Ongoing research

"Why do hairdressers use thioglycolic acid for permanent hair treatment? "Why is the spike protein called a glycoprotein?" "When you get ivy poisoning, where do you expect that the active ingredient (urushiol) will accumulate?

February Lemon Workshop: Welcome Tennessee, Canada and Brazil! On Saturday February 20 the Master Food Preservers of San Joaquin County presented a zoom workshop with two recipes that will use up some of the bountiful lemons available during this time of year. Over 100 people attended.

One of the many tragedies of the Camp Fire was the destruction of the Norton Buffalo Hall, which not only provided a meeting place and concert venue for the community and beyond, but was also the location of very popular community gardens.

UC ANR Senior Leadership will begin hosting conversations with small groups of ANR employees on a quarterly basis. The first will be Wednesday, March 31, at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. with VP Glenda Humiston and Tu Tran, associate vice president for business operations.

The ANR@Work Survey which will be open from March 16 through April 9 gives all academics and staff an opportunity to provide feedback about their experience working at UC ANR.

UC ANR held its very first Black History Month Program in February and the series of events were well-attended and enthusiastically received.

When the Ironic Bonds Team and the Gibbs Team won the 12-team competition in the UC Davis Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes, it's not game over. It's the beginning of a three-game global series.

Rangelands cover 62.9 million acres of California; almost 63% of the state. California rangelands support livestock production and provide important ecosystem services including wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities and beautiful viewsheds.

It's that time of year: hurricane-force winds one day and beautiful spring weather the next. Here's what's happening in the Haven in March: Garden maintenance We've finished our winter pruning and are eagerly awaiting the flowers that will follow.

Three opportunities are being offered to improve our diversity, equity and inclusion skills an understanding unconscious bias workshop, intercultural competence program and a 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge.