News
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Become a champion for pollinators with new online course from MSU
Published on June 27, 2018
Self-paced and free online course provides a broad view of issues around pollinators and their health.
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Featured Entomology undergraduate student Connor Sturr
Published on June 18, 2018
Connor Sturr has two passions: entomology and music. Learn how this Spartan Marching Band member got started with studying entomology at MSU, and the advice he gives to others considering its major.
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Entomology postdoc Graham enters “The Conversation” about importance of wild bees
Published on June 14, 2018
Kelsey Graham’s column aims to increase public understanding that wild bees are key pollinators and some species are disappearing.
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Bug House Welcomes Over 700 Visitors for Be A Tourist In Your Own Town
Published on June 4, 2018
The Bug House participated in Greater Lansing's annual event, Be A Tourist In Your Own Town, a day-long festival featuring 80 different local attractions. Visitors enjoyed observing our beehive, specimen displays, and live insects and tarantulas!
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Fun and educational events planned to focus on pollinators in the third week of June
Published on May 29, 2018
The third week of June is National Pollinator Week, and Michigan State University’s Department of Entomology will be involved in multiple events to celebrate our fuzzy friends.
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Soybean cyst nematode resistance management
Published on May 16, 2018
Soybean cyst nematode is a highly destructive soybean pathogen. Learn more about soybean cyst nematode, its impact on the soybean industry and management recommendations.
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Borderless: Bringing scientific knowledge to those who need it most
Published on May 14, 2018
When destructive insects threatened cowpea harvests throughout West Africa, a team of researchers under the auspices of the Dry Grain Pulses Collaborative Research Support program —now the Feed the Future Legume Innovation Lab—came to help
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Entomology celebrates successes with donors and award recipients
Published on May 11, 2018
A reception on April 26, 2018, brought together honorees with the donors who make awards possible.
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Two CANR faculty members recognized with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award
Published on May 10, 2018
Professors Rufus Isaacs and Frank Lupi were given the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award in 2018.
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Ruth Mbabazi honored with emerging leader award for her international agricultural advocacy
Published on April 26, 2018
MSU’s International Studies and Programs has awarded Ruth Mbabazi its John K. Hudzik Award for early career leaders.
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First-generation college Latina Alondra Alvizo named CANR Outstanding Student Leader
Published on April 24, 2018
Faculty members, academic advisers and club advisers nominated 10 seniors for the 2018 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Outstanding Student Leader Award.
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Jen Pechal discusses necrobiome on Public Radio International’s Science Friday
Published on April 24, 2018
As a guest on Science Friday, Jen Pechal conversed about her research on the necrobiome and how it can provide clues to how a person lived and died.
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Sara Hermann awarded pre-doctoral fellowship by National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Published on April 23, 2018
Hermann received one of 50 NIFA fellowships intended to prepare the next generation of scientists.
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Pechal and Benbow study postmortem microbiome to inform criminal investigations and improve public health
Published on April 11, 2018
Their work with forensic entomology is enlightening knowledge gained from criminal evidence while generating data that informs public health studies.
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Kirkpatrick and colleagues shine a light on spotted wing Drosophila trapping
Published on April 10, 2018
A recent study by Danielle Kirkpatrick and team is shining a light—a fluorescent light—on invasive fruit fly trapping.
