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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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Mary Gardiner receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award

Published on April 27, 2023
Mary Gardiner, Ph. D., receives the Department of Entomology Distinguished Alumni Award.
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.
MSU researchers seeking solutions for spotted wing drosophila

Published on April 24, 2023
The invasive fruit fly spotted wing drosophila damages soft-fleshed fruits such as berries and cherries.
CANR You Belong Here Awards recognize outstanding DEI efforts

Published on April 17, 2023
CANR faculty and staff will be honored for their outstanding efforts to support and address diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the college on May 11.