Picnic Day is the most popular UC Davis event each year for visitors, alumni, students, and campus employees. The family-friendly event, with its popular parade, showcases the diversity and excellence at UC Davis, including research, teaching, outreach, and campus life. Plant Sciences, one of the largest departments on campus, always has an array of hands-on…
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Preparing students for global challenges and opportunities is the goal of a new Curriculum Enhancement through Global Learning program at UC Davis. The program, spearheaded by Global Affairs, provides a professional learning opportunity for faculty to make their course content, teaching, and student experiences prepare the students to address global needs. Professor Li Tian in…
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To address the global shortage of plant breeders and enable future food security, the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy (PBA) offers a professional development certificate program in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. “The Plant Breeding Academy, organized through the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis, builds breeding skills for industry personnel, enabling them…
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UC Cooperative Extension cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell is issuing a standing invitation to the public to visit the site of an ongoing conservation agriculture research project and see for themselves the results of long-term soil-building practices. “Every Friday morning from 9 o’clock till noon, beginning in February and going through June, I invite folks…
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UC Davis’ eighth annual Biodiversity Museum Day is happening on Saturday. It’s a free educational event, open to the public, and features the university’s natural-world museums and collections. Not only can you explore the collections, but you can talk with scientists and students about their work. The 13 collections that can be visited (with links…
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Florence Zakharov, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, is the new director of the Postharvest Technology Center, succeeding Trevor Suslow, Cooperative Extension research specialist emeritus. In her director’s note in the center’s January newsletter, Zakharov said: “I have been involved with the center since joining the faculty of the Department of Plant Sciences…
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Intersections UC Davis has four new websites/blogs that address society’s major challenges and lead to innovative breakthroughs. The four blogs are: Science and Climate Feeding a Growing Population Advancing Global Health Driven by Curiosity News and articles will continue to be added to the four sites, and several articles already pertain to plant sciences, particularly…
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This fall the Agrilinks website held a young scholar blog contest to draw attention to the digital, first-hand stories of the next generation of global food security researchers. Plucked out of a sea of provoking narratives, blog posts penned by three students from the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s network were honored in the competition: Lauren Howe, a UC Davis student pursuing a master’s degree in…
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Cell division is a fundamental aspect of life. Without cell division, living organisms do not grow. The last step of cell division, also called cytokinesis, is uniquely different in plants from that in animals and fungi due to the presence of cell walls in plants. “In plant cells, unlike animal cells, there is an added…
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Inside the Sciences Lab Building, tucked next to the Biological Academic Success Center, is a door with a placard reading, “UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity” (aka Herbarium). Step inside and you’ll find undergraduates working at tables, curating and prepping dried plants for display and storage. Around 350,000 dried specimens are stored in the center,…
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