VCU, UR study on spread of gypsy moths amid climate change receives prestigious award

The Royal Entomological Society will recognize a study led by current and former VCU researchers as the best to be published in Physiological Entomology over a two-year period.
The study was led by Lily Thompson, a graduate of VCU Biology’s M.S. degree program.
Co-authors include:
- Trevor Faske; graduate of VCU Biology’s M.S. degree program.
- Dominique Grimm; graduate of VCU Biology’s M.S. degree program.
- Kristine Grayson; assistant professor at University of Richmond following a postdoctoral fellowship in VCU Biology.
- Derek Johnson; Associate Professor and Chair of VCU Biology.