Posts Tagged: California Academy of Sciences

Neal Williams Inducted as Fellow, California Academy of Sciences

The highly respected California Academy of Sciences greeted its 2019 Class of Fellows on Oct. 15, and one of them is a pollination ecologist from the University of California, Davis.  Professor Neal Williams of the UC Davis Department of...

Neal Williams, newly elected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, is "widely known and respected for his excellence in research, extension, outreach, teaching and leadership," wrote nominator James R. Carey. Here Williams works on a bumble bee project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Neal Williams, newly elected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, is "widely known and respected for his excellence in research, extension, outreach, teaching and leadership," wrote nominator James R. Carey. Here Williams works on a bumble bee project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Pollination Ecologist Neal Williams: Our New Fellow of California Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. He's a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific...

UC Davis pollination ecologist Neal Williams seeks to sustain both wild and managed bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis pollination ecologist Neal Williams seeks to sustain both wild and managed bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams working with blue orchard bee research at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams working with blue orchard bee research at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scorpion Scientist Lauren Esposito to Deliver Research Seminar at UC Davis

Everyone knows that scorpions are venomous--some are more venomous than others--and that they fluoresce under ultraviolet light. But did you know that scorpions are the oldest living terrestrial arthropods on the planet--that they're approximately 400...

Scorpions are often difficult to find without the aid of ultraviolet light. (Photo byKathy Keatley Garvey)

Scorpions are often difficult to find without the aid of ultraviolet light. (Photo byKathy Keatley Garvey)

Scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scorpion scientist Lauren Esposito, who holds a doctorate in arachnology from the American Museum of Natural History, has worked at the California Academy of Science since 2015. (California Academy of Science Photo)

Scorpion scientist Lauren Esposito, who holds a doctorate in arachnology from the American Museum of Natural History, has worked at the California Academy of Science since 2015. (California Academy of Science Photo)

Walter Leal: An Entomologist Without Borders

Professor Walter Leal of the University of California, Davis, is co-chairing the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE) conference, themed "Entomology Without Borders," to be held Sept. 25-30 in Orlando, Fla. Some 7000 entomologists from...

Walter Leal: an entomologist without borders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Walter Leal: an entomologist without borders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Taubers: Legends in the Entomological World

They met and married in the 1960s when they were studying for their doctorates in entomology at UC Berkeley. They established exemplary careers in entomology at Cornell University. Now, at retirement age, they've moved back to Northern California. Meet...

The Taubers

THE RESEARCHERS--Maurice and Catherine Tauber in Brazil.

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