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Visitors at the 2019 UC Davis Picnic Day take images of forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and his display. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet Dr. Bob--aka 'Dr. Death'--at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you visit the Dr. Death booth (it's actually a table!) at Briggs Hall during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23, you'll meet "Dr. Bob." That would be forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal will deliver the keynote lecture at a global seminar chronicling the 70-year history of National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
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CNPq Seminar to Spotlight UC Davis Scientists

April 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A global seminar chronicling the 70-year history of National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Brazilian equivalent of the National Science Foundation, will spotlight a series of scientists, including UC Davis scientists, in a keynote lecture by UC Davis distinguished...
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CropManage Hands-on Workshop on May 10th, 2022

April 21, 2022
By Michael D Cahn
Date: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: Watsonville Public Library 275 Main St., Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076 We will hold a hands-on training on CropManage.
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Boston ivy growing at the Hickey Gym on the UC Davis campus
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Can vines speed urban cooling?

April 21, 2022
By Michael Hsu
Perhaps trees aren't the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring aphids in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Who Doesn't Love a Ladybug?

April 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love a ladybug? Call them ladybugs, call them ladybirds, call them lady beetles, call them Coccinellidae, or just call them aphid eaters or deluxe aphid eaters. Or Joey Chestnut. Or Josephine Chestnut.
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The making of a Maggot Art masterpiece: art is created by dipping maggots into non-toxic, water-based paint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Behind the Scenes: Danielle Rutkowski Coordinating Picnic Day Activities at Briggs Hall

April 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Run, roaches run! Squirm, maggots, squirm! If you look behind the scenes of the entomological activities at the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23 at Briggs Hall, you'll see a Department of Entomology and Nematology doctoral candidate coordinating everything from Roach Races to M...
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View of one plot in the artificial rainfall experiment
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With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters

April 20, 2022
By Michael Hsu
A new UC Riverside study shows it's not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give it that counts. This is especially true near Palm Springs, where the research team created artificial rainfall to examine the effects on plants over the course of two years.
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This will be the scene in front of Briggs Hall on Saturday, April 23 when the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day takes place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Something Bugging You?

April 19, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Got a question about insects or arthropods that's been bugging you? Head over to the Bug Doctor booth staffed by UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology doctoral students on Saturday, April 23 at Briggs Hall during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. The Bug Doctor will be in.
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