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Reported observations of Cape Ricegrass in California.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Wildland Weed Alert: Cape Ricegrass (Stipa capensis)

February 26, 2024
Keep an eye out for this potential problem weed in southern California: Stipa capensis. First reported in 1995 in Riverside, this species is native to the Mediterranean and has established in the Coachella Valley of the Sonoran Desert.
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Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu working in her lab in 2010, shortly after her arrival at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Congrats to Professor Chiu: 'Distinction in Student Mentoring' Award

February 23, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology! She's the recipient of the highly competitive "Distinction in Student Mentoring' Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomology Society of America (PBESA).
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is the recipient of the Academic Senate's three most coveted awards: research, teaching and public service awards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Good Things Come in Threes

February 22, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, the recipient of the Academic Senate's highly competitive 2024 Distinguished Faculty Research Award. That makes three. Good things come in threes.
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Photo May 07 2023, 11 12 28 AM
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Changes Ahead

February 21, 2024
By Daniel K Macon
As some of you know, 2023 was an incredibly difficult year for my family and me. My wife of 33 years, Samia, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last February.
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Shooting stars, or Dodecatheon clevelandii; pink blooms reach for the blue sky
Green Blog: Article

Car fumes, weeds pose double-whammy for fire-loving native plants

February 21, 2024
By Michael Hsu
Northwest of Los Angeles, springtime brings native wildflowers to bloom in the Santa Monica Mountains. These beauties provide food for insects, maintain healthy soil and filter water seeping into the ground in addition to offering breathtaking displays of color.
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Se urge a los dueños de aves de corral que las protejan de la gripa aviar. Embajadores del programa juvenil 4-H alimentan a gallinas del Rancho Elkus. Fotografía por Evett Kilmartin
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Alertan a dueños de aves de corral contra la gripa aviar

February 20, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California urgen a los dueos de aves de corral, que eviten, por todos los medios, que estas entren en contacto con aves acuticas silvestres que suelen ser portadoras de la altamente cepa de la gripa aviar.
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