Nutrition & Health

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Parents putting their knife skills to the test.
UC CalFresh Fresno/Madera Counties: Article

Eating Smart, Being Active in Madera

July 24, 2018
By Elizabeth Lopez
UC CalFresh launched the new and improved Eating Smart, Being Active nutrition classes in Madera county. The first stop was Virginia Lee Rose Elementary! To reach parents, UC CalFresh partnered with the Parent Resource Center.
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green house lettuce
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

The Invasion of the Mighty Spider Mite

July 23, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County MGCC Help Desk Client's Request: The picture shows my greenhouse lettuce. The picture doesn't show it but it is covered with spider mites.
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Rat. (Credit: Niamh Quinn)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Rat Management in School and Community Gardens

July 17, 2018
By Niamh M Quinn
It is important for food-safety reasons to manage rats in school and community gardens. Rats and other wildlife can carry a number of diseases that can be deposited in the form of urine and feces on fruit, vegetables, and in the soil.
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These are Atlas moths (Attacus atlas), found in the rain forests of Asia. This moth has a wingspan that can measure 10 to 11 inches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ready for Moth Night at UC Davis?

July 17, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Are you ready to celebrate Moth Night at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis? Mark your calendar for 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 21.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Veggie Planting Guides

July 16, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hello, I am a Master Gardener from San Juan County in WA and have recently come to reside off Alhambra Valley Road in Martinez and would like to start planning the reestablishme...
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DREC: Article

2018 USDA Food and AgScience Summer Program

July 11, 2018
By Stacey Amparano
The University of California Desert Research and Extension Center (UC DREC) Farm Smart program recently hosted the 2nd annual USDA Food & AgScience Summer Program in June 2018.
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Brothers Craig and Lee Hazeltine recently honored Bill Hazeltine Research Award recipients Olivia Winokur and Maribel "Mimi" Portilla at a luncheon. UC Davis medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, joined them. From left are Geoffrey Attardo, Craig Hazeltine, Lee Hazeltine and Maribel Portilla. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Work of William Hazeltine II Lives On

July 10, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The late medical entomologist William Emery Hazeltine II (1926-1994) worked tirelessly in mosquito research and public health. Thanks to the generosity of his family, his work is continuing through memorial research grants to outstanding graduate students at the University of California, Davis.
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Bruce Hammock (right) with Hammock lab researchers Jun Yang (far left) and Sung Hee Hwang; all are with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Parkinson's Disease Research: Paper of the Month

July 10, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A research paper on Parkinson's disease that's the work of scientists at Chiba University, Japan, and the University of California, Davis, has been selected as an Extramural Paper of the Month by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
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Nutrition Educator Ashley Abrahamson shares information about sugar sweetened beverages at ReThink Your Drink Day
UC CalFresh Fresno/Madera Counties: Article

Rethink Your Drink Day

July 10, 2018
Sugary beverages are a sneaky source of excess sugar and calories. According to the CDC (2017), every day 63% of children and 49% of adults drink a sugar-sweetened beverage.
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Scene One: UC Davis undergraduate student Andrew Kisin of the Aldrin Gomes lab, charges toward distinguished professor Bruce Hammock. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A UC Davis Soakfest That's 15 Minutes of Aim

July 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Take one distinguished professor and one undergraduate student. Be sure it's a warm summer day. Then just add water. What do you get? An epic battle during the 15th annual Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle on the Briggs Hall lawn at the University of California, Davis.
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