Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Entomology and Insect Science
This new program—a merger of two excellent graduate programs—offers interdisciplinary training in the biology of insects for a Master's or Doctoral degree.
The EIS program includes 33 faculty members representing 8 academic units. We encourage students to develop cross-disciplinary connections and bring together aspects of insect biology in unconventional ways. Our faculty and our students are collegial, collaborative, and highly productive.
In 2006, the University of Arizona ranked #2 in faculty scholarly productivity in entomology, with 53 faculty from the Center for Insect Science and the Department of Entomology included in the index. In 2007, faculty scholarly productivity rankings were #1 for Insect Science (based on 30 faculty, in the category of Agricultural Sciences, various) and #5 for Entomology (based on 27 faculty). In the field ofEntomology/Pest Control, the University of Arizona ranked #1 among U.S. universities in average citations per paper for papers published from 2001-2005. (Unfortunately, ratings from recent years are no longer freely available).
This new program—a merger of two excellent graduate programs—offers interdisciplinary training in the biology of insects for a Master's or Doctoral degree.
The EIS program includes 33 faculty members representing 8 academic units. We encourage students to develop cross-disciplinary connections and bring together aspects of insect biology in unconventional ways. Our faculty and our students are collegial, collaborative, and highly productive.
In 2006, the University of Arizona ranked #2 in faculty scholarly productivity in entomology, with 53 faculty from the Center for Insect Science and the Department of Entomology included in the index. In 2007, faculty scholarly productivity rankings were #1 for Insect Science (based on 30 faculty, in the category of Agricultural Sciences, various) and #5 for Entomology (based on 27 faculty). In the field ofEntomology/Pest Control, the University of Arizona ranked #1 among U.S. universities in average citations per paper for papers published from 2001-2005. (Unfortunately, ratings from recent years are no longer freely available).
Center for Insect ScienceThe Center for Insect Science (CIS) is a Division of the Arizona Research Laboratories at the University of Arizona, Tucson. The Center was founded in 1989 when it received one of the three original National Science Foundation Biological Centers Awards. The Center is an administrative "umbrella" entity whose role is to foster collaborative research and education across topics relevant to integrative biology and areas of biomedicine and biotechnology that employ insects and other arthropods as model systems or investigate their medical impact. It is recognized that insects provide outstanding training research and training opportunities at all levels, from undergraduate to postdoctoral training and career development.
University of Arizona, Department of Entomology
The Department of Entomology at the University of Arizona has an internationally renowned faculty dedicated to excellence in research, teaching, and extension. Faculty expertise encompasses fundamental insect biology, pest management, and outreach. A key department in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Entomology has been generating, synthesizing, and disseminating knowledge about insects for more than a century.
The Department of Entomology at the University of Arizona has an internationally renowned faculty dedicated to excellence in research, teaching, and extension. Faculty expertise encompasses fundamental insect biology, pest management, and outreach. A key department in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Entomology has been generating, synthesizing, and disseminating knowledge about insects for more than a century.
University of Arizona Insect Collection
The University of Arizona Insect Collection is located on the 4th floor of the Forbes Building near the center of the University campus. The collection is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Walk-ins are welcome, however they encourage you to contact them ahead of time to make sure someone will be available to help you with your questions.
The University of Arizona Insect Collection is located on the 4th floor of the Forbes Building near the center of the University campus. The collection is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Walk-ins are welcome, however they encourage you to contact them ahead of time to make sure someone will be available to help you with your questions.