Features

With what many consider a flawed health care system in the U.S., it was only a matter of time before someone saw the problems and attempted to fix them. Enter Heather Young, the new associate vice chancellor for nursing and dean of the newly proposed UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.

If running the tap while brushing your teeth is a bad habit of yours, Professor Richard Howitt, department chair in the field of agricultural economics, explains how water-rationing will put an end to it.

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URC Abstract Workshop

11 a.m. to noon

Mee Room, MU

Learn how to write and submit your abstract for participation in the UCD Undergraduate Research Conference.

For more details see urc.ucdavis.edu.

Little Prague Restaurant

330 G St.

Hours: Open daily, see littleprague.com for more info

Price: $$ to $$$ out of $$$$

Ambience: 3 ½ stars

Food: 3 ½ stars

Service: 3 ½ stars

If you work at UC Davis, chances are you know Stan Nosek - or at least his signature on your paycheck.

"I don't actually sign each individual check," Nosek said. "I [computerized] that one about 7 years ago. But whenever people ask me that, I always say, 'yes, I saw yours, and I'm going to do something about it!'"

The Jan. 28 article "Student's vision of change restores sight," incorrectly stated that the A.B. Eye Institute is located in Bahir, India. The Institute is located in Bihar, India. Also, the patients who attempted to thread needles after care were recipients of eyeglasses, not surgical patients. The Aggie regrets the errors.

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Paid summer teaching opportunity info session

5:10 p.m.

114 South Hall

Partner with Breakthrough Collaborative to teach underprivileged youth this summer. Learn how to be a competitive applicant for this program, and have the possibility to work for eight weeks either in the U.S. or in Hong Kong!

According to the Thai Red Cross Society, an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 children are sold into the sex trade in Thailand. Half as many are estimated to be trafficked into the United States. Even in our very own country, children as young as two years old are exploited, and coerced into performing sex and oral sex acts well beyond their years. Now, the question remains - what can we do to stop it?

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Student Assistant to the Chancellor information meeting

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

East Conference Room

Check out this informational meeting with the current Student Assistants to the Chancellor, Traci Brown and Molly Sundstrom. The application deadline is Feb. 20; e-mail any questions to sac@ucdavis.edu.

It comes as no surprise that as a college town, Davis has its share of drunk drivers. But a new Health Education and Promotion (HEP) program is working to reduce the number and raise awareness about designated drivers.

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Argentina: Evita, Maradona, Che Guevara - Latin American Icons

Noon to 1 p.m.

EAC, 207 Third St.

Learn more about the South American gem this afternoon

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Hunger lunch

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Silo back patio

The lunch, sponsored by Nourish International, will be an all-you-can-eat meal of rice, beans and cornbread.

Imagine looking through a clear plastic glass, filled with water. Now replace that water with milk. This is the world through the eyes of someone with a cataract. But with a $50 surgical procedure, this blur can be restored to the clarity of water.

Jasdeep Manik, a junior neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, traveled to India in December to assist with these cataract operations. She went as a volunteer with Unite for Sight, a nonprofit aimed at promoting international eye care and assistance.

Fish are important to Peter Moyle, and he would argue they're important to you too.

The UC Davis professor of wildlife, fish and conservation biology has dedicated his entire adult life to studying the ecology of freshwater fish. A Minnesota native, Moyle is a nationally known conservation expert and prolific author of 106 peer-reviewed papers and five books. He also serves on numerous committees associated with managing the San Francisco Estuary.

Want to go to summer camp, ride horses or play on a playground and get paid to do it?

The City of Davis Community Services Department is holding its Recreational Job Fair on Wednesday, January 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Multipurpose room in the Veterans Memorial Center on 203 East 14th St.