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Regional Digest: Downing wins in Super-Seniors tennis
Original at Sacramento Bee
• 15 hours ago
Colleges Jackson Carbajal, a 6-foot-3 guard from Buchanan High School in Clovis, has verbally committed to play basketball for Sacramento State. • UC Davis senior Rochelle VanBuskirk was named to the Big West's all-conference soccer first team.
UC Davis seeks Dining Sustainability Coordinator
Original at sustainablefoodjobs (WordPress)
• Tue, Nov 10
By sustainablefoodjobs FUNCTION SUMMARY: Assist in development, implementation and maintenance of movement towards a more sustainable food system within University Dining Services, both Resident Dining and Retail accounts. This is a full-time, hourly position. $12.22 – 15.88 DOE.
Costly ER Bills Raise Questions, Concerns
Original at mnt/healthnews (Feedburner)
• Tue, Nov 10
By Health News from Medical News Today McClatchy/The Sacramento Bee reports on a the experience of Scott Hawkins, a 23-year old student who received five minutes of ER care at the UC Davis Medical Center before being pronounced dead. McClatchy reports: "Few question the extent to which doctors tried to save the student's lif...
Man who slugged UCD employee after botched burglary sentenced to prison
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Mon, Nov 9
On Friday, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul K. Richardson sentenced Fernando De Vizcarra to five years and eight months for the December 2008 incident, according to a news release from the office of District Attorney Jeff Reisig. He refuted the defense's claims that De Vizcarra acte...
Winning season looms as possibility for Hornets
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Nov 7
By jschumacher@sacbee.com (John Schumacher) Sac State (3-5, 3-3) can post its first winning season since 2000 by beating the Bears, winning at Montana State and then defeating UC Davis at home. The Bears (3-6, 1-5), have lost close conference games to Northern Arizona (35-27), Portland State (23-18) and Weber State (28-20). They've...
UC Davis needs win to keep conference title hope alive
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Nov 7
With two league games remaining, UC Davis controls its destiny in the race for the Great West Conference football title. UC Davis (4-4, 1-1 GWC) vs. Cal Poly (4-4, 1-1) When: Today at 1 p.m. Where: Aggie Stadium. Fast fact: The UC Davis-Cal Poly series is knotted 16-16-2.
Voters' rejection of Wildhorse Ranch means Davis won't grow anytime soon
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Nov 7
By hsangree@sacbee.com (Hudson Sangree) That's a mandate," said Paul Petrovich, a developer who has built five projects in Davis, including a major shopping center. Petrovich graduated from the University of California, Davis, and once called the city home. Mark Siegler, a Davis resident and economics professor at Californi...
VETS LEAD BIRD RESCUE IN OIL SPILL
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 6
Switching from their daily routines into spill-response mode, the wildlife center team took on their alternative identity as managers of the statewide Oiled Wildlife Care Network. The center, a unit of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, leads the network under contract to the...
Retirement forums to tackle weighty issues
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 6
Three forums are scheduled, two on the Davis campus and one in Sacramento. Each includes a presentation on the issues, followed by time for questions. • Sacramento campus—2-3:20 p.m., auditorium, Cancer Center, 4501 X St. Enroll online at healthstream.com/hlc/ucdhs.
Penalties, turnovers doom UC Davis in loss
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sun, Nov 1
Gray set a career high with four touchdowns, Cooper threw for two scores, and the Thunderbirds forced three turnovers in a 56-35 victory before an announced crowd of 3,035 at Eccles Coliseum. UC Davis fell to 4-4 overall and 1-1 in Great West Conference play, while Southern Utah improved t...
$75M pandemic warning system: UC Davis leads global effort to detect diseases moving from wildlife to people
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 30
“Predicting where new diseases may emerge from wild animals, and detecting viruses and other pathogens before they spread among people, give us the best chance to prevent new pandemics,” said Jonna Mazet, the UC Davis scientist leading PREDICT. Mazet directs the UC Davis Wildlife Heal...
New horticulture program to span globe
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 30
The new program will select and support U.S. and international partners as they undertake research, training, curriculum-development and outreach activities in the neediest countries, most located in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Asia and Latin America.
VIEW FROM THE TOP: UC President addresses academic leaders about finances, furloughs, future
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 23
“A lot of us are wondering what kind of university will emerge from this,” UC Davis law professor John Oakley told Yudof. Faculty ‘horsepower’ Yudof said he is working on campus visits and asked assembly members to be advocates for UC and to rally their colleagues to do the same. Write op-ed p...
IN BRIEF: Katehi in Washington; Eggheads coming back; New hours at Fleet Services; 2 arrests in book thefts
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 23
Garcia said police recovered about 50 books from Shields, one from UC Berkeley and one from California State University, Sacramento. She identified the suspects as Carlos Mario Idarraga-Obando, 30, of Sacramento, and Marvin Emerson Downs, 30, of San Francisco. Garcia said the men form...
UC Davis' path similar to '08, but attitude improved
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Oct 17
• 2 related articles
Where: Aggie Stadium. Fast fact: Maybe Division I isn't for everyone. Winston-Salem State, located in North Carolina, was in the midst of a Division I reclassification before announcing last month it would return to Division II next season.
Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Hall Opens; New Home of UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 9
About the Graduate School of Management Established in 1981, the Graduate School of Management has enjoyed national prominence for more than a decade. It has been ranked among the top 50 public and private business schools by U.S. News & World Report for the past 14 years. It moved up to 40...
Fall Convocation sets the stage for new era
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 2
“The UC regents and the (UC) president, despite significant financial challenges, will not compromise quality or access to the University of California,” she said, noting the UC Commission on the Future, which will visit the UC Davis campus soon. “They are deeply committed to finding a...
Opinion: 2009 FALL CONVOCATION: New era dawns
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Sep 25
• Innovation. Relatively young as a comprehensive campus, UC Davis has a great ability to think in innovative ways that are not constrained by history. • Multidisciplinary research. By reforming its research enterprises, the university can reach $900 million, or even a billion dollars,...
Offensive line of succession rolls on this season at UCD
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Thu, Sep 17
Former right guard Jon Compas is fighting to be the starting center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their game this week against the Buffalo Bills. Left guard and All-Great West Conference selection Mario Gonzalez? He's gone, too. While their playing days for the Aggies may be done, Compas...
Opinion: Editorial: Katehi puts new face on UC Davis
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Sep 12
University of California campuses, including UC Davis, have given companies first rights to commercialize inventions that result from a program's research. They've given corporations a direct role in deciding which specific research projects are funded. They've let companies revi...
UC Davis: 'Cash for Clunkers' program is expensive way to cut carbon emissions
Original at EurekAlert
• Wed, Aug 12
By EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science University of California - Davis) New UC Davis estimates say the federal government's Cash for Clunkers program is paying at least 10 times the "sticker price" to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
UC Davis researchers visualize formation of a new synapse
Original at EurekAlert
• Tue, Jun 16
By EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science University of California - Davis - Health System) A protein called neuroligin that is implicated in some forms of autism is critical to the construction of a working synapse, locking neurons together like "molecular Velcro," a study lead by a team of UC Davis researchers has found. (Sour...
Opinion: LAURELS
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, May 15
A cover story on in the March 2009 issue of National Jurist magazine praises the UC Davis School of Law as having one of the most diverse faculties of any American law school. The article, “The Search for the Missing Voices,” interviews Dean Kevin R. Johnson on the law school’s diversity. UC Da...
THE NEW CHANCELLOR
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, May 15
After a news conference in San Francisco, Katehi rode with outgoing Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef to Davis for a 1½-day visit that included a dinner with the faculty leadership, a breakfast meeting with the provost, a luncheon with the UC Davis Foundation board and a night at the theater,...
Opinion: Sara Granda -- smart, spirited and disabled -- gets her UCD law degree Saturday
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, May 15
By chubert@sacbee.com (Cynthia Hubert) Big deal? Not to Granda, who will be among 190 women and men who will graduate Saturday from UC Davis School of Law. UC Davis law school Dean Kevin Johnson, for one, offers no argument. Saturday, three years after entering law school, she will receive her diploma from UC Davis.
Opinion: New dean for GSM: ‘Academic entrepreneur’ Steven Currall skilled at raising visibility, resources
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Apr 24
Steven Currall, a vice dean and faculty member who holds joint positions at University College London and the London Business School, has been appointed Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. For more information about the Graduate School of Management, visit www.gsm.ucdav...
Opinion: UC Davis Graduate School of Management Announces New Dean
Original at UC Davis
• Wed, Apr 22
Already a gem of a school, the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis is positioned for even greater visibility and impact on the state, national, and international stage," Currall said. "My aim is to ensure that the Graduate School of Management is one of the truly great global busines...
Opinion: If you run across a mountain lion, maybe it's better to run away
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Apr 15
By mweiser@sacbee.com (Matt Weiser) Now UC Davis researchers, after analyzing more than a century of cougar attacks, say it might be better in some cases to run instead. Logan has studied cougars in Colorado, California, New Mexico and Wyoming. He's seen wild mountain lions "a few hundred times" and been charged twice.
Web keeps cyclists in the know
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Apr 10
The crack research team has been bitten by the bicycling bug. Before the guys got too far on the American River Trail, they found some useful sites for area cycling: Davis Bike Club Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates Sacramento Wheelmen Sacramento Bike Hikers
Davis eatery starts days with diner food, transitions to Thai
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Thu, Apr 9
By nlofing@sacbee.com (Niesha Lofing) Diane McArthur, who is Thai, has owned three such restaurants in Sacramento over the years. Michael Nicholas, 34, a doctoral student at University of California, Davis, frequents Cindy's about twice a month for eggs "over medium," hash browns, sausage and an English muffin.
Crowds Expected for 95th Picnic Day
Original at UC Davis
• Mon, Apr 6
Picnic Day, in its 95th year, is one of UC Davis' most revered traditions and serves as the university's annual open house for families, alumni, staff, faculty, prospective and current students, and the greater Davis and regional community. For the centennial year, the board of directo...
Jill Nye the Fanfic SpyOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 15
By rss@youtube.com (clairedecerises) Author: clairedecerises Keywords: DHC Davis UC Davis Davis Honors Challenge Convocation Jill Nye Fanfiction Fanfic Spy Added: March 15, 2009
Opinion: Teaching prize to animal scientist: Ed DePeters aims to teach ‘why’ things work as they do, not just ‘how’
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Mar 13
Speaking on behalf of the UC Davis Foundation, Meg Stallard, a 1968 alumna and longtime supporter of UC Davis who helped announce the award today, noted that the prize reflects the value that the foundation places on excellence in undergraduate teaching.
From Bench to Bedside: Insect Research Yields Promising New Drug for Diabetes, Hypertension and Inflammatory Disorders
Original at UC Davis
• Wed, Mar 4
• 2 related articles
About UC Davis For 100 years, UC Davis has engaged in teaching, research and public service that matter to California and transform the world. Located close to the state capital, UC Davis has 31,000 students, an annual research budget that exceeds $500 million, a comprehensive health sy...
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Opinion: UC Davis Cleanses Greenhouses to Eliminate Rice Pest
Original at UC Davis
• Tue, Feb 24
Intent on protecting the state’s commercial rice fields from a tiny but destructive pest known as the panicle rice mite, the University of California, Davis, is decontaminating 11 campus greenhouses where the mite was recently found.
Opinion: College groups vow to get vocal at UCD's HellaCappella
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Feb 6
By eortiz@sacbee.com (Edward Ortiz) The Spokes provide a telling example of how a cappella groups are increasing in popularity on college campuses nationwide. As the first and only female a cappella group at the University of California, Davis, these musicians are all about seizing the moment.
Opinion: Composer George Perle Helped Launch UC Davis Music Department
Original at UC Davis
• Tue, Jan 27
In addition to his contributions to the UC Davis Department of Music, Perle helped to make the University of California Press a "powerhouse in music" publishing, said D. Kern Holoman, professor of music at UC Davis and a University of California Press author.
CHANCELLOR'S FELLOWS: 5 top scholars in engineering, humanities, economics, physics, biology
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Jan 23
Carolyn de la Peña, associate professor, American Studies Program — Professor Jay Mechling of the American Studies Program described de la Peña as a “triple threat” faculty member who demonstrates excellence at research, teaching and service.
King Hall construction halted
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Jan 16
UC Davis has suspended work on the renovation and construction of King Hall, home of the UC Davis School of Law, following the Dec. 17 decision by the California Pooled Money Investment Board to freeze disbursements for statefunded capital projects.
10 reasons why The Citadel will beat Michigan State
Original at http
• Tue, Dec 16
By sandlapperspike 1. The Citadel threw the UC Davis game just to make the Spartans overconfident. You know, if you squint Demetrius Nelson looks a little like Ed Davis… 1. The Citadel threw the UC Davis game just to make the Spartans overconfident. I mean, let’
Opinion: Bike-friendly Davis sees room for improving biker habits
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Tue, Dec 16
By hsangree@sacbee.com (Hudson Sangree) Each weeknight in Davis, thousands of bicyclists leave the University of California campus and take to the city's darkened streets. As for enforcement on campus, UC Davis once had bike officers who regularly patrolled and handed out tickets, he said. Now, enforcement happens only on occ...
Opinion: UC Davis Medical Center to close liver transplant program
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Dec 13
By cpeytondahlberg@sacbee.com (Carrie Peyton Dahlberg) Three other Northern California hospitals perform liver transplants: University of California, San Francisco; Stanford University; and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. All did more than 50 liver transplants in 2007, with UCSF performing 127.
Opinion: UCD Symphony conductor taking his bow
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sun, Nov 23
By eortiz@sacbee.com (Edward Ortiz) To accomplish his lofty musical goals, Holoman reached out to members of the now-defunct Sacramento Symphony for its teacher core. This effort eventually brought such players as Sacramento Philharmonic bassist Tom Derthick and cellist Susan Lamb Cook to the UC Davis fold.
UC may cut some admission requirements
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Nov 19
By hsangree@sacbee.com (Hudson Sangree) Dr. Mark Rashid, an engineering professor at the University of California, Davis, chaired the committee that drafted the revisions. Vang said she will probably go to California State University, Sacramento, where four of her siblings went to college.
UC Davis men's basketball on upswing
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Nov 14
• 11 related articles
By mmcneal@sacbee.com (Martin McNeal) UC Davis men's basketball coach Gary Stewart begins his sixth season running the Aggies with more depth and talent – and depth of talent – than ever before. Stewart surely will have more confidence than one might expect with UCD coming off a 9-22 season in which the Aggies lost 14 of 16 Big Wes...
UCD, Sac State have opposite histories
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Nov 8
By mmcneal@sacbee.com (Martin McNeal) In many ways, today's Causeway Classic is a case of Sacramento State trying to get where UC Davis already has traveled. There is a clear enthusiasm of the community," he said. "It's an event in the Sacramento area. It's not Stanford and Cal; it's our neighborhood rivalry."
Opinion: More lectures, 'cool' content, now on iTunes U
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 10
Some faculty do not like the iTunes U concept and have declined the invitation, citing UC Davis student exclusivity and intellectual property issues. At UC Davis, the pioneering professors using UC Davis on iTunes U see benefits for their campus and are motivated by a desire to serve.
UC Davis Centennial Exhibition Opens With State Fair
Original at UC Davis
• Wed, Aug 13
The University of California, Davis, launches its 100th birthday celebration this Friday, Aug. 15, at the California State Fair, with a featured exhibit on the university's contributions to science and society. The exhibition launches a yearlong celebration of 100 years of UC Davis hi...
Podcast: GSPP 2008 Commencement Ceremony
Original at webcast.berkeley
• Fri, May 16
By webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Ann Veneman) A native of Modesto, California, Ann received her Bachelor's degree from UC Davis and her Master of Public Policy degree from GSPP. She also holds a juris doctorate degree from UC Hastings College of Law. From 1995 to 1999 she was Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agricultu...
Podcast: Choosing the President: Immigration
Original at webcast.berkeley
• Tue, Apr 1
By webcast@media.berkeley.edu (Various) Frank Bean, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, UC Irvine Moderator: Jack Citrin, Professor of Political Science; Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley