Glad to hear that our research on chemical ecology and insect olfaction in collaboration with Chinese scholars is highlighted here. www.ucdavis.edu/egghead/blog...

My brother Isaias, artist, goldsmith, and incomparable human being, has passed away. The world felt fuller and more luminous with him among us.

I’m glad to hear we are safe. Yes, helmet is a must.

I went for a short bike ride yesterday & got in a wreck (massive tree root bump in shade) & got pretty messed up (lots of blood & lost skin & bruises). Anyway, even though I did not land on my head it was close & I am glad I always wear a helmet while biking. PSA: Wear a helmet while biking.

We miss you, Jeff. Requiescat in pace. youtu.be/6l5RDXSSXyw

youtu.be/Vkv0vI6jCnM Delivered today - Letter from more than 1.100 members of the National Academy of Sciences to the Honorable Senators & Representatives of the U.S. @murray.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov

Join us on Mon, June 16 to celebrate Professor & Vice Chair Lynette Hart, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social, as she transition to @ucdavis.bsky.social Emeriti.

Wow! Groundbreaking again! I can't wait to read the details.

New preprint in the lab combining what we like best: insects, love, chemistry and the olfactory system! 1/8 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

“So rich in insect life were Wigglesworth’s woods – Anthropogenic change & #InsectDecline 🪲” We are delighted to announce that May Berenbaum Hon.FRES will be delivering our Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture at #Ento25. Register now for the earlybird discount 🔽

It’s a busy Saturday morning. Column is packed well, so flow is slow (and separation should be good)

I attended the @accorsi-alice.bsky.social seminar yesterday. She is so well-deserving this award www.transtechsociety.org/index.php?sr...

Practice makes it perfect. @ucdavis.bsky.social picnic day is fast approaching

My students in BIS102 class @ucdavis.bsky.social learned about antibodies and the man with the golden arm. Inspired by James Harrison, they made videos about the importance of blood donation. Here is one by Andrea Vasquez & Shristi Shukla. @ucdavisnews.bsky.social @americanredcross.bsky.social

Beautiful skies, UC Davis this morning

Happening now at UC Davis

It is a beautiful morning at UC Davis

Congratulations to ALAEQ on its 15th Anniversary! Chemical ecology is an older scientific endeavor in Latin America, and even more so is natural product chemistry. ⁦‪ALAEQ made these fields more attractive to young scholars. ⁦‪@amerchemsociety.bsky.social

I’m getting ready for the @royentsoc.bsky.social Council meeting on Wednesday. I’ll need a mol of the molecule at 4 o’clock because the meeting is at 6 am in Davis.

I have much to thank for but when will dinner be served? I’m ready

Karim Abou Najm Memorial Fiat Lux

The @ucdavis.bsky.social’s campus is foggy this morning, but the roads have been immaculate since yesterday morning. The crew did an amazing job cleaning up after the torrential rains.

The Fiat Lux - Karim Abou Najm Memorial at 7:41 am this morning. It is a work in progress for the inauguration on Friday at 4 pm.

This is the site of the Fiat Lux - Karim Abou Najm that will be inaugurated on Friday at 4:30 pm. If you are from Davis, please join us