Hannah Burrack
@burrackbugs.bsky.social
Professor and Chairperson
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
Opinions are mine.
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
Opinions are mine.
What a day! On Saturday, I got to meet some of our incoming @msu-entomology.bsky.social majors at Admitted Students Day! The enthusiasm and drive of these soon-to-be freshmen was such a privilege to be around. Big thanks to @bugclubmsu.bsky.social members for coming out at Breslin and the Bug House!
April 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What a day! On Saturday, I got to meet some of our incoming @msu-entomology.bsky.social majors at Admitted Students Day! The enthusiasm and drive of these soon-to-be freshmen was such a privilege to be around. Big thanks to @bugclubmsu.bsky.social members for coming out at Breslin and the Bug House!
Very excited to welcome Dr. Anders Huseth to @msu-entomology.bsky.social this fall! www.canr.msu.edu/news/anders-...
Anders Huseth joins MSU Entomology
Anders Huseth will join MSU Entomology in fall 2025 as an assistant professor of AgInformatics, one of six new faculty positions in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources created through the...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Very excited to welcome Dr. Anders Huseth to @msu-entomology.bsky.social this fall! www.canr.msu.edu/news/anders-...
MSU Entomology Department Alumni!
Our graduate programs are undergoing a strategic program assessment, and we need your help!
Please complete this short (11 question) survey about your time at MSU Entomology: forms.office.com/r/11NCYKZSF3
We greatly appreciate your input!
Our graduate programs are undergoing a strategic program assessment, and we need your help!
Please complete this short (11 question) survey about your time at MSU Entomology: forms.office.com/r/11NCYKZSF3
We greatly appreciate your input!
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
MSU Entomology Department Alumni!
Our graduate programs are undergoing a strategic program assessment, and we need your help!
Please complete this short (11 question) survey about your time at MSU Entomology: forms.office.com/r/11NCYKZSF3
We greatly appreciate your input!
Our graduate programs are undergoing a strategic program assessment, and we need your help!
Please complete this short (11 question) survey about your time at MSU Entomology: forms.office.com/r/11NCYKZSF3
We greatly appreciate your input!
Yet again, the cuts being made at the federal level are being done in the dumbest, and likely most harmful, way they could be. REUs are deeply impactful programs that open the doors to scientific careers and future innovation. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Trump’s cuts threaten key NSF undergrad research program
For decades, Research Experience for Undergraduates has been a golden ticket for students, funding summer research projects at top institutions. Now, at least a dozen are canceled.
www.insidehighered.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Yet again, the cuts being made at the federal level are being done in the dumbest, and likely most harmful, way they could be. REUs are deeply impactful programs that open the doors to scientific careers and future innovation. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
It's #GiveGreenDay at @michiganstateu.bsky.social! #iGave to the MSU Bug House, and you can, too! www.canr.msu.edu/ent/giving/
Giving
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March 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's #GiveGreenDay at @michiganstateu.bsky.social! #iGave to the MSU Bug House, and you can, too! www.canr.msu.edu/ent/giving/
This story was wholly predictable to those of working in Entomology. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
They were working to ensure invasive pests didn't destroy U.S. crops — until they were abruptly fired
USDA experts have been swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce.
www.nbcnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This story was wholly predictable to those of working in Entomology. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Hannah Burrack
Are you an Entomology Society of America member? Have you or a fellow entomologist been affected by recent federal actions? ESA is collecting stories on how these changes impact members and research.
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#Entomology #science🧪
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#Entomology #science🧪
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February 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Are you an Entomology Society of America member? Have you or a fellow entomologist been affected by recent federal actions? ESA is collecting stories on how these changes impact members and research.
Share your story: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7a1ed...
#Entomology #science🧪
Share your story: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7a1ed...
#Entomology #science🧪
I know of three recent MSU Entomology alumni caught up in the indiscriminate firings of federal workers and at least three folks from my time at NCSU. If there are other MSU alumni affected, please reach out to me.
February 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I know of three recent MSU Entomology alumni caught up in the indiscriminate firings of federal workers and at least three folks from my time at NCSU. If there are other MSU alumni affected, please reach out to me.
Another damaging firing of a young scientist. Dr. Darling, an MSU Entomology alum, was working to rear parasitoids to control emerald ash borer and other devastating pests of forests and farms. There is no private sector equivalent doing this work, and this loss means less control for these pests l.
February 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Another damaging firing of a young scientist. Dr. Darling, an MSU Entomology alum, was working to rear parasitoids to control emerald ash borer and other devastating pests of forests and farms. There is no private sector equivalent doing this work, and this loss means less control for these pests l.
Well hello, all. Now seems like as good a time as any to move over here in earnest. And to kick off that move, let's start with a thread documenting the indiscriminate cuts to federal ag and other important areas. capitalpress.com/2025/02/14/u...
February 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Well hello, all. Now seems like as good a time as any to move over here in earnest. And to kick off that move, let's start with a thread documenting the indiscriminate cuts to federal ag and other important areas. capitalpress.com/2025/02/14/u...
I made it here! Looking forward to learning and building out a space.
October 3, 2023 at 5:49 PM
I made it here! Looking forward to learning and building out a space.