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6.30.2009
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Plant Protein 'Doorkeepers' Block Invading Microbes, Study Finds
A group of plant proteins that “shut the door” on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant’s leaves has been identified for the first time by a team of researchers in ... [ More ]
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6.29.2009
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Watch 800-plus Topics on UC Davis’ iTunes U Channel
Whether it’s a debate on Obama’s economic policies or daily conversations in Arabic, UC Davis is providing news and a stimulating education free to the public on iTunes U, thanks to a ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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UC Davis Physicist Earns Swedish Honor
Charles Fadley, a distinguished professor of physics at UC Davis, has been elected into the Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala. Founded in 1710, this prestigious Swedish institution has counted as ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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Locomotion's Neural Circuitry Focus of $1 Million Grant
One of the deep problems in neurobiology is how an animal’s nervous system coordinates movements in all parts of the body. Now thanks to a grant of nearly $1 million, a neurobiologist and a ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on Record
Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky crust to explore new methods of using geothermal energy hit a major roadblock on Thursday: Their drill ran into molten rock at a depth ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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'Green' Technology Entrepreneurs Learn to Take Research to Market
The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship will teach 45 students from around the world how to put their research to work at the third annual Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy in July.
The ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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Growing, Selling and Eating Greener Foods
Gail Feenstra, a UC Davis expert on the environmental impacts of eating local, sustainably produced fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, has these projects under way and presentations ... [ More ]
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6.26.2009
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Conference Teaches How to Save Energy on Campus Lighting
Led by energy experts from UC Davis, facility managers from California's public colleges and universities will meet this month to learn how to reduce their lighting bills, which account for about ... [ More ]
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6.24.2009
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Special Olympics Coming to Campus
June 26-28, Friday to Sunday -- Some 750 Special Olympics athletes will converge on UC Davis this weekend for the Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games. All events are free and open to ... [ More ]
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6.23.2009
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New UC Davis Study Asks: How Green Is Our Valley?
The population of California's Central Valley is expected to balloon from 7 million to 12 million people in the next 30 years, making it the fastest growing region anywhere in the U.S. or Mexico. ... [ More ]
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6.23.2009
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UC Davis Experts: Food Systems and Safe Food
Consumer and producer interest in food production systems continues to rise, partly in response to media reports, books and movies on how food is produced, and in response to recent food recalls and ... [ More ]
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6.22.2009
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Obituary: Joe M. Smith, 93, Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
Joe Mauk Smith, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering at the University of California, Davis, died at his home in Davis on June 7. He was 93.
A founder of the university’s College of ... [ More ]
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6.18.2009
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Olive Oil Tour Highlights Beyond Extra Virgin Conference
An international group of olive oil experts will tour olive processing facilities and orchards in advance of the June 21-23 Beyond Extra Virgin olive oil conference, to be held at UC Davis. Members ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Settlement in Lawsuit Over Women's Participation in Sports
The University of California, Davis, and plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulala, and Laura Ludwig, all current or former students, have reached agreement in a class-action lawsuit about ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Texting in Class
Texting in class usually gets kids in trouble. But some writing instructors, intrigued by the popularity of cell-phone novels in Japan, are considering phone composition as a way to get students ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Free Textbooks
Steven Krause's new freshman composition textbook, "The Process of Research Writing," is a real bargain for his students: It's free.
Krause, a professor of English at Eastern Michigan ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Computers Can Boost Literacy
Computers do not spell the demise of literacy -- in fact, they may help to create one of the most literate and engaged generations the world has seen.
Carl Whithaus, associate professor of writing ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Anime's Fan Girls
Girls are gathering online to remake male-oriented Japanese animation videos into romances -- and in the process are picking up skills in film editing, storytelling and feminist literary ... [ More ]
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6.17.2009
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Key Aspects of Proposed Settlement in Brust v. UC Regents
The key aspects of the settlement are:
UC Davis will follow a strategic plan to narrow the difference between the participation rates for men and women in intercollegiate athletics. Under ... [ More ]
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6.15.2009
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Smart Summer Reading
From critically acclaimed novels to nonfiction looks at Israeli foreign policy, primate parenting and the paranormal, UC Davis authors have published an array of provocative new books in the last ... [ More ]
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6.15.2009
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New Study Closes in on Geologic History of Earth's Deep Interior
By using a super-computer to virtually squeeze and heat iron-bearing minerals under conditions that would have existed when the Earth crystallized from an ocean of magma to its solid form 4.5 ... [ More ]
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6.12.2009
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Working Professional MBA Program Moves to UC Davis Sacramento Campus
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management announced today that it is moving its nationally ranked Sacramento Working Professional MBA Program from leased office space near the Tower Bridge in ... [ More ]
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6.11.2009
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UC Davis Begins $2.8 Million in Studies of Agricultural Nitrogen's Impacts
UC Davis researchers will receive $2.8 million in new grants to study the use and impacts of nitrogen, a hero of the agricultural revolution that is increasingly viewed as a worrisome source of ... [ More ]
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6.5.2009
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Genetic Differences in Humans Shaped by Geography, History
Local pressures such as climate or diet that affect natural selection are only partly responsible for differences in the genetic makeup of human populations, a new study finds. Migrations, the ... [ More ]
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6.4.2009
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At Long Last, How Plants Make Eggs
A long-standing mystery surrounding a fundamental process in plant biology has been solved by a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis.
The group’s groundbreaking ... [ More ]
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6.3.2009
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'Graduation' Leads to the Auction Arena for Students and Horses
Not all finals at UC Davis take place in a lecture hall. For more than a dozen animal science students, the year’s toughest test will come Saturday, June 20, when they take the young horses ... [ More ]
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6.3.2009
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Olive Oil Conference Welcomes Public and Culinary Professionals
Cooking enthusiasts and olive oil aficionados are invited to join food professionals from around the world June 21-23 at UC Davis for an international conference exploring the best production ... [ More ]
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6.3.2009
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Media Calendar: Grapevine Canopy Symposium
July 16, Thursday — Proper training and care of a grapevine’s shoots, leaves and grape bunches play a critical role in maximizing the productivity of the vine and the quality of the ... [ More ]
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6.1.2009
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UC Davis to Award 7,400-Plus Degrees for 2008-09
UC Davis will award about 7,445 degrees for 2008-09 as it completes the academic year with commencements through June 14.
Information for ceremonies, guest speakers and degrees to be awarded ... [ More ]
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6.1.2009
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UC Davis Honors Outstanding Graduates
Whether volunteering at a student-run medical clinic, serving as mentors for underserved youths or making sure that the homeless don't go hungry, UC Davis students are community leaders. Two ... [ More ]
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6.1.2009
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Financial Aid Responds to Tough Times
Unemployment is up, stocks are down, and some parents are now finding it difficult to pay for their student's education. So how is UC Davis responding to the current economic climate?
"We've ... [ More ]
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6.1.2009
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Informal Seed Exchange and Grain Trade Key to Transgenic Gene Flow in Mexican Maize
The appearance of genetically modified proteins in maize seed stocks throughout Mexico paints a curious pattern that suggests why efforts to prevent the flow of transgenic plant material into that ... [ More ]
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