College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Entomology

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  MSU research shows emerald ash borer threatening tree species vital to Indigenous cultures

  Published on September 19, 2023
  Findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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  Smith Awarded ESA SysEB Thomas Say Award

  Published on September 5, 2023
  Sarah Smith, Ph.D., will receive the prestigious 2023 SysEB Thomas Say Award from the Systematic and Evolutionary Biology section of the Entomological Society of America.

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  Isaacs Receives ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension

  Published on August 28, 2023
  Rufus Isaacs receives national award recognizing outstanding contributions to extension entomology.

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  Grant Increases Habitat for Pollinators Across Michigan

  Published on July 27, 2023
  Meghan Milbrath, Ph.D., was awarded NCR-SARE grant to work with farmers to improve habitat for pollinators.

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  Three MSU projects receive seed funding for sustainable agriculture collaborations

  Published on July 20, 2023
  Grants seek to lay foundation for continued research for advancing food system health

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  Bee Palooza

  Published on July 18, 2023
  After a three year hiatus, Bee Palooza 2023 returns. Presented by the Entomology Department at Michigan State University, Bee Palooza is a free event for all ages where everyone can “bee” a scientist.

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  Isaacs and Walker Named University Distinguished Professor

  Published on July 3, 2023
  Rufus Isaacs, Ph.D., and Edward Walker, Ph.D., are named Michigan State University Distinguished Professor

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  Heather Lenartson-Kluge awarded 2023 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award

  Published on May 15, 2023
  Heather Lenartson-Kluge is recognized as a 2023 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Awardee

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  Entomology awarded the CANR DEI Gold Badge

  Published on May 3, 2023
  The Department of Entomology's efforts in the DEI space were recognized by the CANR Digital Badge Project.

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  CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

  Published on May 3, 2023
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11.

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  MSU researchers awarded $750K grant to develop sustainable management for potato early die complex

  Published on May 1, 2023
  The grant is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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  La Cosecha (The Harvest) celebrates the next generation of Latino farmers.

  Published on May 1, 2023
  Participants in the La Cosecha (the Harvest) Program had an awards celebration at the Michigan State Federal Credit Union Club in Spartan Stadium on April 2, 2023

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  Featured Undergraduate Student: JJ Bird

  Published on April 27, 2023
  Meet JJ Bird, undergraduate student and Bug House Vice President for 23/24 academic year, who combines a love of the outdoors with an interest in the variety entomology has to offer.

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  Mary Gardiner receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award

  Published on April 27, 2023
  Mary Gardiner, Ph. D., receives the Department of Entomology Distinguished Alumni Award.

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  Featured Graduate Student: Anthony Grigsby

  Published on April 27, 2023
  Meet Anthony Grigsby, graduate student involved in research on insects of forensic interest and their relationships with the carrion they inhabit—microbes and all.