Here’s something I never knew: It takes 500 gallons of blood to produce one gallon of milk.

While watching the Golden Globes on Sunday, aside from critiquing some “interesting” clothing choices, I was cheering for one movie in particular: The King’s Speech.

“One hundred dollars isn’t going to cut it”; “A rose by any other theme …”; “Next time, book it”

Nine months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers John Kessler of Texas A&M University and David Valentine of UC Santa Barbara finally uncovered optimistic data in the haze of tar balls and oil-slicked water.

As chancellor, I serve as the chief executive officer for UC Davis, an institution with a $3 billion annual budget, a $678 million research enterprise, 5,300-acre central campus, 32,000 students and 28,000 employees.

TODAY: Summer Abroad Info Session: Chile; Summer Abroad Info Session: Italy; Botany and Environmental Horticulture Club; Minds Behind the MIND lecture.