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Fall 2019 Cory Undergraduate Award Recipients

6/7/2019

Congratulations to the recipients of the Fall 2019 Ernest N. Cory Undergraduate Scholarship! This scholarship provides up to $1,000 for undergraduate students each semester who have creatively contributed to Entomology Department research and/or extension efforts. Choose, "Read More" to find out about James Digel, Sophia Moon and Maddie Potter & their extraordinary efforts in Entomology.

Department of Entomology Newsletter | Spring 2019

6/4/2019

Check out our Spring 2019 Entomology Department newsletter to see what we've been up to! Content includes news on faculty promotions publications, awards, defenses and much more.

Link:https://mailchi.mp/350279b0f8a7/department-of-entomology-newsletter-spring-2019

Is there something you'd like to see in the Summer 2019 edition? Let us know by sending an e-mail to umdentomology@umd.edu.

Enjoy!

Raupp Sheds Light On Lightning Bugs Early Appearance

6/4/2019

Image Credit: Mike Raupp

Lightning bugs light up Maryland early this year. Professor Mike Raupp provides illuminating answers, explaining to viewers why these insects are out so early and the “magic” behind their glow.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/lightening-bugs-arrive-early/27700638

Lovett and St. Leger Published in Science

6/3/2019

$Anopheles coluzzi mosquito\$ Image Credit: Brian Lovett

Congratulations to Entomology's Brian Lovett (Ph.D. student, St. Leger Lab) and Professor Ray St. Leger on their new research paper, "Transgenic Metarhizium rapidly kills mosquitoes in a malaria-endemic region of Burkina Faso" published in Science. Their study tested the effectiveness of genetically modified fungus in controlling malaria-carrying mosquitoes outside a laboratory. Their tests demonstrated that the transgenic fungus caused mosquito populations to drop below viable levels within two generations.

Read the CMNS press release here>>

Other notable media mentions include NPR & Science News.

Fall 2019 Cory Undergraduate Award Recipients

Department of Entomology Newsletter | Spring 2019

Raupp Sheds Light On Lightning Bugs Early Appearance

Lovett and St. Leger Published in Science

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