<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr">Hi students,<div><br></div><div>I am co-teaching a grad seminar next quarter (w/ Boris Bar, Quinn McFrederick, Nicole Rafferty, and Erin Wilson-Rankin) -- it's the "pollination seminar" but I am hoping that students who have a general interest in insect decline and conservation might also consider joining us (see description below). I have some exciting guest speakers lined up from USFWS and the Xerces Society who are going to tell us about their insect conservation work in the non-academic sphere, so this might be a good way to also learn about conservation-related careers in federal agencies and nonprofits. Janet Franklin will also be speaking about species distribution models and conservation.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Class description: </b>The goal of the pollination seminar for spring 2021 is to explore topics related to insect rarity and decline. We will use bumble bees as one model system for considering species decline and conservation, but will also discuss other rare and threatened groups, and student presentations can focus on any insect species (including non-pollinators) for which there is conservation protection under the Federal ESA and/or CESA. Guest speakers from Federal agencies and non-profits will discuss their work in insect conservation to expose students to non-academic careers in insect research and conservation. </div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the class! I hope you can join us, I think it will be fun.</div><div><br></div><div>Hollis<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2">Dr. S. Hollis Woodard</font></b><br></p><p><font size="2">Assistant Professor<br>Department of Entomology<br></font>University of California, Riverside<br>368 Entomology Building<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>Office: (951) 827-5761<br>Lab: (951) 827-5762<br>Email: <a href="mailto:hollis.woodard@ucr.edu" target="_blank">hollis.woodard@ucr.edu</a><br>Lab website: <a href="http://woodardlab.com/" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)" target="_blank">woodardlab.com</a><br><font color="#000000">Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers</font></p></div></div></div></div></div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2">Dr. S. Hollis Woodard</font></b><br></p><p><font size="2">Assistant Professor<br>Department of Entomology<br></font>University of California, Riverside<br>368 Entomology Building<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>Office: (951) 827-5761<br>Lab: (951) 827-5762<br>Email: <a href="mailto:hollis.woodard@ucr.edu" target="_blank">hollis.woodard@ucr.edu</a><br>Lab website: <a href="http://woodardlab.com/" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)" target="_blank">woodardlab.com</a><br><font color="#000000">Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers</font></p></div></div></div></div>