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Hammock laboratory alumnus Guodong Zhang, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts' Department of Food Science, is the recipient of the "Foods 2021 Young Investigator Award." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Hammock Lab Alumnus Guodong Zhang of UMass Wins International Investigator Award

August 6, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Rising star Guodong Zhang, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts' Department of Food Science and a former UC Davis postdoctoral scholar advised by UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, has been named the recipient of the Foods 2021 Young Investigator Award.
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Heat and Light in Avocados? And?

August 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Manipulating the Avocado & its Environment for Optimum Temperature & Light California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission & UC Cooperative Extension AVOCADO GROWER WEBINAR Tuesday, Aug. 17 9-11 a.m. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.
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HLB Spreads in San Diego

August 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
** HLB Update ** for San Diego County Citrus Growers and Affiliates The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the first detection of Huanglongbing (HLB) in San Diego County.
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International Symposium on Insect Olfaction and Taste: Registrants from 66 Countries

August 5, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A free international symposium, Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe, hosted by a trio of professors including UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, has already drawn more than 1100 registrants from 66 countries. Registration, limited to 3000, continues at https://bit.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Leapin' Lizards!

August 5, 2021
I was moving some pots around in the backyard this spring when I glanced in one pot and was startled to find beady eyes calmly looking back at me.
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