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Trapdoor spiders can hide, but not for long. Jason Bond, professor and the Schlinger Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a 4-year, $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to study trapdoor spiders in the California Floristic Province.

There is a purpose Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn't get very far. They rely on this sense to find a host to bite and spots to lay eggs. And without that sense of smell, mosquitoes could not locate their dominant source of food: nectar from flowers.

Expanding ANR's academic footprint, leveraging citizen science and applying research to policy were on the agenda for the UC President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources when they met Dec. 18 in Oakland at UC Office of the President.

Harry Steven Dasher, emeritus 4-H youth advisor, passed away at his home in San Diego on Jan. 4, 2020. He was 68.

The Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President of the University of California announced that it will hold a second forum in conjunction with the College Futures Foundation and several town halls at different campuses to solicit input from constituents and the public to inform the se...

Carolynn Culver, a research scientist at UC Santa Barbara and an California Sea Grant extension specialist, is researching whether native sunfish can be used in place of toxic chemicals to reduce invasive mussel larvae and other pests in Southern California lakes and reservoirs, reported Sonia Ferna...

I am thrilled to announce that the following 6 CE Advisor positions from the 2018 CE position proposals are released for recruitment: #12 Production Horticulture Advisor, San Diego County #42 Agronomy Area Advisor, Merced County #54 Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Siskiyou County #58 Nutrit...

Dear Colleagues, With a growing recognition of the value racial, ethnic and gender equity in the STEM workforce as a tool for accelerating innovation, the nation's Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) have an important role to play as culturally relevant institutions of higher education serving a gro...

Cuando el calendario agota sus hojas, significa que un ciclo ms est cerrando; es tiempo de convivir con la familia y amigos, repasar las vivencias y reflexionar sobre las cosas ms importantes de la vida como la salud, las finanzas y el cuidado del medioambiente.

Six University of California Cooperative Extension advisor positions have been released for recruitment by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.