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Information Technology : Article

Traveling securely

May 19, 2026
By Radish E Paik
Traveling introduces opportunities for attackers to steal your laptop, institutional data, or even your personal identity or data. These tips will help you stay safe.Before you goBack up all important data to Box.If possible, ask the IT help desk for a loaner laptop, and plan to leave your primary work…
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UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County: Event

Introduction to California Natives Event

Jun 12, 2026

Join Santa Barbara Master Gardeners in a presentation on: Introduction to California NativesWhat is so special about California? We are one of only 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world! We have 6,700 types of plants, with roughly 2,400 species endemic to CA that are ideally suited for our soil and…
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Fresno County 4-H: Article

May 2026 Newsletter

May 18, 2026
By Elizabeth Ramirez
In This Edition… 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Sheep & Goat Show Date 2- Achievement Night Date 2- Fair Premium Book 3- Clover Fest 4- Summer Camp 4- YQCA 5- Livestock Achievement 5- Vegas Shoot 5- State Leadership Conf. 6- Bloomin’ Socks 6- Blossom Trail Leadership 6- Blossom Trail Elections 7-…
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Together@Work: Article

Principle Spotlight: Communication

May 18, 2026
By Elizabeth A Moon
 Providing action and intentionality to our shared Principles. Welcome to a monthly series where each month the Workplace Inclusion and Belonging unit spins the dial and spotlights one of UC ANR Principles of Community and turns intention into action.Join in the unpacking of a new principle every month,…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Keystone Species: The Key to Survival

May 18, 2026
Article by Peggy Beltramo, UC Master Gardener of Placer County Have you heard of the term “keystone” species? They are the species of plants and animals within an environment that hold all the other elements together, much like the keystone block in an ancient arch. Without the keystone…
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Mourning cloak butterfly on Echium (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Good Morning, Mourning Cloak

May 18, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 "Good morning, mourning cloak! Fancy meeting you here."The mourning cloak indeed chose a fancy meeting place. It touched down on our Tower of Jewels (Echium wildpretti) and began to nectar."I'm trying to get an image of you," I whispered. "Open your wings." And magically, or sort of magically, it did…
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