Posts Tagged: diversity
UC Davis Spider Experts Analyze Genetics of Newly Described Spider That Engages in Lekking Behavior
Have you heard about the newly described kite spider species in Madagascar that is drawing...
Colonial Isoxya manangona n. sp. from Andasibe, Madagascar. (a) A part of a colony with 79 spiders in 41 webs (image shows 23 webs). (b) A detail from another colony where females are in their individual webs (image shows 14 of the 16 webs in the colony) while males hang on line in between webs (image shows 12 males). (c) A detail of another colony showing male leks. These males showed no overt intrasexual aggression that would be typical of solitary spiders. (Insect Systematics and Diversity)
Bugs-Plants-People Interactions at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day
Plenty of interactions occurred among bugs, plants and people at the 12th annual UC Davis...
Three youngsters delight in moving wildlife around--a squirrel, a bear, a carpenter bee and a butterfly--at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A boy raises his hand to ask a question as Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College, a Bohart Museum of Entomology scientist, discusses arthropods, including the black widow spiders in the foreground. The occasion: the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Miles Pickard, 4, listens as his mother, Marissa Pickard, points out a display at the Center for Plant Diversity at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Alison Colwell, curator of the UC Davis Herbarium, lines up displays for the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Marlene Simon, curator of the Botanical Conservatory, points to a plant that needs pollinating. She is known as "The Plant Lady" on the TV program, Good Day Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day volunteer Anna Klestinec contemplates the plants in the Botanical Conservatory. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Elizabeth Moon appointed Director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Moon as UCANR's Director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, effective March 3, 2023. As Director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, Elizabeth will be responsible for developing and implementing ANR's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs for our community. This position, an inaugural appointment, will be an integral collaborative partner to the ANR DEI Advisory Council. Elizabeth will partner with ANR administrative and academic units, affinity groups, and other ANR constituents on engagement strategies.
Elizabeth comes to ANR with years of experience in assessing and building inclusive relationships within communities. In her previous position as Chief Diversity Officer at UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM), Elizabeth created the Action for Diversity GSM Community Group for students, staff, alumni and business partners to explore and challenge each other to create a non-partisan conversation of learning on issues surrounding systemic and individual racism. She collaborated on the creation of the GSM DEI Strategic Vision and Goals and built bridges for a larger LGBTQ+ presence at GSM.
Elizabeth has an M.A. in teaching English as a second language from California State University, Sacramento, a B.A. in anthropology from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a National Association of Diversity in Higher Education Standards of Professional Practice Certificate, and she is an MBA Certified Coach.
Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth, who will be based in Davis, to ANR. We look forward to working with her as we develop strategies for programs that will shape ANR's culture into one that values diversity, equity and inclusion and further promotes an environment where all employees feel respected and valued.
Best regards,
Deanne and Tu
Deanne Meyer Tu Tran
Interim Associate Vice President, Programs and Academic Policy Associate Vice President, Business Operations
Three UC Davis Doctoral Students to Present Botanical Research
Three UC Davis doctoral students who received grants from the Davis Botanical Society will present...
Reed Kenny, doctoral student in the Dan Potter lab.
'Am I Even a Bee?' Identity Crisis Unfolds in This Charming Book
Your mama tells you that you're a bee, but when you look around you, you don't look like any of the...
A female metallic green sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, on germander. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, on rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, on a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A digger bee, Anthophora urbana, sipping nectar on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A cuckoo bee, Xeromelecta californica, sipping nectar from a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, nectaring on Cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male Andrena pulvera (mining bee) on meadowfoam. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male longhorned bee, Melissodes agilis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female leafcutter bee, Megachile fidelia, foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A sweat bee, Halictus farinosus, foraging on rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)