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Bee biologist James Nieh of UC San Diego researches honey bee communication.

Professor James Nieh: Honey Bee Communication

November 27, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor James Nieh, a bee biologist in the Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego and associate dean in the Division of Biological Sciences, will speak on "Danger, Dopamine, and Dance: New Insights from the Magic Well of Honey Bee Communication"...
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A honey bee heads toward an almond blossom on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Research Seminar: 'Improving Cross-Pollination in Deciduous Fruit Trees'

November 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Senior scientist Arnon Dag of the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute, Israel, will speak on "Improving Cross-Pollination in Deciduous Fruit Trees" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Monday, Nov. 27. Dag will present his seminar at 4:10 p.m.
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Doctoral students Mia Lippey (right) and Iris Quayle show some of the EGSA T-shirts for sale. Lippey is EGSA president, and Quayle, treasurer.

How to Have a 'Buggy' Holiday Season

November 20, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to have a "buggy" holiday season? And ensure others do, too? There's plenty to love and purchase in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop and on the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) website.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is ranked No. 22 among the world's top entomologists in the Stanford University-Elsevier "science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators."
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Alumnus and 10 Former or Current UC Davis Entomologists Make List of World's Top 2 Percent

November 16, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
One UC Davis doctoral alumnus and 10 current or former members of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are listed as among the world's top two percent of entomologists in a database announced by Stanford University with data from Elsevier's science-wide author databases of standardiz...
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