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Video: Operation DeGeneres: Dear Ellen--Please Come to UC Davis!Original at YouTube
• Sat, May 30
By rss@youtube.com (OperationDeGeneres) Author: OperationDeGeneres Keywords: Desert Sunrise Ellen Operation DeGeneres Ellen Show DeGeneres Portia de Rossi Tulane Tulane Speech Commencement UCD UC Davis Davis California Added: May 30, 2009
Video: Mariani Crazy for Cranberries at UC Davis Picnic DayOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, May 11
By rss@youtube.com (MarianiPackingCo) Keywords: Mariani Mariani Company Mariani Packing Company UC Davis UCD University of California Davis college Picnic Day cranberry crazy for cranberries pi basketball singing birth men in wigs boys in wigs skirts trumpet people being loud self defense funny relay yea yeah www.marian...
Video: Lunin/Hyuga(Blue) vs SS/Falcomist(Green)1Original at YouTube
• Mon, Jan 19
By rss@youtube.com (TheWaffle77) UC Davis Melee Tourney 1/18/09 Losers Finals Davis,CA EDIT: sorry if the off sych video and audio, my laptop is broken so i had to use a different computer. this is also why there is no commentary in any of the matches thanks much to Falcomist for letting me use his laptop and uploading the matc...
Video: Bicycling at UC Davis 1Original at YouTube
• Sat, Nov 8
By rss@youtube.com (MSUBikes) This was taken on the Univ. of CA - Davis campus on Nov. 3, 2008 in between classes at the traffic circle near the UC Davis Bike Barn. You can easily see why Davis is known as the bike capital of the USA. There are something like 10 traffic circles like this on the Davis campus. Note how everyone follow...
IN BRIEF
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 20
Otherwise, get to a computer, because everything you need to do for open enrollment is explained at atyourservice.ucop.edu. Employees without computer access should contact their unit offices or Human Resources, (530) 752-0530 on the Davis campus, or the HR benefits department, (916)...
REMAKING UC: Regental commission to gather campus feedback
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 20
UC Commission on the Future working group representatives will visit the Davis campus from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 30 in AGR Hall of the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center to hear from UC Davis community members. The meeting will conclude with closing remarks from working group representatives.It...
Pension contribution plan found lacking
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 20
Assurances for retirees Task force representatives conducted two forums on the Davis campus and one in Sacramento. The Davis forums filled the AGR Room at the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, for a total audience approaching 400. An estimated 150 people attended the Sacramento sessi...
Workshop on economics, neuroscience and hormones
Original at EurekAlert
• Wed, Nov 18
By EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science University of California - Davis) A workshop on "Neuroeconomics and Endocrinological Economics," to be held Nov. 20 and 21 at UC Davis, will be the first to bring together experts in neuroscience, economics and hormone physiology in one event, according to organizers. (Source: EurekAl...
No. 17 Cal holds off Saint Mary's women – barely
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Nov 18
UC Davis 69, USF 47 in Davis – Sophomore Cortney French scored a game-high 14 points, included 4 of 4 from three-point range, Paige Mintun added 10 and the Aggies (2-1) won their opener at the Pavilion with a nonconference victory over the Dons (0-1).
Trinchero donates $1 million for UC Davis wine grape program
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Mon, Nov 16
By blindleof@sacbee.com (Bill Lindelof) A prominent Napa Valley wine company has donated $1 million to the University of California, Davis to construct a new building for a program that produces disease-free rootstock. Their generous gift helps California grape growers maintain access to healthy planting stock," said Neal...
Former Redding doctor with UC Davis ties is placed on medical probation
Original at Orlando Business Journal
• Sun, Nov 8
By bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines Dr. Fidel Realyvasquez, a former Redding heart surgeon who now lives in Davis, has been placed on three years probation by the Medical Board of California for performing unnecessary heart surgeries in 2001 and 2002. (THC) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headline...
Former Redding doctor with UC Davis ties is placed on medical probation
Original at bizjournals.com
• Sun, Nov 8
By bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines Dr. Fidel Realyvasquez, a former Redding heart surgeon who now lives in Davis, has been placed on three years probation by the Medical Board of California for performing unnecessary heart surgeries in 2001 and 2002. (THC) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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...
RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center
Original at Medical News Today
• Fri, Nov 6
By Nursing News From Medical News Today Nurses Charge Public Endangered as Hospital Management Unlawfully Rations Nursing Care to Patients Registered Nurses at multiple units within the University of California Davis Hospital have filed a series of Department of Public Health charges against the facility, alerting the...
RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center
Original at mnt/healthnews (Feedburner)
• Fri, Nov 6
By Health News from Medical News Today Nurses Charge Public Endangered as Hospital Management Unlawfully Rations Nursing Care to Patients Registered Nurses at multiple units within the University of California Davis Hospital have filed a series of Department of Public Health charges against the facility, alerting the...
Psychiatrist gives $1M for infant development research
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Nov 6
Robert Dorn, a Davis psychiatrist who devoted his career to understanding and treating mental health problems that originate in the earliest years of life, has given $1 million to support infant development research at UC Davis.
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.
Walt Jennings: Friend with flavor
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 30
Professor Heikki Kalio said he could have stayed in Finland to advocate for his department’s budget at the University of Turku. Instead, he said, he felt compelled to come to Davis to honor his mentor. Suanne J. Klahorst is a senior writer in the Department of Viticulture and Enology. She is a 1...
CALCULATING PROGRESS: Q&A: Bernie Alder talks about his life, role of science, computer advances
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 30
My working habits are “never before lunch …”. I go to work in the afternoons. Three days a week, I’m at Livermore, and two days a week at UC Berkeley. The current program is more like a regular university department, and that’s largely located on the Davis campus.
Accidental 911 calls outnumber real ones: Police propose a fix: Using an 8, not a 9, to get an outside line
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 30
Within minutes, a UC Davis police officer showed up in our office on the third floor of Mrak Hall. Sgt. Jennifer Garcia spoke with Aggie Malloy in our office, and soon Malloy was speaking with me. The numbers are startling: In 2008, accidental 911 calls on the Davis and Sacramento campuses tot...
Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies
Original at EurekAlert
• Wed, Oct 28
By EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science University of California - Davis) The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passeddown from one generation to another -- is well established in someof the world's most ancient economies, according to an internationalstudy coordinated by a UC Davis anthropologist.The...
Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes To Humans Identified By UC Davis Researchers
Original at Medical News Today
• Tue, Oct 27
By Health News from Medical News Today Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases. (Source: Health News from Medical New...
UC Davis researchers identify dominant chemical that attracts mosquitoes to humans
Original at EurekAlert
• Sun, Oct 25
By EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health University of California - Davis) Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmits West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases. Th...
THE SPIRIT OF HOMECOMING
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 23
• 1 related articles
Students and friends of UC Davis rallied at the Davis train station Oct. 16 as part of the annual Pajamarino celebration that kicked off the university’s homecoming weekend. Left, members of the UC Davis Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh! marched from the train station through downtown as stude...
Off-the-field adversity forces Sacramento-area football team to play defense
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Oct 16
By hsangree@sacbee.com (Hudson Sangree) Butterworth, 28, a graduate of the University of California, Davis, who played quarterback at Davis Senior High School, was hired as the head coach two years ago. Butterworth, who also teaches math at Pioneer, hired his close friend, Nick Garofalo, another Davis High and UC Davis gradua...
New ASAP programs: Stress resilience during tough economic times
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 16
More information is available from ASAP, 112 A St. Davis, telephone (530) 752-2727. The presentation also will focus on tools for coping with uncertainty, self-care techniques, as well as UC Davis and community resources that are available to help you reduce your stress.
State history, public policy sessions open at UCD
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Oct 9
Anyone interested in learning about California's history and the future of public policy in the state can attend a six-week course beginning Monday in Davis. The course is scheduled from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for the next six Mondays at UC Davis' Experimental College. It costs $20 for UC Davis studen...
Challenging Ethical Leadership:A Cautionary Tale
Original at theweekinethics (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 6
By Gael O'Brien Scandal travels like a tsunami; it deposited Linda Katehi’s reputation in California, doused with mud, weeks before she moved there to assume the role of chancellor at University of California Davis. A high achiever, Katehi had solid administrative credentials, was well regarded as a...
CFB Preview: Who else has an NC shot?
Original at jbjsports (WordPress)
• Sat, Oct 3
By Benton And out west, two teams that have been in the top-10, one currently still a resident, square off in Berkeley, as USC and Cal fight for some space in the Pac-10. 4 Boise State vs. UC Davis: Davis is still making the transition to D-1: Boise 63, Davis 3
49ers notes: Former UCD tight end is big for Rams
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Oct 3
By mbarrows@sacbee.com (Matthew Barrows) Davis, the sixth overall pick in 2006, was finally meeting expectations. Fells, who went undrafted out of UC Davis, was exceeding his. What stands out about Fells is his size. He arrived at UC Davis in 2002 hoping to play wide receiver. But when he weighed in at 215 pounds, coach Bob Biggs decide...
IN BRIEF: Good neighbors, Quarter Century Club, shuttle fares and vanpools, Fire Day on the Quad
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Oct 2
The intercampus shuttle is a joint operation, with funding from Parking and Transportation Services on the Sacramento campus, Transportation and Parking Services on the Davis campus, the UC Davis Medical Center and passengers.
UC Launches New Research Center to Study Health of Migrating People
Original at UC Davis
• Tue, Sep 8
Intent on improving the health conditions of migrating people in California and around the world, the University of California’s Berkeley and Davis campuses are joining forces to launch a new Migration and Health Research Center.
Washington Monthly ranks UC Davis at No. 10
Original at Solano County Business
• Thu, Sep 3
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) The University of California Davis ranked 10th in Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings. “This is a proud day for the University of California,” UC president Mark G. Yudof wrote Wednesday in an announcement of the rankings.
$32.6 MILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDS AWARDED TO UC DAVIS FOR RESEARCH, MORE TO COME
Original at Solano County Business
• Thu, Aug 27
• 3 related articles
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) University of California, Davis August 27, 2009 In a year that's held little good news for budget planners at the University of California, Davis, a steady stream of grants from federal stimulus funds is providing a much-needed cushion for research programs campus-wide. About UC Davis
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Women Are Sort of More Tentative Than Men, Aren't They?
Original at UC Davis
• Mon, Aug 24
Women hedge, issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, language features that can suggest uncertainty, lack of confidence and low status. But men do the same, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.
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 challenge produces a better air conditioner
Original at EurekAlert
• Wed, Aug 12
• 2 related articles
By EurekAlert! - Biology University of California - Davis) The first certified winner of the UC Davis "Western Cooling Challenge" is Coolerado Corp. of Denver. Recent federal tests showed that their 5-ton commercial rooftop unit should be able to air-condition a typical big-box store with less than half the ene...
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UC Davis researchers target kidney disease
Original at Solano County Business
• Wed, Jul 29
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) A new research program at the University of California, Davis, aims to bring about earlier detection of a potentially devastating kidney disease. Lars Berglund, associate dean for research at UC Davis Medical Center, said government funding is essential to continuing research.
Opinion: Another Eventful Day: UC Davis and Lunch at Caffe Italia
Original at notebookworthy (WordPress)
• Sat, Jul 18
By notebookworthy Today I left my house at 9 am to meet a friend at U.C. Davis. It was a long drive and the hot weather was daunting, but I’m so glad that I went. She ended up taking me to this Italian restaurant called Caffe Italia about a 3 minute car ride from the campus.
Opinion: The importance of being ergonomic
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Jul 17
Toward this, the UC Davis Extension workshop Aug. 25-26 will review safe work practices and show participants how to develop injury-preventing strategies. The sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days; they will be held in the Da Vinci Building, 1632 Da Vinci Court, Davis.
Brain functions that can prevent relapse improve after a year of methamphetamine abstinence
Original at EurekAlert
• Sun, Jun 28
By EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science University of California - Davis - Health System) In a study published online by the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, UC Davis researchers report that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. The results tell recovering substance abuser...
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...
UC DAVIS TO AWARD 7,400-PLUS DEGREES FOR 2008-09
Original at Solano County Business
• Tue, Jun 2
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) University of California, Davis June 1, 2009 June 13 -- Graduate School of Management: Pam Marrone, founder and chief executive officer of Marrone Bio Innovations; 10 a.m., Mondavi Center; 143 Master of Business Administration degrees.
UC Davis School of Medicine Honors Class of 2009
Original at UC Davis Cancer Center
• Fri, May 29
By Charles Casey SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (May 29, 2009) - Eighty-five medical students finally will have that coveted "M.D." attached to their names tomorrow following the commencement of the UC Davis School of Medicine's Class of 2009, set for Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Mondavi Center on the Davis c...
UC Davis New book demystifies organic gardening
Original at Solano County Business
• Mon, May 25
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) A lifelong gardener and a University of California, Davis, alumna, she tends her own vegetables, fruit and flowers without resorting to chemical pesticides. She went "green" long before the word meant more than the color of her thumb. Must credit Sacramento Bee
Researchers induce formation of new blood vessels using stem cells ...
Original at Insciences Organisation
• Sat, May 23
Make Me Heal Switzerland UC Davis is playing a leading role in stem cell research, with more than 125 scientists and physicians currently working on a variety of stem cell investigations at campus locations in both Davis and Sacramento. The university recently broke ground for ...
CIA-UC Davis World Olive Oil Conference
Original at SmartBrief
• Thu, May 21
DC This unique event, scheduled for June 21 to 23, will be at the University of California, Davis, and the California campus of The Culinary Institute of America. Conference highlights include extensive culinary demos and tastings, informative lectures ...
UC Davis Experts: U.S. Supreme Court
Original at UC Davis
• Thu, May 21
The University of California, Davis, School of Law has faculty who are available to comment from a variety of perspectives when President Barack Obama announces his nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
UC Davis Vet School Opens Stem Cell Laboratory
Original at Solano County Business
• Wed, May 20
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) Focused on providing the latest in stem cell therapies for horses, the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has opened its new Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Wal-Mart to raise funds May 26 for UC Davis children's hospital
Original at AndersonValleyPost.com
• Tue, May 19
CA All donations will go to the Children's Miracle Network's hospital expenses at the University of California at Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said event organizer Kelly Chapman. More information will be available from those collecting donations in ...
UC Davis opens horse stem cell lab
Original at bizjournals.com
• Mon, May 18
By bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines The University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has opened a stem-cell laboratory for horses. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines)
UC Davis names dean of social sciences
Original at Solano County Business
• Fri, May 15
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) Sacramento Business Journal - May 14, 2009 Business News - Local News Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:54am PDT Sacramento Business Journal George R. Mangun has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis Division of Social Sciences.
UC Davis awarded $7 million grant for stem cell research
Original at Solano County Business
• Fri, May 15
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) Although she has only worked in Davis for two years, her research in stem cells extends back 20 years, when she completed her master's degree at UC Davis before spending several years at Washington University. The return to California for research was both personally and professionally...
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,...
UC Davis gets $2M to build video microscope
Original at Solano County Business
• Thu, May 14
• 3 related articles
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 2:08pm PDT Sacramento Business Journal - by Mark Anderson Staff writer Scientists at the University of California Davis were awarded a $2 million grant to develop an electron microscope capable of filming biological processes.
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UC Davis Awarded Milestone in Live Microscopy Focus of $2 Million NIH Grant
Original at Solano County Business
• Tue, May 12
• 3 related articles
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) University of California, Davis May 12, 2009 Media contact(s): Nigel Browning, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, (530) 754-5358, nbrowning@ucdavis.edu Liese Greensfelder, UC Davis News Service, (530) 752-6101, lgreensfelder@ucdavis.edu
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UC Davis researchers awarded new stem cell grants - Media Newswire
Original at media-newswire.com
• Tue, May 5
UC Davis is playing a leading role in stem cell research, with more than 125 faculty scientists and physicians working on a variety of stem cell investigations at campus locations in Davis and Sacramento. The university's new Institute for Regenerative ...
UC Davis lands $7M stem cell research grant
Original at Solano County Business
• Thu, Apr 30
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) Sacramento Business Journal - April 30, 2009 The University of California Davis has been awarded $7 million from the state stem cell agency to study the potential use of stem cells to treat babies with blood disorders and develop a treatment for Huntington’s disease.
UC Davis lands $7M stem cell research grant
Original at bizjournals.com
• Thu, Apr 30
By bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation headlines The University of California Davis has been awarded $7 million from the state stem cell agency to study the potential use of stem cells to treat babies with blood disorders and develop a treatment for Huntington’s disease. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Industry Regulation head...
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
From Bench To Bedside: Insect Reasearch Yields Promising New Drug For Diabetes, Hypertension And Inflammatory Disorders
Original at Solano County Business
• Wed, Mar 4
• 2 related articles
By Solano EDC(SolanoEDC@gmail.com) University of California, Davis March 4, 2009 Elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in 1999, he received the UC Davis Faculty Research Lecture Award in 2001 and the Distinguishing Teaching Award for Graduate and Professional Teaching in 2008. About UC Davis
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In tough times, spending can soothe psyche
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Mon, Mar 2
By menkoji@sacbee.com (M.S. Enkoji) Consumers bombarded by one bad piece of news after another could turn to shopping as a way to ease the battered psyche, said Margaret Rucker, a consumer psychologist and professor at the University of California, Davis. And it's spending, after all, that will eventually help get us out of...
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.
Obituary: Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Raymond Keefer
Original at UC Davis
• Fri, Feb 20
Raymond Keefer, an emeritus professor of chemistry with a long and distinguished career in research, teaching and service at the University of California, Davis, died on Feb. 6, in Davis, after a brief illness. He was 95. While he was the first chemistry student to conduct his Ph.D. research a...
UCD leads effort to find new uses for old drugs
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Thu, Feb 12
By nlofing@sacbee.com (Niesha Lofing) The University of California, Davis, is leading an academic consortium working on a new system, called the Pharmaceutical Assets Portal, that would allow academic scientists nationwide to research drugs that might be used to treat diseases and conditions other than those they origi...
Anita Creamer: Davis author pieces together stories of Alabama quilters
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sat, Feb 7
By acreamer@sacbee.com (Anita Creamer) Turner, a longtime professor of African American studies and a vice provost at UC Davis, appears at a book-signing event from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Gunrock Pub on campus. In the book, in which she explores African American quilts from a cultural perspective, she profiles nine quilters of v...
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.
Newly Discovered Drug Reduces Heart Enlargement, Study Shows
Original at UC Davis
• Wed, Jan 28
• 2 related articles
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that a prototype drug made at UC Davis reduces heart enlargement, one of the most common causes of heart failure, which affects 5 million people in the United States and contributes to 300,000 deaths annually.
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Seven things to do this weekend
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Jan 9
Willie Nelson will perform Sunday at the Mondavi Center in Davis. Where: Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento Where: Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento Where: Capitol Art Center, 1200 S St., Sacramento SUNDAY Where: Mondavi Center, UC Davis
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...
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
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By mmcneal@sacbee.com (Martin McNeal) Vince Oliver led UC Davis in scoring (12.2) last season. Oliver will be one of two seniors in the Aggies' starting lineup to begin this season.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 bef...
Opinion: New Book Provides Road Map for Finding the Right College
Original at UC Davis
• Mon, Aug 18
Even as the nation's high school students settle into a new academic year, the next step -- where to apply to college -- is on the minds of many. A new book by Richard C. Dorf, a professor at the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, provides a systematic and comprehe...
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...
Fast-growing MBA Program Moves to New Bay Area Home
Original at UC Davis
• Tue, May 6
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management also offers a Working Professional MBA program in Sacramento, which has graduated 844 MBAs over the past 14 years. On the Davis campus, it offers a daytime MBA program that enrolls 120 full-time students, an undergraduate minor in technology ma...