Despite its obvious benefit for commercial producers, this site has information that can even help someone with only a couple of fruit trees in the backyard. Begun in January, the objective of the site is to increase the multidisciplinary cooperation, coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of fruit and nut crop activities in California. University personnel from several departments who conduct research related to the environmental and economic sustainablity of California fruit and nut crops are listed. A calendar of events of meetings, tours and courses is available as well as a "Fruit and Nut Crop Information." You can check "Pomology Facts" or get the name and phone number of your county extension agent.

A Telecytology Study
http://www-informatics.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/breast_study/study.htm

Here is an example of a Web site as a splendid interactive tool for training and professional development. Of course, you would need to be a cytologist to fully benefit from this site, but it may be interesting just to look in on it. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how much the diagnosis from Telecytology concurs with the diagnosis derived from conventional interpretations of breast Fine Needle Aspirates. Twenty-two consecutive breast images are presented that have been evaluated independently by several pathologists and a diagnosis is made for each case. The participant fills out a worksheet below each case that is scored for clarity of cytological features and number of images necessary to make a diagnosis. The responses for each case will be tabulated and analyzed.

Geology
http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu/

Impressive is an apt description for this Web site. The opening homepage menu is voluminous with selections. Try one of the first ones in red, "Where is Davis," which opens with a description and a world map showing the city's location. At the bottom of that page is a linking question that says, "Nice! But where is Davis really?" Find out for yourself where Davis really is. In addition to departmental and catalogue information are pages and links to such things as Earthquake Information and California Rivers and Streams, to name just two.