Lab Scedule, URI Turf Program

May 1, 2010

Every year I post a little note to let people know the disease lab is open. The fact is, the lab is ALWAYS open. To my wife's dismay, I'm on campus just about every weekday of the year- holidays being the few exceptions. December, March, July or August, I'm looking at disease samples. The last week of vacation I took was in 2007, and only because I was attending a pathology meeting in San Deigo. If you send me a sample, I'll do my best to look at it within 3 hours of receipt and I will call you immediately after I have looked at it. If I am off-campus, my extremly capable student will call me to let me know you've sent a sample. And I will come in on weekends to make sure you get a diagnosis. Never hesitate to call, I'll do me best to get back to you ASAP.

April 7, 2009

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab is open, see the submission page for address and instructions.

March 23, 2009

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed from April 1 until April 6, 2009. Any samples received during this time will be stored in refrigeration until April 7th.

March 1, 2008

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab is open, see the submission page for address and instructions.

August 2, 2007

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab is open, see the submission page for address and instructions.

July 23, 2007

Dr. Mitkowski will be away from the lab from July 30th until August 1st at the Annual American Phytopathological Society meeting. Samples will continue to be recieved during this time but limited diagnostic services will be available. All samples will be incubated until his return. On August 2nd, Dr. Mitkowski will complete diagnosis on all pending samples and superintendents will be promptly contacted.

April 1, 2007

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab is open, see the submission page for address and instructions.

August 11, 2006

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed from August 14-18 as Dr. Mitkowski is out of town. Please send any samples to Dr. Rob Wick at UMASS during this period. Any samples received at URI during this time period will be FedEx'd to UMASS.

June 16, 2006

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed from June 19-23 and August 15-22 as Dr. Mitkowski is out of town. Please send any samples to Dr. Rob Wick at UMASS during this period. Any samples received at URI during this time period will be FedEx'd to UMASS.

September 26, 2005

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed from September 26-29 as Dr. Mitkowski is out of town. Please send any samples to Dr. Rob Wick at UMASS until September 30.

December 17, 2004

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed for Christmas and the New Year, from 5 pm on Dec. 22nd until Jan. 4th at 8 am.

December 19, 2003

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed for Christmas, from 5 pm on Dec. 19th until Dec. 29 at 8 am.

November 25, 2003

The URI Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab will be closed for Thanksgiving, from 5 pm on Nov. 26th until Dec. 1 at 8 am.

August 18, 2003

With the departure of Dr. Gail Schumann from the University of Massachusetts, the URI Turf Diagnostic Lab will be accepting samples from UMASS customers until her lab is set up at Marquette University.

Janury 15, 2003

We are currently redesigning the uriturf.org webpages. Check back for further updates.

Janury 3, 2003

The Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab is open, as of January 3, 2003.

December 2002

The Diagnostic Lab will be closing from December 23, 2002 until January 3, 2003.

 



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