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Archived News for January 2005

1.26.2005

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 ]

1.24.2005

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 ]

1.24.2005

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 ]

1.24.2005

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 ]

1.24.2005

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 ]

1.24.2005

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 ]

1.20.2005

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 ]

1.20.2005

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 ]

1.18.2005

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 ]

1.18.2005

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 ]

1.18.2005

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 ]

1.18.2005

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 ]

1.14.2005

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 ]

1.14.2005

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 ]

1.13.2005

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 ]

1.11.2005

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 ]

1.11.2005

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 ]

1.10.2005

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 ]

1.10.2005

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 ]

1.10.2005

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 ]

1.10.2005

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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