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Two years of research were thrown out in a few days – by an11-year-old. Gabriel Leal,a sixth-grader at Willet Elementary School in Davis,needed to create a science project forWillet’s Open House and Science Fair/Family Science Night in April.Gabriel’s father,Walter Leal,a UC Davis professor of entomology,suggested that Gabriel study mosquitoes.Gabriel,however,decided tostudy the navel orangeworm,an agricultural pest,and its preference for nuts.Prior to Gabriel’s experiment,Professor Leal’s research was based on a paper published in California Agriculture stating that the NOW moth preferred almonds to other types of nuts.

TODAY Italy: Renaissance Florence and the Birth of Modern Europe Noon to 1 p.m. Conference Room, Education Abroad Center, 207 Third St. Learn about a summer 2009 study abroad opportunity!

UK/England: Warriors and Monks in Medieval Europe Noon to 1 p.m. Conference Room, Education Abroad Center, 207 Third St. Learn about a study abroad opportunity for this coming summer!

The Gunrock Pub The UC Davis Silo Hours: Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Price: $$ out of $$$$ Ambience: 3 stars Food: 3 ½ stars Service: 3 ½ stars

It all started with an artificial vagina. The newborn foals in the campus Horse Barn are a charming vision of life in the quaint Davis flatlands.They tenderly nuzzle their mothers and wave their bristled tails in the winter breeze.Every January,these tiny foals appear in the barn.And every January,the students of the Stud ManagerInternship help to create them.

TODAY Europe: Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe Noon to 1 p.m. Conference Room, Education Abroad Center, 207 Third St. Learn about a study abroad opportunity for this coming summer!

If you’re like most people and resolve to lose weight and eat healthy for thenewyear,Student Health Services (SHS) aims to help you achieve your goals. “Eat Well,Live Healthy!” is a free SHS-sponsored weight management series run by Registered Dietitian RyannMiller.The program,now in its third year,is offered once per quarter.

TODAY BBQ and Football with Sigma Nu fraternity 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oxford Circle Park (next to Cuarto) Go play football and enjoy some food with the brothers of the Sigma Nu.

For most of us,buying a new computer means two choices:a PC or a Mac,and the operating systems that come standard with each.But to a small yet growing group of dedicated people,that choice is a false dichotomy. The Linux Users‘ Group of Davis has,at its core,a mission to expand awareness and use of Linux operating systems.Theclub will be celebrating its10-year anniversaryonMonday at the Davis Brach of the Yolo County Public Library (315East14th St.),from7to9p.m. (The library is closed for Martin Luther King Day but LUGOD has reserved the facility for the meeting).

Out of the 100 astronauts in the NASA space program, two of them – Stephen Robinson (1978) and Tracy Caldwell (1997) – are UC Davis graduates.

TODAY Project Compost 6 p.m. 43 Memorial Union, MU Basement Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.   STATS training night 7 to 9 p.m. 207 Olson Learn how to become an intern for Students Teaching AIDS To Students and present information about HIV/AIDS to high school students.   Women’s […]

A correction in the Jan.5issue of The California Aggie incorrectly stated that Jeffrey Gibeling will become chair of the Council of Graduate Students.In fact,Gibeling will become chair of the Council of Graduate Schools.The Aggie regrets the error.