UC Davis Entomology Program Ranked The Best in the Country 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 student.   -more-     Lynn Kimsey Named Interim Department Chair Lynn Kimsey, director of the R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology and director of the Center for Biosystematics, has been named interim chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. Her appointment, announced by Neal Van Alfen, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, was confirmed Monday, March 10 by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef. She will serve until July 2009.   -more-   Saving the Bees: Laidlaw Facility Benefits from Häagen-Dazs Donation Help UC Davis Honeybee Research The “honey-do” list at the newly revitalized Harry Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the UC Davis Department of Entomology is now shorter, thanks to a $100,000 research donation from Häagen-Dazs to address the bee population decline. The funds will benefit sustainable pollination research, target colony collapse disorder, and support a postdoctoral researcher.   -more-   Governor Lauds State Insect Poster from Bohart California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger loves the framed California dogface butterfly poster recently gifted him by the Bohart Museum of Entomology. “Please accept my thanks to you and the Bohart Museum of Entomology for the striking print of the California state insect, the dogface butterfly,” he wrote in a letter to poster designer, Fran Keller, doctoral student of entomology. -more-   Department News 'Invasion of the Ants' at Bohart Museum 'Dragonflies, Mayflies and Nematodes' Topics at Nor Cal Entomology Society meeting How to Donate to the UC Davis Honeybee Research Fund Häagen-Dazs Helping the Honey Bees Deadline for Häagen-Dazs Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application Applications Extended A Special Tour of the Bohart Museum of Entomology UC Davis Bee Specialist Eric Mussen Receives Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension from ESA Mosquito Researcher-Grad Student Chris Barker Wins ESA Award Noon Seminars for Spring Quarter Diane Ullman Receives Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community Eric Mussen Featured March 12 on Good Morning America: 'Why Are Bees Vanishing?' See related story on colony collapse disorder Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Honey Bee Biology Available Specialized Honey Bee Classes Promote Stock Improvement Second Edition of Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology Published; Edited by Lawrence Lacey and Harry Kaya Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds 2007 Honors and Awards for Faculty, Staff, Students One-Stop Shopping Shopping for Vectorborne Disease Surveillance in California Bohart Museum Sparking Interest in California State Insect: Rarely Seen in Nature, Rarely Recognized Click for More Department News

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Quick Links: TA Positions Technical Support Outlook Web Access Bulletin Board Online Timesheets My Travel Department News Honors and Awards Noon Seminars, Spring Honeybee Classes Colony Collapse Disorder Save the Honey Bees Postdoctoral Fellowship Ag Commissioners Shields Library Emergency Services Positions: TA Positions Asst. Project Scientist          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. Interim Chair Lynn Kimsey Professor of Entomology Director, Center for Biosystematics Director, Bohart Museum of Entomology Email: lskimsey@ucdavis.edu Office phone: (530) 752-0475 Interim MSO Michelle Lee Email: mflee@ucdavis.edu Office phone: (530) 752-0476 Campus Map: Briggs Hall

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