Live Music UC Davis Student Chamber Ensembles Today, 12:05 and 4:15 p.m. Music Building Room 115 Free noon concerts are a blessing in disguise. Pick up some lunch at the Silo or the Coffee House, both nearby, and bring it to the music!

Teams: UC Davis vs. Santa Clara Records: Aggies, 8-6; Broncos, 2-8 Where: Degheri Tennis Center – Santa Clara, Calif. When: Today at 2 p.m. Who to watch: After posting two 13-win seasons at Purdue, Randi Shuler’s winning ways have seamlessly carried over to UC Davis in her first year with the program. The junior No. 1 is second on the team with eight dual wins and is coming off a 6-3, 6-1 singles victory over UC Riverside’s Erynne Oki.

Today The Effects of Plant Responses in Multi-Herbivore Systems Jennifer Thaler 122 Briggs, 12:10 to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the entomology department   Origin of Tequila: It’s Not What You Think! Patricia Colunga 3001 Plant and Environmental Sciences, 12:10 to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the plant sciences department   Transportation Planning for Climate Change Gregg […]

For the first time at UC Davis, two types of imaging – positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – have been combined into a single scanner. Both are medical imaging techniques used to see inside the body. MRIs use radio waves to excite the water molecules in the body to show a detailed image of the body but do not show how the body part is functioning, explains Simon Cherry, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging.

I hate that phrase. Tell me something about yourself. In terms of obnoxious small talk, it’s right up there along with So what’s your major? or How do you like your school? I mean, sure, I love Davis. The town’s cute. No, I don’t pass by cows on the way to class every day. Yes, there are things to do here. Yeah, my classes are OK. Sometimes I like them; sometimes I don’t.

A state appellate court recently ruled that California parents must have a teaching credential to homeschool their children. Previously, the state has allowed homeschooling for parents without credentials if they established themselves as a small, private school, hired a credentialed teacher, or enrolled their child in an independent study program.

If once is good, twice is better. For the second straight game, the UC Davis women’s lacrosse team (2-4) rode incredible performances from senior co-captain midfielders Katie McMahon and Katie McGovern to victory. After posting 11 goals and four assists in a 14-13 win over Holy Cross, the Katies combined for 10 goals and four assists in UC Davis’ 16-14 victory over Quinnipiac (2-1) on Monday.

Sulfate in ice sheets suggests cause of dark ages Between 533 and 536 AD, a volcanic eruption spewed dust particles into the atmosphere, causing global cooling, according to new evidence published in a paper in the Geophysical Research Letters.

Innovative risk services programs have saved the UC approximately $101 million since 2005. The Be Smart About Safety program is the most significant factor in financial savings in years, said Jennifer Ward, spokesperson for the UC Office of the President. It’s been beneficial on many campuses and has saved a lot of money, Ward said. We’re using principles like ergonomics and holding seminars on following proper safety procedures in the workplace.

By appointing a renowned expert in education and social issues for children with high-functioning autism, UC Davis officials aim to make the university a leader in the field. Developmental and clinical psychologist Peter Mundy brings over 25 years of experience to his dual post as the Lisa Capps chair for neurodevelopmental disorders and education in the UC Davis School of Education and director of educational research at the UC Davis MIND Institute.

A new drug has been discovered that can prevent programmed cell death, also known as apoptosis. The drug could be a novel therapy for treating heart attack, stroke and neurodegenerative diseases, in which nerve cells are lost.

Among all the random bits of profundity and nonsense I wrote in my column last week was a quote about truth (one I wish I could take credit for, but no, the deacon of my parish is responsible). It said, Truth is not because it happened but because it is a story we share we know to be true. I believe fiction novels, particularly the good ones, to be exemplary of this statement. The stories found in novels never happened, yet they echo throughout history on intrapersonal and global scales.