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1.30.2006
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ETS Study Looks at Fragile Futures of High-Achieving Latino Students
Many high-achieving Latino students miss the opportunity to succeed academically because their needs are poorly understood, according to a new report from ETS and a University of California, Davis, ... [ More ]
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1.27.2006
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New Look at Influenza Virus
New pictures of the influenza virus have prompted scientists to rethink previous ideas of how the virus escapes from cells, according to a study by researchers from Japan, Sweden and the U.S. ... [ More ]
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1.24.2006
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Obituary: Evelyn Silvia, Mathematician and Educator
Evelyn Silvia, professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis, who worked tirelessly to improve mathematics teaching at every level from fourth grade to graduate school, died Jan. ... [ More ]
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1.23.2006
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Focus on Early Ed of Language-Minority Children
The impact of early education experiences on the nation's growing number of language-minority children -- from parental involvement in schooling to ability grouping in the classroom -- will be ... [ More ]
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1.23.2006
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Children's Author Pam Munoz Ryan to Speak
Pam Munoz Ryan, the award-winning author of "Esperanza Rising" and "When Marian Sang," will make two multimedia presentations to area schoolchildren, teachers and the general public on Wednesday, ... [ More ]
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1.23.2006
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Media Source: After-School Programs
Renee Newton of the UC Davis School of Education is principal investigator and convener of the newly established California Statewide Afterschool Network. The network will help chart the course for ... [ More ]
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1.18.2006
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Grant for Ultrafast Optical Communications
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $9.5 million over three and a half years to UC Davis, MIT and commercial partners to develop new high-speed devices for ultrafast ... [ More ]
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1.18.2006
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Public Lecture: Genes From the Fountain of Youth
* Jan. 24, Tuesday, and Jan. 25, Wednesday -- Not long ago, aging was viewed as an inevitable process of the body wearing out. But in 1993, Cynthia Kenyon discovered that a single genetic change ... [ More ]
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1.18.2006
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Heart-Healthy Compound in Chocolate Identified
In a multifaceted study involving the Kuna Indians of Panama, an international team of scientists has pinpointed a chemical compound that is, in part, responsible, for the heart-healthy benefits of ... [ More ]
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1.13.2006
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Museums Are for the Underdogs
Jan. 19, 4:30 p.m. -- Rob Storr, a national arbiter of emerging artistic talent, speaks up for rebels in the art world. He says it is the underdog artist who should be showcased in museums today, ... [ More ]
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1.11.2006
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Media Source: Electronic Surveillance and Pattern Recognition
The U.S. government's recently disclosed program of electronic surveillance may rely on "pattern recognition" software to rapidly filter very large volumes of phone calls and e-mails, according to ... [ More ]
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1.11.2006
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Understanding Malaria Mosquito's Sense of Smell
Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito that is the main carrier of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, finds its human food largely by scent. Now UC Davis researchers have discovered the crystal structure of a ... [ More ]
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1.11.2006
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Breaking up Is Hard to Calculate
Breaking up may be hard to do, but using the pieces to work out what came before is even harder. An international team of researchers has now achieved that by solving the quantum equations for what ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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New Book Examines the Science of Fermentation in Food and Drink
As both an ancient art and a cutting-edge science, fermentation is used widely in the production of foods and beverages. In his latest book, UC Davis brewing expert Charles Bamforth examines ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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Small Farm Center Event to Demystify Olive Oil
Hoping to unwrap the mystery, if not the mystique, of "artisanal" -- small-scale and traditional -- olive oil production, the UC Small Farm Center at UC Davis will host a public gathering Jan. 12 ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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Lecture Series Focuses on Ag, Food and Community Links
A public lecture series exploring the links among agriculture, food and community begins Tuesday, Jan. 10, at UC Davis and continues each Tuesday with nationally recognized speakers and local ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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Survey Eyes Farm-to-School Programs
UC researchers, who in earlier work took photos of student lunches showing that children prefer fresh fruits and vegetables from salad-bar programs, will be part of a new W.K. Kellogg grant to ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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North American Free Trade Agreement Conference
Jan. 13, Friday -- The promises and pitfalls of freer trade for California agriculture will be the focus of a conference in Sacramento examining the impact of the 12-year-old North American Free ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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Ag and Environmental Sciences Field Day
March 3-4, Friday-Saturday -- Future Farmers of America and 4-H high-school students from California and surrounding states will gather for the annual Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Field ... [ More ]
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1.9.2006
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Goat Day
Jan. 21, Saturday -- Goat producers from throughout California will gather for this one-day update on the latest in goat health and management. Speakers from the UC Davis Department of Animal ... [ More ]
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1.6.2006
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Judge of International Criminal Court to Speak
The first vice president of the International Criminal Court, which sits in The Hague, Netherlands, will lecture at UC Davis on Tuesday, Jan. 10, about women, marriage and property succession ... [ More ]
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1.6.2006
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Chairman of Cisco Systems to Speak at UC Davis
John Morgridge, chairman of the board of Cisco Systems, will speak on "Ethics and Leadership" on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the University of California, Davis.
Morgridge's ... [ More ]
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1.2.2006
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Public Lecture: Higher Dimensions
Jan. 10, Tuesday -- Are there hidden dimensions of space and time beyond the four that we know? Could a universe in another dimension explain phenomena in our universe? Lisa Randall, professor of ... [ More ]
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1.2.2006
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Lecture: Technology for a Greenhouse World
Jan. 13, Friday -- Franklin M. Orr Jr., director of the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University, will speak on "Energy, Carbon Dioxide and Global Change: Technology Research for a ... [ More ]
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