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Scientists from Israel and California met at U.S./Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Program workshop to exchange ideas for managing water for agriculture.
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UC and Israel sign agricultural research agreement

July 27, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Pledging to work together to solve water scarcity issues, Israel's Agricultural Research Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis on July 16.
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UC and Israel sign agricultural research agreement

July 20, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Pledging to work together to solve water scarcity issues, Israel's Agricultural Research Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis on July 16.
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
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Program Highlights July 7-13

July 17, 2018
Humboldt's Lily (Liliumhumboldtii) is a plant endemic to CA and is considered rare. It was named after naturalist and explorer, Alexandervon Humboldt. Its flowers typically bloom around June. There are two subspecies.Ssp.humbodtii is found primarily in the Sierra foothills andssp.
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April News Clips

April 30, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
This geneticist is creating gene-edited animals for our plates (Ozy.com) Marissa Fessenden, April 29 Animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam has six calves that are rather unusual.
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Zheng Wang
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Names in the News

April 3, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Wang joins UCCE as vegetable and irrigation advisor Zheng Wang joined UCCE on March 5, 2018, as an area vegetable production and irrigation advisor in Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties.
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In video game Foldit's Aflatoxin Challenge, players try to fold a protein into a shape that will break down the aflatoxin molecule into something harmless.
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Monthly news round up: February 2018

February 28, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Scientists' Newest Tool To Fight Agricultural Toxin: A Video Game (KVPR) Kerry Klein, Feb. 28 It wasn't long after the invention of the internet that scientists discovered the potential for using computing power as a citizen science tool.
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