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Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows a visitor how to spread the wings of a moth. (Photo by Tabatha Yang)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum Moth Night: What a Night!

August 2, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Oh, what a night! It was like a moth to a flame--or 400 moths to a flame--when a record crowd surged into the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night for its July 30th open house.
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Aubrielle and Zuri
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Wild horses and youth learn patience and trust from each other

July 25, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
There is much we can learn from a friend who happens to be a horse. Aleksandra Layland Training mustangs is just so much fun, said Aubrielle, as a chestnut-colored filly named Zuri nuzzled the 4-H member from Shasta County. Six months earlier, the young wild horse was wary of being touched.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study shows longer participation in WIC is associated with higher diet quality and improved food security in children

July 18, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental healthy foods, health care and social service referrals, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education for pregnant and postpartum women and children up to age five in families with low in...
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