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6.26.2008
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UC Davis Community Advised to Avoid Smoky Air
As you are all well aware, air quality around the Davis and Sacramento campuses has been declining due to wildfire smoke. The air quality around the Davis campus officially reached unhealthy levels ... [ More ]
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6.25.2008
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UC Davis' Centennial Celebration to Kick off at State Fair
The University of California, Davis, will kick off its centennial celebration this summer at the California State Fair in Sacramento, filling a 6,000-square-foot pavilion with an exhibition titled ... [ More ]
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6.24.2008
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Summer Reading From UC Davis Authors
From physics to poetry, professors at UC Davis publish 100 or so new books every year. Many of the latest titles -- including the dozen that follow -- would enrich any summer reading list.
"A ... [ More ]
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6.23.2008
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Chemistry building reopened after spill cleanup; other campus activities continuing normally
3 p.m. update -- Building reopened
The Chemistry Building has been reopened, although Rooms 129 and 130 are not available for use. On Tuesday, classes will return to their regularly scheduled ... [ More ]
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6.20.2008
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UC Davis Experts: Racehorse Health and Welfare
Experts in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine are available to comment on topics of racehorse health and welfare, including Thursday's (June 19) hearing on the sport by the U.S. House ... [ More ]
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6.19.2008
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Birdsong Expert Elected to Royal Society
As a boy in England, Peter Marler was fascinated by wild birds and their songs and started a natural history club at his school. Six decades later, Marler, professor emeritus of neurobiology, ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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Nitrogen Discovery Should Help Climate-Change Predictions
A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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UC Davis Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability
UC Davis is launching a major effort to strengthen its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Through the new Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Initiative, a new ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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On Sacramento TV Tonight, Sunday: Zoos May Be Wildlife Saviors
Today's zoo veterinarian serves as both doctor and defender, as UC Davis wildlife veterinarians Ray Wack and Scott Larsen can testify. Wack and Larsen, the attending vets at the Sacramento Zoo, also ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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Google Maps Public Transit in College Town of Davis
It just got easier for people to use public transit to get around the college town of Davis, Calif. Riders of Unitrans, the student-run bus system that serves UC Davis and the city of Davis, can now ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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Nitrogen Discovery Should Help Climate-Change Predictions
A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate ... [ More ]
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6.18.2008
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'Captive Audience' Premieres Tonight on KVIE: Challenges of the 21st Century Zoo Veterinarian
Today's zoo veterinarian serves as both doctor and defender, as UC Davis wildlife docs Ray Wack and Scott Larsen can testify. Wack and Larsen, the attending vets at the Sacramento Zoo, also serve on ... [ More ]
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6.17.2008
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UC Davis Appoints Heather Young as Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing; Young to Lead New Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
The University of California Board of Regents this week approved the appointment of Heather Young, a nurse leader, educator and scientist from Portland, Ore., as associate vice chancellor for ... [ More ]
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6.17.2008
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Lake Dive in Search of Ancient Life
UC Davis graduate student Bekah Shepard will be piloting a mini-submersible into the depths of Pavilion Lake, British Columbia, this month as part of an expedition to map strange life forms that ... [ More ]
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6.17.2008
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Enzyme Discovery Could Lead to No Scent, No Sex for Japanese Beetle
If a male Japanese beetle is unable to detect the sex pheromone released by a female, he won't be able to locate her and reproduce. UC Davis researchers have discovered how a key enzyme interacts ... [ More ]
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6.17.2008
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New Microscope Is First of Its Kind
The first commercial version of a new light microscope that pushes beyond the previous limits for viewing living processes has just been installed at the UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and ... [ More ]
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6.17.2008
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Magical Mathematics for Math Fest
July 23, Wednesday -- Math professor and professional magician Arthur Benjamin will present "Mathemagics: The Art of Mental Calculation," a show of lightning-fast calculations and other feats of ... [ More ]
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6.12.2008
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Chilean President and Schwarzenegger Preside Over Signing of Landmark Agreements at UC Davis
Building on a long and productive relationship between Chile and California, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet today presided over the signing of two landmark agreements with UC Davis, focused on ... [ More ]
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6.12.2008
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Public's Help Needed on Fix I-5 Research Project
If you are employed, and you live or work in the western part of the greater Sacramento region, then UC Davis researchers studying the Interstate 5 closures in downtown Sacramento want to hear from ... [ More ]
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6.11.2008
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UC Davis Experts: The Economy
The following UC Davis experts are available to comment on the latest economic news: five straight months of job losses, record-high crude oil prices, rising food prices and a stock market ... [ More ]
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6.10.2008
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War Casualties and the Presidential Election
War casualties in Iraq may play an important role in the presidential election this fall, suggests new research by UC Davis political science professor Scott Sigmund Gartner.
A study conducted ... [ More ]
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6.10.2008
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Guantanamo Torture and Testimonials
A new book by the UC Davis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas challenges the idea that psychological torture is undetectable, harmless and unimportant.
"The Trauma of ... [ More ]
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6.10.2008
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Dog Blood Bank Adds Saturday Hours
To better meet the needs of dog owners in surrounding communities, the UC Davis Veterinary Blood Bank will initiate monthly Saturday appointments beginning June 21.
Subsequent Saturday ... [ More ]
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6.5.2008
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A Challenge to Slash the Energy Used for Cooling in the Western U.S.
UC Davis energy-efficiency experts today are launching a novel program designed to slash electricity use by rooftop air conditioners in the western United States by more than 40 percent.
The ... [ More ]
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6.2.2008
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Mother and Daughter Graduating From Vet School Together
Mothers and daughters share a special bond, and veterinary students build strong connections during four years of intense study. But Sharon Hunt Gerardo and her daughter Angelina share both ... [ More ]
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6.2.2008
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Chancellor Vanderhoef to Step Down in June 2009
Chancellor Larry N. Vanderhoef, who led UC Davis' climb up the ranks of the nation's finest universities while he helped open the campus's doors to the disadvantaged and advocated academic diplomacy ... [ More ]
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