Posts Tagged: Emily Meineke

Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...

Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.

A patch of former lawn, mostly dead, with a few green weeds and Bermudagrass

Ready for a Saturday Night of Bioblitz at the UC Davis Arboretum?

Like to participate in an evening City Nature Challenge Bioblitz on the UC Davis campus and search for insects? And document other fauna and flora, as well? Doctoral student Grace Horne of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology...

A waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) caterpillar glows under ultraviolet light. (Photo by Grace Horne)

A waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) caterpillar glows under ultraviolet light. (Photo by Grace Horne)

The Magic of a Mural

The magic of a mural! It was quite a celebration during the unveiling of a UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, took place at a Napa Valley organic vineyard. The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

'The Secret Life of Vineyards' Mural Is No Longer a Secret

With the unveiling of the UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, life in a Napa Valley organic vineyard is no longer "a secret." The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

A Mural Like No Other

“The Secret Life of Vineyards” depicts what you may never see: the life that inhabits a vineyard. A UC Davis team created the insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural that was recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery, 3175 Dry Creek...

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) and assistant professor and urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke taught the class.

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) and assistant professor and urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke taught the class.

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) with UC Davis retired lecturer artist/retired lecturer in the Department of Design, an integral part of the mural project.

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) with UC Davis retired lecturer artist/retired lecturer in the Department of Design, an integral part of the mural project.

The large-scale mural is on the outer wall of the Matthiasson Winery Building and Tasting Area. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The large-scale mural is on the outer wall of the Matthiasson Winery Building and Tasting Area. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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