Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Northridge Records:Aggies,10-17 (6-9); Matadors,6-21 (3-11) Where:The Matadome – Northridge,Calif. When:Today at7p.m. Who to watch:Sophomore Paige Mintun had a career day her last time out against Cal State Northridge.

To some students,summer is a time for drinking lemonade by the pool.For students like Renata Filler,summer means exploration. Last summer,Filler traveled to Russia with the UC Davis Summer Abroad Program,which offers40study abroad programs taught by faculty in28different countries,including South Africa,Argentina,Japan and France.

There is more to websites likeFacebook,MySpace and Twitter than pictures and wall posts.A UC Davis employee will explore social networking sites as a means to raise money for the campus.

If you are wondering why your chicken breast tastes a little blander than usual, it may be because your chicken is lacking the spice of life – diversity.

Teams:UC Davis at Sacramento State Records:Aggies,10-5; Hornets,3-9 Where:Shea Stadium – Sacramento,Calif. When:Today at1p.m.,3p.m. Who to watch:Usually known for her work inside the pitcher’s circle,sophomore Alex Holmes performed well at the plate at the San Diego Classic this weekend.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles.Before I came to Davis I had never lived anywhere else,so moving to this small town was a bit of a shock.

Deadly herpes strain affects captive Asian elephants U.S.zookeepers worry that a strain of the herpes virus will continue to strike Asian elephants in captivity nationwide.

A recent study funded by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine shows that northwest orca whales are accumulating contaminants from the salmon they eat.

There is a unique protest that has emerged from Michael Phelps‘ infamous bong-rip photo.Due to a photograph in British tabloids of Phelps smoking weed,the23-year-old,14-time Olympic gold medalist has received a lot of bad press and even lost an endorsement from Kellogg‘s.

This year’s selection for the2009-2010Campus Community Book Project takes readers across the globe as author Eric Weiner shares a humorous and insightful look intoThe Geography of Bliss:One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World.

Hearing a blast from our past can stir up vivid,poignant memories of a significant other or asignificant event in our lives.Psychologists haveevinced that this is a common human experience,but how music triggers mental flashbacks in our heads remained mostly a matter of speculation.

UC Davis‘ very own graduate student in International Agriculture Development Margaret Lloyd might someday be President Barack Obama’s personal White House Farmer.