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Upbeat budget news

July 14, 2021
By Wendy Powers
Budget meetings were held this week. It was nice to be in the Davis building and see more people than I saw last week! Also nice, and timely for our budget discussion, was the Governor's signing of the state budget. We discussed much about the increased support for our work.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock,who holds a joint appointment with the Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the project in this screen shot from the YouTube video.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief

July 14, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
By Lisa Howard UC Davis Health See Video on YouTube (includes segment with Bruce Hammock, UC Davis distinguished professor) Researchers at UC Davis are developing a new type of pain medication from an unusual source tarantula venom.
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Placer County 4-H: Article

July - August 2021

July 14, 2021
In this issue: Updates on COVID protocols Placer County 4-H & Hulbert scholarship recipients Placer County Robotics Fair Dates & Requirements Nevada County 4-H News Placer County 4-H News Scholarship Opportunity 4-H State Save the Dates...
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Placer/Nevada 4-H Blog: Article

Congratulations Placer County 4-H Robotics

July 14, 2021
Vortechs Robotics (FRC team 3257) won the 2021 FIRST Infinite Recharge Sacramento Valley, Phosphorus Regional. Additionally, the team won an award for its robot's autonomous capabilities (Autonomous is where the robot is driverless and completes certain tasks using its programing and sensors).
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Proof of COVID-19 vaccine due July 15

July 14, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
For the safety and well-being of the entire university community, UC has proposed a COVID-19 vaccination policy. This policy will require, with few exceptions, that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-12-2021

July 14, 2021
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-12-2021" ET Report 07-12-2021 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Ecologist Ash Zemenick, shown here with pal Cosmo, is the newly selected manager of the Sagehen Creek Field Station, headquartered in Truckee, Sierra Nevada mountain range. (Photo by Marshall McNunn)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Ash Zemenick Returns 'Home' to Sagehen Creek Field Station

July 14, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Community ecologist and UC Davis doctoral alumnus Ash Zemenick, the newly selected manager of Sagehen Creek Field Station in Sierra Nevada, part of the University of California Natural Reserve System (NRS), is home--home among the flora and fauna that encompass the ecosystems and the researchers who...
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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

The Value of Running Meetings on Time

July 14, 2021
By Mark P Bolda
I had a friend, a former local businessman, share with me in the course of a conversation how much he valued that my meetings are consistently now being run on time. I couldn't have agreed with him more, and share some of our thoughts below.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Invasive Weed Control Without Herbicides

July 14, 2021
By Ben A Faber
California has abundant wildlands forests, rangeland, open areas, wildlife refuges and national, state, and local parks that need protection from invasive plants.
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