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Why 'The Bee Team' Is 'The A Team'

"The Bee Team" is "The A Team." Congrats to the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program  (CAMBP) on winning a coveted Citation of Excellence award from the UC Davis Staff Assembly for "outstanding achievements and notable...

Checking out a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, is California Master Beekeeper Program director Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of Cooperative Extension and a member of the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Checking out a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, is California Master Beekeeper Program director Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of Cooperative Extension and a member of the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Checking out a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, is California Master Beekeeper Program director Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of Cooperative Extension and a member of the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, examining a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, examining a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, examining a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Meet Brennen Dyer of the Bohart Museum: An Award-Winning Entomologist

UC Davis entomology alumnus Brennen Thomas Dyer, a Bohart Museum of Entomology laboratory assistant, is fond of wearing insect-themed t-shirts created and designed by Bohart associates. So when the 2018 Paradise fire, known as “The Camp...

UC Davis entomologist Brennen Dyer, a lab assistant at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, with UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomologist Brennen Dyer, a lab assistant at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, with UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomologist Brennen Dyer, a lab assistant at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, with UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 4:50 PM
Focus Area Tags: Natural Resources

Ivana Li: 'The Miracle Worker'

You could call Ivana Li "the miracle worker." You could call Ivana Li "entomologist, biology lab manager, artist and chef extraordinaire." Or, you could call Ivana Li "UC Davis service award winner." She's all those. And more. Ivana Li...

UC Davis biology lab manager Ivana Li discusses ocean life at the 2019 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis biology lab manager Ivana Li discusses ocean life at the 2019 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis biology lab manager Ivana Li discusses ocean life at the 2019 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ivana Li excels as a chef--as she does as a scientist and artist. (Photo by. Deirdre Li)
Ivana Li excels as a chef--as she does as a scientist and artist. (Photo by. Deirdre Li)

Ivana Li excels as a chef--as she does as a scientist and artist. (Photo by. Deirdre Li)

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:08 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Health, Innovation

Why Elvira Galvan Hack Is 'Paying It Forward'

When the UC Davis Staff Assembly honors Elvira Galvan Hack at its campuswide Citation for Excellence Award ceremony on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center, there's a story behind the story. An amazing story. A story of success. A story...

Academic advisor Elvira Galvan Hack in her office in Hutchinson Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Academic advisor Elvira Galvan Hack in her office in Hutchinson Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Academic advisor Elvira Galvan Hack in her office in Hutchinson Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Elvira Galvan Hack assists a prospective animal biology major. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Elvira Galvan Hack assists a prospective animal biology major. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Elvira Galvan Hack assists a prospective animal biology major. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Galvan family is close-knit. In front (from left) are Joaquin Galvan of Dixon, mother Lilia Galvan of Dixon, and Bonifacio Galvan of Sonora, known for the thriving company that he founded in his garage, Galvan Fly Reels. In the second row (from left) are Elvira Galvan Hack, Dixon; Sandra Galvan, Elmira, and Amanda Galvan, Dixon. In back (from left) are Lilia Felix, Washington state; Virginia
The Galvan family is close-knit. In front (from left) are Joaquin Galvan of Dixon, mother Lilia Galvan of Dixon, and Bonifacio Galvan of Sonora, known for the thriving company that he founded in his garage, Galvan Fly Reels. In the second row (from left) are Elvira Galvan Hack, Dixon; Sandra Galvan, Elmira, and Amanda Galvan, Dixon. In back (from left) are Lilia Felix, Washington state; Virginia "Virgie" Freitas, Vallejo; and Lydia Rodrigues, Arizona. Lilia and Lydia are twins.

The Galvan family is close-knit. In front (from left) are Joaquin Galvan of Dixon, mother Lilia Galvan of Dixon, and Bonifacio Galvan of Sonora, known for the thriving company that he founded in his garage, Galvan Fly Reels. In the second row (from left) are Elvira Galvan Hack, Dixon; Sandra Galvan, Elmira, and Amanda Galvan, Dixon. In back (from left) are Lilia Felix, Washington state; Virginia "Virgie" Freitas, Vallejo; and Lydia Rodrigues, Arizona. Lilia and Lydia are twins.

Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 4:13 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Yard & Garden

Tabatha Yang of Bohart Museum Lauded for Outstanding Service

The Bohart Museum of Entomology came out in force on Monday, June 26 to honor Tabatha Yang,  the recipient of the top award in the service category of the UC Davis Staff Assembly's Citation for Excellence Program. Yang, who joined the Bohart...

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to a group of students. She received a Citation for Excellence from the UC Davis Staff Assembly for outstanding contributions. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to a group of students. She received a Citation for Excellence from the UC Davis Staff Assembly for outstanding contributions. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to a group of students. She received a Citation for Excellence from the UC Davis Staff Assembly for outstanding contributions. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart associates came out in force to honor Tabatha Yang, recipient of a Citation for Excellence. From left are Bohart associate Fran Keller of the Folsam Lake College faculty; Tabatha Yang; senior museum scientist Steve Heydon; and three Bohart associates Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology; naturalist and photographer Greg Kareofelas;  and entomologist Tom Nguyen, who has just accepted a position at the Smithsonian. Not pictured: Lynn Kimsey, Bohart Museum director.
Bohart associates came out in force to honor Tabatha Yang, recipient of a Citation for Excellence. From left are Bohart associate Fran Keller of the Folsam Lake College faculty; Tabatha Yang; senior museum scientist Steve Heydon; and three Bohart associates Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology; naturalist and photographer Greg Kareofelas; and entomologist Tom Nguyen, who has just accepted a position at the Smithsonian. Not pictured: Lynn Kimsey, Bohart Museum director.

Bohart associates came out in force to honor Tabatha Yang, recipient of a Citation for Excellence. From left are Bohart associate Fran Keller of the Folsam Lake College faculty; Tabatha Yang; senior museum scientist Steve Heydon; and three Bohart associates Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology; naturalist and photographer Greg Kareofelas; and entomologist Tom Nguyen, who has just accepted a position at the Smithsonian. Not pictured: Lynn Kimsey, Bohart Museum director.

Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 7:44 PM

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