TODAY
Energy Institute Fall 2010 Seminar Series
3:10 to 4 p.m.
1065 Kemper
Join William J. Orts from the USDA Western Regional Research Center as he discusses “Agriculturally-Derived Biofuels and Bioproducts: Going Beyond Corn Ethanol.”
Undergraduate Research Center Info Sessions
4 p.m.
409 Surge IV
Need funds for research? Speak to an advisor and find out how to get started.
Open Bike Night: Brake Adjustment Workshop
6:30 p.m.
Bike Forth, 1221 1/2 4th St.
Do bike brakes baffle you? Ever wondered how to fix them? Learn how to at this workshop.
Student Recruitment and Retention Center’s Film Showing
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
6 Wellman
Watch a film series celebrating the culture of varying genders and sexualities with a discussion afterwards.
WEDNESDAY
Camp Adventure Information Session
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
114 South Hall
Find out how you can travel abroad for free to work in rewarding internships with children and youth.
Poetry in the Garden: Susan Kelly-DeWitt
Noon to 1 p.m.
Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road
You’re invited to listen to this local poet. If raining, the location will be in 126 Voorhies.
UC Davis Bookstore: Toni Bernihard
Noon to 1 p.m.
UC Davis Bookstore Lounge
Listen to Toni Bernihard as she speaks about her new book How To Be Sick.
Undergraduate Research Center Info Sessions
Noon
409 Surge IV
Need funds for research? Speak to an advisor and find out how to get started.
Open Science Informal Meeting
5:30 p.m.
Delta of Venus, 122 B St.
Attend this monthly meeting to learn about open access publishing, open date, open notebooks and open source.
Haiti Initiative at Davis Information Night
8 p.m.
230 Wellman
Find out how you can be a part of this research initiative working within all subject areas to develop sustainable, integrative projects to help Haiti.
Poetry Night Reading Series: A.D. Winans
8 p.m.
Bistro 33, 226 F St.
Listen to San Francisco beat poet and essayist Allan Davis Winans speak about his work.
THURSDAY
University Writing Program’s Conversations with Writers Series
4 p.m.
126 Voorhies
Listen to Andrew Lam, editor and co-founder of New America Media, give a talk entitled “East Eats West: A Cultural Dance.”
Davis Odd Fellows Hall’s Thursday Live!
7:30 p.m.
Davis Odd Fellows Hall, 15 Second St.
Check out local favorites Elvis and the E-Men play Elvis’s hits with authority at this show.
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