The Lamp Lab submitted 3 undergraduate student competition papers/posters and 2 symposium talks!

Emily Gibson, lab technician, presented a talk titled “Monitoring the biodiversity and ecological roles of insects on a beef cattle farm” in the undergraduate 10-minute competition. 

Amy Goodman, honors student, presented a poster titled “Investigating the outcomes of wetland restoration on macroinvertebrate communities after 22 years” in the undergraduate poster display competition II and won the competition!​

Yasmine Helbling, lab manager, presented a poster titled “Diversity and dispersal of predaceous arthropods across agricultural drainage ditches and adjacent cropland” in the undergraduate poster display competition I and won the competition!

Helen Craig, PhD student, presented a talk titled “Historical context and modern cultural acceptance: The story of insects as food and feed” for the Insects in Mythology and Culture symposium. 

​Bill Lamp presented a talk titled “EntoQuest - the Eastern Branch's answer to connecting students and professionals for a weekend of mentorship” for the Building Bridges for Undergraduates: Techniques for Teaching and Mentorship symposium.

Amy Goodman was awarded with the Spring 2026 Honors College Grant for her entomology project titled "Is Straw Addition an Effective Management Strategy to Increase Odonata Abundance and Diversity Within Farm Ponds?". She is working hard to prepare for her farm pond experiments that begin in April. Great job Amy!

Helen's excellent teaching abilities were recognized with the Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award from the University of Maryland's Graduate School. Only the top 2% of the 4,000 plus graduate assistants on campus are honored with this award. Congratulations Helen!!