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Approximately 50 million Americans (20 percent of the population) suffer from chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Good News About Chronic Pain Relief That Began with Caterpillar Research

January 30, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Good news! EicOsis Human Health LLC, the Davis-based pharmaceutical company developing a non-narcotic drug to relieve chronic pain and inflammation, today announced the next step in its ongoing human clinical trials: the initiation of Phase 1b to test the safety of its drug candidate, EC5026.
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Los asistentes a EcoFarm participaron activamente en talleres y conferencias que se ofrecieron durante los tres días del evento.
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EcoFarm 2024: una plataforma a la diversidad

January 29, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Emilia Santos se levanta todos los das a las 4:30 de la maana, ella cultiva vegetales en el 1.6 acre de terreno en donde tiene su propia granja Alpha & Omega Organic Farm en Salinas, California.
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Passengers on a double-decker bus represent the museums and collections on a double-decker bus. The original art is by Ivana Li, with UC Davis student Caitlen Comendant colorizing it and updating it.
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All Aboard for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb. 10

January 26, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
All aboard for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day! You can visit UC Davis museums or collections, talk to the scientists, and learn more about what makes UC Davis an internationally known science-based university. The free-and-family-friendly event, set Saturday, Feb.
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Forest entomologist Todd Johnson, assistant professor, Louisiana State University
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Forest Entomologist Todd Johnson of LSU to Share His Research

January 25, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Forests cover approximately 30 percent of the Earth's landmass and provide important ecosystem services that include food, fuel, and timber, as well as habitat for diverse organisms. Threats posed to forests by invasive and pestiferous species are rapidly growing.
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Forest entomologist Todd Johnson of Louisiana State University
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LSU Forest Entomologist to Deliver Next ENT Seminar

January 23, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Forest entomologist Todd Johnson assistant professor at Louisiana State University, will speak on "Characterizing Ecological Interactions of Arthropods in Forests under Global Change"at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Bohart Museum of Entomology set out instructions on how to make a paper mache wasp nest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Social Wasps Are Great Artists and Architects, But So Are....

January 22, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When it comes to building nests, social wasps are great artists and architects. But so were the participants in the family arts-and-crafts activity at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on social wasps, held Saturday, Jan.
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