EIS Agenda

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (Pre-symposium)

Afternoon

Jennifer Angus Exhibit Field Trip

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI

Evening

Kellogg Center Movie Night - Insect Themed

Auditorium

Thursday, May 16, 2024

8 a.m.

Registration opens, Breakfast

Lincoln Room

9 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Lincoln Room

9:30 a.m.

Keynote Addresses

Ben Beard, One Health

Rufus Isaacs, Climate Resilience

The Bug Chicks, STEM Education

Lincoln Room

11 a.m.

Formal Poster Session

Red Cedar Room

12 p.m.

Lunch, Poster Session available for viewing

Lincoln Room 

1 p.m.

Breakout Panel Session I

 

 

One Health: Arthropods & Health

Brian Allan, Lyric Bartholomay, Warren Booth, Sarah Hamer, and Debajit Saha

Moderator: Henry Chung

Room 103AB

 

Climate Resilience: Biodiversity

Christie Bahlai, Alex Harmon-Threatt, Fatma Kaplan, Corrie Moreau, and Alisha Shah

Moderator: Joseph Taylor

Room 104AB

 

STEM Education: Increasing Diversity & Access

Kristi Bugajski, Ronda Hamm, Ana Chicas-Mosier, Doug Golick, and Eleanor Spicer-Rice

Moderator: Nicole Wonderlin

Room 105AB

2:30 p.m.

Break, Poster Session available for viewing

 

3 p.m.

Breakout Panel Session II

 

 

One Health: Insects as Food & Feed

Florence Dunkel, Deborah Ruth Amulen, Jeff Tomberlin, and Joseph Yoon

Moderator: Jen Pechal

Room 103AB

 

Climate Resilience: Agriculture & Plant-Insect Interactions

Jared Ali, Todd DeKryger, Jordan Hesterman, and Margarita Lopez-Uribe 

Moderator: Julianna Wilson

Room 104AB

 

STEM Education: SciComm & Outreach 

Jennifer Angus, Tierney Brosius, Stephanie Dole, Gwen Pearson, and Jeni Ruisch

Moderator: Amanda Lorenz

Room 105AB

4:30 p.m.

Day One Concludes

 

5-8 p.m.

Reception, Poster Session available for viewing

East Patio

Friday, May 17, 2024

8 a.m.

Breakfast

Lincoln Room

9 a.m.

Welcome and Working Session Overview

Lincoln Room

9:30 a.m.

Working Session I

 

10:30 a.m.

Break

 

11 a.m.

Working Session II

 

12 p.m.

Lunch

Lincoln Room

1 p.m.

Working Session Reports 

Lincoln Room

1:45 p.m.

Symposium Concludes

 

3-5 p.m.

MSU Department of Entomology Outreach Event featuring the MSU Bug House and OSU BUGmobile

MSU's Natural Science Building

Saturday, May 18, 2024 (Post-symposium)

10 a.m.

Public Lecture in partnership with MSU Museum Food Fight exhibit with Chef Joseph Yoon

MSU Museum