What’s a picnic without bugs?

At the 112th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 18, bugs are not only invited, but escorted. 

The "stars of the show" are the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's line-up of cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, ants, bees, tarantulas, stick insects, hornworms, lady beetles, nematodes and more at Briggs Hall. Favorite activities include the traditional cockroach races and maggot art.

Marshall McMunn, coordinator of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminars for the 2025-26 academic year, has announced the list of speakers for the fall and spring quarters.

All seminars will take place at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesdays  in 122 Briggs Hall. They also will be on Zoom. The Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672.

Marshall McMunn, assistant professor of teaching and coordinator of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's 2025-26 seminars, has announced the fall seminar schedule.

Seminars will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and will take place on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m.  in Room 122 of Briggs Hall. The exception: the Thomas and Nina Leigh Alumni Seminar, which will be held at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6 in the UC Davis Student Community Center. See information below.)

Meet UC Davis doctoral alumnus Marshall McMunn, one of the newer members of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) faculty.

McMunn, who joined the ENT faculty in October of 2023, is an assistant professor of teaching, skilled in field biology instruction and data analysis, with key interests in technology-enhanced learning and equity in education.