Youth Development

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Associate dean Jason Bond leads professor Lynn Kimsey into the Bohart Museum after informing her of "the water leakage." At right is doctoral student Iris Quayle from the Bond lab.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'A Water Leak' That Turned Into a Surprise Birthday Party

February 1, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Saturday night, and UC Davis professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, is home, thinking about "what's for dinner" and concerned about the historic storms that recently drenched the campus.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study shows variation of WIC participants’ perceptions and satisfaction with WIC nutrition education and services by race, ethnicity, and language preference

January 25, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, aims to safeguard the health of over 6 million low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 in the United States by providing nutritious foods, information on healthy eating, and referrals for ad...
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An enthusiastic little girl (future entomologist?) buries her head in a beetle display at the Bohart Museum open house, much to the delight of UC Berkeley associate professor and carabid beetle specialist Kipling "Kip" Will. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Beetlemania at the Bohart: Something Clicked

January 23, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Something clicked at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Beetlemania" last Sunday afternoon at the University of California, Davis. But it was not the click beetles. That "click" was the love of science in general, and the love of beetles, in particular.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI job opening: Research Data Analyst

January 17, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana
A Research Data Analyst 3 position is available at the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, located in Oakland, CA.
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Los piojos se transmiten directamente de una cabeza a otra.
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Piojos: ¿Cómo mantener a los piojos alejados del cabello de sus hijos?

January 17, 2023
By Ricardo A Vela
Cualquier persona puede tener piojos pero afectan ms a los nios debido a que juegan muy cerca, uno del otro. Los piojos por lo general se transmiten directamente de una cabeza a otra y en muy raras ocasiones por el uso de objetos personales como sombreros o peines infestados.
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Rangos de la temperatura de un refrigerador: ¿qué es seguro y qué no lo es?
Blog de Alimentos: Article

¡Cuidado con la temperatura de los refrigeradores en los hoteles!

January 9, 2023
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Por seguridad alimentaria, lo ideal es guardar las sobras de comida a una temperatura de 33 a 40F Hace unos aos, cuando pas una noche en Reno, por cuestiones de trabajo, intent guardar las sobras de mi deliciosa cena para el desayuno.
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