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My wreath with leaves molded from Karen’s garden. photos by Cindy Yee
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Memories of Karen in My Garden

April 16, 2024
Karen Norton, my neighbor and friend, passed away peacefully at midnight after a brief illness. It seemed fitting to her master gardener friends that today is National Gardeners' Day. Karen was a very nice neighbor, veteran master gardener, and accomplished ceramist and art teacher.
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Doctoral candidate Matt Fatino, center, is one of the 'weed doctors' who will be available during Picnic Day 2024 to answer people's questions about the pesky plants growing in their lawns, fields and pastures. Whitney Brim-DeForest, left, is a Department of Plant Sciences graduate and expert in rice-field weeds who now is the UC Cooperative Extension County Director for Sutter and Yuba counties. (UC Davis)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed doctors seek solutions for pesky plants

April 15, 2024
By Gale Perez
Dandelions are pretty, but weeds nationwide cost homeowners, farmers, ranchers and land managers tens of billions of dollars each year in control measures and lost production. They also endanger fragile ecosystems and can increase threats of erosion and wildfire.
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Suzanne Rauzon (segunda de izquierda a derecha) junto a los investigadores de salud comunitaria (de izquierda a derecha) Lexi MacMillan Uribe, Trina Robertson y Gabriela Buccini, durante la Reunión Anual de la Sociedad de Medicina Conductual que se llevó a cabo en abril del 2023. Fotografía cortesía de Suzanne Rauzon
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Se jubila de NPI visionaria investigadora en el campo de la salud pública

April 15, 2024
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Suzanne Rauzon desarroll tcnicas que ayudan a identificar programas pblicos efectivos Cuando Suzanne Rauzon y May Wang cursaban la maestra en salud publica en la Universidad de California en Berkeley durante la dcada de 1980, Wang supo desde entonces que su compaera contaba con una brillantez nica p...
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feathertop distribution
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Feathertop

April 15, 2024
By Ben A Faber
For years, I thought I was seeing fountain grass, an invasive grass that is found in all kinds of wild and disturbed settings.
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Después de veinte años de investigación, un grupo de expertos de la Universidad de California confirma que las estrategias de control de incendios forestales, como los incendios controlados y el raleo de restauración reducen los riesgos de incendios catastróficos.
Blog Verde: Article

Estudio confirma que las quemas controladas y el raleo de árboles incrementan la vitalidad de los bosques de California

April 15, 2024
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
A veinte aos del inicio de un experimento de la Universidad de California en la Sierra Nevada, investigadores confirman que no existe una solucin nica para la reduccin en los riesgos de incendios forestales catastrficos en California, ya que la efectividad es mayor cuando se combinan estrategias com...
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring on aphid on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Good Luck at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 15, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember when San Francisco 49'ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk credited his spectacular 51-yard catch in the 2024 NFC championship game with the Detroit Lions to a ladybug (note that entomologists correctly call it a "lady beetle") landing on his shoe before the game?
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