MSA STUDENT AND POST- DOC SECTION NEWSLETTER In this issue: 1 Announcements Renew your MSA membership Results of remote activities poll New merch store for the MSA Student Section 2 Students' Mycology Colloquium 3 Students' Mycology Colloquium 4 Mushroom of the Month: Lactarius rubidus L. rubidus L. rudibus Credit: Jessie Uehling Candy cap cookies (from Fungi Perfecti) Ingredients: Preparation: 1 cup sugar 1.On medium-low heat, saute 2 cups soft butter mushrooms in butter for a few minutes. Or, alternately, add 4 cups flour mushrooms to the bacon towards ¼ cup chopped, dried the end of cooking, after draining Candy Cap mushrooms fat. 2 tsp vanilla or almond 2.Mix sugar, butter, flour in a large extract (optional) bowl or mixer. 3.Add Candy Caps, bacon (optional) ¼ cup cooked bacon and extracts. (optional) 4.Refrigerate dough for at least 20 minutes. 5.Bake for 10+ min @ 350 °F. until golden on top. 5 Fungal Photography Spotlights Tricholoma murrillianum Schizophyllum sp. 6 Student Spotlight: Terry Torres-Cruz Tell us about your project! What awards would you like to brag about? 7 What are your career goals/plans for after you're done your current position? What is your favorite fungus and why? Bifiguratus adelaidae What is your favorite fact/thing about fungi? 8 Who is your mycology role model? Any great stories from field work? What do you like to do in your free time? What are your hobbies? Anything else you'd like to share with us? 9 International Congress of Armenian Mycologists Let us know a little bit about ICAM! 10 What are the goals of ICAM? What inspires and motivates ICAM? 11 What type of activities do you organize and participate at? How can someone get involved/participate in ICAM? 12 Where can we find more information about ICAM? Is there something else you would like to share with us? 13.