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Doris H. Calloway

Memories of Doris Howes Calloway sought for book

March 25, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Doris Howes Calloway was a pioneer in the early development of human nutritional science. Several of Calloway's former students are working on a book chronicling her role in establishing the research base for addressing nutrition and health problems across the lifespan.
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Photo of strangers wearing facemasks on the street. Text reads: One year later.

Video: A year of living with COVID-19

March 22, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
In March 2020, when California issued a shelter-in-place order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we didn't know how long the pandemic would cause upheaval or how it would affect us. We all adapted in different ways.
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Richard Ponzio

In memoriam: Richard Ponzio

March 22, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Richard Carl Ponzio, UC Cooperative Extension youth development specialist emeritus at UC Davis, died after a long illness peacefully at home in Mill Valley on Jan. 5, 2021, with his partner Carol and son Frank by his side. He was 80.
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Fred Conte

In memoriam: Fred S. Conte

March 22, 2021
Fred S. Conte, UC Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist emeritus at UC Davis, passed away Feb. 19, 2021. Conte was born March 10, 1940, in Houston, Texas, to Raphael and Etta Conte. He has one older brother, Frank.
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