Canadian entomologists to be featured in new Nature of Things episode!

Catherine Scott assisting a documentary crew with filming black widows at Island View Beach in BC. An upcoming “Nature of Things” documentary on CBC will feature several prominent Canadian entomologists/arachnologists talking about mating and courtship of various arthropods.  Maydianne Andrade, Andrew Mason, and Luciana Baruffaldi from UTSC, Catherine Scott from McGill, Darryl Gwynne from UTM...

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Student travel grants available for International Congress of Dipterology

The 10th International Congress of Dipterology (ICDX) is being held July 16-21 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Travel grants from the North American Dipterists Society, the Linnaean Society of London, and the Entomological Society of Canada have been made available to support student attendance. Funding from the Entomological Society of Canada will go specifically towards supporting...

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Society directors: call for nominations

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS-APPLICATIONS Deadline approaching: 28 February! Society Directors help govern the ESC Societal Director (Second Vice-president) Director at Large Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Please help govern your society! Submit nominations to ESC co-secretaries: ESCSecretary@esc-sec.ca Achievement Awards Gold Medal Award (for outstanding entomological contributions in Canada) C. Gordon Hewitt Award (for outstanding entomological...

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Volunteer positions with the Entomological Society of Canada Scholarship Fund

Chair of the Fund The Entomological Society of Canada’s Scholarship Fund is seeking to fill the position of Chair of the Fund beginning in January, 2023. The Scholarship Fund is a registered charity in Canada which provides a number of financial awards to university students studying entomology. The duties of this position include chairing meetings...

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