Teams:UC Davis vs.No.18Arizona State Records:Aggies,3-1; Sun Devils,3-2 Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.

Today Exploring the Microbial World of Frankliniella Occidentalis,the Western Flower Thrips Lisa Chanbusarakum,Doctoral student– UC Davis 12:10to1p.m.,122Briggs Sponsored by entomology

In an effort to develop new cancer treatments,UC Davis Cancer Center researchers might have struck gold. Researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that could potentially be used as a treatment for pancreatic cancer.

This column is a good-bye to Jdimytai Damour,the34-year-old temporary Wal-Mart employeewhowas trampled to death this past Friday in Long Island. Trampled to death! What the fuck! That‘s how Mufasa died! Trampled by wildebeests that didn‘t know any better.I suppose there‘s no real difference between the mindless animals inThe Lion King and the stampede of people bum rushing a Wal-Mart at five in the morning.I know times are tough but,shit,you just killed a man! All to get the latest PlayStationfor a bargain price.Picture this guy up at5a.m.to face the insanity and chaos that is middle America‘s dealing with the economic recessionand he ends up paying with his life.Hah,how ironic.

If you’ve ever been frustrated by Unitrans,tonight at6in the Davis Community Chambers is the time to speak up. Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) will be holding an “Unmet Transit Needs” hearing tomorrow for four counties in the Sacramento area including Yuba,Yolo,Sacramento and Sutter.

The final stage in testing new varieties of rice that can withstand harsh flooding conditions has been successfully completed in India and Bangladesh. Researchers at UC Davis,UC Riverside and the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines proved that flood tolerance can be bred into any rice plant by introducing a single gene.The breeding strategy has broad implications for health and livelihood in flood prone regions of the world where rice is a dietary staple.

Teams:UC Davis at Sacramento State Records:Aggies,2-5; Hornets,0-5 Where:Hornets Nest – Sacramento When:Today at7:35p.m. Radio:KHTK(1140AM)

Leading UC Davis to ninth place out of29teams in a chemical car competition,Tonya Kuhl knows her Ligand-Receptor Interactions from her Polymer Thin-Films.The UC Davis professor,researcher and student adviser has been recognized for her accomplishments in research and teaching so early in her career,and she has the awards to prove it.

A thick and lingering fog blanketed Davis and most of the Central Valley on Monday and part of Tuesday,drastically reducing visibility and marking the start of “fog season” in the region. Widely known as“tule fog,“ the fog in Davis is different from the kind of fog seen in San Francisco and the Bay Area.While the fog there blows in from the ocean,fog in the Central Valley is a“radiation“ fog,said atmospheric science professor Kyaw Paw U.

TODAY Social science perspective on water and power in the Delta 12:10p.m. 3201Hart Jonathan London,Gerardo Gamriazzio and Trina Filan of the UC Davis Center for Regional Change and Environmental Justice Project will discuss policies deployed to solve the Delta problem from the perspective of third parties.

Jerry Gantan was lost. As a transfer student entering Davis during the winter quarter of2006,he,like many transfer students,struggled to adjust.

There‘s a good reasonwhydogs are often called“Man‘s Best Friend.“According to recent studies,our loyal companions share morethan just our dinner leftovers – namely,cancer.