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Ferlauto Comes in 1st at AGNR Cornerstone Event

11/30/2020

 
​"Assessing the impacts of seasonal leaf litter disturbance on overwintering pollinators and natural enemies" earns grad student Max Ferlauto first prize poster at AGNR cornerstone event. Watch video to see how Max's work supports the college's initiative to improve human, animal, and environmental health. 

Congratulations, Max!

Christmon Wins AGNR Enterprise Challenge

11/30/2020

 
Congratulations to AGNR Enterprise Challenge winners, Krisztina Christmon and her fellow teammates. 

Krisztina and her team were challenged to, in a 3 week time span, come up with an idea to turn empty poultry houses in Maryland into something else. Krisztina said, “It was a short but intense 2 weeks of brainstorming and research. We wanted something that would be easy to set up, sustainable, novel and profitable." The team pitched a plan to the judges to use the empty poultry houses to address the dark reality of the US plastic crisis. “It is such a mounting issue in Agricultural that it already has a name for itself: plasticulture.”says Krisztina. Their award winning plan, she shares “[to] turn these facilities into an agricultural plastic washing-sorting-recycling facility. In addition, we would develop a technology to neutralize the chemicals (pesticide, fertilizer etc.) of wastewater and in the end product”

The team won the competition's top cash prize and a spot in the MD and National iCorp program where they will learn more about entrepreneurship and ways to make their idea come alive.

Maccracken Awarded NSF Postdoc Fellowship

7/6/2020

 
Congratulations to Gussie Maccracken who has been awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for FY2020. Starting in March 2021, she will be studying plant-insect interactions across the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

Kuder wins Green Technology and Urban Environment photo contest

7/6/2020

 
Lisa's snap shot pictures her at work in a trailer surrounded by meadow.
image credit: Lisa Kuder
​Congrats to Lisa Kuder, PhD Candidate, vanEngelsdorp’s Lab, for capturing award winning photo of her research into green technologies. Her research focuses on pollinator habitat along highway rights-of-way, specifically developing Best Management Practices for roadside meadow management. Lisa's snap shot pictures her at work in a trailer surrounded by meadow.

Shofner Receives Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty

6/2/2020

 
Marcia Shofner
Congratulations to Dr. Marcia Shofner who has been awarded the Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty. This well-deserved recognition celebrates Marcia’s use of active learning approaches in her classes, her work with TLTC redesigning her introductory class and her participation in NSF-funded grants to revamp BSCI curriculum. In addition to acknowledging Marcia as a dynamic lecturer in both the in-person and online environments, she is recognized for her service. She is on various college and university committees and engaged with groups that work to promote more diverse student participation in science.

Waters Named Dean's Outstanding Employee

5/7/2020

 
​Entomology's Todd Waters is recognized as Dean's Outstanding Employee! A well deserved recognition, for sure. Todd's creativity & enthusiasm for entomology engages audiences of all backgrounds -community members, staff, students, faculty, etc - inspiring them to want to discover more about insects. Congrats, Todd!

​https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/4579

Neel Honored for Contributions in Biodiversity Conservation

4/27/2020

 
Congratulations to Professor Maile Neel on receiving the Edward T. LaRoe III Memorial Award from the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). Given to individuals who have been “a leader in translating principles of conservation biology into real-world conservation”, Neel is recognized for her work translating her research on species recovery and genetic diversity into practical applications for restoration managers. Follow link to see SCB’s announcement with more on Neel's work being released by SCB in the near future. 
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https://conbio.org/publications/scb-news-blog/scb-announces-award-winners-for-outstanding-contributions-to-biodiversity-c

Ferlauto Named 2020 SIFP Fellow and DeWind Awardee

4/27/2020

 
Congratulations to Max Ferlauto (MS student, Burghardt Lab) on being named 2020 Smithsonian Institute Fellow (SIFP) and Joan Mosenthal DeWind Awardee. These awards will help fund his studies into Lepidoptera conservation, with the SIFP award supporting Max's work at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center this upcoming summer. See below for the Xerces Society press release on the DeWind Award and further information on Max's research.
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https://xerces.org/blog/announcing-2020-dewind-awardees?utm_source=Enews+April+2020+%231&utm_campaign=April+Enews+1&utm_medium=email 

Maggie Lewis Named 2020-21 Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship Recipient

4/7/2020

 
Maggie Lewis Picture
Entomology Ph.D. candidate Maggie Lewis (Hamby Lab) has been awarded an Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship from the University of Maryland’s Graduate School. Awarded to students in the final stages of their doctorate, the Wylie Fellowship provides one semester of support during the 2020-2021 year.

Maggie’s dissertation research studies various aspects of the biology and management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), particularly its interactions with yeasts and plant pathogenic fungi. She also examines how insecticide spray coverage impacts SWD management and is trying to understand how to improve spray coverage within bramble production systems. 

"This is a well-deserved award. Maggie has worked hard for it” said Kelly Hamby, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist. “Maggie has made significant contributions to furthering integrated pest management programs for SWD. We are thrilled her work is being recognized in this way."

Please join us in congratulating Maggie on being named recipient of this award.

5 NSF GRFP Awardees in Entomology

4/3/2020

 
Picture ENTM NSF GRFP winners

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Nathan Selected Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award Recipient

3/11/2020

 
Mayda Nathan
Congratulations Mayda Nathan (PhD student, Gruner Lab) on being selected to receive the Ecological Society of America's Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award! Mayda is currently studying the recent northward range expansion of Florida’s mangroves. As a recipient of the award Mayda will travel to DC this March to meet with lawmakers and advocate for federal funding for biological and ecological sciences. 

Follow link to read ESA's press release: 
https://www.esa.org/blog/2020/03/02/esa-selects-2020-katherine-s-mccarter-graduate-student-policy-award-recipients

Spring 2020 Cory Undergraduate Award Recipients

2/19/2020

 
Cory Recipients
​Congratulations to the recipients of the Spring 2020 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 Matthew Dimock, Adelaide Figurskey, Megan Geesin and Maggie Tan & their extraordinary efforts in Entomology.

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St. Leger and Lovett awarded Newcomb Cleveland Prize for most impactful paper of 2019

2/19/2020

 
Ray and Brian at Scope
Photo Credit: John Consloli, UMD
Congratulations to Brian Lovett (Ph.D. 19', UMD Entomology) and Distinguished Professor, Raymond St. Leger, winners of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019 Newcomb Cleveland Prize for the most impactful paper published in AAAS’s flagship journal Science during the previous year. The study described the first trial of a transgenic approach to combat malaria mosquitoes ever to be tested outside the laboratory.
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Read more in the CMNS press release here>>

Arthur Gahan Graduate Student Fellowship

9/10/2019

 
Picture of Gahan Fellowship Recipients
​​The Gahan Fellowship is a competitive award honoring the late Dr. Arthur B. Gahan, Professor of Entomology, intended to stimulate excellence in graduate research in the UMD Entomology Department. Established in 1981, this fellowship was made possible through a series of gifts and bequests to the department by James and Margaret Gahan, and James's sister, Winifred. 

Recipients for the 2019-2020 academic year include:

Arielle Arsenault-Benoit, PhD student, Fritz Lab
Maria Cramer, Ph.D. student, Hamby Lab 
Max Ferlauto, MS student, Burghardt Lab (not pictured) 
Margaret Hartman, MS student,  BEES, Lamp Lab
Dylan Kutz, MS student, Lamp Lab
Mintong Nan, PhD student, St. Leger Lab
Demian Nunez, MS student, Hooks Lab (not pictured) 
Darsy Smith, PhD student, Lamp Lab
Ted Striegel, MS student, Hawthorne Lab

Dubey Named ESA Science Policy Fellow

9/9/2019

 
Aditi attends meeting between UMD students and Senator Ben Cardin to discuss higher education funding and policy.
​Aditi Dubey has been selected as an ESA Science Policy Fellow for the class of 2019-2021. The Science Policy Fellows program is a two-year active training program to teach entomologists the skills needed to successfully advocate for the discipline, focusing on federal policy in Washington D.C. Active training lasts for two years, at which time SPFs become alumni and form the core of ESA's advocacy team, representing the science in their legislative districts. Picutured above, Aditi attends meeting between UMD students and Senator Ben Cardin to discuss higher education funding and policy.

NIH Awards $2M to UMD Entomologist Megan Fritz

9/9/2019

 
Megan Fritz
Assistant Professor, Megan Fritz, awarded  a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study when and where mosquitoes are most likely to transmit West Nile virus to humans. The award was covered by Maryland Today. Read full article here>> 

St. Leger Named ESA Fellow

9/9/2019

 
Ray St. LegerPhoto Credit: CMNS
Distinguished University Professor Raymond St. Leger has been elected as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America. Dr. St. Leger is internationally known for his research on insect pathogenic fungi and for developing approaches to modify these  pathogens to combat insect vectors of human disease and agricultural pests. Ray will be recognized during the Annual ESA Meeting, November 17-20 in St. Louis, MO.

Read ESA's press release 
here>>

Fall 2019 Cory Undergraduate Award Recipients

6/7/2019

 
Award Recipients

​​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.


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Shultz Named Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies

5/15/2019

 
Jeff Shultz

​The University of Maryland Graduate School awarded Associate Professor, Jeffrey Shultz, the Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies Award! 

🎉Congratulations, Jeff!  

Congratulations CMNS Award Winners

5/2/2019

 
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Entomology nearly swept the board with CMNS Awards this year. Congratulations to all the award winners on these well-deserved recognitions!

Board of Visitors Junior Faculty Award-Kelly A. Hamby
Board of Visitors Creative Educator Award- Tammatha O'Brien 
Board of Visitors Outstanding Graduate Student Award- Brian Lovett
Dean’s Outstanding Employee Award- Greg Hess

CMNS will honor the college's award winners at the CMNS Academic Festival. 

When: Friday, May 3, 2019 2:00 p.m.
Where: Physical Sciences Complex Lobby

Please join us as we celebrate with our colleagues.

Dubey Named Outstanding Graduate Student Assembly Member

4/25/2019

 
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​Aditi Dubey has been awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Assembly Member Award! This award honors scholar-leaders for their outstanding contributions to service & involvement at the University of Maryland. The award will be presented on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the 38th Annual University Student Leadership Awards Program.  

🎉Congratulations, Aditi!  

Thompson & Lewis ESA Eastern Branch Ten Minute Paper Competition Award Winners

3/15/2019

 
Thompson & Lewis Photo Credit: Arielle Arsenault-Benoit
Congratulations to Morgan Thompson (MS student, Lamp Lab) &  Maggie Lewis (PhD student, Hamby Lab) award winners of the Student Ten Minute Paper Competition at the ESA Eastern Branch Meeting in Blacksburg, Virginia​.

Morgan won second place for her talk: "Potato leafhopper
 (Empoasca fabae) feeding alters above- and belowground nutrient allocation and nitrogen fixation across alfalfa cultivars".

​Maggie won first place for her talk: "Interactions between spotted-wing 
drosophila and fruit rot fungi in fall red raspberries" ​

UMD Linnaean Team Wins Second

3/13/2019

 
UMD Linnaean TeamPhoto Credit: Arielle Arsenault
UMD’s team placed second in the Linnaean Games competition hosted by the Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, earning $1000 and a chance to compete at the national games in St. Louis. Congratulations Anna Noreuil, Arielle Arsenault-Benoit, Aditi Dubey, Morgan Thompson, Maggie Lewis and coach Kelly Hamby!



Hamby & Fritz Honorees at Maryland Research Excellence Celebration

3/4/2019

 
Fritz & Hamby
Assistant Professors Kelly Hamby and Megan Fritz
Congratulations to Assistant Professors Kelly Hamby and Megan Fritz honorees at the Inaugural Maryland Research Excellence Celebration!

Hamby and Fritz were recognized for their success in one or more of the following categories:
  • Research finding that is both highly-cited and transformative to their field
  • Research achievement with demonstrable societal impact, such as change in policy, major external press coverage
  • Recognition by national or international group
  • Published in a renowned scholarly journal or publication in their field
  • Selection for award for a funding competition with limited submissions
  • Selection for a Division of Research Tier 1/New Directions award
  • Recipient of significant external research funding from a federal funding agency, foundation, corporation, non-profit, national laboratory, medical center, or other entity

Brian Lovett Receives AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

2/13/2019

 
Brian Lovett
Congratulations to Brian Lovett (ENTM PhD student, St. Leger Lab) for being selected to receive the American Institute of Biological Sciences’ Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award! This award recognizes the achievements of biology graduate students who have demonstrated an interest and aptitude for contributing to science and science policy.

As a recipient of the award Brian will:
Travel to Washington, DC to participate in the AIBS science communications training program and AIBS Congressional Visits Day
Meet with lawmakers to advocate for federal investment in the biological sciences
Receive a one-year membership in AIBS, which includes a subscription to the scientific journal BioScience

Check out the AIBS press release here: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/news/aibs_announces_2019_emerging_public_policy_leadership_award_winners.html

Congrats Brian on receiving this award! What a wonderful and well-deserved recognition! 

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