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Just in time for Halloween! The orange and black Harlequin beetles will be displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Oct. 19. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Parasitoid Palooza at Bohart Museum Open House

October 11, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mark your calendars for a "parade of parasitoids!" The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is sponsoring its annual "Parasitoid Palooza" open house on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane.
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Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, stands by a Parasitoid Palooza sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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'Parasitoid Palooza' at Bohart Museum of Entomology on Oct. 19

October 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It promises to be an educational and entertaining event: Parasites coupled with a Halloween theme. The Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting its annual "Parasitoid Palooza" from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct.19.
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Photo of toddler at Dave's Pumpkin Farm, West of Sacramento by Master Gardener Penny Leff of Yolo County.
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It's Pumpkin Time

October 4, 2019
The smell of pumpkin seeds roasting in the oven brings back memories. As a girl, my favorite part of the fall season was seeing Dad at his creative best.
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Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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Why celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

September 30, 2019
By Ricardo A Vela
The purpose of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15October 15) is to recognize the contributions and vital presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.
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¿Por qué celebrar el mes de la herencia hispana?

September 24, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
El Mes de la Herencia Hispana comienza el 15 de septiembre y contina hasta el 15 de octubre. El propsito de la celebracin es reconocer las contribuciones y la presencia vital de hispanos y latinoamericanos en los Estados Unidos.
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Entomologist Syed Fahad Shah, shown here Sept. 21 at the Bohart Museum open house, was robbed at gunpoint on Sept. 20. Next to him is doctoral candidate Charlotte Herbert Alberts.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Visiting Scholar Robbed; Bohart Museum Sets Up Account

September 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A visiting scholar at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, was robbed at gunpoint Friday night, Sept. 20 when he was walking home along a bike path on Russell Boulevard, Davis. The Bohart Museum has set up a GoFundMe account to help him recover his losses.
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Take a time-in at the Mindfulness Retreat

September 23, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
REPOST - updated 9/23/2019 We asked teens who attended the 2017 Mindfulness Retreat: "What were the highlights of the Mindfulness Retreat for you? What did you learn from the retreat that would be useful for teens?
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State Leadership Conference (SLC) 2019

September 20, 2019
SLC 2019 was a blast. This was my first-time attending State Leadership Conference in Davis, and I will definitely go back next year. We arrived in Sacramento and headed to UC Davis where we checked into our dorm and spent the evening at an awesome pool party. Lights out was 11:00 p.m.
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