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ESA, CDC Expand Public Health Entomology Workforce Through 2025 Internships and Fellowships

Annapolis, MD; July 10, 2025—The Entomological Society of America congratulates the 2025 class of interns and fellows selected for the Public Health Entomology for All program. In partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ESA has expanded Public Health Entomology For All (PHEFA) in 2025 to include more one-year fellowships, extended two-year fellowships, and new summer internships and placements in state health departments. The goal of PHEFA is to encourage students and recent graduates to pursue entomology as a career and work toward a future in which all communities benefit from creative scientific processes and solutions.

Kelley Tilmon Selected to Deliver 2025 ESA Founders' Memorial Lecture

Annapolis, MD; June 11, 2025—Kelley J. Tilmon, Ph.D., professor of entomology at The Ohio State University, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Tilmon's lecture will enlighten attendees on the life and career of Maud Doria Haviland (1889-1941), a groundbreaking British female entomologist and ornithologist.

ESA Statement on the Growing Threat to Scientific Progress

Annapolis, MD; February 10, 2025—As a scientific society, ESA has always supported both the advancement of science and the people who practice it, and we always will. We remain committed to advocating for insect science and the ways it improves the world, and we stand by our principles that entomology must be both welcoming and beneficial to all corners of society.

Smith Chosen as Next Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Integrated Pest Management

Annapolis, MD; November 20, 2024—Hugh A. Smith, Ph.D., vegetable entomologist at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, has been selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management. He will succeed Eric Rebek, Ph.D., who will depart from the journal's top editor position at the end of 2024.

Andrew Short Elected as Next Vice President-Elect of Entomological Society of America

Annapolis, MD; August 29, 2024—Andrew Short, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida, has been elected by members of the Entomological Society of America as the organization's next Vice President-Elect. ESA members also elected five other entomologists to begin or continue positions on the ESA Governing Board.

ESA Names 2024 Professional and Student Award Honorees

Annapolis, MD; August 7, 2024—The Entomological Society of America congratulates the recipients of its 2024 awards. ESA Awards & Honors recognize scientists, educators, and students who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to entomology. Award honorees will be showcased during Entomology 2024, November 10-13, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Four Entomologists Honored as 2024 Fellows of the Entomological Society of America

Annapolis, MD; July 24, 2024—The Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has elected four new Fellows of the Society for 2024. Election as a Fellow of ESA acknowledges outstanding contributions to entomology via research, teaching, extension, administration, military service, or public engagement and science policy.

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