Cereal Disease Laboratory : News & Events

Marty Carson, Research Leader Retires

Marty Carson, Research Leader for the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, retired September 30, 2011. More info.

North American Rust Workers Meeting - St. Paul, MN

The annual North American Rust Workers (NARW) Meeting was held on June 12th in St. Paul Minnesota in conjunction with the 2011 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop (June 13-16) at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in downtown St. Paul.

Presentations from the NARW meeting

Further information about the BGRI workshop can be found at the BGRI website: http://www.globalrust.org/traction/permalink/about206

Marty Carson
USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory
marty.carson@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Yue Jin - 2011 Emerald Honors Research Leadership Award

Dr. Yue Jin, Cereal Disease Laboratory Research Plant Pathologist, was selected by BEYA STEM Minorities in Research Science for their 2011 Emerald Honors Research Leadership Award. For more information, please visit:

http://www.blackengineeroftheyear.org/

Passing of Dr. Don McVey

Retired CDL researcher, Dr. Don McVey, died on December 16, 2010. For more on Don and his career, please visit:

https://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=21317

USDA Honor Awards ceremony

CDL scientists were honored at the 61st annual USDA Honor Awards ceremony, please visit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=17754

Cereal rust situation in the U.S.

For the latest information on the cereal rust situation in the U.S., please visit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=9757