- (Focus Area) Economic Development
- Author: Michael Hsu
Los investigadores del NPI proporcionan evidencia influyente que da forma a los programas federales y estatales de nutrición
De los muchos desafíos a los que se enfrenta la humanidad, nada es más fundamental que garantizar alimentos y agua saludables para todos. La vida misma no sería posible sin nutrientes, energía y agua, pero para muchas personas en los Estados Unidos, ese combustible esencial está comprometido.
"En este momento, la calidad promedio de la dieta estadounidense tiene una calificación reprobatoria", dijo Lorrene Ritchie, especialista en nutrición de la Extensión Cooperativa de la...
- Author: Hanif Houston, The VINE
A series of VINE Build workshops aimed at equipping academic innovators with essential pathways to bring new inventions to market is being sponsored by The VINE, an initiative of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), in collaboration with Farmhand Ventures. These workshops are designed to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complex landscape of technology commercialization.
"These workshops represent a unique opportunity for academic innovators to gain invaluable insights into the commercialization process," said Gabe Youtsey, UC ANR chief innovation officer and founder of...
- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
- Author: Mike Hsu
- Author: Saoimanu Sope
To help more Californians address challenging issues, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has hired UC Cooperative Extension experts to work in communities stretching from Humboldt and Siskiyou counties in the north, and south to San Diego County. State funding has enabled UC ANR to expand its expertise.
Since 1914, UC Cooperative Extension's researchers have been working directly with community members to improve the lives and livelihoods of Californians.
The nine recently hired UC Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors bring expertise in forestry, pest management, water, plant disease, horticulture, toxicology, economics, rice farming and wildfire.
To see a list of UC Cooperative...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Today (April 30) was a special day for entomologist Walter Soares Leal.
“I got two phone calls almost simultaneously on my two cell phones, so I thought this could not be a prank, but I am still in disbelief,” said Leal, a UC Davis distinguished professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and former professor and chair of the Department of Entomology (now Entomology and Nematology)
The caller: The National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
The message: You've been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the highest honor a...
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
When a noted entomologist retires, what do you do?
Give them a 21-insect net salute.
That's what occurred at a recent retirement celebration honoring the legacy of UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years.
Kimsey, who joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology (now the Department of Entomology and Nematology) in 1989, became the director of the Bohart Museum in 1990.
Noted entomologist Richard "Doc"...