Internationally renowned bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis doctoral alumnus and a UC Davis/University of Arizona administrator emeritus, is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). 

NAS announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

The book, “The Art of the Bee: Shaping the Environment from Landscapes to Societies," authored by noted honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.--retired from administrative positions at UC Davis and Arizona State University (ASU)--is now translated into the German language by C. H. Beck Verlag, one of Germany’s oldest publishing houses. 

A book launch will take place Thursday, Nov. 27 at the Deutches Museum in Munich where Page will present a public lecture. 

The long-awaited update of the landmark UC Davis-authored book, Queen Bee Rearing and Bee Breeding by Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. (1907-2003), “the father of bee genetics,”  and his former doctoral research mentee Robert E.

"When an Africanized honey bee stung Robert E. Page, Jr., in the eye, the excruciating pain did not diminish his love for the insects. A pioneer in the field of honey bee social behavior and evolutionary genetics, Page’s passion for research has spanned forty-three years and continues today. He is considered a pioneer in the field and one of the current top bee scientists. A colleague stated that Page is 'arguably the most influential honey bee biologist of the past 30 years.'"