- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: Due to unexpected issues, this seminar is postponed. It probably will take place in the spring of 2024)
Noted entomologist and UC Davis doctoral alumnus Michael Hoffmann, an emeritus professor at Cornell University known for his advocacy of climate change literacy and the relationship between food and climate change, plus his leadership activities and biological control projects, will deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award Seminar on Monday, Oct. 9 in the Student Community Center, UC...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has announced its schedule for the spring quarter seminars, from April 1 through June 3. Due to the UC Davis directives on coronavirus outbreak precautions, these seminars will be virtual seminars, online only, until further notice.
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The seminars, coordinated by community ecologist Rachel Vannette, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, are held on Wednesdays from 4:10 to 5 p.m.
The schedule:
Wednesday, April 1
Javier Ceja-Navarro, research...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Professor Timothy Paine of UC Riverside will present the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union II. His topic: "Insect Invasion Biology and California Landscapes." A reception will precede the seminar from 5 to 6 p.m.
Paine is widely recognized for his work in landscape and forest entomology, and the integrated pest management of woody ornamentals. His research has developed successful biological control projects and explored the biology and ecology of invasive pests and their interactions with other species.
His primary research focus is "to...