Posts Tagged: exit seminar

Eliza Litsey to Discuss a Novel Queen Honey Bee Treatment

If you're curious about honey bees, queens and juvenile hormones, you'll want to attend or hear the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) seminar to be presented by apiculturist Eliza Litsey, a former graduate student in the...

Pointing out the queen bee. Apiculturist Eliza Litsey will present her exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pointing out the queen bee. Apiculturist Eliza Litsey will present her exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...

Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.

A patch of former lawn, mostly dead, with a few green weeds and Bermudagrass

Danielle Rutkowski: Symbiotic Fungi Associated with Social Bees

If you've been following the outstanding academic accomplishments of UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski, you know that she researches the symbiotic fungi associated with social bees; is a 4.0 student; engages in public service; and is a major...

UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski doing field work.

UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski doing field work.

UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski talks to visitors at the Rachel Vannette lab display in Briggs Hall during the 2024 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski talks to visitors at the Rachel Vannette lab display in Briggs Hall during the 2024 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski: A Dream Come True

Picture this. Jill Oberski is in the third grade, stretched out on the classroom floor reading her "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America."  Another insect publication is within reach. Fast forward to today: she's...

This is an illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar on pyramid ants.

This is an illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar on pyramid ants.

"Dr. Jill" (Oberski) answers ant questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Dr. Jill" (Oberski) answers ant questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski of Phil Ward Lab to Present Exit Seminar on June 7

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski, who just completed her doctoral dissertation, mentored by major professor Phil Ward, ant specialist and professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her exit seminar on "Phylogenetics and...

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on ants, held May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on ants, held May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar.

An illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar.

Insects have fascinated Jill Oberski since childhood. In this image, taken in her third-grade classroom, she is reading her book, "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect publication is within close reach.

Insects have fascinated Jill Oberski since childhood. In this image, taken in her third-grade classroom, she is reading her book, "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect publication is within close reach.

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