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Stories for the Year 2006

Story Date	Story Title
Dec 22, 2006	UC Malaria Research and Control Group taking global role in researching and controlling malaria
Dec 20, 2006	UC study shows promise of genomics in monitoring environmental toxicology
Dec 19, 2006	UC Pierce’s Disease Grants Program now accepting research proposals
Dec 18, 2006	UC honors employees for distinguished service
Dec 14, 2006	UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program releases new year-round guidance for alfalfa growers
Dec 13, 2006	10 years of success: UC-supported sustainable winegrape program
Dec 8, 2006	New UC dairy water quality publication for lenders, ag consultants
Dec 8, 2006	Integrated Pest Management Program gets new interim director
Dec 6, 2006	Joanne Ikeda, renowned nutrition researcher and educator, to retire
Dec 5, 2006	Mindful disposal of Christmas trees will help stem the spread of pitch canker
Dec 1, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension holds California Farm Succession Conference in 2007
Dec 1, 2006	Perceived high cost deters farmworkers from eating produce, according to UC study
Nov 29, 2006	UC entomologist Bill Chaney to retire
Nov 21, 2006	UC researchers lead USDA-funded study of farm-to-institution programs
Nov 20, 2006	UC Davis researchers find enzyme inhibitor that prevents, reduces heart enlargement, arrythmias
Nov 20, 2006	Gardeners can find latest information on University of California Web site
Nov 20, 2006	UC Davis grad students collaborating with Mali scientists on malaria
Nov 16, 2006	Growers can make money if they use UC integrated pest management year-round program for crops
Nov 16, 2006	Flavored insects and skull stress balls as holiday gifts
Nov 16, 2006	UC Davis Vector Genetics Lab researchers ‘out for blood’
Nov 16, 2006	UC SAREP food systems analyst part of international Slow Food conference in Italy
Nov 9, 2006	Safe food handling helps keep holiday guests healthy
Nov 3, 2006	UC funds Placer County harvest calendar
Nov 3, 2006	Applications due Jan. 8 for award memorializing noted UC entomologist
Nov 3, 2006	Master Gardeners support teachers, parents and 4-H leaders in youth gardening efforts
Oct 31, 2006	Tom Barcellos named 2006 Conservation Tillage Farmer Innovator
Oct 30, 2006	Boo! Hiss! Madagascar hissing cockroaches grab attention year-round at Bohart Museum, not just at Halloween
Oct 24, 2006	UC offers two-day food and fish safety update meeting in Woodland
Oct 23, 2006	International forum held to identify solutions to global water issues
Oct 23, 2006	UC Davis scientists’ groundbreaking research: mate-attracting chemicals
Oct 20, 2006	County residents urged to increase savings during “Roll Your Change Week”
Oct 20, 2006	Fishing for a solution for a destructive aquatic weed
Oct 19, 2006	West Nile virus season subsiding, but it’s not over ‘til it’s over, UC Davis entomologist warns
Oct 18, 2006	"Dip and clip" method controls weeds at Lake Tahoe
Oct 16, 2006	Lead poisoning still a risk to U.S. children
Oct 16, 2006	Weather can predict crop yields for some California crops
Oct 16, 2006	Nutrition education saves on California medical costs
Oct 16, 2006	Scientists to begin looking for the sources of E. coli in the Salinas Valley
Oct 13, 2006	UC researchers' study shows regional "branding" helps farmers survive
Oct 11, 2006	UC Davis doctorate student honored for work with saltcedar leaf beetle
Oct 10, 2006	World Food Day, Oct. 16, 2006
Oct 9, 2006	Farmer-rancher grants for $15,000-$30,000 available
Oct 1, 2006	National 4-H Week, Oct. 1-7 -- Celebrating 'head, heart, hands and health'
Oct 1, 2006	Surfing makes Monterey County farm advisor’s water quality concerns personal
09-38-06	UC will evaluate Davis farmers market project
Sep 29, 2006	Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep 22, 2006	Annual Conservation Tillage Conference Oct. 19 in Five Points
Sep 19, 2006	New UC cover crop, nitrogen fertilizer publications aimed at walnut growers
Sep 14, 2006	UC offers workshop on new National Animal Identification System
Sep 13, 2006	UC Berkeley fire center provides new wildfire risk assessment tool for homeowners, fire officials
Sep 8, 2006	UC Davis scientists targeting crows in war against West Nile virus
Sep 7, 2006	Manipulating weed management practices can reduce herbicide dependency in rice
Sep 6, 2006	Reducing illnesses and injuries in the agricultural workplace
Sep 5, 2006	California Sea Grant aims to stem the tide of invasive marine organisms
Sep 5, 2006	Annual oak symposium is Oct. 9-12 in Rohnert Park
Sep 1, 2006	Latest research findings at UC Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Workshop
Sep 1, 2006	Better reading is goal of UC Cooperative Extension program
Aug 28, 2006	UC Davis pest control research leads to pain control discovery
Aug 28, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension addresses energy issues
Aug 25, 2006	Woolly bully is sticky nuisance: Find out how to control the pest
Aug 23, 2006	Sea Grant marine advisor completes 23-year study of Smith River Chinook salmon
Aug 22, 2006	Pest management tool for stone fruit growers
Aug 22, 2006	Mosquito researchers receive William Hazeltine Research Fellowships
Aug 22, 2006	UC entomology graduate students win scholarships
Aug 21, 2006	Researchers develop flood-tolerant California rice
Aug 17, 2006	California Sea Grant hires new marine advisor for LA, Ventura counties
Aug 17, 2006	2006 Rice Experiment Station Rice Field Day
Aug 16, 2006	Global warming cap can stimulate California's economy
Aug 15, 2006	Conservation tillage helps growers save time, money, the environment
Aug 15, 2006	When transgenes wander, should we worry?
Aug 15, 2006	What's up, Doc? Maybe less air pollution
Aug 15, 2006	What a difference a day makes—abalone pest is in the dunk tank
Aug 4, 2006	Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease
Aug 4, 2006	California wine: Complex and smooth with hints of salmon
Aug 2, 2006	MEDIA ADVISORY: Ag sustainability focus of international conference
Jul 28, 2006	These mosquitoes don’t buzz, bite or blood-feed
Jul 28, 2006	Space-age technology becoming more commonplace on California farms
Jul 27, 2006	Researchers show how the brain turns on innate behavior
Jul 26, 2007	Leal named chair of UC Davis Dept. of Entomology
Jul 26, 2006	ANR approves 17 advisor positions for recruitment
Jul 26, 2006	Scientists untangle seaweed's effect on other species
Jul 21, 2006	International scholar with California farm roots to head UC sustainable ag programs
Jul 21, 2006	UC Davis entomologist receives global honor
Jul 18, 2006	Alexander Purcell, world-renowned Pierce's disease expert, retires
Jul 18, 2006	Higher fuel prices and labor shortage make conservation tillage more appealing
Jul 17, 2006	Four researchers in Hammock labs win top awards
Jul 13, 2006	Mauk named director of ANR Central Coast and South Region
Jul 13, 2006	UC Davis post-grad receives coveted fellowship
Jul 12, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension offers tips to help people and animals survive the summer heat
Jul 10, 2006	UC Davis mosquito research rising to new heights
Jul 5, 2006	This bug's for you
Jul 1, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension helps farm employers and workers meet challenges of heat stress
Jun 28, 2006	UC scientists, mosquito abatement experts vow all-out war on malaria
Jun 23, 2006	Parasitic wasps could control glassy-winged sharpshooter
Jun 23, 2006	UC and USDA team up to provide California farmers a full pest control toolbox
Jun 21, 2006	Powdery mildew prevalent on foothill oaks this year
Jun 21, 2006	Scientists create a defense plan against citrus greening
Jun 19, 2006	4-H delegates to debate a “law” that stereotypes teens and limits freedom
Jun 19, 2006	Desmond Jolly retires following successful academic career
Jun 16, 2006	4-H joins Bakersfield Blaze in salute to military kids July 15
Jun 16, 2006	UC Davis scientist studying 'fruit flies in space'
Jun 16, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension administrator Refugio Gonzalez retires
Jun 16, 2006	Natural resources and rangeland farm advisor Ralph Phillips retires
Jun 15, 2006	UC Davis entomologist receives $1.3 million grant
Jun 15, 2006	50th annual weed day at UC Davis
Jun 13, 2006	4-H ‘garden-based learning’ pioneer retires
Jun 9, 2006	Specialty mushrooms can help diversify small farms
Jun 8, 2006	Arroyo chub may prove effective in mosquito control
Jun 1, 2006	Interest in berries grows in California
May 30, 2006	Sustainable farming systems field day June 22
May 25, 2006	Central Valley Latino 5 a Day Coordinator wins national public health award
May 25, 2006	Tomato psyllids cropping up in southern California
May 22, 2006	Ron Vargas retires following 33 years with UC Cooperative Extension
May 22, 2006	Madera County viticulture farm advisor George Leavitt to retire June 29
May 22, 2006	For every season, turn to the year-round program
May 19, 2006	Making the future real
May 18, 2006	Richard Bohart receives coveted research award
May 17, 2006	Ants take the bait for less toxic solution
May 17, 2006	It’s house hunting time for bees – make yours unattractive
May 17, 2006	June 1-7 is International Volunteers Week
May 16, 2006	UC examines cost of establishing a raisin vineyard
May 15, 2006	UC SAREP funds community food systems grants
May 12, 2006	Lake Tahoe air pollution not linked to out-of-basin sources
May 9, 2006	UC taps Fresno farm advisor for statewide Master Gardener coordinator
May 8, 2006	Nothing fishy about the success of California Sea Grant program
May 3, 2006	UC Davis offers short course on public policy and animal health
May 3, 2006	UC tries to stop northward movement of sudden oak death
Apr 27, 2006	Bohart Museum receives grant to fund teacher workshops, children’s entomology camps
Apr 24, 2006	Researchers find wasp can control spotted gum psyllid
Apr 24, 2006	Forensic entomology and West Nile virus are topics at upcoming Entomology Club meeting
Apr 21, 2006	UCR researchers discover how mosquitoes use blood to reproduce
Apr 21, 2006	UC Berkeley-led study shows that Sudden Oak Death pathogen was introduced
Apr 17, 2006	Sex and insects are key to pest management
Apr 17, 2006	Eight UC scientists to discuss their UC mosquito research program grants
Apr 14, 2006	Emerging, re-emerging diseases affect us all
Apr 14, 2006	Educator to spread message about urban integrated pest management
Apr 11, 2006	4-H, community groups honor military kids April 29
Apr 10, 2006	Collective effort produces Asian longhorned beetle information
Apr 6, 2006	Two UC Davis medical entomologists named to NIH scientific review committee
Apr 5, 2006	UC Berkeley: Obesity research detailed in new book
Apr 4, 2006	Preventing rabbits from causing serious plant damage
Apr 3, 2006	UC Cooperative Extension offers fresh ideas for Earth Day (April 22) news coverage
Apr 3, 2006	UC helps maintain the state’s agricultural roots in scenic settings
Mar 30, 2006	West Nile virus among topics at UC Davis international health conference
Mar 27, 2006	Web site helps dried plum growers stop brown rot spread
Mar 24, 2006	UCR Citrus Research Center celebrates 100 years April 22
Mar 21, 2006	UC ANR awards $900,000 in research grants
Mar 20, 2006	Team of UC scientists, mosquito abatement experts to battle malaria in Africa
Mar 17, 2006	UC outlines costs of producing organic beef
Mar 17, 2006	UC scientist entices mosquitoes into traps
Mar 8, 2006	Mosquito season is arriving earlier this year, entomologists warn
Mar 6, 2006	UC study: Mandarin oranges show potential for market expansion
Mar 3, 2006	California Sea Grant sizes up alternatives to copper-based paints for recreational boaters
Mar 2, 2006	UCR researchers design chip that can improve citrus varieties
Mar 1, 2006	UC urges use of pesticide alternatives in California homes and gardens
Feb 24, 2006	Helping Chinese farmers step off the pesticide treadmill
Feb 23, 2006	$12,000 in agricultural scholarships offered
Feb 23, 2006	UC co-hosts Niche Meat Marketing Conference in Chico March 21-22
Feb 21, 2006	UC Davis doctoral student receives coveted entomology award
Feb 21, 2006	Anthony Cornel selected associate director of the UC Davis Center for Vectorborne Diseases
Feb 8, 2006	UC workshop to help Northern California farmers harvest tourism dollars
Feb 6, 2008	UC Davis medical entomologists targeting malaria in Mali
Feb 1, 2006	Market incentives could promote better nutrition among food stamp recipients
Feb 1, 2006	Smaller bins reduce the risk of back injuries among grape harvesters without affecting productivity
Jan 30, 2006	UC raisin taste tests reveal a new marketing wrinkle
Jan 26, 2006	Do you know where your beef is from?
Jan 25, 2005	Innovative rockfish research project nets good will from volunteer anglers
Jan 23, 2006	Brazilian veterinarian named Tulare County dairy farm advisor
Jan 17, 2006	Fresno County entomologist retires from the University of California
Jan 11, 2006	Survey eyes farm-to-school programs
Jan 3, 2006	Lanzaro named director of UC Davis Center for Vector-borne Diseases
Jan 3, 2006	Medical entomologist Robert Washino wins prized international entomology award
Jan 3, 2006	Nickels Soil Lab marks 20 years of successful walnut planting

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