Posts Tagged: development

Walter Leal: The Energizer Bunny at Full-Industrial Strength

When Walter Leal submitted his application in 2000 to join the faculty at the University of California, Davis,  one of his references wrote "He...

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal delivering a substitute lecture when entomologist May Berenbaum was unable to attend to present the Wigglesworth Memorial Award Lecture.

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal delivering a substitute lecture when entomologist May Berenbaum was unable to attend to present the Wigglesworth Memorial Award Lecture.

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal with former members of the UC Davis Leal lab at ICE2024. From left are Wei Xu, Yuko Ishida, Zain Syed, Walter Leal, Fen Zhu, and J-J Zhou.

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal with former members of the UC Davis Leal lab at ICE2024. From left are Wei Xu, Yuko Ishida, Zain Syed, Walter Leal, Fen Zhu, and J-J Zhou.

UC Davis Seminar: 'Using Power of Food to Confront Climate Change'

Have you ever been asked: "Do you BELIEVE in climate change?' The more pertinent question, scientists say, is "Do you UNDERSTAND climate...

Michael Hoffmann is shown here presenting a TEDX Talk, titled "Climate Change: It’s Time to Raise Our Voices." (Screen shot from YouTube)

Michael Hoffmann is shown here presenting a TEDX Talk, titled "Climate Change: It’s Time to Raise Our Voices." (Screen shot from YouTube)

Learning About the Bees and the Nutrition They Need

If you missed the eagerly anticipated UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada, an...

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

Paying Tribute to Richard 'Doc' Bohart

"His eyes seem to be following us everywhere." So quipped UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey about the portraits and multiple...

Only three directors have led the Bohart Museum of Entomology since 1946. Pictured are hymenopterist Lynn Kimsey, director from 1990 to Feb. 1, 2024, and arachnologist Jason Bond, director since Feb. 1. The portrait shows Richard "Doc" Bohart, who founded the insect museum in 1946. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Only three directors have led the Bohart Museum of Entomology since 1946. Pictured are hymenopterist Lynn Kimsey, director from 1990 to Feb. 1, 2024, and arachnologist Jason Bond, director since Feb. 1. The portrait shows Richard "Doc" Bohart, who founded the insect museum in 1946. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A portrait of Richard "Doc" Bohart graces a wall overlooking a celebratory cake at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Sept. 28th open house. "Doc" was born Sept. 28, 2013 in Palo Alto and founded the UC Davis insect museum, now known as the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A portrait of Richard "Doc" Bohart graces a wall overlooking a celebratory cake at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Sept. 28th open house. "Doc" was born Sept. 28, 2013 in Palo Alto and founded the UC Davis insect museum, now known as the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum director Professor Jason Bond addresses the crowd, with former director Lynn Kimsey, now a UC Davis distinguished professor emerita. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum director Professor Jason Bond addresses the crowd, with former director Lynn Kimsey, now a UC Davis distinguished professor emerita. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum director Professor Jason Bond cuts the cake while Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator serves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum director Professor Jason Bond cuts the cake while Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator serves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Zeroing in on Soil Invertebrate Communities

You might call it earth-shattering, but better, "an eye-opener about soil compositions." Associate professor Kyle Wickings of the Department of...

This is an image from Kyle Wickings' soil arthropod ecology lab at Cornell University.

This is an image from Kyle Wickings' soil arthropod ecology lab at Cornell University.

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