I’m an amateur scientist. I work in a lab with nematodes (tiny worms), where I deny my English major and pretend to be at home among the test tubes and microscopes. In a recent gesture of good faith, my boss, Dr. Edwin Lewis, offered me the chance to run my own independent research project.

So mashed potatoes were eaten, wine was drunk, turkeys were stuffed and, come to think of it, so were the people that ate them. Yes, another Thanksgiving has come and gone. And thus, the Christmas season has officially begun.

I hope you enjoyed your long weekends of visiting with Grandma, eating loads of pie and falling asleep at the dinner table – thanks tryptophan! Now it’s back to the books for the next two weeks in hopes of passing with flying colors. I know you can do it! Maybe I’ll even see you in the library.

Rave Danger

As this is the last tech segment for the year as 2009 comes to an end, it is only appropriate to look back at some of the most notable technology trends of the year.

TODAY

Teams: UC Davis at Saint Mary’s

After 30 years of providing support to thousands of farmers around the state, the University of California’s Small Farm Program (SFP) will close at the end of this month.

“Join our strike!”

The recent availability of more advanced technology has prompted UC Davis’ Information Educational Technology services (IET) to update Smartsite, the campuswide online course website.

A pair of armed robberies took Davis by surprise in the week leading up to Thanksgiving.

THURSDAY