After the March for Science: Next Steps for Entomologists to Get Engaged
By Marianne Alleyne, Ph.D., and Leellen Solter, Ph.D. On a cloudy day in April, these two long-time friends set out on a journey from Central Illinois to Washington, DC. Road […]
Capacity Funding: High Impact for Land-Grant Colleges and Local Agriculture
By Johanna Elsensohn For over a hundred years, land-grant colleges and universities (LGUs, as defined by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, as well as 1994 institutions) and associated […]
World Malaria Day With Nothing But Nets: An Experience in Advocacy
By Thomas E. Anderson, Ph.D. As a Science Policy Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, I recently participated in the 2017 Nothing But Nets (NBN) Malaria Leadership Summit in […]
In Managing Invasive Species, Entomologists Are “The Front Line of Defense”
Today kicks off National Invasive Species Awareness Week, organized by the Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition. A great number of invasive species of concern in the United States are […]
Why Science Communication Ought to Be Part of the Job for Entomologists
For plenty of scientists, a day in the field or in the lab—i.e., getting knee-deep in science—is their favorite part of the job. Interacting with the public, with media, or […]
A Post-Election Washington D.C.: The ESA Science Policy Fellows’ Perspective
By Johanna Elsensohn on behalf of the 2014 and 2015 Science Policy Fellows (Marianne Alleyne, Thomas Anderson, Jamin Dreyer, Kamal Gandhi, Anders Huseth, Rayda Krell, Clare Rittschof, Ariel Rivers, and […]
Entomologists Meet Policymakers in Washington, DC
In October 2014, the Entomological Society of America formed a Science Policy Fellows program to support and develop scientists as visible and effective advocates for entomology and entomological research. The […]