Nutrition & Health

(Embargo lifts at 1 p.m., June 17. See online paper) Cancer research published by a team of scientists, including the Bruce Hammock laboratory, University of California, Davis, has been named the Journal of Clinical Investigation's Editor's Pick for the month of July.

Did you know that next week is National Pollinator Week? It is. June 17-21 is the week set aside to celebrate pollinators and how we can protect them. Actually, National Pollinator Week should be every day. Launched 12 years ago under U.S.

UCCE in Kings County leverages community partnerships to increase preschoolers awareness about healthy foods Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong healthy living.

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific impact or outstanding contributions.

Got milk? Got a question about tsetse flies? Yes? Then you'll want to attend the Science Caf presentation on Wednesday, June 7, when medical entomologist and tsetse expert Geoffrey Attardo of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will discuss Got Milk?

Medical entomologist and tsetse expert Geoffrey Attardo of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will discuss Got Milk? The Evolution and Biology of the Lactation in the Tsetse Fly at the next Science Caf presentation, set for 5:30 p.m.

Whether you're having a backyard barbecue or enjoying outdoor activities as the weather warms up, it's important to protect yourself from mosquitoes and their bites.

Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary School kicked off their first Game On Health Fair April 24, 2019 to celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week. The health fair was a part of the Game On Grant the school received through Action for Healthy Kids.

Jefferson Ready recently held a carnival full of games, music and folklorico dancing. UC CalFresh had fun with students shooting pool noodle arrows trying to hit the 5 food group targets. Each attempt earned tickets for a drawing of books to read over the summer.

Forest health promises to take a turn for the better, thanks to forest entomologists like Jackson Audley, a doctoral student at the University of California, Davis.