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  • Daniel K. Young, Ph.D., Awarded the 2024 Department of Entomology Distinguished Alumnus Award

    Published on April 16, 2024
    Daniel K. Young, Ph.D. says even after 40 years at the University of Wisconsin, he "still bleeds green".

  • Dan Herms awarded 2022 Entomology Distinguished Alumnus Award

    Published on March 15, 2022
    Herms has built a distinguished career bridging the non-profit sector, academia and the corporate world.

  • Insects, big data and a passion for open science launch a rewarding career

    Published on June 15, 2021
    Christie Bahlai shares how her entomology research and connections made as an MSU postdoc have contributed to work honored with a National Science Foundation early-career award.

  • Entomology alumni John Wallace on making a difference

    Published on March 23, 2021
    Wallace leveraged his MSU Entomology studies and network to help exonerate innocent men and pursue solutions to the mystery disease, Buruli ulcer.

  • Maria Davis’ integrated experience at MSU is right fit for provost skills

    Published on November 12, 2020
    Entomology alumna Maria Davis, now a college provost, values skills developed from teaching, field research and mentoring.

  • Entomology awards John M. Clark its distinguished alumnus award

    Published on June 8, 2020
    A toxicologist at heart, Clark’s entomology studies gave him the skills to flourish with his pesticide resistance and mode of action studies.

  • MSU Entomology alumna’s studies led to a career with an international conservation society

    Published on February 14, 2020
    Motivated by a love of pollinators, alumna Emily May suggests those interested in graduate studies find work that motivates them and builds community.

  • Doctorate in entomology is a springboard for three careers for this alumnus

    Published on October 11, 2019
    Entomology alumnus Dan Herms has flourished working in the non-profit sector, academia and now with the corporate world.

  • Entomology alumnus Abdulwahab Hafez takes on the challenge of building a pesticide safety system in Saudi Arabia

    Published on April 19, 2019
    Based on his experiences at MSU, Abdulwahab Hafez believes a team with diverse international experience will best address his country’s crop and food safety challenges.

  • Featured Entomology alumni Mollie McIntosh

    Published on December 14, 2018
    Mollie McIntosh is an associate professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured Entomology alumni Ernie Bernard

    Published on June 27, 2018
    Ernie Bernard is the 2018 recipient of our department’s Distinguished Alumni Award and our latest featured alumni.

  • Entomology alumnus combines science knowledge with law to protect the wilderness

    Published on February 26, 2018
    Neil Kagan’s unique entomology and law degrees have led to successes such as wilderness protection acts in 18 states safeguarding over eight million acres.

  • Featured entomology alumni Jamie Blow

    Published on January 18, 2018
    Col. Jamie Blow is our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Jay McPherson

    Published on June 29, 2017
    Jay McPherson is the 2017 recipient of our department’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

  • Featured entomology alumni Mary Gardiner

    Published on March 14, 2017
    Mary Gardiner (PhD 2008, Doug Landis) is an associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Dan Lawson

    Published on August 1, 2016
    Dan Lawson is the recipient of our department’s first Distinguished Alumni Award and will accept his award and present a seminar on campus Oct. 24, 2016.

  • Featured entomology alumni David Epstein

    Published on April 1, 2016
    David Epstein is a senior entomologist with the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman

    Published on December 1, 2015
    Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman is the research leader and center director for the USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Jan Nyrop

    Published on August 1, 2015
    Jan Nyrop is a senior associate dean in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski

    Published on April 1, 2015
    Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski is faculty at the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center in central Florida, and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Lukasz Stelinski

    Published on April 1, 2015
    Lukasz Stelinski is faculty at the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center in central Florida, and our latest featured alumni.

  • Featured entomology alumni Mark "Shep" Sheperdigian

    Published on December 1, 2014
    Mark "Shep" Sheperdigian is our first ever featured entomology alumni.

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