Landscape Ecology of Insects
Last week, the Entomological Society of America held their annual meetings in the Texas capital of Austin. Record attendance (over 3,200 people!) marked this as a great opportunity for members of the Gratton lab to share their research, and share they did! Several of us presented works there, including Hannah, who placed second in the …
Jade Kochanski, an undergraduate in the Gratton lab, was recently awarded two prestigious scholarships from the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: the Howard P. Gutgessell Agricultural Scholarship, and the Norman F. Olson Family Scholarship. These are awarded in recognition of outstanding academic performance and contributions to the missions of the department. Jade has …
Two papers, written by Gratton lab members, were recently accepted. Both are modeling papers that use GIS to examine the causes and consequences of land-use change. In Tim and Claudio’s paper, they model tradeoffs of multiple ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration, nitrous oxide emissions, pest control, and pollination) from converting annual cropping systems …
The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters recently featured a talk entitled “The Bee Crisis and Wisconsin: The Role of Native Bees” presented by Hannah for one of their Academy Evening Talks. The Wisconsin Academy is an independent, non-profit organization that connects Wisconsin people and ideas to foster dialogue on important issues. Hannah’s talk …
Hannah was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio for an article about honey bee decline. To listen to the interview, click here.