May R. Berenbaum, an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 2011 recipient of the $200,000 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, according to a news release issued today by the University of Southern California, which administers the prize, described as one of the world’s first international environmental awards. Professor Berenbaum is being honored for her pioneering work in chemical ecology that “has led to an understanding of the relationships between insects and the plants on a genetic level,” the release said. Her research has also helped further understanding of the decline of bee populations known as Colony Collapse Disorder.
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