For many Davis bicyclists,yard waste on the side of the road can be a potential safety hazard and a troublesome obstacle.Yet,following a meeting at the Davis Bicycle Advisory Commission,there is little reason to believe the obstacles will be cleared away any time soon.The City of Davis Public Works department presented to the BAC the results of a Yard Waste and Bike Lanes Survey Project,a yearlong study of yard waste “pile placement” on a dozen Davis streets,to establish the degree to which they obstruct the path of cyclists.

Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor is receiving national recognition,including the approval of UC Davis School of Law Dean Kevin Johnson.Sotomayor has a range of experiences that make her unique from the other justices,such as her time spent as adistrict attorney in Manhattan.Currently there are no justices with adistrict attorney background.

The UC Davis population may drop for summer,but many of its bicycles will remain to the dismay of campus transportation officials and those looking for bike parking.Luckily,the UC Davis International Pre-Law fraternity,Phi Alpha Delta,offers a solution. This is the first year that Phi Alpha Delta is sponsoring the bike collecting effort,which began by the bicycle shop Mike’s Bikesin2007.The fraternity will gather any bikes students want to donate and transport them to Mike’s Bikes in Sacramento where they will be used to assist a developing nation in Africa.

A new stem cell lab opened May18at the UC Davis veterinary school,providing revolutionary improvements in treating horses with extensive injuries,including bone fractures and damage to ligaments,tendons and joints. The lab,which serves solely as a treatment facility,injects healthy stem cells into the damaged tissue of an injured horse,thereby healing even the most traumatic of injuries.

Twenty-seven.Twenty-seven columns.Twenty-seven attempts to“change the world.“ Twenty-seven opportunities to represent the unrepresented.Twenty-seven chances to piss someone off.Twenty-seven chances to educate myself a little bit more.Twenty-seven.

While the economic crisis has caused a shortage of many services,there is surely no shortage ofstudents looking for teaching experience. The TeachForAmerica program received more than35,000applications for2009,a42percent increase over2008‘s number.UC Davis in particular showed a nearly10percent increase in applications:75applications as compared to69applications in2008.

The lawn in front of Mrak Hall will house more than just ducks and eggheads for the next few days–UC Davis students in disapproval of budget cuts,increased student fees and increased administration salary will be protesting until Friday at6p.m.

Study finds that some animals feel regret Animals have feelings too– or so a recent study at Duke University says. The first study tested both chimpanzees and monkeys who traded tokens for cucumbers.The primates that noticed one of their peers was receiving a tastier treat in exchange for his tokens and reacted negatively.

Recent research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have previously been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN),also known as cervical dysplasia,are more prone to contracting the disease a second time or developing invasive cervical cancer.

The key word Monday night was trust,and many Davis citizens were still apprehensive,including El Macero Homeowners Association President Stephen Cole. “You’ve asked me to go out on a date,” Cole told Transmission Agency of Northern California,or TANC,officials at the Davis Veterans Memorial Hospital. “You haven’t treated me very well,you didn’t call me back and now you want to go on another date.I don’t trust you.“

Eggs produced in a study led by researchers at UC Davis and Michigan State University will supply McDonald’s U.S.A.by2011.The commercial-scale study will include tens of thousands of hens to examine the sustainability impacts of various housing alternatives for egg-laying hens in the U.S.These impacts include animal welfare,environmental,food safety and economic factors.

TODAY East Quad Farmers Market 10a.m.to2:30p.m. East Quad Support local farmers and buy some fresh produce,nuts,flowers and more! Pick up some tasty treats for a fun springtime dinner or a nice afternoon snack. M.I.N.D.Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series UC Davis M.I.N.D.Institute 6p.m. 282550th St.,Sacramento Adele Diamond,one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience will speak.Don’tmiss this amazing opportunity!