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Research Project: Integrated Production and Automation Systems for Temperate Fruit Crops

Location: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement, and Protection

Title: Finding community in entomology

Author
item NIXON, LAURA - Orise Fellow
item Leskey, Tracy

Submitted to: American Entomologist
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/30/2023
Publication Date: 3/11/2023
Citation: Nixon, L., Leskey, T.C. 2023. Finding community in entomology. American Entomologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmad013.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmad013

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Finding a community within one’s professional network is incredibly important, especially for early career scientists. Prior to the pandemic, this community was often found through in-person meetings, conferences, and lab visits. During the global pandemic, we (the Entomological Society of America) found new ways to interact virtually, and this offered new opportunities for members of the society which had previously struggled to include in-person travel into their personal and professional lives. Moving forward, as many events are in-person again, we should strive to create a hybrid way of communicating that benefits those that can travel and those that cannot.