July 1, 2021
NEWS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Staci McGill won third place at the Equine Science Society Symposium in the Graduate Student Competition in the Production and Management section.

Sam McNeill was invited to speak at the 2021 virtual branch meeting of the Entomological Society of America. His presentation was titled "Stored grain management--an engineer's perspective."

Carolyn Oldham, Ph.D., completed her doctoral work in the University of Kentucky's Education Sciences Department. Congratulations!

Mick Peterson, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory (RSTL), launched the Racecourse Manager Certification Program, an intensive research-based education for horse industry professionals. The first certificate program, "Turfgrass as an Equine Sports Surface," focused on turf cultivation, conditions, and impacts. Information about the program, including over 20 videos from the live webinars, is available here. Almost 100 people participated.

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PUBLICATIONS

Ekramirad, N., Khaled, A. Y., Parrish, C. A., Donohue, K. D., Villanueva, R. T., & Adedeji, A. A. (2021). Development of pattern recognition and classification models for the detection of vibro-acoustic emissions from codling moth infested apples. Postharvest biology and technology, 181, 111633. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111633

Otitodun, G.O., Ala, A.A., Nwaubani, S.I., Omobowale, M.O., Ajao, S.K., Ogundare, M.O., Olenloa, A.E., Busari, G.S., Abel, G.I., Braimah, J.A., Kolayemi, O.R., Ogwumike, J.C., Opit, G.O., Ileleji, K.E. and S.G. McNeill. 2021. Assessing efficacies of insect pest management methods to preserve nutritional composition of bagged maize in storehouses located in markets in Nigeria. African Journal of Food, Ag., Nutrition and Dev. Vol. 21, No. 4. 17972-17988. Doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.99.20090.
LAB UPDATES
Thank you to all who helped clean up the labs!

Please continue to maintain strict lab protocols, including labeling EVERY container, sample, etc.
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