Book

A. Ikanga Tchomba, French and Italian, Le Baiser de Kasoga, (Huy, Belgium: Les editions du Pangolin, June 2003).

Grants

J. Cardina, D.A. Herms, D.J. Doohan and D. Lohnes, Entomology, $104,980 USDA North Central Region IPM Program grant for using phenological forecasting to reduce weed management inputs, 2003-2005.

P.S. Grewal and K.T. Power, Entomology, $8,000 USDA-IR-4 Biopesticide Program grant for evaluation of essential oils for managing lepidopteran pests in turfgrass.

D.A. Herms, Entomology, $25,000 USDA Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station grant for evaluation of resistance of ash species to the emerald ash borer, 2003.

D.A. Herms, P. Bonello and B. Stinner, Entomology, $98,099 USDA National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council grant to study the effects of urban soil management practices on soil ecology, and tree carbon allocation, insect resistance and stress tolerance in an inverted subsoil profile, 2003-2005.

Presentations

The following individuals from Entomology presented posters at the 2003 Third International Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria, Wooster, Sept. 3-7: A. Alumai and P.S. Grewal, "Effect of Turfgrass Management Practices on Endemic Entomopathogenic Nematode Populations"; E.A.B. De Nardo, P.S. Grewal, D. McCartney and B.R. Stinner, "Inundative Application of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Poses No Threat To the Soil Microbial Activity and Nutrient Cycling"; E.A.B. De Nardo, S.K. Grewal, A. Sindermann and P.S. Grewal, "The Safety of the Slug-Parasitic Nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Rhabditida) to the Earthworms Lumbricus Terrestris and Eisenia Fetida Under Laboratory Conditions"; A. Fodor, P.S. Grewal and M.G. Klein, "Prospects of a Genome-wide Analysis of EPN for Dauer Regulatory and Other Genes Using Tools of C. Elegans Molecular Genetics"; P.S. Grewal, S.K. Grewal and M.G. Klein, "Differences in the Susceptibility of White Grub Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to Entomopathogenic Nematodes"; P.S. Grewal, K.T. Power, S.K. Grewal, A. Suggars and S. Haupricht, "Enhanced Consistency in Biological Control of White Grubs with New Strain of Entomopathogenic Nematodes"; P.S. Grewal and N. Somasekhar, "Genetics of Infective Juvenile Longevity and Stress Tolerance in the Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora"; P.S. Grewal and X. Wang, "A Trade-off Between Infective Juvenile Longevity and Early Infectivity in Heterorahbditis Bacteriophora"; G.B. Jagdale, M.L. Casey and P.S. Grewal, "Comparison of Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Nematode Species against Fungus Gnat, Bradysia Coprophila, in Floriculture"; G.B. Jagdale and P.S. Grewal, "Trehalose Accumulation at Sub-lethal Temperatures by Entomopathogenic Nematodes and their Survival at Environmental Extremes"; G.B. Jagdale, M.S. Nahar, P.S. Grewal and R.M. Giblin-Davis, "Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria on Plant-parasitic Nematodes in Turf Grass in Sandy Soil"; A.K. Yadav, P.S. Grewal and A.N. Shylesha, "Evaluation of Optimal Temperature and Concentration of Infective Juveniles for the Bioefficacy Test of Indigenously Isolated Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Meghalaya, India"; J. Lawrence, C.W. Hoy and P.S. Grewal, "Influence of Host Interactions on the Regulation of Endemic and Exotic Strains of the Entomopathogenic Nematode, Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora"; J. Lawrence, C.W. Hoy and P.S. Grewal, "Persistence of Endemic Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Heterogeneous Landscapes in Northeast Ohio"; D.S. Richmond, B.A. Kunkel, N. Somasekhar and P.S. Grewal, "Spodoptera Frugiperda Turns Tables on Endophyte-mediated Plant Defense and Virulence of an Entomopathogenic Nematode"; N. Somasekhar, P.S. Grewal, E.A.B. De Nardo and B.R. Stinner, "Ecological Consequences of Inundative Biological Control: Impact of Entomopathogenic Nematodes on the Nematode Community in Turfgrass"; A.K. Yadav, Lalramliana, P.S. Grewal and A.N. Shylesha, "A Survey of Entomopathogenic Nematodes (EPNs) in Meghalaya, India"; C. Yoder and P.S. Grewal, "Evasive Behavior of White Grub Species Against Entomopathogenic Nematodes"; and C. Yoder, P.S. Grewal and R.A.J. Taylor, "Age-related Effects on Infection Behavior of Three Entomopathogenic Nematode Species."

The following individuals from Entomology presented talks at the 2003 Third International Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria, Wooster, Sept. 3-7: M.M. Aguillera, E.A.B. De Nardo, L.G. Leite, L. Machado and A. Moino Jr., Entomology, "Progress Towards the Implementation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in South America;" A. Alumai, "Progress on Entomopathogenic Nematode Discovery and Research in Africa"; J.P. Fife, R.C. Derksen, H.E. Ozkan and P.S. Grewal, "Application Equipment"; P.S. Grewal, "Metapopulation Biology"; C.W. Hoy, "Stochastic and Spatially Explicit Simulation Models: Template and Package for Research on Entomopathogenic Nematode Population Dynamics"; G.B. Jagdale and P. S. Grewal, "Thermal Biology"; L. Tan and P. S. Grewal, "Virulence Mechanisms of the Nematode Phasmarhabditis Hermaphrodita and Its Associated Bacterium Moraxella Osloensis to the Gray Garden Slug Deroceras Reticulatum; and R.A.J. Taylor, C. Yoder and P.S. Grewal, presented "Estimating Entomopathogenic Nematode Abundance."

The following individuals from Entomology gave presentations at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, Oct. 26-29: K.T. Power, P.S. Grewal and M.G. Klein, "Management of Black Vine Weevil in Nurseries and Potted Plants with Entomopathogenic Nematodes"; D.S. Richmond, P.S. Grewal and J. Cardina, "Influence of Insect Herbivory, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, and Fungal Endophytes on Competitive Interactions between Grasses and Dandelions" (poster); C. Yoder and P.S. Grewal, "Evasive Behavior of White Grub Species Against Entomopathogenic Nematodes (poster); P. S.Grewal, "Intra- and Interspecific Competition between Scarab Species: Role of Niche Partitioning and Natural Enemies"; "Making the Transition from Research to Implementation: Scale-Up for the Production and Formulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes" and "Effect of Turf Mowing Practices on Alkaloid Production and Insect Resistance by Endophytic Grasses"; and E.V. Ragasa and W.A. Foster, "Oviposition Preference of Gravid Anopheles Gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) Between Two-different Sized Oviposition Sites."

S. Cobey, Entomology, presented "Selective Breeding: The Complexities of Breeding"; "A Versatile Multipurpose Queen Rearing System" and "Instrumental Insemination" at the Iowa Honey Producer's Association, Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 8.

W.A. Foster, Entomology, presented "Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Mosquito Blood-Nectar Choice and Nectar Dependence," Society for Vector Ecology, Annual Meeting, Coeur d'Alene, Oct. 5-8.

D.A. Herms, Entomology, presented "Stress Effects on Insect Resistance of Trees: Testing a Model Based on Physiological Constraints and Source/Sink Interactions," Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 13; "Mulching to Enhance Soil Quality and Plant Health in Ornamental Landscapes," Mulch and Soil Council 2003 Annual Meeting, Charleston, S.C., Sept. 24; "The Dirty Dozen: 12 Most Damaging Borers in the Home Landscape," 2003 Clermont County Extension Residential Landscaping Seminar, Owensville, Ohio, Sept. 4; "Emerald Ash Borer: The Beginning of the End of Ash in North America?" 2003 Central Ohio Urban Forestry Conference, Westerville, Aug. 28; and "Latest Trends in Ornamental Pest Control" at the 2003 Indiana Professional Lawn and Landscape Association Summer Field Day, Carmel, Ind., Aug. 21.

D.J. Horn, Entomology, presented "The Ohio Lepidopterists' Long-term Butterfly Monitoring Program," The Wheaton Club, Columbus, Oct. 8.

Linda Mizejewski, Women's Studies, presented "Sue Grafton and Patricia Cornwell: Feminisms and Celebrity Authorship" at the Fourth Biennial Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference, Ohio State, Oct. 24.

Patrick Mullen, English, presented "Imagining the Great Lakes: What's Left Out of Regional Studies" as the keynote address at Exploring Our Great Lakes Maritime Heritage, Cleveland, Sept. 20.

Rolland Murray, English, presented "The ‘Clumsy Trap' of Manhood: Revolutionary Nationalism, John Edgar Wideman, and the Problem of Masculine Ideology" at the Lecture Series 2003-04: New Work in African-American Studies, Brown University, Oct. 7.

Linda James Myers, African-American and African Studies, presented, "Optimal Theory: A New Paradigm in Africana Womyn's Voice" at the Summer Institute on Critical Theory, Black Womyn Scholarship, and Engendering Africana Studies, Cornell University, June 30-July 2; and "Evaluating the Graduate Training Process and Experience for Black Students in Psychology: Where Are We Now, Where Do We Want to Be, and How Can We Get There?" and "Creating an African Healing and Recovery Collective" at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association of Black Psychologists, New Orleans, La., August 2003.

Douglas A. Nelson, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, presented "Cultural Evolution of Song Dialects in the Puget Sound White-crowned Sparrow" at the American Ornithologists' Union meeting, Champaign, Ill., August 2003.

Takashi Nishiyama, History, presented "Technology Transfusion in Modern Japan: A History of Aerodynamics for High-Speed Trains, 1918-1963" at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Oct. 2; and "Swords into Plowshares: The Kamikaze Origins of the Japanese Bullet Train" at the Society for Social Studies of Science Conference, Atlanta, Oct. 17.

Charles Orosz, Surgery/Transplant, presented "Immune Simulation: Applying Complexity Theory to Transplant Immunology" at the Canadian Society of Transplantation's Scientific Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, March 20-22; "Remodeling the Basic Concepts about Pathogen Tissue Remodeling in Grafts" at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 24; "Complex Emmunobiologic Systems: Simulating the Antics of the Immune System" at the McKenna Immunology Conference, Emerald Lake, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 25-27; "Complexity in Allograft Immunity" at the Basic Sciences Symposium of the Transplantation Society, Keystone, Colo., Sept. 14-17; and "Chronic Allograft Rejection: What Is It and Why Is It Such a Problem?" at the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) 29th Annual meeting, Miami,Oct. 28-Nov. 1.

George Pappas, Philosophy, presented "Sellarsian Perception" at a conference on epistemology and metaphysics at the Inter University Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Aug. 26.

Scopas Poggo, African-American and African Studies, Mansfield, presented "What Motivates Sudanese Students to Learn? A Historical and Contemporary Perspective" at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Conference, Columbus, Oct. 17.

Laura Pondea, French and Italian, presented "Orphée-Dafric de Werewere Liking: Syncrétisme Mythique et Création de Conscience" at the 17th International Congress of the Conseil International d'Etudes Francophones (CIEF), New Orleans, June 17-22; and "Le Ventre de Paris d'Emile Zola: Un Rite D'initiation Manqué?" at the 12th International AIZEN Conference on Emile Zola and Naturalism, University of Texas at San Antonio, Oct. 9-11.

Barbara Rich and Connie Boehm, Student Affairs, presented "Responding to Celebratory Riots: A Collaborative Approach" at the 17th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education in Austin, Texas, Oct. 18.

Walter Rucker, African-American and African Studies, presented "Revolutionary Legacies: Haiti and the Aftermath of the 1791 Revolt in South Carolina" at the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora Conference, Evanston, Ill., Oct. 3.

Amy Shuman, English, presented "Cultural Exports: Straining for Aura in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction" at the American Folklore Society, Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 9; and was a faculty presenter at the ASC Freshman Book Experience, Oct. 14-16.

Martha Sims, English, presented "Recipes For Writing: Foodways Studies In The Composition Class" at the American Folklore Society, Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 9.

Stephanie Smith, History, presented "Prostitution and the Mexican Revolution: The Regulation of Women's Bodies, 1915-1924" at the XI Reunión de Historiadores Mexicanos, Estadounidenses y Canadienses, Monterrey, Mexico, Oct. 3.

Allison A. Snow, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, presented "An Ecologist's View of Genetically Engineered Crops" at the Science and Politics of Genetically Modified Plants, Botanical Society of America, Mobile, Ala., July 28; "Ecological Effects of Bt Sunflower: A Case Study" at the European Union Joint Conference on Biodiversity Implications of Genetically Modified Plants, Monte Verita, Switzerland, Sept. 7-12; "Plant Fitness and Transgene Persistence: General Expectations" at the Pew Foundation Conference on "Gene Flow: What Does it Mean for Biodiversity and Centers of Origin," Mexico City, Sept. 29-30; and "Environmental Effects of Genetically Engineered Crops" at the West Virginia University Office of the Provost, Morgantown, Oct. 9.

John C. Thrasher, Art, Mansfield, presented a "Figurative Artists" exhibition at the Artspace, Lima, July-August 2003.

Julia Watson, Comparative Studies, presented "The Trouble with Autobiography: Cautionary Notes for Narratologists" with Sidonie Smith at the Contemporary Narrative Theory: The State of the Field, Ohio State, Oct. 24-25; "Self-love, Self-pleasure, and Self-Production:  Autobiographical Conundrums in Jamaica Kincaid's Autobiography of My Mother," Autobiografictions Conference, British Comparative Literature Association, Sept. 8-10; and "Schooling in Submission: Interrogating the Post/colonial Bildungsroman" at the American Comparative Literature Association, San Marcos, April 4-5.

Willa Young, Multicultural Center, presented "Constructing Diversity: Rhetoric Constituting University Multicultural Initiatives" at the 4th Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference, Columbus, Oct. 23-25.

Publications

E.A. DeNardo and P.S. Grewal, Entomology, "Compatibility of Steinernema feltiae (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) with Microbial and Chemical Pesticides and Plant Growth Regulators Used in Glasshouse Plant Production," BioContr. Sci. Technol. 2003, Vol.13, pp. 441-448.

C. Glynn, D.A. Herms, M. Egawa, R. Hansen and W.J. Mattson, Entomology, "Effects of Nutrient Availability on Dry Matter Allocation, and Constitutive and Induced Insect Resistance of Poplar," Oikos, Vol. 101 (2003), pp. 385-397.

Linda James Myers, African-American and African Studies, "Our Health Matters: Guide to an African (Indigenous) American Psychology and Cultural Model for Creating a Climate and Culture of Optimal Health," Columbus, Commission on Minority Health, 2003; and "The Deep Structure of Culture: The Relevance of Traditional African Culture in Contemporary Life," The Afrocentric Paradigm, Ama Mazama, editor, (Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 2003), pp. 121-130.

Berl Oakley, Molecular Genetics, "TINA Interacts with the NIMA Kinase in Aspergillus Nidulans and Negatively Regulates Astral Microtubules During Mtaphase Arrest," Mol. Biol. Cell, Vol. 14 (2003), pp. 3169-3179, co-authors were Aysha H. Osmani, J. Davies, C.E. Oakley and S.A. Osmani.

Valayamghat Raghavan, Plant Biology, "Some Reflections on Double Fertilization, from its Discovery to the Present," New Phytologist Tansley Review, Vol. 159 (2003), pp. 565-583.

Allison A. Snow, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, "Genetic Engineering: Unnatural Selection," essay in Nature, Vol. 424 (Aug. 7), p. 619.

Julia Watson, Comparative Studies, "Ben Franklin, Protector of Americans Abroad," Biography, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Summer 2003),pp. 438-39.

Aaron R. Weiskittel and David. M. Hix, Natural Resources, "Canopy Gap Characteristics of an Oak-Beech-Maple Old-growth Forest in Northeastern Ohio," Ohio Journal of Science Vol. 103, No. 4 (2003), pp. 111-115.