College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis

Diane Beckles, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, explains the chaotic biochemical processes that take place as fruit decomposes.

The therapeutic garden is in full bloom. Stop by the atrium near Hunt Hall to check it out. : @ucdavis_designbuild

A new publication, co-written by a CA&ES Cooperative Extension specialist, will help organic growers identify rodents and which tools work best at controlling them.

Sunflowers are on the horizon. #sunflower #ucdavis

Congratulations to Patsy Owens Eubanks and Wendy Kuhn Silk! They were both recently recognized for their work by professional organizations. #ucdavis

Aggies Grow Veggies, an interactive project led by UC Davis students, is introducing young people to the joy of gardening in their dorm, community and own backyard.

Congratulations to CA&ES Asst. Professor Michael Miller and Assoc. Professor Anne Visser! They are among the latest cohort of early-career faculty to join the Chancellor’s Fellows and receive $25,000 in philanthropic support for research or other scholarly work.

Welcome to UC Davis, water bear! Artist Solomon Bassoff and Lynn Kimsey, director of The Bohart Museum of Entomology, were first in line to take a picture with the campus’ new tardigrade statue. The new statue is just the beginning of Bohart Museum of Entomology 75th anniversary celebration; visit https://bohart.ucdavis.edu for information about other fun events and activities.

Results are in and congratulations are in order! Four recent CA&ES Landscape Architecture grads placed in China Agricultural University’s Agrifood 5 Alliance student challenge.

Raptors, yeast, murder hornets oh my! This year’s Biodiversity Museum Day is unlike any before. Instead of just one day deep diving into all our museum offerings, you can attend virtual events and participate in Q&A sessions with experts until February 26. Register for the upcoming events at http://biodiversitymuseumday.ucdavis.edu/live-programs.html

A recent CA&ES study reveals important clues to how climate change might shift species’ distributions across the globe.

Moo. #ucdavis #cow