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2.29.2008
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UC Davis, City, School District to Sign Principles
Editor's note: To receive a PDF version of the Principles of One Community, please e-mail Julia Ann Easley at jaeasley@ucdavis.edu.
Representatives of UC Davis and its students, the city of ... [ More ]
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2.27.2008
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New Drug Targets for Preventing Cell Death
A new compound that blocks an early step in cell death could lead to a novel class of drugs for treating heart attacks and stroke.
When cells are deprived of oxygen -- during a heart attack, for ... [ More ]
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2.27.2008
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'Lost' Sediments Show Details of Polar Magnetic Field
UC Davis researchers studying cores of sediment collected 40 years ago have found evidence for magnetic field vortices in the Earth's core beneath the South Pole. The results contrast with earlier ... [ More ]
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2.27.2008
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Public talk: Methane From Melting Arctic Lakes
March 6, Thursday -- Katey Walter, a 2000 master's degree alumna of the UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology, will speak on campus on Thursday, March 6, about an emerging concern in climate-change ... [ More ]
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2.26.2008
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New Life-Saving Dog Blood-Donor Program Launched
Dogs and their owners can now give the gift of life to other dogs, thanks to a new community-based canine blood donor program that was launched today by the University of California, Davis, School ... [ More ]
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2.26.2008
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Bee Stock Collection Comes to UC Davis
A noted collection of about 750,000 live honeybees, developed 18 years ago by internationally known honeybee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. will soon return to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee ... [ More ]
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2.25.2008
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UC Davis to Test Emergency Alert System Feb. 27-28
In a major step toward protecting the university community, UC Davis will test a new emergency notification system on Wednesday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, Feb. 28.
The UC Davis Emergency Alert ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Volunteer Diver Discovers Invader in San Juan Islands
While diving at one of his favorite sites in Washington State's San Juan Islands, Evergreen College student and recreational scuba diver Nick Brown became alarmed. It was not a diving emergency; his ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Manure Tech Reviews Aim for Cleaner Calif. Air, Water
As the nation's leading dairy state, California provides 21 percent of the United States' milk supply. However as the numbers of milk cows and people continue to grow, particularly in the state's ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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New Book Examines World's Disappearing Glaciers
A new book co-edited by a UC Davis professor of environmental science and policy looks at the world's dying glaciers from all sides -- scientific, social and economic.
"Darkening Peaks: Glacier ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Environmental Events Calendar
TAX REFORM IN A TIME OF WARMING -- Feb. 27 (Wednesday) -- Two UC Davis professors are on the program of a half-day conference that examines the California tax system, which was largely fixed in ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Chemist, Biostatistician Are Sloan Fellows
A chemist who researches carbohydrates with medical applications and a statistician who studies human evolution have been awarded Alfred P. Sloan Fellowships each worth $50,000 over two years. They ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Media Calendar: International Veterinary Hospice Symposium
March 28-30, Friday through Sunday -- Addressing end-of-life care issues for animals, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will host the International Symposium on Veterinary Hospice Care. The ... [ More ]
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2.22.2008
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Media Calendar: Veterinary Future Day
Feb. 23, Saturday -- FFA and high school 4-H students from throughout California will get a glimpse of opportunities in veterinary medicine during Future Day at UC Davis. The day, which will run ... [ More ]
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2.20.2008
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Literature and Pathology
Feb. 29-March 2 -- Literature can comfort the ill, provide physicians with diagnostic insights and bring to light such societal pathologies as violence and oppression. Through writing, patients and ... [ More ]
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2.20.2008
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American Jews: Contemporary Challenges
March 3, Monday -- How do younger American Jews, many of whom feel more at home at Starbucks than at synagogue, experience "Jewishness" today? The question will be among those explored at a daylong ... [ More ]
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2.19.2008
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Top Legal Minds to Discuss First Amendment
UC Davis wants to get people talking about free speech.
Some of today's top legal minds will lead discussions on the First Amendment, with all of its constitutional complexities and ... [ More ]
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2.19.2008
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Honey-Do List at Bee Facility Now Shorter, Thanks to $100,000 Haagen-Dazs Donation
The "honey-do" list at UC Davis' newly revitalized Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility is now shorter, thanks to a $100,000 research donation from ice cream maker Haagen-Dazs to address ... [ More ]
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2.13.2008
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To Cage or Not to Cage: Research Coalition Seeks Answers
Animal welfare and poultry science experts from UC Davis, Michigan State University and other universities across the country are teaming up to study what are the most humane and commercially viable ... [ More ]
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2.13.2008
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Media Calendar: Agricultural Biodiversity Symposium
September 14-18, Sunday through Thursday -- In celebration of UC Davis' 100th anniversary, the campus will host an international conference focused on agricultural biodiversity -- the concept that ... [ More ]
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2.13.2008
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Media Calendar: Women in Agriculture Honored
March 11, Tuesday -- Six women from the Sacramento Valley who have distinguished themselves in agriculture and in community service will be honored during the Common Threads luncheon and awards ... [ More ]
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2.13.2008
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Media Calendar: Wine RAVE
March 20, Thursday -- Members of the wine and winegrape industries will gather in Freeborn Hall with UC Davis faculty members for this annual research update called Recent Advances in Viticulture ... [ More ]
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2.11.2008
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Food Engineer Paul Singh Elected to National Academy of Engineering
R. Paul Singh, distinguished professor of food engineering at the University of California, Davis, whose research has applications in areas ranging from food processing to space exploration, has ... [ More ]
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2.5.2008
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How Crystal Becomes a Conductor
Squeeze a crystal of manganese oxide hard enough, and it changes from an electrical insulator to a conductive metal. In a report published online this week by the journal Nature Materials, ... [ More ]
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2.5.2008
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Comet Dust Not So Pristine
New results from the Stardust space probe, which collected dust from the tail of a comet and returned it to Earth, show material similar to that found close to the sun rather than pristine material ... [ More ]
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2.4.2008
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Academic Literacy Summit
Feb. 6, Wednesday -- Education experts will focus on ways to improve the academic literacy of culturally and linguistically diverse students in California schools at a one-day summit on Feb. 6. The ... [ More ]
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2.4.2008
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Distinguished Educational Thinkers Lecture
Feb. 6, Wednesday -- Shirley Brice Heath, a linguistic anthropologist and professor of English and dramatic literature at Stanford, will discuss her research in academic literacy at 5 p.m. on Feb. 6 ... [ More ]
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2.4.2008
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Words Take Wing
Feb. 27, Wednesday -- Robert D. San Souci, author of more than 80 children's books, will share insights from his craft and thoughts about the significance of literature in children's lives at 10:30 ... [ More ]
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2.1.2008
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Bonnie Fernandez Named to Lead Produce Safety Center at UC Davis
Wheat industry executive Bonnie Fernandez has been selected as the new executive director of the Center for Produce Safety at the University of California, Davis.
Fernandez, who currently serves ... [ More ]
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