I am a proud transfer student from Oakland California, having completed the first year of my undergrad at Laney Community College, my second year at Oregon State University, and my last two years here at UC Davis. I have had a huge fascination with insects and other small organisms for as long as I can remember, which led me to the Entomology program here at UC Davis. In my time here, I have helped at the Sih Lab under Richard Szeligowski on Day Gecko behavioral assays, worked in the General Chemistry Dispensary, and Interned with the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

My name is Yarely Aguilar, a third-year Entomology major with a minor in Education, and I’m very happy to be nominated student of the month for entomology! I am very lucky to have chosen Davis since I have been involved in so many opportunities here! Initially, I was majoring in Ecology until I took ENT 10: Natural History of Insects, and became quickly enveloped by the weird, but fascinating biology of insects.

Hi! My name is Ryan Meadows. I am a fourth-year Entomology undergraduate student, set to graduate in June 2025. Entomology has been my major since the fall quarter of my third year. Before that, I actually changed my major twice! When I entered UC Davis as a freshman, I was a Biochemistry major. That same year, I switched to Food Science, and after taking ENT 001 with Dr. Diane Ullman, I realized how fascinating the study of insects was to me. Now, as I prepare for my Ph.D. studies at UC Davis, I’ve decided to merge my interests in biochemistry, food science, and entomology.