Posts Tagged: entomologist

Sharon Lawler: Professor Emerita, Compassionate Human Being

If you've attended the annual UC Davis Picnic Day celebrations in Briggs Hall over the years, you probably met her, or asked questions about aquatic...

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If Barbie Had a Praying Mantis....

If Barbie had a praying mantis, it would be pretty in pink. Do you think Barbie would fawn over a praying mantis nestled in a bed of pink zinnia...

A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Don't Miss This Bohart Museum Open House on 'Insects and Forensics'

He's a wealth of information about forensic entomology, and  he'll share that with you. Don't miss the Bohart Museum of...

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey answering questions at his "Dr. Death" booth in Briggs Hall during the 2023 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey answering questions at his "Dr. Death" booth in Briggs Hall during the 2023 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey in his Briggs Hall office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey in his Briggs Hall office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'Dr. Death' Brings Life to UC Davis Picnic Day

"Dr. Death" brought life to the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. Crowds thronged the "Dr. Death" booth of forensic entomologist Robert "Bob"...

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey explains his research. In back is a graphic of bed bugs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey explains his research. In back is a graphic of bed bugs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey discusses his research with UC Davis neuroscience major Anandita De. In back is UC Davis postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Cinto Mejia, newly arrived in the lab of urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke, Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey discusses his research with UC Davis neuroscience major Anandita De. In back is UC Davis postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Cinto Mejia, newly arrived in the lab of urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke, Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors of all ages headed over to the Dr. Death booth, staffed by forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors of all ages headed over to the Dr. Death booth, staffed by forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Friends Gwendolyn Nguyen (far right), and Luciana Luna, both 5 and from San Jose, check out the specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Friends Gwendolyn Nguyen (far right), and Luciana Luna, both 5 and from San Jose, check out the specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Emily Meineke: An Incredible and Well-Deserved Honor

It's an incredible and well-deserved honor. UC Davis urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke has been selected an Early Career Fellow...

A honey bee foraging on a California golden poppy. Urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke is one of the researchers involved in the Seed Pile Project, a community science initiative by Miridae Living Labs and UC Davis faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on a California golden poppy. Urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke is one of the researchers involved in the Seed Pile Project, a community science initiative by Miridae Living Labs and UC Davis faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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