Welcome

The EIS program offers interdisciplinary training in the biology of insects for a Master's or Doctoral degree. It includes 35 faculty members representing 9 academic units. We encourage students to develop cross-disciplinary connections and bring together aspects of insect biology in unconventional ways. Our faculty and our students are collegial, collaborative, and highly productive.

Applications can now be submitted for the Fall 2021 cohort.  The application deadline for Fall 2021 will be  Dec. 1, 2020 at  midnight.  Applications are not accepted at other times. 

For the Fall 2021 deadline of Dec. 1, 2020 at  midnight, when you are ready to begin your application to the Entomology and Insect Science graduate program, click here!

Check out our Graduate Program  

The Entomology and Insect Science graduate program offers interdisciplinary training in the biology of insects for a Master's or PhD.

Meet our Faculty

The Faculty of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Entomology and Insect Science includes 35 members representing 9 academic units.

Congratulations to all our students who successfully defended their thesis or dissertation during recently! 

Chioma Oringanje
John Palting
Joshua Arnbrister
Alan Yanahan 
Meck Slagle
Tierney Shaible
Cristina Francois
Emily Watkins de Jong
Ayako Kusakabe
 

EIS Program Events

Contact Information

All in- person events are cancelled and will hopefully
return in 2021! 

GIDP EIS Convocation
Postponed until further notice.

 

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Contact Paula Nielsen to be added to the program listserv.

Paula Nielsen, Program Coordinator
Marley 641G
PO Box 210036
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-0847
Email: pnielsen322@arizona.edu

Virtual Office Hours:
Monday through Friday