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Rocci Twitchell is a hot commodity as the campus's fire extinguisher technician and training coordinator, and as a new hall of famer in martial arts. [ More… ]

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Tests find no airborne asbestos in Wellman Hall

UC Davis issues a statement regarding asbestos abatement, assuring students, faculty and staff that independent testing by a certified third-party consultant has confirmed there is no presence of asbestos in the air in buildings where work is underway to prepare for the new school year. The buildings are safe, the statement says. [ More… ]

Chancellor in Huff Post: Sex assaults must stop

"On our college campuses, the work we do as a community to prevent sexual violence must be comprehensive and ongoing," Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi writes in her Huffington Post blog. "The issue cannot be swept under the rug or ignored. We need to talk about it and work together to solve it." [ More… ]

Drought tightens its grip on California agriculture

The industry is "getting by remarkably well this year … but it's not a free lunch," says the lead author of a new UC Davis study estimating California's ag economy will lose $1.84 billion and 10,100 seasonal jobs this year. [ More… ]

Canines join med center staff to sniff out cancer

Meet Alfie (Labradoodle) and Charlie (German shepherd), 4-month-old puppies who are being trained to develop their abilities to identify the scent of cancer in samples of saliva, breath and urine. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Better accuracy in climate change forecasts

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers who provide global climate models to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have publicly thanked UC Davis faculty member Ben Houlton and his colleagues for creating a new solution to more accurately forecast nitrogen's effects on global warming. [ More… ]

LAURELS: Leal appointed 'honorary fellow' in royal society

The Royal Entomological Society, having already elected Professor Walter Leal as a fellow, is now according him an even higher status: "honorary fellow," by appointment of the president and officers in recognition of Leal's outstanding contributions to entomological science. … Amanda Guyer, an associate professor and Chancellor's Fellow, has been named to the Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. … Professor Steve Greco joins the board of directors of the Tuleyome conservation organization. [ More… ]

Sweet! Campus team wins gold award for UC Safety Suite

The UC Information Technology Leadership Council presents a Larry L. Sautter Award to a UC Davis tech team for developing the UC Safety Suite of computer applications for researchers. "What used to be a fragmented, labor intensive administrative experience is now a clean and concise management of lab data that is easily accessible at the touch of a hand," says Safa Hussain, who leads the project. [ More… ]

Programs focus on small business, knowledge economy

Programs at UC Davis this week and next week will focus on boosting small business and growing the knowledge economy. Rep. John Garamendi is hosting the Small-Business Boost Conference (Aug. 26), while The People's Vanguard of Davis is presenting a community discussion on the knowledge economy and the university (Sept. 2). [ More… ]

Neighbors Night Out: Sign-ups underway

The 10th annual Davis Neighbors Night Out is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, a time for block parties aimed at fostering good rapport among UC Davis students and their neighbors. Party sponsors are asked to register their events now. UC Davis, its student government and the city of Davis collaborate on Davis Neighbors Night Out. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Information security, SmartSite and unlimited Box storage

New in TechNews: A consultant is reviewing the campus's information security; a decision on the future of SmartSite is getting closer; and the campus renews its Box service, now with unlimited storage. Plus …

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TRENDING: Tahoe app, Team Aggie Sol and 'crushing' water use

Facebook: Heading to Lake Tahoe? New app, developed by a student, allows you to be a citizen scientist. … YouTube: See Team Aggie Sol's energy-efficient home — "a home made to work, for farmworkers." … Vine: At UC Davis, we're crushing water use by helping #California's #wine industry find ways to make wine using less #water.

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