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California school food service professionals report that federal funding of universal school meals (USM) for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic increased access to healthy foods by K-12 students.

LAKE ALFRED, Fla.Americans' love affair with sugar can be a deadly attraction that sometimes leads to major health problems, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. Finding natural, non-caloric sugar substitutes is desirable but challenging.

Nissa Coit, who completed her master's degree in the laboratory of Extension apiculturist Elina Nio, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her exit seminar on "Effects of Ethyl Oleate Pheromone on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)" at the department's next seminar.

Margaret Legg As we all know rainfall this year has been extremely low. According to UCCE the rainfall total for this calendar year in the Carneros and Oakville region is recorded as 4.51 inches. If one considers the rainy season from October 2021 to the present the total would be 20.

It's hot outside. You have started a garden project and you want to finish it. Ask yourself if the project is urgent and you need to get it done. Here are some safety tips to consider if you work in the heat. Plan your project Work in the early morning, late afternoon, or at night if you can.

In July 2020, the State Department implemented a policy update that requires Chinese diplomats and government officials temporarily visiting the U.S. to provide advance notification to the Department's Office of Foreign Missions when visiting U.S. universities or research institutions.

For UC employees applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, under updated PSLF rules, you can meet the Oct. 31, 2022, waiver deadline even if your request for employment verification has not been completed by that date.

I enjoy Amy Stewart's writing style. She informs and entertains at the same time. She has written a number of books about plants, worms and insects but also written historical fiction.

If you've eaten a fig, you've probably also eaten a fig wasp. These little insects pollinate figs, but some figs are self-pollinated.

Starting around mid-August through September, both the Western Monarch and Eastern Monarch butterfly populations (Danaus plexippus) begin their long journey south from southern Canada and northern USA to their overwintering sites in coastal California and Mexico.