Posts Tagged: E. O. Wilson

UC Davis Alumnus Marek Borowiec: Remembering E. O. Wilson

The work of legendary E. O. Wilson (June 10, 1929 – Dec. 26, 2021) influenced so many students to begin the scientific study of ants (myrmecology). UC Davis doctoral alumnus Marek Borowiec, now an assistant professor in the...

Marek Borowiec (left) shakes hands with E. O. Wilson at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ). Borowiec went on to receive his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis and is now an assistant professor at the University of Idaho.

Marek Borowiec (left) shakes hands with E. O. Wilson at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ). Borowiec went on to receive his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis and is now an assistant professor at the University of Idaho.

Ants: 'The Little Things That Run the World'

The recent death of "Ant Man" E. O. Wilson brings back memories of a family-friendly seminar on ants that UC Davis Professor Phil Ward presented Feb. 20, 2021 during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month. Then shortly after Wilson's...

An Argentine ant climbs up a spoon laden with honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An Argentine ant climbs up a spoon laden with honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An Argentine ant quickly crawls away from a spoonful of honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An Argentine ant quickly crawls away from a spoonful of honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Memorable Interview with E. O. Wilson

This is the story about an entomologist, a rhino, a woodpecker and E. O. Wilson. Back in May of 2005, entomologist Fran Keller, a professor at Folsom Lake College and a UC Davis doctoral alumnus,  interviewed E. O. Wilson for a presentation at...

Former UC Davis graduate student Fran Keller, now a professor at Folsom Lake College, met E. O. Wilson in May of 2005. She interviewed him for a presentation at the 2005 Entomological Society of America meeting.

Former UC Davis graduate student Fran Keller, now a professor at Folsom Lake College, met E. O. Wilson in May of 2005. She interviewed him for a presentation at the 2005 Entomological Society of America meeting.

'When I Grow Up, I Want to Be an Entomologist'

How many kindergarten students have you heard say "When I grow up, I want to be an entomologist?" "Ento-what?" some folks will ask. "What's that?" Five-year-old Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena could have told you. She still can. When she entered...

UC Davis entomology major Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena shows visitors some of the critters in the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

UC Davis entomology major Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena shows visitors some of the critters in the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

Former researcher Heather Wilson of the Frank Zalom lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, created a fun-filled video about "I Wanna Be an Entomologist." In this screen shot she chases an imaginary bug.

Former researcher Heather Wilson of the Frank Zalom lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, created a fun-filled video about "I Wanna Be an Entomologist." In this screen shot she chases an imaginary bug.

State's Proposed Permit Rules for Insect-Collecting: Onerous, Obtrusive, Obstructive

When UC Regents scholar Heather Wilson, a junior specialist in the Frank Zalom lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, entered the 2011 Entomological Society of America's video contest, she drew a lot of fans--and a couple of marriage...

Lynn Kimsey (third from left), director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis, leading a field trip to collect insects on the Student Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lynn Kimsey (third from left), director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis, leading a field trip to collect insects on the Student Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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