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It's Giving Tuesday, and we hope you will consider making a gift to our program. Last week we highlighted the exciting demonstration gardens our Master Gardeners are planning. Today is the day we are raising funds to make them possible! We appreciate any amount you can give.

Winter is a time when a lot of the color of the outdoor world has faded away. The leaves have fallen and gray skies are becoming more frequent. Winter is also a time of happiness and cheer; a time that you spend with your loved ones.

Holidays Approaching Harvesting summer crops is done Received needed rain...

There's no doubt--no doubt at all--that Fatma Kaplan is a go-getter. And maybe a genius. Born on her family's 40-acre farm in Turkey, where they grew hazel nuts, Kaplan went from farmer to scientist to entrepreneur. Today Kaplan is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Pheronym, Inc.

A new study from University of California and University of Michigan researchers suggests that a drive for thinness during the critical developmental years of adolescence may have long-term effects in adulthood, contributing to a greater drive for thinness and weight gain in midlife in women.

Fatma Kaplan, chief executive officer and co-founder of Pheronym, Inc., an agricultural-biotechnology startup based in Woodland, Calif., will address the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology at an in-person and virtual seminar at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.

TOMORROW IS GIVINGTUESDAY! Join us at midnight and be the first to giveor visit us anytime tomorrow as we highlight the impact of our programs across the state.

UC Davis and UC ANR receive $10 million for water research and education; Bay Area children will be invited to learn about water's importance to life A new University of California Cooperative Extension program will teach Bay Area schoolchildren about water through hands-on activities.

Internationally known scientist Nadav Aharonson of Israel, a UC Davis alumnus celebrated for his expertise on pesticides and their impact on agricultural crops, died recently in his hometown of Ramat Ha-Sharon at age 87.

The rainy season can be a mixed blessing. If your home garden landscape is well designed to maximize rainwater storage, then rain is a blessing. If your landscape is poorly designed, or has too much impervious surfaces, then rain can be a curse.