UC Davis Entomology Program Ranked the Best in the Country Michael P. Parrella: Department Chair Centennial: Entomology Department Making a Difference The UC Davis Department of Entomology is ranked No. 1 in the country, in rankings released in November 2007 by the Chronicle of Higher Education, considered the top news and job-information source for college and university faculty members, administrators, and students.   -more-     Michael Parrella Serving as Entomology Dept. Chair Michael Parrella, the newly appointed chair of the Department of Entomology, is serving a five-year term through July 1, 2014. “Dr. Parrella is an outstanding administrator, researcher, entomologist and teacher,” said Neal Van Alfen, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “He is known worldwide for battling pests of environmental horticulture, and with that same enthusiasm, talent and commitment, he will lead the department over the next five years.  He is an inspiring and innovative leader with a strong vision of the future.” -more-   Scientist of Year: Ties To UC Davis Thomas Sparks (left), an entomologist closely linked to UC Davis and who was professor Bruce Hammock’s first graduate student, has been named the 44th Scientist of the Year by the global research and development magazine, R&D. Sparks, a former Louisiana State University professor and now with Dow AgroChemicals, received his doctorate under Hammock at UC Riverside and later took a sabbatical at UC Davis as a visiting professor and researcher. -more-   Robert Page Bee Research Featured in Science The "honey bee reproductive ground plan" hypothesis that originated two decades ago at UC Davis, with bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., is drawing international attention. Page, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis and now founding director of the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, and his collaborator Gro Amdam, are featured in the Oct. 23rd edition of Science, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. -more-   Groundbreaking Research on Mosquitoes Chemical ecologists in the Walter Leal lab have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmits West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases.  The groundbreaking research explains why mosquitoes shifted hosts from birds to humans and paves the way for key developments in mosquito and disease control. -more-   Matt Forister to Discuss 'Anatomy of Niche Shift' Matt Forister, assistant professor specializing in speciation, insect ecology and phylogeography at the University of Nevada-Reno, will speak at the next Department of Entomology seminar, set for 12:10 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18 in 122 Briggs on "Anatomy of a Niche Shift: Lycaeides melissa and the Colonization of Alfalfa." Forister is the sixth speaker in the entomology fall seminar series, which opened Oct. 7 and continues through Dec. 2. His talk is scheduled to be Webcast live. See more upcoming Webinars and archived Webcasts.   Department News Helping Honey Bee Research at UC Davis, Nov. 5-11 Newest edition of from the UC Apiaries Eric Mussen to Keynote State Beekeepers' Conference Martin C. Birch, Former Department Chair, Dies at 65 Department's Fall Seminars: Wednesdays Through Dec. 2 Walter Leal Named ESA Fellow Campus Buzzway Under Way on Bee Biology Road Malaria Researcher to Washington, D.C. Susan Cobey Receives Regional Beekeeping Service Award Walnut Twig Beetle-Fungus Creating Havoc Oscar Bacon: the Oscar of All Trades Zain Syed Receives Post-Doctoral Research Award Links to Archived Webinars Spring Edition of Bug Bytes, Entomology Newsletter 11-Year-Old Raises $733 for UC Davis Honey Bee Research Sausalito Team Designs Winning Bee Haven One-Stop Shopping Shopping for Vectorborne Disease Surveillance in California Click for More Department News

Saturday, November 07, 2009 Quick Links: Bee Biology Web site Apiary Newsletter Department News Entomology Newsletter Archived Webinars Colony Collapse Disorder Save the Honey Bees Cobey's Bee Courses Häagen-Dazs Donation Honors and Awards Ag Commissioners UC Newswire UC Davis College of Ag UC ANR CDFA Internal: Bulletin Board Outlook Web Access Online Timesheets My UC Davis My Travel Technical Support Emergency Services Shields Library          Reservation Calendars Reserve the Teaching Resources Instructional Media room and its portable equipment, conference rooms, and classrooms. ENT Calendar Department of Entomology Deadlines and Events Calendar ENT Safety Information Department of Entomology Safety Guidelines and Procedures Business Office Hours 367 Briggs Hall (530) 752-0475 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Dept. Chair Michael P. Parrella Professor of Entomology Email: mpparrella@ucdavis.edu Office phone: (530) 752-0475 Dept. Vice Chair Lynn Kimsey Professor of Entomology Director, Center for Biosystematics Director, Bohart Museum of Entomology Email: lskimsey@ucdavis.edu Office phone: (530) 752-5373 MSO Barbara Geisler Email: bcgeisler@ucdavis.edu Office phone: (530) 752-0476 Campus Map: Briggs Hall

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