Youth Development

What's the story behind how and why the California dogface butterfly was designated as the state insect 50 years ago? That story will be among the highlights of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m.

This summer, the Nutrition Policy Institute has welcomed eight student interns who are supporting ongoing research and communications. The group is bringing new perspectives to NPI work, strengthening connections with the academic and local communities, and bolstering research.

It's that time of year again! The dominant variety of apricots, Blenheim, that have a short season here on the Central Coast, have arrived. I used to have a Royal apricot tree in my yard and made delicious jam every year.

Researchers from the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute recruited 36 elementary schools from across California to serve as comparison schools to evaluate the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)...

John Borba, UC Cooperative Extension Kern County's 4-H youth development advisor, retired on July 1.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will showcase and celebrate the state insect, the California dogface butterfly, at its open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 16. This year is the 50th anniversary of the year that the State Legislature designated Zerene eurydice as the state insect. Gov.

Larry Schwankl was born July 11, 1953, to Margaret and Orville Schwankl in Mankato, MN, and died May 2, 2022, Visalia, CA, from complications due to cancer.

California was the first state to adopt a policy to provide school meals, free of charge, to all students after the federal COVID provisions expired this summer.

During nearly 20 years at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lori Renstrom has embodied the spirit of the organization: a dedication to service and a roll-up-your-sleeves, whatever-it-takes ethic.

Las emergencias y los desastres pueden golpear rpido y sin aviso. Actualmente hay varios incendios a lo largo de California, y lo que se ha visto es que cada vez son ms largos, intensos y devastadores.