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1.31.2008
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Media Calendar: Rose Day
April 25, Saturday -- Home gardeners, rose enthusiasts and industry leaders will gather at UC Davis to learn about rose production, hybridization, marketing, and pest and disease issues during Rose ... [ More ]
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1.31.2008
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Wine Phenolics Symposium in Sacramento Honors Singleton
Eight of the world's leading researchers on phenolics in wine will discuss their contemporary work Friday, Feb. 1, during a symposium honoring the lifetime achievements of Vernon Singleton, one of ... [ More ]
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1.29.2008
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UC Davis Leads UC Gains in Freshman Applications
A record high nearly 49,000 high school seniors, prospective transfer students and others applied to study at the University of California, Davis, for fall 2008 -- a 15 percent increase over fall ... [ More ]
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1.28.2008
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Cats' Family Tree Rooted in Fertile Crescent, Study Confirms
The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a "cradle of civilization" for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have concluded ... [ More ]
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1.28.2008
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Pioneering Poultry Veterinarian Arnold 'Rosy' Rosenwald Dies at 98
Arnold S. "Rosy" Rosenwald, extension poultry pathologist emeritus at the University of California, Davis, whose career and contributions to poultry medicine spanned more than 70 years, died Jan. 23 ... [ More ]
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1.24.2008
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Astronaut and Alumna Tracy Caldwell to Speak on Campus
Astronaut and UC Davis alumna Tracy Caldwell will give a free public lecture in Freeborn Hall on the UC Davis campus about her recent space shuttle mission. Caldwell will be available to speak to ... [ More ]
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1.22.2008
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Fruit Cell Wall Proteins Help Fungus Turn Tomatoes From Ripe to Rotten
Using tomatoes as a research plant, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that two plant enzymes that occur in the plant's cell walls cooperate with each other to make ... [ More ]
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1.18.2008
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Public Lecture: Particle Physics and the New Century
Jan. 29, Tuesday -- Robin Erbacher, associate professor of physics at UC Davis and leader of the team studying the top quark for Fermilab's Collider Detector experiment, will give a public lecture, ... [ More ]
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1.18.2008
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Public Lecture: Astronaut and Alumna Tracy Caldwell
Jan. 25, Friday -- Tracy Caldwell, a NASA astronaut and UC Davis alumna, will give a free public lecture beginning at 4 p.m. in Freeborn Hall on the UC Davis campus. Caldwell's talk will be followed ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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New Video Depicts Farming Challenges
A new University of California video that helps consumers understand where their food and clothing come from can be viewed online or, through Jan 20, on UCTV.
Titled "Cornucopia's Challenge," ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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UC Davis Involved in Peace-Focused Ag Research Program
UC Davis is part of a new international effort aimed at sowing the seeds of peace in the Middle East through agricultural research.
The Multinational Agricultural Research and Development ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Media Calendar: Young Livestock Raisers Gather for Sale
Feb. 2, Saturday -- More than 300 FFA students, 4-H members and other community members are expected to gather for the Aggie Classic Prospect Sale, which is coordinated annually by the UC Davis ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Cover Crop Debris May Help Crops and Environment
UC Davis soil scientists and irrigation experts are teaming up on a sustainable agriculture project that looks at the water-cleansing effects of cover crops -- plants grown to reduce weeds and ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws
Jan. 29, Tuesday -- Kevin R. Johnson, the Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law at UC Davis, will discuss his latest book, "Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Bill Lockyer to Speak on State's Fiscal Picture, UC Budget
Jan. 30, Wednesday -- California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer will talk about the state's fiscal outlook for the year ahead, including prospects for the UC budget, from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Robert Mondavi's PR 'Mission' and the Creation of a California Wine Culture
Feb. 7, Thursday -- In the late 1980s, the Robert Mondavi Winery embarked on a project known as the "Mission." Part public relations campaign and part manifesto, the "Mission" called on the ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Kevin Starr to Address Free Speech in Public Schools
March 7, Friday -- From wearing black arm bands in protest of the Vietnam War to displaying a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner, generations of American students have tested the scope of First Amendment ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Prison Symposium: Inmate Health Issues, Race, Recidivism and More
March 16, Sunday -- Health issues in the prison setting will be one of four topics covered in "Behind the Walls," a daylong symposium sponsored by the UC Davis School of Law. Other topics: Race in ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Trees, Ants and Elephants: Balance Gone Bad
UC Davis researchers in Africa have a riveting tale of natural balance gone bad, with an unhappy moral for other ecosystems: This could happen to you.
The paper in the Jan. 11 issue of the ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Weekly Climate Talks Start Today in Sacramento
If you are a state agency employee, legislative staffer or interested citizen who wants to better understand climate change, then UC Davis has a lunch invitation for you.
Beginning today (Jan. ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Air Board Chair Mary Nichols Speaks on Jan. 23
Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board, will give a free public talk at UC Davis on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Her topics will include the state's progress on its carbon emissions ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Media Source: Quagga and Zebra Mussels
The recent discoveries of damaging quagga mussels and zebra mussels in California reservoirs have water managers scrambling to prevent the costly havoc that these exotics have wreaked in the Great ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Online Discussion: Biofuels
UC Davis transportation fuels expert Daniel Sperling has launched an online discussion on biofuels and their global environmental and economic impacts.
The discussion is under way at the ... [ More ]
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1.17.2008
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Idea Fair Anchors a Busy 'Focus the Nation' Day on Jan. 31
Focus the Nation organizers at UC Davis will treat the public to entertainment, games and giveaways on Thursday, Jan. 31, at the "Global Warming Solutions for America Idea Fair."
The Idea Fair ... [ More ]
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1.16.2008
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Grant for Workflow Software
Developing tools to help scientists automate their scientific data management and analysis workflows is the aim of a new $1.7 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to UC ... [ More ]
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1.16.2008
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Island Monkeys Do Not Recognize Big Cat Calls
Monkeys living on an island without big cat predators do not show any particular alarm when recorded tiger growls are played to them, according to research by a UC Davis graduate student. The ... [ More ]
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1.16.2008
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Grant for Vitamin D Study
Studying the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and disease in vulnerable populations is the aim of a new $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to the Center of Excellence for ... [ More ]
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1.16.2008
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Math Models Snowflakes
Three-dimensional snowflakes can now be grown in a computer using a program developed by mathematicians at UC Davis and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
No two snowflakes are truly alike, ... [ More ]
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1.16.2008
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Astronaut and Alumna Tracy Caldwell to Speak on Campus
Astronaut and UC Davis alumna Tracy Caldwell will give a free public lecture in Freeborn Hall on the UC Davis campus about her recent space shuttle mission. Caldwell will be available to speak to ... [ More ]
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1.15.2008
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Solar Energy Technology Licensed
Making solar energy cheaper and more efficient is the aim of a new licensing deal between the University of California, Davis, and Q1 NanoSystems. The university and the company, based in West ... [ More ]
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1.14.2008
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Gala Event Honors Contributions of UC Davis Alumni
An astronaut and the public works minister of Egypt are among the University of California, Davis, alumni who will be honored for their outstanding personal and professional accomplishments at an ... [ More ]
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1.14.2008
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UC Davis Launches New Olive Center
Hoping to do for olives and olive oil what it has done for grapes and wine, the University of California, Davis, today launched the first university-based olive research and education center in ... [ More ]
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1.14.2008
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UC Davis Olive Center Fact Sheet
What will the Olive Oil Center do?
The center's mission is to enhance the economic viability of the California olive industry.
In the land-grant university tradition, UC Davis intends to ... [ More ]
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1.11.2008
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Obituary: Allen G. Marr, former UC Davis dean
Allen G. "Jerry" Marr, professor emeritus of bacteriology at the University of California, Davis, who served as dean of graduate studies and research at the university for 20 years, died Jan. 7 of ... [ More ]
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1.8.2008
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UPDATE: Storm runoff sets back waterway construction work
The arboretum waterway served its purpose as a storm-water detention basin during the Jan. 4 storm, but the rising water overflowed an earthen dam that had been put in place for a pipeline project ... [ More ]
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1.8.2008
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Experts List: California's 2008-09 Budget Issues
The following University of California, Davis, faculty members are available to comment on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2008-09 California budget priorities and other state issues that the ... [ More ]
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1.7.2008
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Telescope Receives $30 Million From Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) project has announced two major gifts: $20 million from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences and $10 million from Microsoft founder Bill ... [ More ]
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1.4.2008
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Immigration Policy Experts
Government officials, activists and public policy groups across the country are closely watching Arizona, where a new state law imposes tough sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers. ... [ More ]
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