News
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New podcast on forest invaders and the researchers who aim to stop them
Published on April 15, 2020
Produced by the USDA and supported by MSU Entomology, the first season of Forestcast features scientists and their work with the most damaging forest insects in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Allison Zahorec awarded prestigious pre-doctoral fellowship by the National Science Foundation
Published on April 13, 2020
Zahorec will research soil microarthropods in bioenergy cropland and their contributions to soil’s ability to store carbon and lessen climate warming.
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MSU Entomology releases new Bug Talk podcast
Published on March 18, 2020
Bug Talk is a place for seminar speakers and department members to share their lives, passions and hobbies with a goal of creating a community around science communication.
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Entomology professor emeritus receives CANR Distinguished Faculty Award
Published on February 25, 2020
George Bird to receive 2020 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award at ANR Week.
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MSU event will celebrate training program for Latino farmers in Michigan
Published on February 24, 2020
MSU will host an upcoming celebration to honor a training program for first- and next-generation Latino farmers in Michigan called La Cosecha (a Spanish word for harvest).
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MSU Entomology alumna’s studies led to a career with an international conservation society
Published on February 14, 2020
Motivated by a love of pollinators, alumna Emily May suggests those interested in graduate studies find work that motivates them and builds community.
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Entomology graduate student is devoted to learning more about insect biology and adaptations
Published on February 14, 2020
Zinan Wang is dedicated to better understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms of an insect and their ability to adapt to diverse and extreme environments.
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Researcher Q&A: Passion for nature leads to career in biological control
Published on February 7, 2020
MSU Entomology assistant professor Marianna Szucs works on biologically restoring balance when a foreign species invades.
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SAWBO celebrates viewer milestone of 38 million in West Africa with broadcast partner
Published on February 5, 2020
Scientific Animations Without Borders, co-led by MSU faculty members Julia Bello-Bravo and Barry Pittendrigh, is a research and outreach program connecting global experts for on-the-ground local impact.
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An undergraduate’s passion for student governance and entomology pave way to career in science policy
Published on February 4, 2020
Entomology undergraduate Osten Eschedor is finding her path through student leadership, volunteering in the Bug House and calling Lyman Briggs College her home.
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Project GREEEN advancing Michigan plant agriculture for 20 years
Published on February 1, 2020
For more than two decades, Project GREEEN has been working with the plant agriculture industry to address both short- and long-term issues.
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MSU professor takes new role leading CANR international programs
Published on February 1, 2020
Karim Maredia, a leader in international development, now heading CANR international efforts with a focus eye on faculty development.
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Animated videos advance adoption of agriculture techniques
Published on December 5, 2019
In remote areas with low literacy rates, showing animated videos in the local language demonstrating agricultural techniques results in high retention and adoption rates of those techniques, found researchers from Michigan State University.
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Bugged newsletter features success across Entomology’s work of teaching, research and extension during fall 2019
Published on December 5, 2019
Read the latest news and highlights of the MSU Department of Entomology in the Fall 2019 issue of Bugged.
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New report says six MSU AgBioResearch scientists among most highly cited
Published on December 3, 2019
Six Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientists have been recognized in the Highly Cited Researchers List, an annual compilation of the global leaders in scientific influence by Clarivate Analytics.
