Area Agriculture Communicators Bring Home 'The Gold'

 

Several area agricultural communicators who won gold, or first-place awards, from the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), will be honored at the ACE conference set June 16-18 in Milwaukee, Wis.

ACE is an association of communications professionals and educators who "extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources, and life and human science," according to its website.

'Insects, Art, and the Sound of a Silent Crisis'

 

"Insects, Art, and the Sound of a Silent Crisis."

That's the theme of a seminar to be presented by medical entomologist Lee Rafuse Haines, associate research professor, University of Notre Dame, on Monday, June 2 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.  

Her seminar begins at 4:10 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall and also will be on Zoom. The Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672

The Tiny Terrors Targeting Chicken Health

 

Veterinary entomologist Amy Murillo, an assistant professor in the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, will discuss "Tiny Terrors: How Ectoparasites Undermine Chicken Health and Productivity" at the next UC Davis Entomology and Nematology seminar.

The one-hour seminar begins at 4:10 p.m., Monday, May 5 in Room 122 of Briggs Hall. It also will be on Zoom. The Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672.