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

DNA from Napoleon's 1812 army identifies pathogens likely responsible for the army's demise during retreat from Russia In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But by December, only a fraction of the army remained alive. Historical records...

phys.org/news/2025-10...

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

Picture of my bike helmet

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.

YouTube video by Biochemistry Channel Tribute to Jeffrey R. Aldrich

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

YouTube video by Biochemistry Channel Letter from NAS Members to the Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States

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.

A covalent recognition strategy enables conspecific mate identification The olfactory system can detect an uncountable number of volatile molecules while retaining the ability to discriminate amongst very similar ones. We identified a unique mechanism employed by insect o...

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...

Plenary speakers - Royal Entomological Society Plenary Speakers Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture with Professor May Berenbaum Hon.FRES We are pleased to announce that Prof. May Berenbaum Hon.FRES will be delivering our Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture…

“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

'The Bug Man' loved insect tees. They're now being sold to help good causes For the Love of Bugs campaign is selling Jeremy McNeil's T-shirt collection to raise money for Let's Talk Science, St. Joseph's Hospice

lfpress.com/news/the-bug...

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