu</a>>, Leslie Pick (<a href="mailto:lpick@umd.edu">lpick@umd.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:lpick@umd.edu">lpick@umd.edu</a>>, Mark Tanouye <<a href="mailto:tanouye@berkeley.edu">tanouye@berkeley.edu</a>>, May Berenbaum (<a href="mailto:maybe@uiuc.edu">maybe@uiuc.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:maybe@uiuc.edu">maybe@uiuc.edu</a>>, Mike Stout <<a href="mailto:mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu">mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu</a>>, Orley "Chip" Taylor (<a href="mailto:chip@ku.edu">chip@ku.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:chip@ku.edu">chip@ku.edu</a>>, Patrick O'Grady (<a href="mailto:pmo43@cornell.edu">pmo43@cornell.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:pmo43@cornell.edu">pmo43@cornell.edu</a>>, Peterson, Daniel <<a href="mailto:peterson@igbb.msstate.edu">peterson@igbb.msstate.edu</a>>, Kaufman, Phillip Edward <<a href="mailto:pkaufman@tamu.edu">pkaufman@tamu.edu</a>>, Reddy Palli <<a href="mailto:rpalli@uky.edu">rpalli@uky.edu</a>>, Ricardo Ramirez <<a href="mailto:ricarami@nmsu.edu">ricarami@nmsu.edu</a>>, Richard Redak (<a href="mailto:richard.redak@ucr.edu">richard.redak@ucr.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:richard.redak@ucr.edu">richard.redak@ucr.edu</a>>, Robert K. D. Peterson <<a href="mailto:bpeterson@montana.edu">bpeterson@montana.edu</a>>, Robert Sites (<a href="mailto:bugs@missouri.edu">bugs@missouri.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:bugs@missouri.edu">bugs@missouri.edu</a>>, Russell Groves <<a href="mailto:rgroves@wisc.edu">rgroves@wisc.edu</a>>, S. Kristin Braman <<a href="mailto:kbraman@uga.edu">kbraman@uga.edu</a>>, Scott Miller <<a href="mailto:snmiller@uwyo.edu">snmiller@uwyo.edu</a>>, Short,Andrew <<a href="mailto:andrew.short@ufl.edu">andrew.short@ufl.edu</a>>, Silvia Rondon <<a href="mailto:Silvia.Rondon@oregonstate.edu">Silvia.Rondon@oregonstate.edu</a>>, Stephen M. Rich (<a href="mailto:smrich@psis.umass.edu">smrich@psis.umass.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:smrich@psis.umass.edu">smrich@psis.umass.edu</a>>, Stephen Teale (<a href="mailto:sateale@esf.edu">sateale@esf.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:sateale@esf.edu">sateale@esf.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:stephenc@uidaho.edu">stephenc@uidaho.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:stephenc@uidaho.edu">stephenc@uidaho.edu</a>>, Steven Alm <<a href="mailto:stevealm@uri.edu">stevealm@uri.edu</a>>, Steven Harris <<a href="mailto:stevenh1@iastate.edu">stevenh1@iastate.edu</a>>, Sujaya Rao <<a href="mailto:sujaya@umn.edu">sujaya@umn.edu</a>>, Tim Kring <<a href="mailto:timkring@vt.edu">timkring@vt.edu</a>>, University of Manitoba <<a href="mailto:head.ent@umanitoba.ca">head.ent@umanitoba.ca</a>><br>Cc: Phillip E. Kaufman <<a href="mailto:Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu">Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg6339561465761437044">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Phillip E. Kaufman <<a href="mailto:Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu" target="_blank">Phillip.Kaufman@ag.tamu.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 1, 2023 1:44 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Prospective PhD student travel grants, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear CEDA members,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Our annual Texas A&M doctoral student recruitment program is underway and includes a travel grant to provide support for prospective doctoral students to visit
our department and campus between Feb. 28 to March 2, 2024. Below and attached are details so please pass along to undergraduate and graduate students in your department.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Professor and Head<span class="m_6339561465761437044apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Department of Entomology<br>
Texas A&M University<br>
College Station, TX 77843-2475</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Phone 979-845-2510</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Prospective PhD Students<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Re:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Travel Grants to visit the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants for<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">prospective PhD students.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> These travel grants, which will be awarded on a competitive
basis, will cover the<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">costs of a domestic flight to and from College Station, hotel accommodations while in College Station, plus a
<i>per</i><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">diem</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> for meals. The aim of the travel grant is to provide prospective PhD students the
opportunity to:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Interview with faculty and meet current graduate students<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tour the department and campus to learn about available resources and facilities<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Explore College Station and its surrounding areas<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Travel grants will be awarded in early January with travel scheduled for February 28 – March 2, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
Travel grant awardees will spend time together during their visit, thus gaining immediate insights into their future cohort.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Why should you consider obtaining a PhD at Texas A&M University?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The Department
of Entomology at<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Texas A&M has more than one hundred years of rich history and it is the largest Entomology program in the<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">United States. It has a strong mixture of nationally and internationally recognized faculty members working on a<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">diverse range of basic and applied research, spanning genetics, genomics, medical/veterinary entomology,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">physiology, behavior, ecology, biocontrol, integrated pest management, evolution, systematics, and urban<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">entomology (<b><i>to learn about our faculty visit</i></b><i>:</i>
</span><a href="http://entomology.tamu.edu/facultystaff/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://entomology.tamu.edu/facultystaff/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">).
Support for graduate<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">study is available through multiple sources, including departmental research and teaching assistantships, as well<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">as from Fellowships linked to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies and the College of Agriculture and<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Life Sciences. Texas A&M University is positioned in beautiful Blackland Prairie and Post Oak Savannah habitat,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">which supports a magnificent insect fauna and a wealth of research opportunities. Its location also provides a<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">good base for access to a broad range of habitats and research sites. Additionally, its close proximity to Austin,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dallas, Houston and San Antonio offers a cultural component to a whole graduate experience.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">How to apply?</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
<b><i>To be considered for a travel grant</i></b>, prospective PhD students first need to contact Dr. Casey Flint, the Senior Academic Advisor (email:
</span><a href="mailto:casey.flint@ag.tamu.edu" title="mailto:casey.flint@ag.tamu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">casey.flint@ag.tamu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">;
phone: 979-845-7616). <b><i>To receive a travel grant</i></b>, an official Graduate Application package must be submitted to the Department.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For additional information about the Department and the graduate application process please visit:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<a href="http://entomology.tamu.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://entomology.tamu.edu/</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<a href="https://entomology.tamu.edu/prospective-ph-d-travel-grant-information/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://entomology.tamu.edu/prospective-ph-d-travel-grant-information/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For consideration, your application needs to be received by December 4, 2023</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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