Author: bbradford
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Swarm To Table brings edible insects to the Madison community
For information on the 2023 event to be held April 15, click here. On Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, the Undergraduate Entomological Society (UES), in collaboration with Slow Food UW and…
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Professor Rick Lindroth discusses faith, hope, and climate change with the Washington Post
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 ‘re-enchanted with the Earth,’ he…
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Christelle Guédot receives the Louise Hemstead Leadership Award
Christelle Guédot, associate professor and extension specialist in the Department, was recently selected to receive the 2022 Louise Hemstead Leadership Award, which was established in 2018 and is given annual…
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‘Super pest’ Colorado potato beetle has the genetic resources to sidestep our attacks
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super pest” that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world. New…
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Entomology Digest – Spring 2022
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, “A return to normal?” We are fortunate to be in the process of recruiting two new faculty to the…
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Entomology Digest – Fall 2021
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, “ESA Annual Meeting” The Department of Entomology just returned from the Entomological Society of America’s Annual Meeting held Oct…
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Claudio Gratton receives Kellett Mid-Career Award
Claudio Gratton, professor in the Department of Entomology, was recently awarded the Kellett Mid-Career Award. Read the original story from news.wisc.edu here, explanation of awards re-posted below: Thirty-three members of…
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Entomology Digest – May 2021
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, The Spring ’21 semester successfully concluded with a fun and interactive Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) picnic. This event…
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Celebrating Black Entomologists
The Insect Ambassadors recently put together a video for Black History Month celebrating the contributions of renowned Black Entomologists to the field. The video was originally screened at the Wisconsin…
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Entomology Digest – February 2021
Message from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, “It’s a Virtual World” The UW-Madison continues to monitor the progress of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and our collective action…