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Human hibernation and longevity will be the topic of UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey's quest for research papers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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An Entomologist's Novel Idea: He'll Pay for Equivalent of 'Term Papers'

September 29, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Have you ever written a well-researched A-plus term paper and commented "I wish I could have been paid for that!" Well, now you can. A UC Davis professor will pay you--if you're a top-notch UC Davis student--to write (the equivalent of) a "term paper." UC Davis distinguished professor James R.
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Black and white cows bunch together at a dairy.
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Western IPM Center grants program opens

September 29, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Western Integrated Pest Management Center's annual grants program is now open with the release of its Request for Applications. The RFA was announced in the October 6 issue of the Western IPM Center's newsletter and is at http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/2022-rfa.
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Environmental health science research funding available

September 29, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center invites UC ANR scientists to apply for research funds. Environmental health science is a branch of public health that is focused on environmental determinants of health.
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To help farmers establish connections with restaurants and produce sellers, Catherine Brinkley, director of UC Davis Center for Regional Change, has created online resources for markets and farmers to identify opportunities to build relationships. Shoppers browse a farmers market in Oakland in 2017.
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To connect more farmers with buyers, UC publishes community food guides

September 29, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Over the past year, many farmers have had to navigate rapid shifts in marketing practices since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional food-supply systems. During this time, establishing relationships with local vendors has become necessary for growers to maintain and increase profits.
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A territorial male bee, Melissodes agilis, targets a monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in July 2020 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Seen Any Monarchs Lately?

September 28, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seen any monarchs lately? No, not the British royal family: the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus.
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Open Enrollment: Thursday, Oct. 28 – Friday, Nov. 19, 2021

September 28, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Open Enrollment is approaching, and you'll have more help than ever this year in choosing the right benefits for you and your family. In the meantime, we want to give you a heads up about a couple of important changes.
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Is there anything more beautiful than a golden honey bee tucked inside the spectacular rosy pink blossom of Anisodontea sp. ‘Strybing Beauty'? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Beauty at Its Best

September 27, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Beauty at its best. If see the perennial shrub, Anisodontea sp. Strybing Beauty,' a member of the family Malvaceae (mallows), chances are you'll see bees pollinating the rosy pink blossoms. It's an early bloomer, a mid-bloomer and late bloomer. Yes, it blooms year-around. It's a year-around bloomer.
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European earwig. (Photo by Beth Grafton-Cardwell)
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Hanna Kahl: Exit Seminar on European Earwigs

September 27, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ecological pest management specialist Hanna Kahl, who recently received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, studying with UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim, will present her exit seminar on Herbivory of Citrus Fruit by European Earwigs in California on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
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