USDA collaborates with Yolo teachers to learn new skills

John Miller of Yolo High School and Andy Martinez of Davis High School sitting at their station while Dr. Craig Wilson instructs them on the corn earworm at the National Germplasm Clonal Center in Davis. Instead of cracking open a textbook and having their students read paragraph after paragraph, teachers across Yolo County are preparing to have science examined under a microscope come fall through hands-on activities.

Trying to keep up with the ‘Dreamers’ debate? Here are 6 essential reads

The future remains uncertain for a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. as children without legal authorization. Some of these so-called "Dreamers" were temporarily shielded from deportation through an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Bob Dunning: Here are some gifts you didn’t know you needed

While gift-giving this Christmas may be a bit more modest on the east side of the tracks, for some unknown reason, a helpful holiday guide arrived in my humble mailbox the other day that should make the obligatory present exchange bearable. It's titled "uncommongoods - your new favorite things."

Fundraiser will boost reward fund for missing teens

Members of a Facebook group dedicated to the search for missing Yolo County teens Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore will hold a fundraiser Sunday, June 4, to bolster FBI rewards that have been offered for information about their whereabouts. "Angels for Enrique and Elijah Silent Auction" will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. in downtown Davis.

Yolo supervisors respond to a climate of feara with resolution

A recent Davis hate crime combined with a changing political landscape has prompted supervisors to respond in the form of a resolution - affirming Yolo County as a “safe and welcoming community” for all. “We drafted this resolution in response to calls from community members who share our concern with the recent vandalism at the Davis Islamic Center and the climate of fear from new federal policies,” stated Supervisor Don Saylor.

Researchers seek genes that control wheat yield

University of California-Davis plant geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky examines one of the wheat plants being raised in an indoor growth chamber. Photo courtesy of Karin Higgins/UC Davis DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, U.S. - With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture , researchers are attempting to identify and characterize the genes controlling wheat yield.