Entomology & Nematology News

Internationally known environmental toxicologist Michael Mike Steven Denison, a distinguished emeritus professor in the UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology and an integral part of the UC Davis Superfund Research Program (SRP), died March 22 at age 67 of cancer (glioblastoma).

What's a picnic without bugs? The 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day will include scores of insect-related displays and activities sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

A feature story spotlighting former UC Davis entomology senior, Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena, received the gold award or first place, in an international writing competition sponsored by the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE).

Jared Ali, an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University, will speak on "Chemical Ecology of Plant Defense and Multi-Trophic Interactions: Bad Bugs, Pungent Parasites and Toxic Travelers" at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology an Nematology.

The UC Davis Entomology Games Team won the championship at the annual meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America, held April 10-13 in Santa Rosa, by defeating the UC Riverside Entomology Games Team.