A sensory moth exhibit by a UC Davis doctoral student and his father will be among the stations featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night, set from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 20 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane. 

The event, free and family friendly, will take place inside and outside the Bohart Museum, as well as in the hallway of Academic Surge. 

Like a moth to a flame….

The Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting its annual Moth Night, free and open to the public, on Saturday, July 20. 

The event, held in conjunction with National Moth Night, is set from 7 to 11 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, and outside. A blacklighting display--UV lights on a white sheet--will be set up to draw moths and other night-flying insects. 

"Congratulations on reaching this wonderful milestone! Today is a moment to celebrate and connect with fellow classmates, families and loved ones, and feel the support from our entire UC Davis family."

"When you came to UC Davis, you joined a community that’s driven to make the world a better place. You understood that academics are paramount, and you discovered that the college experience is about so much more. You learned to outgrow the expected, to exceed what’s needed and to do what’s just. And you did it all during some of the most challenging times in recent history."

The Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) shared some of the spotlight at the recent conference of the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), a professional organization that supports and showcases science communication in agriculture, natural resources, and life and human sciences.

UC Davis distinguished professor Richard "Rick" Karban, retiring in June after a 42-year career with the Department of Entomology and Nematology, is an international authority on plant communication, a noted author and an exemplary mentor, Professor Neal Williams told the crowd attending the department's June 11th retirement luncheon at the UC Davis Alumni Center.

The date is set for the recently postponed Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award Seminar. Noted entomologist and climate change author Michael Hoffmann, emeritus professor of Cornell University, will deliver the seminar on Monday, Oct. 14 in the Putah Creek Lodge.

The event, to include a social, lecture and dinner, begins at 4 p.m. The lodge is located at 685 Putah Creek Lodge Drive.

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, entomologist, taxonomist and 34-year director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology,  is "an amazing scientist, science communicator and friend."

Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, an associate adjunct professor and continuing lecturer since 1990 with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, received appreciation, accolades and applause at the department's recent retirement celebration on the Moss Patio, UC Davis Alumni Center.

"When an Africanized honey bee stung Robert E. Page, Jr., in the eye, the excruciating pain did not diminish his love for the insects. A pioneer in the field of honey bee social behavior and evolutionary genetics, Page’s passion for research has spanned forty-three years and continues today. He is considered a pioneer in the field and one of the current top bee scientists. A colleague stated that Page is 'arguably the most influential honey bee biologist of the past 30 years.'"

"A giant in our department" and "a scholar in every sense of the word."

That's how UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom characterized  retiring faculty member James R. Carey at the Department of Entomology and Nematology's retirement event on June 11 at the UC Davis Alumni Center.

(Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles featuring the seven retiring faculty honored at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Retirement Event on Tuesday, June 11, 2024  at the UC Davis Alumni Center. Their length of service totals 248 years.)

“Just like in a honey bee colony, it takes a team to win an award.”

So commented UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, recipient of the UC Davis Academic Senate’s 2024 Faculty Distinguished Research Award, when he delivered his seminar at the Academic Senate’s recent research award lecture luncheon in the UC Davis Conference Center.

It was a gathering of scientific giants.

Five UC Davis distinguished professors, all members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS),  recently gathered at the home of UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, newly elected member of NAS, to congratulate him, to orient him to NAS, to recommend committee memberships and to detail how the NAS election works.

Picture perfect!

Ceremonies recently took place to celebrate faculty who received the highly competitive UC Davis Academic Senate awards, and staff who received the inaugural Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards. Among the recipients:

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, described as “an incredible mentor and legendary scientist,” is a newly announced recipient of the 2024 Graduate Studies Distinguished Graduate and Postdoctoral Mentoring Award.