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 Take strides for your healthGunrock and friends invite everyone — students, staff, faculty, community at large — to join the first 5K Stride for Aggie Pride, April 7, supporting scholarships and emergency funding for students in need. Registration is also open for the Mind Body Wellness Challenge, which will begin with a Health Activity Fair on April 4. [ More, with video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Campus supportive of civilian oversight of police
The consensus of two campus forums this week backed the idea of establishing civilian oversight of the UC Davis Police Department and putting "some teeth" into the process. More forums are due to be scheduled, probably next month, on the Davis and Sacramento campuses, with the dates and times to be announced. [ More… ]
New veterinary medicine research facility opens
The School of Veterinary Medicine celebrates the opening of a new four-story, $58.5 million research building, dedicated to making discoveries in basic science as well as human, animal and environmental health. [ More… ]
Modified goat milk treats diarrhea in young pigs, perhaps people, too?
Professor James Murray takes his research on genetically modified goat milk one step further, showing that the milk (enhanced with the human antimicrobial protein lysozyme) is effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs — and, by extension, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health. [ More, with video… ]
You're invited: Climate-Smart Agriculture Global Science Conference
The opening day's morning program (8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. March 20) and the closing day's afternoon program (noon-3:45 p.m. March 22) are open to the public, free of charge. Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi will open the conference, along with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack (via video). [ More… ]
Our own 'Dr. Olive' contradicts Dr. Oz on the 'fridge test'
Dan Flynn, executive director of the UC Davis Olive Center, appears on Mehmet Oz's TV show, then, back at school, puts the "fridge test" to the test — showing that it does not reliably detect fraudulent "extra virgin" olive oil. [ More… ]
Prenatal exposure to DDT linked to adult high blood pressure
Infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension when they become adults, according to a new study led by environmental toxicologist Michele La Merrill. [ More… ]
Physician gender does not affect patient-care costs or mortality
Female doctors' patients do not use health care services more or die less frequently than patients treated by male doctors, a prospective, observational study by researchers at UC Davis Health System has found. The study is the first large, nationwide evaluation of the association between provider gender and patients' use of health care services and mortality. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: $1 million rebate comes in for Briggs Hall energy retrofit
PG&E presents a $1 million check for the Briggs Hall energy refit, which is saving an estimated $350,000 a year in energy costs. … Remember last week's guitar cake? Slide show tells the story of the teaching prize cake from start to finish. … Soaring to New Heights tickets on sale through March 29. … IET arranges a big discount for identity protection software for your home computers. … The School of Medicine among the best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. … Aggie Kickbacks special: Faculty and staff get double reward points on iPad purchases next Thursday. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Staff Assembly scholarships for 2013-14
Staff Assembly offers two kinds of scholarships: for career staff members to continue their studies while still working at UC Davis; and for dependents of career staff members (for dependents who will attend UC Davis as undergraduates in 2013-14). [ More… ]
EVENTS
UC Day at the Capitol
Tuesday, March 19
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi leads the UC Davis delegation in Sacramento, where delegates from around the UC system will advocate for, among other things, approval of Gov. Brown's proposed budget and its 5 percent increase in UC funding. [ More… ]
Corin Courtyard Concert: Free music at the Mondavi Center
Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m.
The Corin Courtyard Concert series resumes with the Mondavi Center's SFJAZZ High School All-Stars and the Capital Jazz Project. [ More… ]
EXHIBITIONS: Professor shows photographs at Mexican Consulate
Through July 14, 2093 Arena Blvd., Sacramento
Marc Schenker, of the Department of Public Health Sciences, captures the people, tradition and color of Mexico. [ More… ]