Entomology & Nematology News

Major Dhillon (right), retired district manager of the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District, and executive director emeritus of the Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE), confers with Mir Mulla at a SOVE memorial lecture in 2022 when Mulla donated $50,000 to the organization. (Photo courtesy of Major Dhillon)

Mir Mulla: 1925-2023

February 6, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis faculty and friends are remembering internationally recognized medical entomologist Mir Mulla, a UC Riverside distinguished emeritus professor of entomology whose university career spanned 50 years of teaching, research and public service. He died Jan. 29 at his home in Riverside at age 97.
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Lauren Ponisio, assistant professor of biology, University of Oregon, doing field research.

Lauren Ponisio: Disease in Plant-Pollinator Communities

February 3, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Lauren Ponisio, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Oregon who seeks to preserve and restore populations of bees and other pollinators, will speak on "Disease in Plant-Pollinator Communities" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m.
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The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day will showcase 11 museums or collections. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Crowdfunding Underway

February 2, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Crowdfunding is underway for the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a major all-volunteer project hailed as a "Super Science Day." The event, set Saturday, Feb. 18, will showcase 11 museums or collections on campus. It's free and family friendly.
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