Joanna Chiu Elected Fellow of Entomological Society of America

 

Molecular geneticist and physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology-- and internationally recognized for her research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate circadian and seasonal biology and on invasive species genomics--is a newly elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).

Douglas Walsh: C. W. Woodworth Recipient

 

UC Davis doctoral alumnus Douglas Walsh, a professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, Washington State University for nearly three decades,  will receive the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest honor from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), at its March 30-April 2 meeting in Phoenix.

Michael Hoffmann Uses Food to Warn of Disastrous Effects of Climate Change

 

UC Davis doctoral alumnus and Cornell University emeritus professor Michael Hoffmann, a noted entomologist and climate change educator, warned of the worldwide disastrous effects of climate change when he delivered the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Award Seminar recently in the Putah Creek Lodge.

“The goal of climate change now is simply, let’s not make it worse,” he said. “Our goal is to stabilize it…we need to confront climate change, meet it head on…. As they say, there's no Planet B.”