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Tech Tips: Beauty in clouds

April 11, 2013

The Scenario: You’re working on a project within a group, but need to distribute the data to everyone. No one has time to meet up,...

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Davis wind blows strong this season

April 11, 2013

It’s spring in Davis and the student body is abuzz with excitement for the nice weather. Unfortunately, along with the beautiful sunshine comes another,...

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This Week in Science

April 4, 2013

*Editor’s note: This is a new section of the science page. Every week, we will publish the top seven (according to us) most fascinating...

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UC Davis study shows negative effects of neutering

April 4, 2013

It comes as no surprise that the most common procedure done in veterinary medicine is sterilization in the form of castration. Animal science students...

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Column: I’m not quite sure I like™ this

April 4, 2013

Let’s just forget the racist, nostalgic diatribe pining over the good ol’ days. Let’s pretend that this isn't a geriatric rant about how the...

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Column: Fired up over gun legislation

April 4, 2013

We’ve all heard the tragic stories of gun violence. Columbine, Virginia Tech, the shootings in Connecticut … the stories play for weeks, if not...

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Cocaine addiction studied through brain activity

March 13, 2013

All people from all social classes and ethnicities are vulnerable to the ubiquitous presence of drug addiction. Yet research into a cure gets less...

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Memory networks

March 13, 2013

Researchers from UC Davis and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have revealed the various parts of the brain that work...

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Researchers working on cure for those wild weekends

March 13, 2013

The dreaded hangover — the punishment of a night out for college students. With the headache, nausea and sensitivity to light, it will ruin...

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Getting ready to rumble

March 13, 2013

As natural disasters go, earthquakes are among the most destructive, as well as the most mysterious. Originating beyond the range of direct observation, miles...

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Tech Tips: Save some time while studying

March 13, 2013

The problem: Finals are just around the corner. We all know what that means: the library has never been so packed and you are...

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Column: Suckers

March 12, 2013

In some dialects, the term “sucker” refers to one who is easily swindled or deceived. The natural world isn’t without its share of suckers...

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Tech Tips: Cheap books? How about free?

March 6, 2013

With the ever-rising costs of textbooks, many students are looking for cheaper, or even free, alternatives to help alleviate the financial burden. Amazon and...

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Column: Things that eat

March 6, 2013

*Editor’s note: I realize that I have drastically oversimplified many of these concepts, but there is just too much information to adequately express it...

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Smarter robots and you

March 6, 2013

Robots. They’re everywhere around us. We work with them in factories and use them in conditions unsuitable for humans. As ubiquitous as they are,...

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