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Sharon Lawler: Professor Emerita, Compassionate Human Being

If you've attended the annual UC Davis Picnic Day celebrations in Briggs Hall over the years, you probably met her, or asked questions about aquatic insects. "Her" is aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology...

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

UBI Professor Demonstrates 'How to Draw a Bug' at Bohart Museum Open House

Are you ready to draw an insect? That's what Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, asked participants in his insect-drawing workshops on Saturday night, July 22 at the Bohart Museum of...

Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, teaching a  workshop on
Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, teaching a workshop on "How to Draw Bugs." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, teaching a workshop on "How to Draw Bugs." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Participants in an insect drawing demonstration led by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, listen intently. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Participants in an insect drawing demonstration led by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, listen intently. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Participants in an insect drawing demonstration led by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda of the University of the Balearic Islands (UBI), Spain, listen intently. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An illustration by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An illustration by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An illustration by Professor Miguel Angel Miranda. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Following Professor Miguel Angel Miranda's workshops, participants were invited to pose for a photo with their sketches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Following Professor Miguel Angel Miranda's workshops, participants were invited to pose for a photo with their sketches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Following Professor Miguel Angel Miranda's workshops, participants were invited to pose for a photo with their sketches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sketches by Anna Garrison of Sacramento.
Sketches by Anna Garrison of Sacramento.

Sketches by Anna Garrison of Sacramento.

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Yard & Garden

Pesticide Research: Paper of the Month

Trace detection of such organophosphates as triazophos, parathion, and chlorpyrifos is “extremely important for various reasons, including food safety, environmental monitoring, and national health,” a team of scientists, including UC Davis...

Maojun Jin served as a visiting scholar in the Bruce Hammock lab from September 2019 to September 2020. Here he is with his family at UC Davis.
Maojun Jin served as a visiting scholar in the Bruce Hammock lab from September 2019 to September 2020. Here he is with his family at UC Davis.

Maojun Jin served as a visiting scholar in the Bruce Hammock lab from September 2019 to September 2020. Here he is with his family at UC Davis.

Doctoral student Yuanshang Wang of the Majojun Jin lab is the first author of the paper.
Doctoral student Yuanshang Wang of the Majojun Jin lab is the first author of the paper.

Doctoral student Yuanshang Wang of the Majojun Jin lab is the first author of the paper.

Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Pest Management

Congratulations, Joanna Chiu, UC Davis Outstanding Professor and Mentor

Let's congratulate molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Professor Chiu is the newly announced faculty recipient of the 2023 Chancellor's Award for...

Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, working in her lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, working in her lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, working in her lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Congrats to Newly Appointed Associate Dean Jason Bond!

Congratulations to Professor Jason Bond, the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology! The multi-talented professor, researcher, teacher and editor--with a deep background in...

Posted on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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