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Marla Spivak

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Marla Spivak (born 1955) is an American entomologist, and Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota.[1]

Life

She graduated from Humboldt State University and from the University of Kansas.[2] She was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant in 2010 for her work with honey bees.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.entomology.umn.edu/People/GradFaculty/Spivak/
  2. ^ http://www.macfound.org/fellows/43/
  3. ^ Ross, Jenna (September 28, 2010). "Buzz about U professor is 'genius'". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Horn, Tammy (November 1, 2011). Beeconomy: What Women and Bees Can Teach Us about Local Trade and the Global Market. University Press of Kentucky. p. 170. ISBN 9780813134369.
External videos
video icon Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing, TEDGlobal 2013

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