Category: News
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Entomology undergraduates showcase their research
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 a symposium in Union South.…
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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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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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Taylor Tai Receives Graduate Student Service Scholarship
Congratulations to Taylor Tai (PhD Candidate in the Gratton Lab), who has been included among the recipients of the 2021 Graduate Student Service Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes and honors graduate students…
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Changing of the Guard
July 1st marks the changing of the guard. Thank you Dr. Susan Paskewitz for your service to the department. Dr. Russ Groves is the new Entomology chair. He formerly served…
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Take Kids on a Backyard Safari
PJ Liesch was quoted in National Geographic magazine via MSN: “Spending time in nature and specifically looking for insects or other creatures as part of a bioblitz activity can expose…
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Download the Tick App and Help Researchers Track Ticks
A free citizen science opportunity from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases is available now: The Tick App. Researchers have developed a mobile app, “your tick expert on-the-go,”…
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UW Entomology Alum Receives Killam Annual Professorship at University of Alberta
UW Entomology alum Nadir Erbilgin (Ph.D. 2001) received the University of Alberta Killam Annual Professorship. This award is granted to only 8 faculty annually based on outstanding quality of teaching,…
