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11.24.2008
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Robo-lizards Help Prove Long-Standing Signaling Theory
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11.24.2008
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UC Davis Experts: Cancer in Dogs and Humans
Medical and veterinary medical researchers work together at UC Davis to fight cancer in animals and people. Their work is spotlighted in a new episode of the public television program "Quest," ... [ More ]
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11.21.2008
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Kern Holoman Changes the Tempo
D. Kern Holoman, the Barbara K. Jackson Professor of Orchestral Conducting at UC Davis, will step down as conductor of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra in June, ending a distinguished 30-year ... [ More ]
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11.20.2008
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'Waterproof' Rice Varieties Pass Field Tests in Bangladesh and India
New flood-tolerant rice varieties, developed by an international team of researchers, including scientists at UC Davis, UC Riverside and the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, ... [ More ]
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11.20.2008
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Media Calendar: Organic Soil Symposium
Jan. 15, Thursday -- The latest technical information on nutrient dynamics in organically managed soils, as well as practical results from on-farm research, will be shared during this Organic Soil ... [ More ]
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11.20.2008
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Media Calendar: Olive Oil Event at Robert Mondavi Institute
Dec. 6, Saturday -- The public is invited to participate in an olive oil tasting from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the sensory theater of UC Davis' newly opened Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food ... [ More ]
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11.20.2008
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Media Calendar: Local Food Systems Symposium
Dec. 2-3, Tuesday and Wednesday -- This symposium will showcase local food systems projects funded by the statewide UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), an affiliate of ... [ More ]
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11.19.2008
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Bruce White Named Dean of the College of Engineering
Bruce R. White, a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering and the interim vice provost for academic personnel at UC Davis, will become dean of the College of Engineering for a ... [ More ]
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11.18.2008
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UC Davis Receives $16 Million Gates Foundation Grant
to Support Research to Prevent Childhood Malnutrition
The University of California, Davis, announced today that it has received a $16 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support research to prevent childhood malnutrition in ... [ More ]
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11.18.2008
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UC Davis Professor Named to Obama Agency Review Team
Cruz Reynoso, professor emeritus of law at the University of California, Davis, has been appointed to President-elect Barack Obama's Justice and Civil Rights Agency Review Team. Reynoso will help ... [ More ]
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11.17.2008
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Women's Gains in Politics Not Seen in Board Rooms, CEO Offices
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11.12.2008
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International Meeting to Envision Future Foods and Health Research
More than 100 nutritionists, food scientists, plant researchers, engineers, and medical and veterinary scientists from Denmark, Finland, Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States will gather ... [ More ]
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11.7.2008
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Dalmatian Bladder Stones Caused by Gene That Regulates Uric Acid in Humans
A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine at ... [ More ]
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11.7.2008
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'Sight Unseen' Lecture Launches Centennial Art-Science Colloquium
Early astrophotographs, or photographic images taken through telescopes, will be shown when Corey Keller, associate curator of photography for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, speaks ... [ More ]
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11.6.2008
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Holiday Baskets for the Pets of Homeless
The community is invited to help the pets of Sacramento area homeless people by donating toward holiday gift baskets that will be prepared by volunteers at UC Davis' William R. Pritchard Veterinary ... [ More ]
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11.6.2008
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Hawk Walk Planned at Raptor Center
UC Davis' California Raptor Center, which cares for and rehabilitates injured birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, vultures and owls, plans to hold a free, public open house and Hawk Walk on ... [ More ]
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11.6.2008
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Media Calendar: Veterinary Students to Hold Sunday Dog Wash
Nov. 9, Sunday -- Students from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the UC Davis Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association will hold a fundraising dog wash from 9 ... [ More ]
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11.4.2008
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UC Davis Scientists Receive $4 Million Grant to Study Biodiversity in
Indonesia
University of California, Davis, scientists who manage campus biological collections have received a five-year, $4 million grant to study fungi, bacteria, plants, insects and vertebrates on the ... [ More ]
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11.3.2008
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Centennial Class Continues Gains in Academic Measures
Almost 100 years ago, the first class of 28 degree-seeking students began their studies at what became the University of California, Davis. And now, as UC Davis celebrates its centennial, the ... [ More ]
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11.3.2008
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Farm Education Leaders to Meet at UC Davis
Leadership issues will be highlighted as representatives of California farm learning centers gather Nov. 7-8 at UC Davis for a statewide meeting.
The program, "Farm Education Programs in ... [ More ]
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11.3.2008
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Olive Oil Event Premieres Robert Mondavi Institute Tastings
The public is invited to participate in an olive oil tasting Saturday, Dec. 6, at UC Davis' Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.
The event, planned to be the first in a series of ... [ More ]
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11.3.2008
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National Report Outlines Strategies for Mitigating Alfalfa Gene Flow
Growers of conventional, organic and genetically engineered alfalfa can all co-exist in the marketplace if they adopt appropriate agricultural practices, according to a recently released report that ... [ More ]
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11.3.2008
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UC Davis Experts: The Presidency
UC Davis faculty are available to discuss the following aspects of the election of the nation's 44th president.
General commentary
Eric Rauchway, professor of history and director of the ... [ More ]
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