3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (150+ words) The inaugural World Circadian Day, sponsored by the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR), is Wednesday, June 24. Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and president of SRBR, is helping to "organize…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (414+ words) Visitors to the Garden of the Sun are invited to stroll along the new "Rose Lane," where the demonstration garden's 32 varieties of roses line a walking path near the entrance. The selections at GOS are just a few of the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (513+ words) A garden can do a lot more than grow food. It can help someone heal, learn a new skill, or find a sense of purpose. That spirit is at the heart of Jardineros, an innovative outreach project led by the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (461+ words) A group of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists will meet with leaders of Chile and Argentina agriculture on June 23-26 in R'o Negro province of Argentina to discuss crop production systems and practices. Farmers in these areas produce…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (764+ words) By Gail Pavlosky, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. " Sometimes, while I am in the garden " my hands in the soil and the scent of hummingbird sage rising in the Napa sun " a song comes to mind that shifts my…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (580+ words) Because California is a major hub for commerce and tourism, many non-native organisms, especially plants, insects, and other animals, are brought into our state every day, either accidentally or on purpose. Most of them are harmless, but some are invasive…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (535+ words) What a delight to hear UC Davis doctoral candidate and dragonfly researcher Christofer Brothers share his rhyming prose at a recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. Brothers described doggerel as "a term for funny, silly poetry without a universally…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (418+ words) There are thousands of species of fruit flies in the world. Many aren't a threat to California, but a handful of fruit flies not native to the state have the potential to ruin our backyard fruit production and cause billions…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (77+ words) Forty-eight years ago, UC Davis scientists Becky Westerdahl, Eric Mussen and Norm Gary formed the Western Apicultural Society (WAS). Becky received her bachelor's degree in biology, cum laude, in 1972 from Chapman University, Orange, Calif. , and her doctorate in biology and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (552+ words) Now Available! UCCE Sonoma Develops Online Fire Safety Course for Ag Access (Ag Pass) Programs UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Now Available! UCCE Sonoma Develops Online Fire Safety Course for Ag Access (Ag Pass) Programs UC Cooperative Extension's Northern Bay…...