Daily Archives - May 14, 2008
May 14 2008 Archives
Upcoming seminars
Science & TechnologyMay 14, 2008
Today “UC Davis Global Funding Workshop in Science and Engineering“ Evan Notman 206Olson,noonto2p.m. Sponsored byUniversity Outreach and International Programs
UC Davis History Project receives $1 million grant
Campus NewsMay 14, 2008
The Boston Tea Party had nothing to do with dolls and tea sets, but don’t quiz American history teachers on that. Following low American history test scores, the U.S. Department of
Education has granted $1 million to the UC Davis History Project, a
program on campus that educates history teachers in the Sacramento area.
UC Davis finishes ninth in RecycleMania 2008
Campus NewsMay 14, 2008
The 10-week recycling effort known as RecycleMania
culminated with a ninth-place finish for UC Davis, out of over 400
schools in the partial campus division.
TAPS begins citing, impounding illegally parked bikes
Campus NewsMay 14, 2008
Like most students, Julie Woodworth has difficulty
finding an open bike parking space in front of the Activities and
Recreation Center. Rather than scour the bike racks for an empty space,
she said she typically just leaves her bike on the ARC’s front patio
area, with its tire locked to the frame.
Science Scene
Science & TechnologyMay 14, 2008
New asthma inhaler encounters rough changeover Millions who suffer from asthma and lung disease will have to change inhalers by the end of the year,and it may be difficult for many people.
May is foster care month
City NewsMay 14, 2008
The Casey Family Program organized their fourth annual
kick-off for foster care month at the state capitol last Tuesday in an
effort to draw awareness to budget cuts and issues and improvements for
foster children.
Mahogany Urban Poetry Series says “speak poet, speak”
FeaturesMay 14, 2008
Ethiopian art and portraits lined the walls of Queen
Sheba restaurant. Red, yellow and green cloth bordered the ceiling, and
a tiny platform was marked off with a straw overhang. A DJ played music
in the corner and a lone microphone was set up in the middle of the
platform. This is where the poets performed.
Large Hadron Collider being constructed at CERN
Science & TechnologyMay 14, 2008
Today,
many high-energy physicists believe that they are continuing the same
scientific thoughts that began over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece.
It was decided then that everything in the world must me made up of
tiny indivisible things called atoms. Only 100 years ago was the existence of atoms proven, but it wasn’t
until the 1930s when scientists were able to put down the basic
equations of quantum mechanics, so that even the simplest atom – the
Hydrogen atom – could be understood.
Gmail could replace Geckomail on MyUCDavis
Science & TechnologyMay 14, 2008
For several years now, UC Davis’ student portal, MyUCDavis, has been using Geckomail for its e-mail communication purposes. Though
the portal itself has gone through many changes and updates, Geckomail
has not, and several issues have arisen that make saving and sorting
e-mails challenging for students.
Daily Calendar
FeaturesMay 14, 2008
TODAY Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Quad Get fresh fruits, veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market.
Creepy little fears
OpinionMay 14, 2008
The bugs are coming out. Little fly things, spiders,
mosquitoes – they are creeping through the cracks of our doors and
windows, hiding in the threads of our carpet and coming out when we
least expect them.
Court hears West Sacramento gang injunction final arguments
City NewsMay 14, 2008
West Sacramento’s ongoing gang injunction battle continued Monday when the Yolo County Superior Court heard finalarguments about a temporary injunctiononalleged gang members‘ activity.
