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Thomas R. Gordon, distinguished professor emeritus at UC Davis, died after an extended illness on June 27, 2021. Tom was born on Jan. 30, 1951, in Los Angeles to Hugh and Virginia Gordon.

Congratulations, Jessica Gillung! What an absolute dynamo! Gillung, an evolutionary biologist who received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 2018 and is now on the faculty of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the newly announced recipient of the Entomological Society of Amer...

The end of the summer is approaching and some of our plants are producing heavy harvests, particularly our summer squash, which are growing in straw bales. (See our new YouTube video on Straw Bale Gardening.)...

2021 SWEEP Request for Grant Applications See attached for updates and links...

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on proposed revisions to the Presidential Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.

According to KidsData, Kern County has a food insecurity rate that is higher than the state average at 23.8%, compared to California's overall rate of 18%. Obesity rates are also high, with nearly 50% of children and 74% of adults being either overweight or obese.

Given concerns for the recent environmental challenges we continue to face in California, we want to reiterate our dedication to providing a safe, healthy and flexible work environment.

Spanish click here There are many people who every year ask themselves, why do we need to celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month? There is not an easy, fast answer. The reasons are plenty.

Partnering for California Spring 2021 proved to be one of the hottest in California, breaking heat records in several cities.

Bee gardeners are good stewards of the environment, which includes making the most of our precious water supplies in the garden. But are you getting the most Bees Per Gallon? We've recently completed a five-year study to evaluate the bee-attractiveness of common northern California landscape plants.