Green Care Lab

#DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for @Nature Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Looking for a gift to support a #queer friend?🏳️‍🌈 Or someone anti-queer who could use some light? Try Wild Pride! A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom. Quippy cited facts & vibrant family-friendly illustrations! Still #1! a.co/d/dOm8keC

When my daughter came out to me she asked if being gay was “natural.” A classmate had suggested otherwise. As a professor of animal behavior I shared 2k+ examples from the animal kingdom! Those became a book. Today it’s still #1 top release & #3 best seller. #LoveWins #WildPride

Hiring! Part-time #postdoc in my lab @UCD in #SciComm! In collaboration w/ UCSD & Moore Foundation, will research, develop & implement a recurring sci comm workshop for faculty to enhance cultural knowledge/sensitivity, especially w/ Latino/a/x communities greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/graduate--post…

Hiring! NSF-funded #postdoc position in my lab @ucdavis in #ScienceEducation & Research! Investigate best practices for integrating/evaluating undergrad research experiences in faculty labs. Special interest in supporting Latino/a/x communities! greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/graduate--post… #SACNAS

@RogersLabUCD @ucdavis Thank you so much for the shout out! 💚

Just watched this video by @GreenCareLab @ucdavis and what they are doing is so cool! One of my favorite things about living in Davis is the interaction with animals- farm and wild. They bring me peace, joy and happiness! Please check out the video! 1/ youtu.be/g8U4W-8JIV0?si…

Did we mention that an anonymous donor is MATCHING gifts up to $1k until midnight (2/29)!!!! Double your impact by donating today! Crowdfund campaign ends at midnight!!! #DonateOrShare 💚 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/project/40838

**FINAL DAY ALERT! 🎉** Help us fund the science behind supporting mental health with animal interactions! An anonymous donor is MATCHING gifts up to $1k until midnight (2/29)! Double your impact now: 👉 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/project/40838. More info in this thread! #Greencare #CareFarming

@sheepmowers & @GreenCareLab are on a mission to use sustainable 🐑sheep-grazing🌱to support community mental health🧠💚. Today is the LAST DAY to garner support, & we’re so close to our goal! Be a part of the change you want to see! Please donate today!👉🏻 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/project/40838

Romeo may have started out life as a “mistake”, but he is anything but in our eyes. The heart on his head truly reflects his purpose, and we’re grateful to be able to give he and his sisters forever homes with us ❤️ #CareFarming #GreenCare #AnimalTherapy #FarmTherapy #UCDavis 6/6

Romeo and his sisters are free to come and go as they please as we take behavioral, endocrine, and neuro observations of the people who hang out with them. 5/

Romeo was a mistake. That’s right. We said it. Though kept isolated in his pen to keep him away from all the Miss Piggies, his clever dad rocked the Marvin Gay and got it on with his mom THROUGH THE FENCE SLATS THAT SEPARATED THEM. If that’s not talent we don’t know what is 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1/

Thx @ctitusbrown for helping us in the garden! Dr. Brown is a professor of #DataScience at @ucdavis @ucdvetmed. His lab creates software to analyze huuuge genomic datasets in meaningful ways. If his computer coding is as good as his cucumber patch weeding, the future is bright☀️

@ucdavis Forgot to add alt text to our image: photo of Jessie, standing by her research poster at 2023 UC Davis Undergrad Research Conference. Title of poster reads, "Investigating the Neurobiological and Psychological Effects of Using Equine Dyads to Support Parent-Child Relationships"

Amid the #mentalhealth crisis, supporting family well-being is crucial. Proud of Jessie Ostrove for her work in the Green Care Lab @ucdavis investigating the science behind the impact of #equinetherapy on parent-child relationships. Congrats on your award for your Honors Thesis!