Ongoing research

This video is a short summary of a research grant funded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This project addressed various aspects of tadpole shrimp management in California rice including shrimp damage potential, interplay between planting timing, temperature, and damage, biological…

The plant that graced the botanical gardens of the Aztec empire over 600 years ago, and the flower of Holy Night legends, is the poinsettia (poin seh tee uh), or flor de nochebuena in Spanish. Seen everywhere for sale during a short six weeks of the year, this plant has come to symbolize Christmas. A closer…

 Noted honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.--he is retired from administrative positions at UC Davis and Arizona State University--won't be in the United States on Thanksgiving.He'll be at a book launch Nov. 27 at the Deutches Museum in Munich where he will deliver a public lecture on his book,  …

Nutrition Policy Institute's latest peer-reviewed publication, "Using Fermi Estimates within Needs Assessments: An Extension Professional’s Guide,”  authored by Emma Lonstrup, Carolyn Rider, and Miranda Westfall Brown was published in the Journal of Extension. The publication explores a common challenge…

Hello! My name is Evelyn and, this year, I will be working at Hopland Research and Extension Center as a Community Education Fellow. This fellowship is made possible through GrizzlyCorps, an AmeriCorps program operated through UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment that focuses on promoting…

 Article and photos by Peg Smith - Amongst all the hustle and bustle of the winter holiday season, we often fall into a reflective mood as the calendar year-end approaches. An ideal time to look back on your year in the garden, not to harshly judge gardening efforts that may not have equaled your…

 Giving Tuesday is a day to give back and make a meaningful difference in our communities.  With so many organizations doing great work, why donate to UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties? Each year, we devote thousands of hours educating people and working on projects…

President Milliken spoke to the Board of Regents about the serious financial pressures facing UC. He invites you to read his remarks to learn more about his thoughts on our current situation.