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1.31.2001
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Teaching First-Time Parents
Many first-time parents worry that they are babes in the woods when it comes to raising a healthy child. A four-year study at UC Davis is looking at the best way to help these couples create happy, ... [ More ]
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1.30.2001
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UC Davis Again Receives Record Number of Applications
High-school seniors and community-college students have applied to the University of California, Davis, in record numbers, for an all-time high of 33,496 applications for admission in fall 2001. The ... [ More ]
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1.30.2001
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Alumni Director to Head International Alumni and Visitors Program
Robert A. Kerr, director of the alumni relations program at the University of California, Davis, will head the campus's new international alumni and visitors program, effective July 1.
"This ... [ More ]
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1.30.2001
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Law Professor to Discuss Legal Aspects of Genome Research
University of Michigan law professor Rebecca Eisenberg will discuss the legal implications of genomics research when she speaks Thursday, Feb. 1, at the University of California, Davis.
Her public ... [ More ]
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1.29.2001
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Gravitational Biologists Explore Effects of Life in Space
Biologists from the U.S., Europe and Japan who study the effects of gravity on living organisms will meet NASA engineers working on the International Space Station at a conference in Davis, Calif. ... [ More ]
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1.29.2001
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UC Davis Adds Clean-Fuel Buses, Begins New Technology Test
Unitrans, the student-run bus system serving UC Davis and the city of Davis, today will introduce 10 new, low-emissions buses to replace 1960s-era diesel buses.
Of the 10, nine will run on natural ... [ More ]
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1.26.2001
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Law Scholar Friedrich Juenger Dies
Friedrich K. Juenger, professor of law at the University of California, Davis, who was a leading authority on private international law, died Friday of lung complications. He was 70.
Juenger, who ... [ More ]
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1.26.2001
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Outreach Program Spotlights Writing
Try describing a kaleidoscope-in writing
Make sure to capture the elegant way an array of relationships can come together to create a pleasing result.
This could be one of the exercises for Writing ... [ More ]
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1.26.2001
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Floater Concept Alleviates Campus Workload
As far as the College of Engineering is concerned, administrative systems expert Cheryl Fanning is a jewel, honed, polished and ready to shine in any setting among its departments.
She is the ... [ More ]
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1.26.2001
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Campus Combats Energy Shortage
With its diverse sources of electricity, UC Davis is faring fairly well through the energy crisis compared to other consumers in Northern California. But even with the core campus's expected immunity ... [ More ]
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1.26.2001
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Breaktime: Griselda Castro
In the Chicana/o studies department on campus, Griselda Castro advises students on their troubles at both school and home. She participates in university student affairs and educational equity ... [ More ]
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1.24.2001
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UC Davis Introduces Clean-Fuel and Experimental Buses
What: Unitrans, the student-run bus system serving UC Davis and the city of Davis, will introduce 10 new, low-emissions buses to replace 1960s-era diesel buses. Of the 10, nine will run on natural ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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UC Davis Police Seek Help From Public in Wieman Death Investigation
What: UC Davis police will release more details in the ongoing investigation of the death of student Andrew Wieman in his campus fraternity room. This will include additional findings from studies of ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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Urban Trees Help Reduce Energy Use for Heating, Cooling
City trees can reduce energy use for heating and air conditioning buildings, according to urban forestry expert Greg McPherson. Properly sited trees can reduce temperatures in urban areas by 2-8 ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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Biomass Generators Could Run on Rice Straw
Rice straw could be converted to usable fuel for biomass generators, according to agricultural engineer Bryan Jenkins.
Biomass generators use fuel such as wood from forest thinning, farm waste or ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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Fusion Research Gets an Injection
Researchers from the Department of Applied Science, UC Davis, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are developing a fuel-injection system for a nuclear fusion power plant.
Nuclear fusion ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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Rocket Scientists Boost Energy Research
The prototype of a clean-burning energy system that uses rocket technology to generate electricity without causing carbon dioxide pollution is being tested at the University of California, Davis. ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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UC Davis Is Leader in Automotive Fuel Cell Research
The automotive technology of the future, fuel cell propulsion, is under study at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, the nation's most prominent and comprehensive university research ... [ More ]
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1.23.2001
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Exercise Biologist Paul Molé Dies
University of California, Davis, exercise biologist Paul Molé, whose research contributed to an understanding of how muscles function during exercise, died on Saturday, of complications following a ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Division to Become School of Education
The Division of Education at the University of California, Davis, will be reconstituted as a full School of Education, the campus announced today. The school will work with K-12 schools, other campus ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Men of Steel
Construction of arts center is a show in itself
Workers from SMC Steel spend a clear winter day erecting steel beams at the new campus Center for the Arts. Work on the three-month steel project will ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Leaders Meet on Campus to Hone Plan for Higher Education
Legislative leaders met on campus last week to discuss a planned overhaul of the state's Master Plan for Higher Education, expanding the blueprint to include public education beginning in ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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New School of Education to Help Meet Teacher Challenges
The Division of Education would be reconstituted as a full School of Education under a proposal submitted to the UC Office of the President last Friday.
The expansion is designed to help public ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Budget Eyes Boosting Pay and Services
Gov. Gray Davis proposed a 2001-02 state budget last week with widespread ramifications for the UC system. The budget would fund the enrollment of 5,700 more UC students, maintain affordable fees for ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Heady Topic
Charles Bamforth's Glass Runneth Over with Beer Foam Survey Results
Charles Bamforth, the Anheuser-Busch endowed professor of malting and brewing science, serves up pilsners of beer at UC Davis' ... [ More ]
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1.19.2001
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Planting Ideas
Charles Arntzen serves up 'edible vaccines' lecture
Plant biologist Charles Arntzen will give two talks this month about his pioneering work on genetically modifying produce to create inexpensive ... [ More ]
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1.17.2001
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Press Event to Announce Comprehensive Collection of California Literature
What: The Legislature will honor the first comprehensive anthology of California literature, "The Literature of California, Volume I," at a reception hosted by Robert Hertzberg, speaker of the ... [ More ]
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1.16.2001
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Researchers Study Virus-Carrying Wild Birds
As West Nile virus spreads on the East Coast, UC Davis scientists have found that the abundant house finch is a good host for two related viruses found in California.
West Nile virus was first ... [ More ]
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1.16.2001
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Speaker to Discuss Biotechnology and Agriculture in Developing Nations
Molecular biologist Rebecca Nelson, a 1998 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur "genius" fellowship, will discuss biotechnology and food production in developing nations Thursday, Jan. 18, at the ... [ More ]
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1.12.2001
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Capital Region Most Innovative New Products Awards
UC Davis CONNECT announces the first annual Capital Region Most Innovative Product Awards recognizing industry's accomplishments in transitioning research into today's products and markets.
CONNECT, ... [ More ]
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1.11.2001
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Start-Up Infrastructure Sets Silicon Valley Apart
Silicon Valley has been the envy of local governments and business developers, but most of their attempts to clone the high-tech hotbed have been only marginally successful.
The unique feature other ... [ More ]
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1.11.2001
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Business Head for Kings, Monarchs to Speak
John Thomas, who captains business operations for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and WNBA's Monarchs, will take center court at UC Davis Thursday, Jan. 18, to discuss building community assets in ... [ More ]
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1.11.2001
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Business, Science of Winemaking Focus of Seminar
Topics ranging from the glassy-winged sharpshooter to premium wine sales will be examined at a seminar on the business and science of winemaking at the University of California, Davis, Jan. 28 to ... [ More ]
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1.11.2001
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Disassociation From Company Identity Can Foster Change
Encouraging employees or members to disassociate themselves from certain aspects of an organization's identity can be an effective management strategy for accomplishing change, according to an ... [ More ]
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1.11.2001
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Retired Chief of Foster Farms to Teach at UC Davis
Robert A. Fox, who just retired as president and chief executive officer of Foster Farms, has been appointed executive-in-residence at the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis beginning in ... [ More ]
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1.10.2001
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Public Hearing Set to Review Mouse Facility Proposal
A public hearing concerning the environmental impacts of a proposed mouse-rearing facility at the University of California, Davis, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at the campus's University ... [ More ]
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1.10.2001
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UC Davis Police Await Knife Analysis
The University of California, Davis, police department is awaiting results from lab analysis of a knife found by police when the body of Andrew Wieman was discovered in his fraternity room on campus ... [ More ]
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1.10.2001
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UC Davis Math Professor Wins Top Teaching Award
Evelyn Silvia, professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis, has won the nation's highest award for university-level math teaching.
The prestigious Deborah and Franklin Tepper ... [ More ]
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1.9.2001
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Media Advisory: Open Letter to Campus Community on Student Death
An open letter updating the University of California, Davis, campus community on the investigation into the death of student Andrew Wieman is being distributed beginning today.
The letter, written ... [ More ]
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1.5.2001
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Bubbles Best for Beer Lovers
Beer drinkers are choosy about foam on their beverage, and getting the foam right is an important selling point for brewers, according to Charles Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch professor of brewing science ... [ More ]
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1.5.2001
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Beer Color: Better by Eye?
The human eye detects differences in beer color that are missed by equipment currently used in breweries, according to brewing expert Charles Bamforth of the University of California, Davis. Brewers ... [ More ]
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1.5.2001
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Media Source: Beer and Brewing
Charles Bamforth is the Anheuser-Busch endowed professor of malting and brewing science at the University of California, Davis. He has over 20 years of experience in the international brewing ... [ More ]
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1.5.2001
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Strawberry Production May Drop 20 Percent Without Methyl Bromide
Correction: UC Davis Strawberries and Methyl Bromide Release
Editors: Resending with two corrections on methyl bromide use in paragraph 8.
Also provides link to information on research into methyl ... [ More ]
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1.5.2001
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UC Davis Police Investigate Student Death
The University of California, Davis, police department is investigating the death of a student whose body was found at his fraternity house Thursday afternoon.
The Yolo County Coroner's Office has ... [ More ]
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1.3.2001
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Conference Briefs: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Jan. 7-11, 2001, Washington, D.C.
Several researchers from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, will be giving presentations at this meeting, which annually attracts more than 8,000 ... [ More ]
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