Posts Tagged: Cindy Preto
Stacey Rice's Stag Beetle T-Shirt Wins UC Davis Contest
Ever seen a stag beetle? You know, that curious-looking male beetle with mandibles that resemble...
Entomologist Stacey Rice wearing her prize-winning t-shirt, "The Stag Beetles." In the background is Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. This t-shirt and other insect-themed shirts are available from the Entomology Graduate Students' Association. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Researchers (from left) Larry Godfrey, Ian Grettenberger and Stacey Rice in the Godfrey lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Stacey Rice Wins EGSA T-Shirt Contest with Wasp Riding a Penny-Farthing
It's a “wheel deal.” It's a wasp on wheels. A wasp riding a penny-farthing or a...
Stacey Rice does research in the Larry Godfrey lab on Bagrada bugs, invasive stink bugs from Africa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A True Success Story
Meet Cindy Preto. The new UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's graduate student is...
UC Davis graduate student Cindy Preto is studying vineyard leafhoppers. (Photo by Liam Swords)
Cindy Preto, shown here in a UC Davis vineyard, is the first in her family to graduate from college. She's now a master's student, studying with Frank Zalom. (Photo by Liam Swords)
Sticky traps in the vineyard. (Photo by Cindy Preto)
Spotlight on Cindy Preto: From Foster Care Youth to Graduate Student in Entomology
DAVIS--The first thing you notice about Cindy Preto is her unbridled enthusiasm, whether she's...
Cindy Preto's goal is to work for a vineyard in a pest and disease management position. (Photo by Liam Swords)
Cindy Preto working in a vineyard. (Photo by Liam Swords)
Frank Zalom: Honored as Outstanding Mentor
DAVIS--UC Davis entomology professor Frank Zalom received one of five UC Davis Outstanding Mentor...
In front (from left) are graduate student Kelly Hamby; Laura Grindstaff, director, Consortium for Women in Research; and Frank Zalom. In back (from left) are graduate students Rachel Graham, Cindy Preto, and Jen Sedell.
From left are graduate students Rachel Graham and Cindy Preto; mentor Frank Zalom; and graduate students Kelly Hamby and Jan Sedell.
Outstanding mentors are Archana Venkatesan, Comparative Literature and Religious Studies; Cecilia Colombi, Spanish and Portuguese; Annaliese Franz, Chemistry; Frank Zalom, Entomology; and Diana Davis, History