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1.26.2005
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Cow Study Yields Surprises About Source, Amount of Dairy Air Pollution
California dairy cows produce only half the amount of air pollution as had previously been believed and, perhaps more important, most of a dairy cow's contribution to smog comes not from her manure, ... [ More ]
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1.24.2005
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Open House at the New Herbarium
Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, Friday and Saturday -- The public is invited to an open house of the new Center for Plant Diversity at UC Davis. The center is home to the newly relocated UC Davis Herbarium, a ... [ More ]
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1.24.2005
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Environmental Historian to Talk About History, Storytelling
Feb. 3, Thursday -- Nationally renowned environmental historian William J. Cronon will deliver the UC Davis Department of History's annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture. In "The Portage: Memory, ... [ More ]
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1.24.2005
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Press Lunch for Wine MBA
Jan. 26, Wednesday -- News media are invited to a press lunch with Isabella Dartigues, director of the Wine MBA program at the Bordeaux Business School, and Robert Smiley, professor at the UC Davis ... [ More ]
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1.24.2005
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Today's Lecture on Education Canceled
Jan. 24, Monday -- A lecture on inequality in education scheduled for today at UC Davis has been canceled. The lecturer, UCLA Professor Jeannie Oakes, had to cancel her visit to campus for personal ... [ More ]
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1.24.2005
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Hybrid SUVs Ride and Drive
Media are invited to take the wheel of some of the award-winning hybrid-electric vehicles built by UC Davis engineering students. The vehicles -- which combine high fuel economy and clean tailpipe ... [ More ]
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1.20.2005
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UC Davis Experts Say Oil Spill Is World's Worst for Birds Since 2002
Editor's note: View a slideshow about this rescue.
UC Davis wildlife experts leading the rescue of oiled seabirds along the Southern California coast say this oil spill has been the worst ... [ More ]
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1.20.2005
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UC Regents Approve Design, External Financing for New UC Davis Stadium
The UC Regents today gave a big boost to UC Davis' proposed multi-use stadium, approving both the design and external financing plan for the $29.75 million complex that is now expected to open in ... [ More ]
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1.18.2005
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Harbor Invaders Could Trigger 'Meltdown' of Coastal Ecosystems
A UC Davis ecologist reports today on the cautionary tale of a transplant from America's East Coast that moved to California and lived peacefully among the natives for a half century -- until a new ... [ More ]
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1.18.2005
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Genetics, People and Languages
Jan. 31, Monday -- Luigi Cavalli-Sforza, author of "Genes, Peoples, and Languages" (2000) and co-author of "The History and Geography of Human Genes" (1994), will speak on "Cultural and Genetic ... [ More ]
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1.18.2005
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Canceled: Inequality in Education Topic of Lecture
This lecture has been canceled.
Jan. 24, Monday -- Inequality in education and reforms that can reduce disparities will be the topic of a lecture when UCLA Professor Jeannie Oakes speaks at UC ... [ More ]
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1.18.2005
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Sen. Ducheny to Discuss State Budget, Legislature
Jan. 19, Wednesday -- State Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny, D-San Diego, will discuss the state budget and the importance of lawyers serving in the legislature in a noon-hour presentation at UC Davis. ... [ More ]
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1.14.2005
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UC Davis Begins Asian American Intern Program at Capitol
To broaden the pipeline of Asian American college graduates interested in a career in public service, the UC Davis Asian American Studies Program and a committed alumnus are launching a new ... [ More ]
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1.14.2005
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Children's Author Yep to Visit Schools, Give Lecture
Author Laurence Yep will visit with schoolchildren and deliver the inaugural lecture in a new series on children's literature at the University of California, Davis, during a two-day visit to the ... [ More ]
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1.13.2005
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UC Davis Directing Care of Oiled Birds in California Spill
Two UC Davis veterinarians who are experts in treating oiled birds and other animals have begun supervising the care of at least 130 birds injured in the Southern California oil spill.
Birds are ... [ More ]
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1.11.2005
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Laurence Yep to Launch Children's Literature Series
Laurence Yep, one of the most respected Asian American authors of children's literature, will deliver the inaugural lecture of a new series at the University of California, Davis, on Wednesday, Jan. ... [ More ]
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1.11.2005
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Contract Awarded to Begin Work on Telescope
A unique, ground-based telescope project led by a UC Davis physics professor will take its first steps to production following the recent award of a $2.3 million contract to the University of ... [ More ]
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1.10.2005
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Soil Fungi Linked to Insect-Associated Decline of Resistant Rootstocks
Although the destructive phylloxera insects have been reported feeding on grape rootstocks in several declining Northern California vineyards, the cause of the damage appears to be fungal activity ... [ More ]
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1.10.2005
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Building Community in a Shared Watershed
Jan. 14, Friday -- The public is invited to a free afternoon symposium at UC Davis on the topic of building community among people who live in the same watershed. In recent years, environmental ... [ More ]
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1.10.2005
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Analyst Discusses Israeli-Palestinian Conflict After Arafat
Jan. 12, Wednesday -- Under the new leadership of Mahmoud Abbas, who won election Sunday as president of the Palestinian Authority with 62.3 percent of the vote, Palestine starts a new chapter, says ... [ More ]
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1.10.2005
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California's Hydrogen Future: A Senate Briefing
Jan. 11, Tuesday -- Researchers from UC Davis' Institute of Transportation Studies will brief U.S. senators and staffers on the future of fuel cell vehicles and California's pioneering efforts to ... [ More ]
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