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Bruce Hammock |
Thomas Scott |
DAVIS--UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty and students will be in the spotlight and well-represented at the 58th annual Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego, Dec. 12-15. The theme is “EntoDiversity: Biological, Disciplinary, Geographical.”
Professors Bruce Hammock and Thomas Scott will be among the 10 Fellows inducted into the 6000-member organization at the opening plenary session at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12 in the Golden Pacific Ballroom of the Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center.
Professor and integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom will receive the Award for Excellence in IPM. In addition, video clips produced by Professor James R. Carey’s class last spring on “How to Make an Insect Collection” are in the running for instructional awards.
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Frank Zalom |
A UC Davis team coached by Extension entomologist Larry Godfrey will compete in the Linnaean Games, a college-bowl type competition about insects. Team members are Meredith Cenzer and Matan Shelomi, both in the doctorate program; Andrew Merwin, who is in the master’s program; and Ralph Washington, who received his bachelor's degree in entomology this year and plans to enroll in the graduate program.
Each ESA branch can submit two teams for the competition. The preliminaries are from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12. The finals are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14,
Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, represents the Pacific Branch on the governing board.
The ESA's 2010 Annual Meeting logo represents three ways in which diversity influences entomology and ESA:
1. Biological – Insects are the most diverse group of animals on our planet.
2. Geographical – ESA members are worldwide, representing more than 75 countries.
3. Disciplinary – Within ESA there are a diverse range of interests represented by our Sections. This inclusive diversity is a strength of our organization and is reflected in the broad range of symposia presented at the Annual Meeting.
A number of UC Davis entomologists, will present seminars. See schedule.
UC Davis Competing in Linnaean Games
UC Davis will compete in the Linnaean Games, described by ESA as " a lively question-and-answer, college bowl-style competition on entomological facts played between university-sponsored student teams.
"It is an important and entertaining component of the ESA Annual Meeting. Each team is comprised of four players. The teams score points by answering questions correctly. The winning team wins an inscribed trophy cups for each team member and a plaque for the team's department.
"The runners-up win a certificate for each team member and a plaque for the team's department. In addition to the national game, the ESA branches conduct their own Linnaean game competitions at their yearly Branch meetings. The winning team and the runner-up both go on to the national competition.. Preliminaries are from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12. The finals are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
The teams::
Pacific Branch:
University of California, Davis
Washington State University
Southeastern Branch
University of Georgia
University of Florida
Eastern Branch:
Penn State University
University of Maryland
North Central Branch:
Ohio State University
University of Nebraska
Southwestern Branch:
New Mexico State
Texas A&M |
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894
