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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Department of Entomology

What's New?

6/8/09 - Entomology Hall Renovations Continue

1/23/09 - Field Crops Entomologist Position Open

11/21/08 - Department Members Win National Awards at the Entomological Society of America Meeting

Faculty award winners include Dr. Fred Baxendale, winner of the Entomological Society of America Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension and Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss, winner of the Entomological Society of America Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching. Student award winners include Neil Spomer, winner of the Jeffery P. LaFage Graduate Student Research Award, and Laura Campbell and Mitch Stamm, runners-up for the President's Prize for a paper presentation.

11/1/08 - Book Release
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- Tiger Beetles of South Dakota & Nebraska. To order a copy, email Steve Spomer

7/24/08 - Entomology Open House - Experience the Power of Bugs!
September 21st, 1-4pm, Entomology Hall

6/17/08 - Southern Beetle Species Moving into Nebraska

6/17/08 - NU State Museum team finds one of 2007's top new species

6/5/08 - Watch Out for Chiggers This Summer

4/14/08 - Grasshopper Potential Remains High for Some Nebraska Rangeland

4/13/08 - Dr. Blair Siegfried Awarded Charles Bessey Professorship

Blair's pictureBessey professorships are awarded to scholars who have demonstrated an exceptional record of distinguished scholarship and creative activity. Their work reflects the highest levels of achievement, quality, and importance. Charles Bessey, an NU professor at the turn of the 20th century, was a botanist and educator. Recognized for his pioneering science, including among other interests the ecology of the prairie, he served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and editor of Science magazine. Congratulations Blair!

4/2/08 - Entomological Society of America North Central Branch Award Winners

3/31/08 - NSF grant to allow completion of beetle study in Central America, Mexico