A Bright Future for Entomology
A Note from the Editor

Sheryl Soucy-Lubell

Thanks to everyone who sent comments about our first issue of Entomology News last fall. The responses were very enthusiastic. I hope to continue this dialog with you and to print your comments in future issues. Please continue to share your news and suggestions with me.

Last fall, the UC Davis Department of Entomology was named as a recipient...
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New UC Davis Entomology Program Encourages International Collaboration

Students studying sustainable agriculture at UC Davis will have the opportunity to study and conduct research abroad thanks to a multi-institution grant from the US Department of Education. The project-oriented SUSPROT (Sustainable Crop Protection) program is designed to prepare agricultural students for work in a global market economy and to encourage research in sustainable crop protection methods.

The program will promote transatlantic academic cooperation between universities with strong crop/plant science programs through a combination of coursework and research. American universities will provide on-line courses for their European counterparts, taught by participating faculty members. Faculty from each institution will conduct site visits and give public presentations about chemical ecology and sustainable agriculture. Undergraduate and graduate students will travel to...
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In This Issue
SUSPROT
A Look Back
Faculty Spotlight
Graduate Student Interview
Upcoming Events
Catching Up with an Alum
UCD Entomology in the News
Undergraduate Profile
New Faculty Grants
Recent Publications
Contact Us

Extension Agronomist and Entomologist in the A.E.S.

In a sunny corner office on the third floor of Briggs Hall works Frank Zalom. Today he is developing a management plan for almond growers, so that their practices will be not only environmentally sound, but also economically feasible. Having recently stepped down as head of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UCIPM), he continues to work very closely with the agricultural industries through Cooperative Extension.

Frank earned his PhD from the UC Davis Entomology Department in 1978. While a

graduate student he met his future wife of 25 years, a masters candidate at the time, Janet (Smilanick) Zalom. He became an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota teaching their Economic Entomology and Insect Vectors courses. He returned to UC Davis in the Fall of 1980 at the inception of the UCIPM program, when he was hired as UC's Extension IPM Coordinator. He also taught a core course in the Plant Protection and Pest Management Graduate Group.

Over the years Frank has been active in extension education for a number of field and vegetable crops, but today his work is primarily on tree crops, small fruits, and tomatoes. He has to...
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A Look Back
Department of Entomology and Parasitology 1940-1941

During the academic year 1940-41 the Entomology and Parasitology Department at Davis was officially a joint department with the University of California Berkeley, where the main administrative offices were housed. The department at Davis was led by "local Chairman" J.E. Eckert, who held the position from 1934-1946. At that time, he was the only department faculty member in permanent residence. The remaining entomology and parasitology professors commuted from Berkeley, or lived in Davis only part-time. Many students took courses on both campuses in order to complete their graduation requirements. There is no record of any student (graduate or undergraduate) completing all of his or her entomology degree requirements solely at Davis.

There also is no record indicating in which building the department was housed in 1940, although the phone directory...
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