Posts Tagged: Rachel Vannette

Bohart Museum Open House on May 19: Meet the Bee Reseachers

From honey bees to bumble bees to mason bees to orchid bees--you'll see those and more--and you'll get the opportunity to talk to researchers at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 19. Free and family friendly, the open house...

UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees in the genus Osmia are among the bees that the Rachel Vannette lab studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees in the genus Osmia are among the bees that the Rachel Vannette lab studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Congratulations, Microbiologist Shawn Christensen: Best Dissertation

Congratulations to UC Davis outstanding scientist Shawn Christensen, a doctoral candidate and microbiologist who was just selected the 2024 recipient of the Merton Love Ecology and Dissertation Award, an annual award that celebrates the university's...

Close-up of Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana building a nest on the sand cliffs of Bodega Head. This is the solitary bee that UC Davis doctoral candidate Shawn Christensen studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana building a nest on the sand cliffs of Bodega Head. This is the solitary bee that UC Davis doctoral candidate Shawn Christensen studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The sand cliffs of Bodega Head are home to digger bees--bumble bee mimics--Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The sand cliffs of Bodega Head are home to digger bees--bumble bee mimics--Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum's 2024 Special Events Announced

The Bohart Museum of Entomology has announced its 2024 special events, which include three open houses and participation in UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, and UC Davis Picnic Day. All are free and family friendly.  The schedule: Saturday,...

UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, will discuss her work on social wasps at the Bohart Museum open house on Saturday, Jan. 20. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, will discuss her work on social wasps at the Bohart Museum open house on Saturday, Jan. 20. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Three UC Davis Doctoral Students Win Top Honors at ESA Student Competitions

Three doctoral students in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology each won the President's Prize, or first place, in their respective student competition categories at the Entomological Society of America meeting, held Nov. 5-8 in...

President's Prize honors in the ESA graduate student competitions went to (from left) Shawn Christensen and Lexie Martin, both of the Rachel Vannette lab; and Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab.

President's Prize honors in the ESA graduate student competitions went to (from left) Shawn Christensen and Lexie Martin, both of the Rachel Vannette lab; and Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab.

UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Celebrates Fall Social

Newly selected department chair Joanna Chiu welcomed faculty, graduate students and staff at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall social, held recently in the Putah Creek Lodge. The fall social, billed as "a place...

Outdoing department chair Steve Nadler and incoming department chair Joanna Chiu. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Outdoing department chair Steve Nadler and incoming department chair Joanna Chiu. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Among the doctoral students attending the Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall social were Addie Abrams (left) of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, and CC Edwards of the laboratory of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Among the doctoral students attending the Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall social were Addie Abrams (left) of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, and CC Edwards of the laboratory of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The department's fall social at the Putah Creek Lodge was a time to meet and greet faculty, graduate students and staff. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The department's fall social at the Putah Creek Lodge was a time to meet and greet faculty, graduate students and staff. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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