Seminar Series
Seminars are at 12 p.m. on Mondays via Zoom. Registration is required and will allow you access to all Entomology spring seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar series.
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Jan 25
Entomology Seminar: Rebecca Tonietto, UofM Flint
January 25, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"The Porch Project in Flint, Michigan: Prioritizing community goals and supporting pollinators with an equitable, engaged approach" presented by Rebecca Tonietto, University of Michigan Flint
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Feb 1
Entomology Seminar: Carlos Blanco and Miguel Corona
February 1, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"A current evaluation of the impact of Apoidea on food and agriculture" presented by Carlos Blanco, USDA APHIS, and Miguel Corona, USDA ARS
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Feb 8
Entomology Seminar: Jareè Lenore Johnson
February 8, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"US Army Medical Entomology! Then, present, future." Presented by MAJ Jareè Lenore Johnson, Board Certified Entomologist/Chief, Department of Entomology/US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
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Feb 15
Entomology Seminar: Sheila Colla, York University
February 15, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"The human dimensions of pollinator conservation: lessons from Canada," presented by Sheila Colla, York University
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Feb 22
Entomology Seminar: Julie Lesnik, Wayne State University
February 22, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"Edible insects and human evolution," presented by Julie Lesnik, Wayne State University
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Mar 1
Entomology Seminar: Grad Student Presentations
March 1, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
Graduate student presentations in preparation for Entomological Society of America Branch Meeting
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Mar 8
Entomology Seminar: Glen Hood
March 8, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
Entomology seminar presented by Glen Hood. Topic to be determined.
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Mar 15
Entomology Seminar: Harit Bal, Bayer Crop Science
March 15, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"Ecological Risk Assessment of Insect-Protected Crops" presented by Harit Bal, Bayer Crop Science
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Mar 22
Entomology Seminar: Aaron Gassman, Iowa State University
March 22, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"Resistance to Bt corn by western corn rootworm: Effects of pest biology, the pest-crop interaction and the agricultural landscape on resistance" presented by Aaron Gassman, Iowa State University
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Mar 29
Entomology Seminar: Marianthi Karageorgi, UC Berkeley
March 29, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"Genetics of adaptation to host plant toxins in the monarch butterfly and other specialist insects" presented by Marianthi Karageorgi, UC Berkeley
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Apr 5
Entomology Seminar: John Clark, University of Massachusetts Amherst
April 5, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
"Overcoming insecticide resistance: detection and management of insecticide-resistant human lice" presented by our Distinguished Alumnus Speaker, John Clark, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Apr 12
Entomology Seminar: Meg Lowman, Simmons Speaker
April 12, 2021 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom
Simmons Speaker: Meg Lowman, Executive Director, TREE Foundation; National Geographic Explorer; Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University; Research Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia