The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is a world-class graduate training and research institution committed to advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts. We offer MS and Ph.D. degrees in Entomology and two undergraduate majors (Entomology & Global Health). Our faculty and staff members along with our graduate students, postdoctoral associates, affiliated and emeritus professors offer a dynamic and interdisciplinary research and teaching environment to prepare students for a future in entomology.
Values such as inclusion, integrity, community, and respect are an integral part of department culture and official code of conduct.
Department News
- Congratulations to Entomology’s 2022 PhD Graduates!
May 13, 2022 By bbradford
The Entomology Department proudly recognizes two newly minted graduates, Dr. Erin Lowe and Dr. Yi-Ming Weng! Dr. Erin Lowe A big congratulations to Dr. Erin […]
- Congratulations to the inaugural Global Health graduating class!
By bbradford
On Friday, May 13, we celebrated the graduation of our first cohort of Global Health majors (n=37) with families and friends at a ceremony in […]
- Entomology undergraduates showcase their research
May 5, 2022 By bbradford
On May 3rd, 2022, Introductory Biology 152 students including several who worked with labs in the Department of Entomology presented posters on their research at […]
- Swarm To Table brings edible insects to the Madison community
April 26, 2022 By bbradford
On Saturday, April 2nd, the Undergraduate Entomological Society (UES), in collaboration with Slow Food UW and the Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects (MIGHTi), […]
- Professor Rick Lindroth discusses faith, hope, and climate change with the Washington Post
By bbradford
To fight climate despair, science isn’t enough. Rick Lindroth is among a small but growing number who argue faith is important to combatting hopelessness. Getting […]
Advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts.
Embodying the Wisconsin Idea, making the boundaries of our work the boundaries of the Wisconsin and beyond.
Interdisciplinary instruction to inform students, collaborators, and the community.
We focus on high-impact science that leverages our collective expertise on arthropod biology to solve problems in agriculture, the environment, and human health.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies Ho-Chunk Land, a place their nation has called Teejop (Day-JOPE) since time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.
This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation. Today, UW-Madison respects the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First Nations of Wisconsin.
Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us together here today. And please join us in uncovering such truths every day. Learn more about the Department’s Mission and Values.