Category: News
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Posted on September 1, 2023
Insect Fest 2023 a ‘big hit’
Last month’s Wisconsin Insect Fest at Upham Woods was a hit with insect enthusiasts of all ages. The UW-Entomology event drew over a hundred attendees […]
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Posted on August 8, 2023
Take a virtual tour of the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection
Representing specimens collected by professional entomologists and citizen scientists over the past 170 years, the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection (WIRC) documents the entomofauna of Wisconsin […]
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Posted on June 20, 2023
Donation to CALS helps fund two Nelson-affiliated projects
Recently, a multimillion dollar donation was made to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) from Kikkoman Foods, Inc., a world-renowned soy sauce company. […]
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Posted on May 15, 2023
Global Health major celebrates second graduating class
The new Global Health undergraduate major celebrated its 2023 class with an event hosted by Dr. Susan Paskewitz, Dr. Patrick Remington, Todd Courtenay, Megan Juneau, […]
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Congratulations 2023 Graduates!
The Entomology Department is delighted to mint four new excellent PhDs this spring with the graduation of Kristina Lopez (Paskewitz lab), Ben Iuliano (Gratton lab), […]
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Posted on May 8, 2023
CALS spotlights UW Entomology alum Lee Clippard’s work on wildflower conservation in Texas
Entomology alum Lee Clippard, MS ’02, spoke with CALS for the latest edition of Grow Magazine about his work on wildflower conservation in Texas and […]
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Posted on May 5, 2023
PJ Liesch talks to the Badger Herald about his work as the Wisconsin Bug Guy
PJ Liesch, Director of the Insect Diagnostic Lab and colloquially known as “The Wisconsin Bug Guy”, was recently interviewed by The Badger Herald about his […]
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Posted on April 16, 2023
2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest coming Saturday, August 19th to Upham Woods
Mark your calendars! The 2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest event is being planned as a one-day afternoon/evening event on Saturday August 19th, 2023 at the Upham […]
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Posted on March 24, 2023
New paper co-authored by Sean Schoville explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies
A new paper recently published in Scientific Advances explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies. Read the abstract below, or […]
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Posted on March 14, 2023
PJ Liesch recognized as Best Communicator by the Agriculture Institute
PJ Liesch, extension entomologist and director of the insect diagnostic lab, received Best Communicator in the 2023 UW-Madison Agriculture Institute staff and faculty awards! Congratulations, […]