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The 2022 winners of the PBESA awards
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

PBESA Winners Announced

March 9, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Pacific Branch of Entomological Society of America (PBESA) has announced the 12 recipients of its 2022 student and professional awards. The winners will be recognized at PBESA's annual awards luncheon, set April 12 in Santa Rosa.
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New research shows an increased WIC Cash Value Benefit for purchasing fruits and vegetables improves children’s consumption of fruits and vegetables

March 7, 2022
By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee
A recent National WIC Association report, Multi-State WIC Participant Satisfaction Survey: Cash Value Benefit Increase During COVID, shows an increase in child fruit and vegetable consumption among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) afte...
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A juvenile root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) penetrates a tomato root. (USDA Photo)
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What Nematodes You'll See at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The nematode collection displayed at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center will feature mostly root-knot nematodes and Ascaris (roundworm) nematodes, according to nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, and doctoral student A...
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The wonder of a stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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BioDivDay: Can't Wait to See You!

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
BioDivDay is Sunday. March 6 at the UC Davis Conference Center: Can't wait to see you! That's the message the organizers of the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day are spreading throughout social media.
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Disparities exist between racial/ethnic groups in impact of WIC participation on children’s sugar-sweetened beverage intake as found in new study

March 2, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Despite a recent study suggesting that children drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) the longer they participate in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), new findings from a study conducted with a large sample of WIC-participating families...
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Professor Diane Ullman
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Congrats to this UC Davis Trio of Distinguished Award Winners

February 25, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congrats to Professors Diane Ullman and Joanna Chiu of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and a former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology.
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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal working on a COVID-19 webinar.
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Walter Leal Receives Academic Senate's Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award

February 25, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and a former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, is the recipient of the Academic Senate's 2022 Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award for his series of webinars educating the public ab...
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women working in the field
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Combating sexual harassment in agriculture is crucial.

February 24, 2022
By Ricardo A Vela
Spanish click here Today, amid a pandemia-battered labor market and a deep crisis across the food industry chain, it is crucial to reduce barriers to employment and pay attention to the problem of sexual harassment.
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