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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 deer antlers? Now you can not only see a stag beetle, you can wear one.  In fact, four of them.  Entomologist Stacey Lee Rice won the UC Davis...

Entomologist Stacey Rice wearing her prize-winning t-shirt,
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)

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)
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)

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)

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 4:15 PM

A True Success Story

Meet Cindy Preto. The new UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's graduate student is an incredible success story who hurdled the obstacles heaved in her path and lets nothing—absolutely nothing--block her education, enthusiasm,...

UC Davis graduate student Cindy Preto is studying vineyard leafhoppers. (Photo by Liam Swords)
UC Davis graduate student Cindy Preto is studying vineyard leafhoppers. (Photo by Liam Swords)

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)
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)

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)
Sticky traps in the vineyard. (Photo by Cindy Preto)

Sticky traps in the vineyard. (Photo by Cindy Preto)

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 5:48 PM

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