Housing will be guaranteed for transfers entering UC Davis in fall2009– a move that puts the school on par with the other nine University of California campuses. Transfer students under the age of24may choose to live in the residency halls,or in a single-occupancy apartment space leased by UC Davis Student Housing,while transfer students24years of age and older will be offered a single occupancy apartment space.

UC Davis researcher Gary Leisorowitz was recently awarded$900,000to formulate a diagnostic test for ovarian cancer.The test aims to detect ovarian cancer at its preliminary stages.The grant was given by the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.Leisorowitz,along with fellowresearcherProfessor Carlito Lebrilla,hasbeen working mostly with glycomics analysis to aid in cancer diagnosis.The glycomics analysis is used as a biomarker that would compare changes in this serum in women who have ovarian cancer versus healthy women.

The National Cancer Institute has awarded UC Davis researchers$1.25million to fund a five-year project focused on identifying diagnostic biomarkers for kidney cancer.The grant will enable research that sets the groundwork for developing a new,simple test to detect kidney cancer in its early stages when it is most treatable.

While a majority of UC Davis students try to deny the existence of cows on campus,an animal science class has gone one step further in the opposite direction–owning their own dairy farm. The class,ANS124,focuses on the process of lactation in all mammals.Taught by Professor Russ Hovey during winter quarter,the class participated in a student-run project–inducing lactation and milk production in dairy cows with hormones to replicate pregnancy.

Ah,the Internet.What more of a love-hate relationship could anyone have than with this intangible,all-encompassing,digital world? There are serious pros and cons to the World Wide Web-world.And although I‘m personally prone to focus on cons,I‘ll tryto keep this balanced.

Two senior care facilities in Davis are working with Yolo County health officials to contain a suspected outbreak of norovirus,a gastrointestinal virus that is believed to have affected as many as80senior citizens in the past several weeks. “We know that one case for sure is norovirus,” said Bruce Sarazin,director of the county health department’s Environmental Health Division. “And,we know that other people at the facilities have similar systems.”

Skull Candy,an on-campus concert featuring Gym Class Heroes,Shwayze,LMFAO,Tyga,The Knux and HardNox,has been cancelled. Students who purchased tickets through the ticket office at Freeborn Hall will be issued full refunds at the original point of purchase.The deadline to receive a refund is Friday.For more information,call752-1915.

Studysuggestsmice produce egg cells after birth Shanghai scientists say they have detected germ-line cells that produce unfertilized eggs,or oocytes,in both young and old mice. The scientists worked only with mice,but because all mammals are physiologically similar,any proof that the rodents could produce eggs after birth would encourage research to see if humans could,too.

Go take a hike– in Sacramento. Earlier this month Prevention Magazine,a monthly healthy-living magazine,ranked Sacramento as the nation’s24thbest walking city in their list of “25Best Walking Cities.” San Francisco ranked number one.

With springtime comes festive events like Easter and Mother’sDay,and with all the blooming flowers,a bouquet is often the gift of choice.Experts place caution on one kind of flower,however,for the beautiful plant has proven to be toxic– and often fatal– to felines. Ingestion of even minute amounts of a lily flower or its pollen causes severe kidney damage in a cat,and without treatment,mortality rate is extremely high.

Two small fires broke out at the Graduate School of Management and Conference Center construction site on Apr.4, and were contained shortly after by the UC Davis Fire Department. The fires were reported by several passer-bys near the Mondavi Center, at 2:56 p.m. and extinguished by 4 p.m. Officials say the fires were started deliberately, however the cause is still being investigated.

TODAY Climate change and water in the Andes 8:30a.m.to4:30p.m. 3001Plant and Environmental Sciences This symposium will bring together experts in many fields to discuss the disappearance of tropical glaciers and what can be done about this problem.This all day event is free and open to the public. Nutrition Science Research Club meeting 6:10p.m. 1022LSA Stop by and hear Dr.Grivetti discuss chocolate! Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi rush 7p.m. 513Russell Blvd. Stop by and enjoy movie and makeover night! Tunes at Noon Noon to1p.m. Memorial Union Patio Soak up the sun and enjoy live music on the MU patio. Annual Cow Milking Contest Noon to1p.m. West Quad Who is the best cow milker on campus? Cheer on contestants in this pre-Picnic Day event. STATS:Students Teaching AIDS Students 6:10p.m. 141Olson Go to a STATS training day and learn to give presentations to local high schools about HIV/AIDS and its prevention. Computer Science lecture 6to7p.m. 1131Kemper Computer sciences Professor Mohapatra will give a presentation about his research and the future of the CS department. Poetry Night at Bistro33 9p.m. Bistro33,226FSt. Go hear spoken word and hip-hop artist Random Abiladeze at Poetry Night.