Feb 26, 2024 | News
Each summer while Vladimir Nabokov was a faculty member at Cornell he and his wife would drive across the country to collect butterflies. Nabokov, who didn’t drive, would use the long stints between stops to collect butterflies to work on his novels and poems. ...
Feb 26, 2024 | News
CUIC Student Spotlight – Meet Megan Barkdull 1. What is your name? Answer: Megan Barkdull 2. Where did you grow up? Answer: I grew up in Orlando, FL. 3. Previous education/schools/institutions? Answer: Prior to starting my PhD at Cornell, I received my B.A. in...
Feb 26, 2024 | News
We are thrilled to partner with Cornell’s Mann Library to share specimens from the Cornell University Insect Collection collected by Vladimir Nabokov! The exhibit will open on Thursday, March 14th and will be open through July. Learn more about the exhibit here...
Dec 4, 2023 | News
Although the most obvious benefit of our recent National Science Foundation grant is the installation of compactors to the North Collection room this grant also came with support to help curate some groups in serious need. For the NSF grant we are focusing on our...
Dec 4, 2023 | News
We are thrilled to share that thanks to a successful grant application to the National Science Foundation we have been able to install compactors in the North Collection room. Now all of our collection rooms are compactorized allowing us to maximumly use our space to...
Dec 4, 2023 | News
1. What is your name? Answer: Anna Labiner 2. Where did you grow up? Answer: Sarasota, FL 3. Previous education/schools/institutions? Answer: I went to high school at Pine View School. 4. What got you interested in entomology? Answer: Like many entomologists, I have...
