Author: Kate Ihle
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IUSSINAS – Call for Symposia at the International Congress of Entomology
Call for Symposia at the International Congress of Entomology, Kyoto 2024. Deadline for symposium proposals is June 16 and there is a Social Insects section!
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Spring student awards and grants deadline extended
Due to the lingering challenges, the awards committee has decided to extend the deadline for the following student awards by one whole month: 1) The William L. and Ruth D. Nutting Termite Research Grant 2) The Tschinkel Ant Natural History Research Grant 3) The Charles Michener Bee Research Grant 4) The Robert L. and Louise B. Jeanne Social…
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Membership Payment Down
Due to some (more!) technical difficulties, membership payment is not currently possible. This issue will be resolved in late spring. Thank you for your patience.
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Call for nominations for the West-Eberhard best paper award
Nominations are now open for the West-Eberhard award for the best first author peer-reviewed research article published by a student (undergraduate or graduate level) in the areas of social behavior and/or evolution in social arthropods at any time in 2022. Nominations are due by 31 January 2023. Details are in this flyer.
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Fall Student Awards Call
**********CORRECTED DEADLINE************** The calls for nominees for the Jeffery P. La Fage Student Award for Applied Research on Social Insects and the George C. Eickwort Student Research Award are now open! Nominations are due to the awards committee by October 28, 2022. Please see the linked materials for the full announcements. We hope to see lots…
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Post-doctoral position in honey bee immunity
There is an exciting postdoc position available in the Amiri lab at the Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University to study “Honeybee Viruses and Queen Immunity”. For more information and instructions on how to apply, please click on the links below: https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/job/504569/postdoctoral-associate-lps
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PhD position in Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Unveiling the mechanisms used by invasive ants to adapt to current and future environmental conditions We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to participate in the project: “Unveiling the mechanisms used by invasive ants to adapt to current and future environmental conditions”. The project will be carried out at the Museum and Institute…
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Student positions in Dr. Rachelle Adams’ lab
I am looking for lab members with interest in the evolution, ecology, and behavior of symbiotic interactions in social insects. I believe that the most successful research projects are those in which there is an alignment of my interests and my student’s, but I also welcome applicants with ideas for projects that are more independent.…
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USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Lab Technician Position
Come join us at the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Lab in Baton Rouge! Dr. Kate Ihle will be hiring a technician at the USDA Honey bee lab in Baton Rouge. The position will be broadly related to beekeeping, honey bee breeding, and other areas of research matching the skills and interest of…
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DEIJ Amendment to the IUSSI constitution
Dear IUSSI-Members, During the Congress this July, the North American Section will hold a special business meeting (12:15 – 1:15, July 4th, room TBD). The purpose of the meeting is to vote on a proposed amendment to our constitution, discuss two new NAS student awards that are being drafted for November, and to recognize the…