Posts Tagged: Danielle Rutkowski
Danielle Rutkowski: Symbiotic Fungi Associated with Social Bees
If you've been following the outstanding academic accomplishments of UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski, you know that she researches the symbiotic fungi associated with social bees; is a 4.0 student; engages in public service; and is a major award winner in multiple graduate student...
UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski doing field work.
UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski talks to visitors at the Rachel Vannette lab display in Briggs Hall during the 2024 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
When Being Framed Is a Great Thing!
Usually when you say "I was framed," it's because someone has accused you of something you didn't do. With the Entomological Society of America (ESA), however, being framed is a good thing. No, a great thing! ESA honors its President's Prize winners (aka first-place winners) in the...
UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski won an Entomological Society of America President's Prize for the second consecutive year. (Photo courtesy of ESA)
UC Davis doctoral candidate Zachary Griebenow won a President's Prize at the 2022 Entomological Society of America meeting. (Photo Courtesy of ESA)
A large crowd listened to UC Davis doctoral candidate discuss her research, “The Mechanism Behind Beneficial Effects of Bee-Associated Fungi on Bumble Bee Health." (Photo courtesy of ESA)
From A (Ants) to B (Bumble Bees) And More...
Congratulations to four outstanding young entomologists from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology--all PhDs to be. They did UC Davis proud at the annual Entomological Society of America (ESA) meeting, which this year was a Joint Meeting of the Entomological...
They Were Framed...Picture Perfect!
When the Entomological Society of America honored its President's Prize winners at its recent meeting in Denver, it did so "picture perfect." At the awards podium, each winning graduate student held up an empty frame lettered with "Student Competition Winner." And filled the frame. They...
UC Davis doctoral student Danielle Rutkowski--framed--as the winner of a President's Prize at the Entomological Society of America meeting. (Photo by Entomological Society of America/Photography G)
'President's Prize' for UC Davis Graduate Student's Presentation on Bumble Bees
"Native bees, including bumble bees are important pollinators but face threats from multiple sources, including agrochemical application," writes UC Davis doctoral student Danielle Rutkowski. "Declining bumble bee populations have been linked to fungicide application, which could directly affect...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)