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The Day that Mama Became a Wizard

Mortarboards are really "wizard hats." Just ask Griffin Alberts, 3, whose mother, Charlotte Herbert Alberts, received her doctorate in entomology June 15 at the UC Davis Graduate Studies Program commencement ceremony in the University Credit Union...

Meet Dr. Charlotte Herbert Alberts and her family: her husband George, and their children, Griffin, 3, and Marcy, 7 months.
Meet Dr. Charlotte Herbert Alberts and her family: her husband George, and their children, Griffin, 3, and Marcy, 7 months.

Meet Dr. Charlotte Herbert Alberts and her family: her husband George, and their children, Griffin, 3, and Marcy, 7 months.

An assassin or robber fly, the work of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.
An assassin or robber fly, the work of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.

An assassin or robber fly, the work of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.

Posted on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

For the Love of Robber Flies

Every April 30, UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts, celebrates World Robber Fly Day. Now she has another day to celebrate: she recently published the first chapter of her dissertation on a new species of robber flies (also called...

UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts with her husband, George, son Griffin, then 2.5, and Marcy, then a week old. (Image taken Oct. 28, 2022)
UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts with her husband, George, son Griffin, then 2.5, and Marcy, then a week old. (Image taken Oct. 28, 2022)

UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts with her husband, George, son Griffin, then 2.5, and Marcy, then a week old. (Image taken Oct. 28, 2022)

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Happy 'World Robber Fly Day!'

Do you know that today is "World Robber Fly Day?" "World Robber Day?" you ask. No, "World Robber Fly Day." Among those celebrating this special day is doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts of the Department of Entomology and Nematology,...

UC Davis doctoral candidate  Charlotte Herbert Alberts reads to her son, Griffin, born in April of 2020.
UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts reads to her son, Griffin, born in April of 2020.

UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts reads to her son, Griffin, born in April of 2020.

This family photo, taken in June 2020, shows George and Charlotte Alberts and their son, Griffin.
This family photo, taken in June 2020, shows George and Charlotte Alberts and their son, Griffin.

This family photo, taken in June 2020, shows George and Charlotte Alberts and their son, Griffin.

Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 3:14 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Family, Innovation, Natural Resources

Terrible Night for a Visiting Scholar at UC Davis

It didn't appear that anything was wrong. He hid it well. "It's okay," he said quietly. "I'm okay." But what happened to him wasn't okay then, and it isn't okay now. On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 21, we greeted Syed Fahad Shah, a visiting scholar at...

Visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah and doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts (next to him) help youngsters make buttons at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah and doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts (next to him) help youngsters make buttons at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah and doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts (next to him) help youngsters make buttons at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts and visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah working at the button-making table at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts and visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah working at the button-making table at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts and visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah working at the button-making table at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 4:34 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation

Why You Should Celebrate World Robber Fly Day

Quick, do you know what today is? It's World Robber Fly Day! Question is, how are you celebrating it? April 30 is both a momentous and delightful occasion for Charlotte Herbert Alberts, who studies robber flies. A fourth-year doctoral candidate in...

A robber fly, Ommatius amula, with prey. Today (April 30) is World Robber Day. (Drawing by Charlotte Herbert Alberts.)
A robber fly, Ommatius amula, with prey. Today (April 30) is World Robber Day. (Drawing by Charlotte Herbert Alberts.)

A robber fly, Ommatius amula, with prey. Today (April 30) is World Robber Day. (Drawing by Charlotte Herbert Alberts.)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts in her habitat.
UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts in her habitat.

UC Davis doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts in her habitat.

It's all about robber flies in the habitat of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.
It's all about robber flies in the habitat of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.

It's all about robber flies in the habitat of Charlotte Herbert Alberts.

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6:16 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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