To bee or not to bee? That's a crucial question as the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month, Honey Bee Haven and the California Master Beekeeper Program scramble for funds between now and Sunday, Feb. 28. That's when the UC Davis-authorized crowdfunding drive ends.

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It will be UC Davis vs. Cardiff University on Wednesday, March 10. The public is invited to the virtual event.

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'Game Over' for Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes Winners? No, They’re Going Global

February 25th, 2021

When the Ironic Bonds Team and the Gibbs Team won the 12-team competition in the UC Davis Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes, it's not game over. It's the beginning of a three-game global series.

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Natalie Six of the winning Gibbs Team answers a question. (Screen shot)

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Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes: Answer Me This!

February 24th, 2021

Answer me this: What is the name of the proteins (water channels) that facilitates water transport into and out of cells? And who discovered this family of proteins?

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A Madagascar hissing cockroach from the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. This is similar to what Bruce Hammock was rearing for a research project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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When Bruce Hammock's Cockroaches Achieved Stardom

February 23rd, 2021

If you're meandering around the UC Riverside campus and see a cockroach, it might have a connection to UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock. This is a story of what might have been that never was and never will be and it all has to do with Hammock's cockroaches.

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A winged aphid, photo courtesy of Jessica Kansman, Pennsylvania State University.

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Jessica Kansman: 'To Be an Aphid in a Cruel World'

February 22nd, 2021

Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, gobble up aphids like kids gobble up popcorn and we all cheer loudly.

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