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12.22.2008
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Apartment Survey: Davis Vacancy Rate, Rents Higher
The apartment vacancy rate in the city of Davis increased slightly to 0.8 percent this fall, and rental rates rose by an average of 4.36 percent, according to a survey by the University of ... [ More ]
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12.22.2008
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Rangeland Ecologist and Agricultural Engineer Win Presidential Awards
Two faculty members at the University of California, Davis, have been presented with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for professionals ... [ More ]
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12.22.2008
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Media Calendar: Llama and Alpaca Health Care Symposium
Jan. 10-11, Saturday and Sunday -- Llama and alpaca enthusiasts, practicing veterinarians, and veterinary students and staff will gather Jan. 10 and 11, for a Camelid Symposium in Valley Hall ... [ More ]
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12.22.2008
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Economist Probes Future of American Agriculture
UC Davis agricultural economist Steven Blank provides a research-based glimpse into the future of American agriculture with the publication this year of his book “The Economics of American ... [ More ]
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12.22.2008
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Media Calendar: Fresh Produce Irradiation Webinar Offered
Jan. 12, Monday -- Produce growers, shippers, packers, fresh-cut processors, distributors, retailers and food service operators are encouraged to participate in a Jan. 12 online seminar -- or ... [ More ]
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12.22.2008
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Food Price Crisis Addressed by New Publication
The UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics has published a special 24-page issue of its periodical, "ARE Update," focusing on the causes and consequences of the food ... [ More ]
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12.19.2008
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Six UC Davis Faculty Members Elected Fellows of AAAS
Six faculty members from University of California, Davis, are among the 486 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This prestigious rank is ... [ More ]
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12.19.2008
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New Diet-Busting Book Focuses on Health
Weight-conscious readers, slogging their way through holiday feasts and dreading the perennial New Year’s diet resolution, may find welcome relief in the new book “Health at Every Size: ... [ More ]
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12.19.2008
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Media Calendar: Robert Mondavi Institute Dinner Explores Gold Rush Cuisine
Tickets are now available for an unusual dinner event that will blend food and history in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the California Gold Rush of 1849.
The evening gathering, titled ... [ More ]
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12.19.2008
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Media Calendar: Artist to Speak on 'Sex, Food Chains and Cockroaches'
Nationally known multimedia artist Catherine Chalmers, who explores the lives of cockroaches and other creatures that the general public disdains, will speak on “Sex, Food Chains and ... [ More ]
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12.19.2008
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Annual Contest Treats Butterfly-Finder to Free Beer
In California's Central Valley, when the winter holidays are over, butterfly season is just beginning. And that means it's time for Professor Arthur Shapiro's annual Butterfly-for-Beer contest. Now ... [ More ]
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12.17.2008
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$6.8 Million Grant to Speed Development of New Wheat Varieties
Thanks to a three-year $6.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UC Davis researchers are working on a groundbreaking plant genome project that could speed up the development of wheat ... [ More ]
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12.15.2008
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Quiet Bison Sire More Calves Than Louder Rivals
During bison mating season, the quietest bulls score the most mates and sire the most offspring while studs with the loudest bellows see the least action, according to a surprising new study by ... [ More ]
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12.15.2008
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UC Davis Experts: Guantanamo Bay Hearings, Detainee Voices, Juvenile Detainees
UC Davis has experts who can comment on the following aspects of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp:
WAR CRIMES AND MILITARY COMMISSION HEARINGS -- Law professor Diane Marie Amann observed ... [ More ]
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12.12.2008
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UC Davis Holiday Experts
UC Davis has the following experts who can talk about a wide range of holiday topics, from the enduring appeal of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to the "December dilemma" faced by ... [ More ]
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12.11.2008
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Media Calendar: Food and Health Entrepreneurship Academy
Feb. 23-27, Monday through Friday -- Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and research faculty who want to learn how to analyze, enhance, and communicate the broader potential impact of their ... [ More ]
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12.11.2008
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Gifts of Prose
Books make good gifts, especially at the holidays. Here are 13 new titles, all published by UC Davis faculty, alumni or staff during the past year (with two 2007 exceptions). Included are books that ... [ More ]
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12.10.2008
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Veterinary Microbiologist Richard Walker Dies
Whether diagnosing complex animal diseases, teaching the intricacies of bacteriology, or wielding a hammer to build homes for the needy, UC Davis veterinary professor Richard Langan Walker Jr. was a ... [ More ]
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12.9.2008
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More Than 1,100 Set for Fall Commencement
This weekend's forecast may be gray and gloomy, but it will be nothing but sunshine and high spirits for more than 1,100 undergraduates participating in this year's fall commencements on Saturday, ... [ More ]
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12.9.2008
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Arboretum Plans Flashy Tactics to Protect Shields Oak Grove
A program to discourage egrets and herons from nesting in the campus's Shields Oak Grove will continue next year with a bit more flash.
When the first black-crowned night-herons arrive in March, ... [ More ]
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12.9.2008
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Two Arrested, One Injured at UC Davis Bookstore
The head of security for the UC Davis Bookstore was taken to Sutter Davis Hospital with injuries to the face and jaw, and two men were arrested by the UC Davis Police Department after an alleged ... [ More ]
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12.8.2008
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Häagen-Dazs Brand Launches Bee-friendly
Garden Design Competition at UC Davis
Honey bees will soon find a pollinator paradise at the University of California, Davis, thanks to Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream.
Häagen-Dazs has announced that it is making a $125,000 donation ... [ More ]
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12.8.2008
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Baby Fish in Polluted San Francisco Estuary Waters Are Stunted and Deformed
Striped bass in the San Francisco Estuary are contaminated before birth with a toxic mix of pesticides, industrial chemicals and flame retardants that their mothers acquire from estuary waters and ... [ More ]
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12.2.2008
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USDA Discovery Award Recognizes Rice Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conferring one of its highest research awards this week upon UC Davis rice geneticist Pamela Ronald and two other scientists, in recognition of their work on ... [ More ]
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12.1.2008
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Study Estimates Costs of Military Protection for Persian Gulf Oil
A UC Davis transportation expert has produced a better estimate of the dollar amount spent on U.S. military activities to ensure a reliable flow of oil from the Persian Gulf to American cars and ... [ More ]
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12.1.2008
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Environmental Events Calendar
Symposium: Local Food Systems, Dec. 2-3
On Dec. 2 and 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday), a symposium at UC Davis will showcase local food-systems projects linking consumers, distributors and producers ... [ More ]
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