Los Angeles, California - UCLA released this statement today in response to an announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Los Angeles, California - A new exhibition at the Fowler Museum will present 30 textiles woven by members of the Tai peoples of Laos and Vietnam. “Fowler in Focus: Spirits in the Loom: Lao-Tai Textiles” features 30 ceremonial and domestic textiles that showcase the diversity of imagery, interpretations and uses of weavings from the region. The exhibition opens on January 10 and will run through May 1.

Fresno, California - Established in 1950, Fowler Packing has been a staple in the Fresno community, operating two packing, cooling, and storage facilities covering more than 650,000 square feet at the company’s Fresno location. The company’s day-to-day achievements, like providing jobs and getting a lot of produce ready for the rest of us, are worthy of recognition – but what brought CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to the Fresno area for a tour recently was a different kind of accomplishment.

Davis, California - The genome of California’s legendary sugar pine, which naturalist John Muir declared to be “king of the conifers” more than a century ago, has been sequenced by a research team led by UC Davis scientists.

Davis, California - Wild bee populations have declined significantly since 2008 in Central California and some other key areas of the United States, according to a newly published study co-authored by UC Davis researchers.

Davis, California - About an hour inland from Eureka, in Humboldt County, California, there remains a small group of people who speak Hupa, a critically endangered Native American language. Members of the Hoopa Valley Tribe for many years have been actively engaged in revitalizing their language. Now, their efforts will be supported by Justin Spence, an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis.