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“Algebra for all” policy flawed, according to study

April 25, 2012

Learning algebra too early in life could be more harmful than beneficial to some students, according to a new study conducted by UC Davis...

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Column: Scientific hoaxes

April 25, 2012

Last week, the subject of my column was of scientists being honest but wrong. This week, I want to talk about the other part...

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Heat up and wiggle

April 19, 2012

How does a squirrel tell a rattlesnake to stay away from its babies? It heats up its tail. Using a robotic model of a...

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Solar eclipse to appear over northern California in May

April 19, 2012

Students and members of the UC Davis community are preparing for a special type of solar eclipse that will occur in the evening sky...

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Theta Tau to host Rube Goldberg Competition

April 18, 2012

Popping a balloon is a simple, one-step process, right? Just get a pin and puncture the rubber. But what if this process has to...

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Tech tips

April 18, 2012

Busy schedules and moving from one location to another throughout the day or during the week can mean that a person is away from...

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‘If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live?’

April 18, 2012

Last year, UC Davis Entomology Ph.D. student Matan Shelomi stumbled across the question, "If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let...

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Column: On being wrong

April 18, 2012

For those of you who weren’t keeping up with the faster-than-light neutrinos story after it hit the news sites, it was revealed about a...

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A look into the world of beer

April 11, 2012

Beer is a beverage that many college students may be familiar with as a simple refreshing drink, but the complexity of the brewing process...

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High nitrate levels in drinking water concerning for rural Californians

April 11, 2012

The Tulare and Salinas Basins – home to half of California’s cow population and 40 percent of its irrigated agricultural land – are vital...

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UC Davis Cancer Center receives ‘comprehensive’ status

April 11, 2012

The UC Davis Cancer Center has recently achieved a “comprehensive” designation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Maryland. The new “comprehensive” designation signifies...

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Column: Trace nutrients

April 11, 2012

Do you take multivitamins? If you do, take a look at the back of the bottle at the ingredients list. Apart from vitamins A,...

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Davis Volunteer Network launches a new site

April 11, 2012

For those looking to volunteer in or around town, a single website has the information needed to get started. The Davis Volunteer Network site debuted...

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Davis researchers find insight into the cause of COPD

April 11, 2012

While it has long been known that smoking can cause serious health problems, researchers at UC Davis have been conducting research that shows how...

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Column: Trippy

April 4, 2012

Whenever there is a discussion on the use of psychedelic drugs, such as acid or psilocybin (mushrooms), for medical rather than recreational uses, two...

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