Bug Camp 2023, held at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge, TN, recently concluded, marking its triumphant return since the Covid-19 pandemic. The three-day camp, held from June 14- June…
Bug Camp 2023 Inspires Young Entomologists
Coding for Crops: Abdullah Almsaeed
After graduating from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Abdullah Almsaeed joined the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology as a web developer and research…
Community Efforts to Monitor and Manage Aedes Mosquitoes in East Tennessee
East Tennessee is burdened by mosquito-borne La Crosse virus disease, but minimal resources for mosquito surveillance, management, or related community education exist in the region. To address these needs, we…
Corey Day Selected as a 2022 ESA Science Policy Fellow
Corey Day was selected as a 2022 Entomological Society of America (ESA) Science Policy Fellow. The Science Policy Fellows program is a two-year program that provides entomologists with the necessary…
Dawson Kerns Receives SIP Mauro E. Martignoni Award
Dawson Kerns, a doctoral student conducting research on resistance mechanism to Vip3Aa in corn earworm, received the Mauro E. Martignoni award at the 2023 International Conference on Invertebrate Pathology and…
Denita Hadziabdic Guerry Announced as Fulbright Scholar
Denita Hadziabdic Guerry, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar. Hadziabdic Guerry’s research focuses on an indigenous crop, frafra potato…
Denita Hadziabdic Guerry Honored with Faculty Research Mentor Award
The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) is an annual event that showcases research and creative activities across all disciplines by currently enrolled undergraduate students in collaboration with…
Discovering Medical Entomology: Rebecca Butler
While building a career as a wildlife mammalogist, Rebecca Butler discovered medical entomology. This event inspired her to enroll in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and study under…
Empowering Agriculture through Bioinformatics and Genomics: Alhagie Cham
Alhagie Cham, an accomplished scientist from Gambia, West Africa, developed his passion for agriculture from humble beginnings in a groundnut-growing family. Cham’s passion for agriculture led him to pursue academic…
EPP Attends Entomological Society of America 2022 Joint Annual Meeting in Vancouver
Several entomology graduate students, staff, and faculty attended the Entomological Society of America 2022 Joint Meeting in Vancouver, which was held November 13 – 16. Everyone in attendance networked with…