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Materials used, cutting the face sheild
From Soil to Science: Article

4-Hers 3D Print Face Shields to Help with Shortages

April 13, 2020
By Steven Worker
Golden Hills 4-H club volunteer project leader, Jemetha Cosgrove, and her two children, aged 12 and 7, repurposed their 3D printing equipment part of a 4-H AgTech project to make face shields to help in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Green stink bug egg cluster. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Virtual Easter Egg Hunt

April 8, 2020
For the last two years, UC IPM has shared an Easter egg photo quiz with insect and spider eggs and egg cases. In case you want to play again, this post is from our 2018 egg hunt and this post is our 2019 egg hunt.
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UC ANR offers practical information on food access and food safety, along with many other topics, at https://ucanr.edu/covid19communityresources. (Photo: USDA)
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Help for Californians navigating life during the coronavirus crisis

April 6, 2020
By Mark A Bell
Find UC ANR community resources for the coronavirus crisis here. Theories abound as to what life will be like when we come out of our current predicament. And who can say? However, the focus for many is simply on dealing with the immediate.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Collaborative Nutrition Policy Institute study sheds light on challenges of increasing school lunch participation

April 3, 2020
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) and UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers published a new study in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) on the impact of a multi-component intervention to increase students' lunch participation in SFUSD public middle and high s...
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California 4-H Grown: Article

Can we count on you to be counted?

April 1, 2020
By Suzanne Morikawa
Every ten years, the United States Census is sent to every resident of our country in order to get an accurate count of our population. This data is utilized for several different purposes, and the California 4-H Civic Engagement Committee wants to remind you of the importance of this effort.
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Honey bees cluster on a frame at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Public Service Project Targeting Coronavirus Pandemic

March 31, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So many good-hearted people are trying to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. Take professional seamstress and aerobics instructor Teresa Hickman of Vacaville, Calif., who is devoting much of her time to sewing two-layer cotton face masks, now that her classes are on hiatus.
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Children smelling myrtle flowers in the garden.
UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Coordinator's Corner: Kiddos in the Garden, it's a wonderful thing to see!

March 27, 2020
By Margaret J O'neill
Hello Spring! I am so glad you are here! I love the quiet of the winter, and the rain is something that is so needed. In the winter the deciduous fruit trees and roses rest. The birds hunker down for warmth in our cool southern California evenings.
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Bruce Hammock, UC Davis distinguished professor, in his office in the basement Briggs Hall. His colleagues fondly call the basement level "the garden level of Briggs." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

The Legendary Bruce Hammock Featured in American Entomologist

March 24, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The legendary Bruce Hammock, UC Davis distinguished professor who holds a joint appointment with the Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center--is featured in the current edition of American Entomologist.
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