Features

High consumption of fish in Japanese diet may prevent clogged arteries

Traditional seafood-rich Japanese diets may be the key to reducing risk of heart disease, according to Dr. Akira Sekikawa, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, and his team of researchers.

Editor's note: For this edition of 10 questions, The California Aggie spoke with Matt Rexroad, a Yolo County supervisor who lives in Woodland. Prior to his current position, Rexroad served as mayor of Woodland, an attorney and a U.S. marine serving in Iraq.

TODAY

Climate Action Team meeting

7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Clubroom, Veterans Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St.

The City of Davis Climate Action Team will have a discussion on community choice aggregation, a type of public power. Speakers will include PG&E employees as well as local clean energy advocates.

Most students have had this nightmare before — they are sitting in class, talking to their friends and all of a sudden, their mother walks into the classroom.

Editor's note: For this week's 10 questions, The California Aggie spoke with Davis regional librarian Jay Johnstone, who oversees the Mary L. Stephens public library in Davis.

John Maurice Tucker, a UC Davis professor emeritus of botany and world-renowned oak specialist and plant expert, died July 5 from a stroke. He was 92.

Amy Barr is still in shock.

She and four other students from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management were recently awarded top honors in the Bank of America 17th Annual Low-income Housing Challenge.

WEDNESDAY

Davis Farmers Market

4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Central Park

Buy local produce and more at the farmers market. For more information, visit davisfarmersmarket.org.

Have you ever wondered what kinds of research and activities take place on the different University of California campuses?

The University of California Television gives students and the general public an inside view into what they may not know about UCs.

Editor's note: In order to shed some light on its day to day operations, The Aggie talked to its own Jon Gold this week. The managing editor is a senior political science and international relations double major.

Talking on your cell phone frequently could produce an expensive phone bill - but could it also give you cancer?

For now, the answer is no. There have been several studies about the link between cell phones and brain cancer and many of them have pointed toward the negative.

Honeybees do more than sting you. Without them, you wouldn't get to eat your favorite fruits, nuts and ice cream flavors. And due to a recent mysterious decline in honeybee colonies, you may actually be losing more than that.

The male Japanese beetle doesn't look for a pretty face when trying to choose a mate.

Instead, the invasive pest sniffs for a female's sex pheromone, a chemical signal which she naturally releases, which the male detects with an enzyme in its antennae, said UC Davis entomology professor and chemical ecologist Walter Leal.

TUESDAY

Tcheka concert

7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The Quad

SummerMusic 2008, a free concert series put on by the Mondavi Center, will kick off Tcheka's blend of world music and jazz. Go enjoy this free event!

Editor's note: Donald Dudley is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Law and has worked at Student Judicial Affairs for over a decade. The Aggie sat down with him to find out the real deal about SJA.