Crises breed creativity– and now the University of California has opened its mind in search of ways to increase funding. “Work groups” have been created across the board in search of answers.Two of the strategies under discussionare the creation of a differential pricing system among theUC’s nine campuses andanattempt to raise foreign or out-of-state student enrollment.

The search for more efficient nuclear reactor fuels has been propelled by a$1.2million grant issued by the Department of Energy to UC Davis researcher Sergey Sarasov. Sarasov is a professor in the physics department at UC Davis and has been working alongside researchers Kristian Haule and Gabriel Kotliar from Rutgers University in New Jersey for10years.The purpose of their research is mainly to address the shortcomings of uranium dioxide and in turn find more efficient sources of fuel.

President Obama announced earlier this month that Berni Alder,professor emeritus of applied physics,will receive the National Medal ofScience for a lifetime of research with molecular dynamics.Alder,84,is a retired physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,LLNL,anda cofounder of the UC Davis Applied Science Department.He will be awarded the medal on Oct.7in a White House ceremony with eight other eminent scientists and researchers.

Over the last several months,the contentious healthcare debate has prompted many questions– some political,some ethical and some economic.Still,they remain unsettled.And until the debate among politicians is resolved,the ultimate impact of reform on the country will be unclear and questions will persist unanswered.

When one thinks of maggots– the word“art“ does not typically come to mind.But for Rebeccah O‘Flaherty,a UC Davis Ph.D.candidate,maggots and art go hand in hand.Started in the University of Hawaii in2001by O‘Flaherty,maggot art has been exhibited three times since its conception,including at UC Davis‘ very own Picnic Day2009.

Teams:UC Davis at UC Irvine Records:Aggies3-6 (0-0); 6-3 (0-1) Where:Anteater Stadium – Irvine,Calif. When:Today at7p.m.

Earlier this month,customers were turned away from many locations of the popular fast food chain,Jack in the Box,throughout the state.On Thursday,Sept.17,much to the confusion of customers,Roseville‘s Abe Alizadeh– owner of more than70Jack in the Box restaurants,11T.G.I.Friday‘s and a plethora of real estate companies– closed his Jack in the Box restaurants due to financial troubles.

By the end of the1960s,lethal infectious disease was well under control in developed countries.Due to the advancement of vaccines and antibiotic medication,microbes that once caused mass epidemics rarely caused problems to those with full-functioning immune systems.It seemed,at the turn of the decade,that infectious disease no longer posed a major threat to those living in countries with progressive medicine.

UC Davis students can now have personal identity protection without breaking their budgets. Theuniversity is partnering with security company Identity Finder LLC to give their Identity Finder software free to all UC Davis students.It will also be available through ucdavis.edu.

Davis is making a move to encourage healthy lifestyles among its citizens. Earlier this month,the city joined the statewide Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign,HEAL,in an effort to reduce local obesity and physical inactivity rates.

For the previous2008 – 2009academic year,there were a total of603academic referrals and575social referrals to Student Judicial Affairs.

The UC Davis intercollegiate women’s rowing team will hold an informational meeting today at7p.m.in Wellman2for those interested in becoming a member of the team.