Prof. Dr. Muneef Abdul Mustafa Al-Hamdani, a faculty member in the Department of Biology at our College, chaired the defense of a Master’s thesis by student Hanan Khalaf Ahmed from the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Mosul. The thesis is titled:“Biology of the Southern Cowpea Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab) (Bruchidae: Coleoptera) Treated with Plant Oils Extracted from Selected Iraqi Medicinal Plants.” The defense took place on the morning of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the discussion hall of the College.