UC Riverside doctoral students Rattanan Chungsawat and Emily Ta have received the 2025 Alate Award from the Entomological Society of America, recognizing their outstanding research on cockroaches. The national award supports students from minority-serving institutions and will fund their attendance at the ESA’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. Both students work under Professor Chow-Yang Lee, a leading figure in urban entomology. They are two of only five students nationwide to receive the award this year.