Updating Entomology Program at Fort Valley State University to Reflect Advances in Insects Chemical Ecology and Pathology

福特瓦利州立大学是一所HBCU和一所1890年的赠地大学，在过去的五年里，它的平均入学人数为2,100人。大约92%的入学和毕业学生是非洲裔美国少数民族。少数群体在科学、技术、工程和数学领域的代表性不足。非裔美国人的代表性不足在某些科学中更为严重，例如昆虫学，在美国昆虫学会的5，000名注册成员中，只有32名是非裔美国人。昆虫学，昆虫的研究，是非常重要的，由于昆虫对农业和公共卫生的影响。在美国的昆虫活动中，人类活动旨在减少昆虫数量，估计每年的成本约为500亿美元。该项目致力于通过整合昆虫化学生态学和昆虫病理学的进展来加强昆虫学学生的教学和培训。我们专注于化学生态学和昆虫病理学，因为这些是昆虫学中的新兴技术，带来了某些重要和基本的技能，如微生物学，生物技术，生物化学和化学。这是通过几个目标介绍：（1）通过发展课程改革，包括实验室经验，丰富昆虫学学生的学术准备（2）提高质量的研究经验，为昆虫学学生在FVSU，帮助学生进入研究生课程（3）研究所综合害虫管理活动，武装学生的技能，他们需要在农业或害虫控制行业就业。

ABSTRACT 0808851Fort Valley State University, a HBCU and an 1890 Land-grant institution has an average student enrollment of 2,100 over the past five years. About 92 percent of enrolled and graduating students are African American minorities. Minorities are under represented in the fields of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. This under representation of African Americans is more severe in certain sciences, such as Entomology, where out of 5,000 registered members of the Entomological Society of America only 32 are African Americans. Entomology, the study of insects, is very important due to the impact of insects on agriculture and public health. In the U.S. insect activities, and human activities aimed at reducing insect population is estimated at an annual cost of about $50 billion. This project works to strengthen both the teaching and training of students in Entomology by integrating advances in Chemical Ecology of Insects, and Insect Pathology in the Entomology program at FVSU. We are focusing on chemical ecology and insect pathology because these are emerging technologies within entomology that bring with them certain important and basic skills such as in microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry and chemistry. This is introduced through several objectives: (1) Enrich the academic preparations of Entomology students by developing course reforms that include laboratory experiences (2) Enhance quality research experience for Entomology students at FVSU that help students get accepted into graduate programs (3) Institute integrated pest management activities that arms students with the skills they need to secure employment in agriculture or pest control industry.