Department of Entomology Banner

 

Click Here to read about the Charles Doane Lecture Series

Fall 2009

Date

Speaker

Title

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/.