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This is the Western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis, one of four bumble bees on California's proposed endangered species list. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Buzz: Protecting Our Bumble Bees

February 10, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bumble bees--how many have you seen so far this year on the UC Davis campus? If you join the thousands of visitors at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb.
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Owl butterfly at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Time to Explore Diversity of Life

February 7, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You'll see an owl butterfly at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. You'll see a great-horned owl at the Raptor Center. "Owl that" at more at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15 when 13 museums and collections showcase their projects. The event, to take place from 9 a.
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California 4-H Grown: Article

Early Birds - Register for the Camping Conference!

February 7, 2020
By Suzanne Morikawa
Are you a 4-H camp leader who loves camp? Well, this is the place to be! On April 3-5, 2020 4-H is hosting the California 4-H Camping Conference for camp leaders to expand their knowledge, enhance their leadership skills and dive into ways to improve their camps.
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Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, with part of the tardigrade collection. The Bohart collection includes some 25,000 slide-mounted specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Oh, for a Water Bear Sculpture at the Bohart Museum!

January 31, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you can picture a huge water bear (tardigrade) sculpture gracing the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, the scientists need your help to make it happen.
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From Soil to Science: Article

2019 Annual Report

January 31, 2020
We are pleased to share our 2019 Annual Report available in two formats! We have our print version and are excited to present our story map version! Special thanks to Michelle Nozzari for putting together the story map version and Deborah Curle for the print version.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute receives grant to study Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income California families

January 29, 2020
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor Wendi Gosliner, in collaboration with Professor Lia Fernald at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Equity-Focused Policy Research grant to understand the reaso...
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