Great Heron

A local great blue heronry provides a natural spectacle

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Social systems of great blue herons vary dramatically, from solitary nests to large heronries, and some heronries include nests of great egrets and cattle egrets.

        As fears of anti-Asian violence grow, police seek to be more visible to deter attacks.         AP Photo/Kathy Willens      
White supremacy is the root of race-related violence in the United States
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A Jewish family gathers in person and over video conferencing for Passover celebrations in 2020. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to recognize tragedies and offer hope for the future
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Golden-mantled ground squirrels sound an alarm call that warns not only squirrels but marmots as well
Alarm calls share information among species
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Dean's Letters

Memorial at King Suppers photo by Glenn J. Asakawa
We stand with you in this time of grief and sorrow

March 23, 2021

We know many of you are struggling, and we write to offer our sympathy, empathy and support.

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So you think the pandemic will doom higher education?

Dec. 16, 2020

Think again.

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If you are exhausted, you are not alone

Oct. 7, 2020

My fellow Buffs, we will get through this together. You must be exhausted. I am, and I would like to pause to reflect on how these are times that try our patience, our good humor, and to quote Thomas Paine, our souls. James W.C. White The pandemic constrains daily life...

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Commentary

Plan flying putting out fires by a neighborhood
Humans ignite almost every wildfire that threatens homes

Sept. 22, 2020

Wildfires are a natural disturbance for these regions, but when combined with climate change and housing growth in the wildland-urban interface, they become larger and more destructive.

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With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means

Sept. 1, 2020

News that Sen. Kamala Harris was Joe Biden’s choice for the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee drove speculation and argumentation about her identity. The big question appeared to be, “Is Kamala Harris truly African American?”

Intentionally mutilated head of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Elizabeth Ellis, CC BY-SA
Ancient cancel cultures: The defacement of statues in America replicates a tradition going back millennia

Aug. 20, 2020

The result of months of protests over racial injustice and monument destruction may seem like a modern form of American political speech. It’s not.

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