University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Entomology Colloquium Schedule

All talks are on Friday at noon, 150 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI. A map and directions to Russell Labs is provided below. Alternate meeting locations and times are indicated under the seminar title. This schedule is periodically updated to reflect changes and additions. If you have any questions, please contact the UW-Madison Entomology Department main office at 608-262-3227.

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Date	Speaker	Title
Fall 2009
Sep. 4	Dr. Walt Goodman Department Chair	Kickoff Welcome - Introductions of new department members and highlights of the previous year. Note: Special time and location - 3:30pm in Entomology Conference Room, to be continued with Bugs 'N' Suds
Sep. 11	Mike Hillstrom PhD Candidate UW Dept. Entomology	Rising atmospheric CO2 and O3 levels: Effects on insects and ecosystem processes at Aspen FACE
Sep. 18	Dr. Mark Brown University of Georgia	Regulation of reproduction and metabolism in the yellow fever mosquito
Sep. 25	Dr. Bob Jeanne, Dr. Eileen Cullen UW Dept. Entomology	Faculty program overviews
Oct. 2	Dr. John Losey Cornell University	The Economic Value of Insect Services with a Spotlight on Lady Beetles
Oct. 9	Dr. Joerg Bohlmann Professor and Distinguished Scholar, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of British Columbia	Genomics of chemical diversity in conifer defense against insects
Oct. 16	Dr. Egbert Leigh Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute	The evolution of mutualism and the role of mutualism in evolution
Oct. 23	Dr. Tom Phillips Chair, Dept. Entomology Kansas State University	IPM for stored-product systems: Consistency and innovations for the 21st Century
Oct. 30	Dr. John Reese Kansas State University	RNAi Host Plant Resistance: The Next New Thing
Nov. 6	Dr. Kerry Katovich Associate Professor of Biology UW - Whitewater	Cleaning up the Macrodactylini, a small part of a bigger problem in South America's largest group of scarabs
Nov. 13	Dr. Gary Felton Chair, Dept. Entomology Penn State University	Dialogues at the plant-caterpillar interface
Nov. 20	Melody Walker, Bob Dahl Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection	Wisconsin entomological issues from the perspective of WDATCP
Nov. 27	NO SEMINAR	Thanksgiving
Dec. 4	Dr. Tom German UW Dept. Entomology	At the Interface of Plant Pathology and Entomology: Tospoviruses--Relevant Models and Important Emerging Pathogens Note: Special time and location - 1:00pm in room 184
Dec. 11	NO SEMINAR	ESA Preperation
Spring 2010
Date	Speaker	Title
	To Be Announced

Directions to the Department

Madison Map

Traveling by Car

Madison is located in south central Wisconsin and is accessible via several major highways. Madison is a:

1 1/2-hour drive from Milwaukee (via Interstate 94)
2 1/2-hour drive from Chicago (via Interstate 90)
4 1/2-hour drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul (via Interstate 94)
2-hour drive from Dubuque (via US 151)

Getting to UW-Madison:

Take I-90 or US 151 to Hwy 12/18.
Follow Hwy 12/18 exit at Park Street (Exit 261 B).
Proceed north on Park Street about 5 miles to University Avenue.
Turn Left (West) on University Ave
Turn Right (North) on Charter Street
Turn Left (West) on Observatory Drive, cross Babcock Drive and travel ~0.15 miles
Turn Left (South) into Lot 36 parking lot (1645 Observatory Drive)
Walk out the south end of the lot toward the 8 story building on your left (Russell labs)
Office is in Room 237 Russell (please stop by for parking pass)

Traveling by Plane

Dane County Regional Airport, on Madison’s northeast side, provides regional and national air service to and from Madison. Seventy-five flights daily connect passengers to 22 locations, reaching 600 domestic and 70 international destinations with one-stop service.

An interactive campus map can be viewed at: http://www.map.wisc.edu/.