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Today, many high-energy physicists believe that they are continuing the same scientific thoughts that began over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece. It was decided then that everything in the world must me made up of tiny indivisible things called atoms.
Only 100 years ago was the existence of atoms proven, but it wasn't until the 1930s when scientists were able to put down the basic equations of quantum mechanics, so that even the simplest atom - the Hydrogen atom - could be understood.
For several years now, UC Davis' student portal, MyUCDavis, has been using Geckomail for its e-mail communication purposes.
Though the portal itself has gone through many changes and updates, Geckomail has not, and several issues have arisen that make saving and sorting e-mails challenging for students.
New asthma inhaler encounters rough changeover
Millions who suffer from asthma and lung disease will have to change inhalers by the end of the year, and it may be difficult for many people.
Today
"UC Davis Global Funding Workshop in Science and Engineering"
Evan Notman
206 Olson, noon to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by University Outreach and International Programs
What is the philosophy of science?
Philosophy of science is the study of science. We try to understand what science is and how it works. Of course, since most of us are academics, we try to explain that to other people and we get into debates about that, so we have scholarly discussions about whether one person is right in their interpretation or not.
Have you ever wondered how inventions get from the minds of researchers to the shelves of stores or to being incorporated into different products? The process is longer and more complicated than one might think, but UC Davis is actually a stepping stone in the process. InnovationAccess,the technology transfer department of UC Davis, helps to connect campus inventors to the patent office and to companies for further development and eventual commercialization.
Today
"Fire Ants and Native Ants: A Cautionary Tale"
Walter Tschinkel
122 Briggs, 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the entomology department
The worldwide food shortage and prices are expected to continue increasing until at least 2010, forcing the United Nations World Food Program to take precautionary measures, according to an article on allheadlinenews.com.
Data from the UN program suggest that the prices of some food items have drastically increased by 40 percent last year in some nations. The global food reserves have also decreased from 169 food-aid days in 2007 to 53 days this year, the lowest in 30 years.
The German writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, once observed "Knowing is not enough. We must apply."
This ideal could serve for what prompted 207 undergraduate students to go beyond the classroom and share their research discoveries Saturday at the 19th annual Undergraduate Research Conference.
The conference provided undergraduates with the unique opportunity to present research in a professional atmosphere either through an oral presentation or poster display. Students from all disciplines including communication, psychology and biochemistry participated.
Not only is the conference meant to help students apply what they have learned, but it also serves to give students a taste of what is to come if they wish to pursue graduate or professional degrees.
As the world marvels at non-smelling socks,more effective sunscreens and other products made possible with nanotechnology,researchers are questioning whether this tiny science of the future may have a huge impact on the environment and human health.
According to a2007report by Jennifer Sass,a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council,nanoscale silver ions,like the ones used in non-smelling socks,kill the microbes that cause odor.However,such commercial use permits these ions to enter the waste system and eventually the environment,killing beneficial microbes in the soil.
Today
"The Epidemiology and Control of Malaria- Updating the Classical Paradigm"
David Smith
122Briggs,noon to1p.m.
Sponsored by theentomology department
"Australian Weed Eradication Research"
Dane Panetta
3001Plant and Environmental Sciences,12:10to1p.m.
Sponsored by theplant sciences department
Name: Gordon Ng
Major: Biological Sciences
Year: Senior
What got you interested in your major?
I took a general education course, SAS 20 - Genetics and Society, in my freshman year and that triggered my interest in the sciences. From there on I took more science classes and developed a curiosity for molecular biology and how the human body functions.
Today
"Plant-Mediated Indirect Competitionbetween Insect Herbivores - Implications for Weed Biological Control"
James Nechols
122Briggs,noon to1p.m.
Sponsored by the entomology department
"L-Peach - A Crop Model That Can Be Useful to Horticulturalists,Physiologists,Molecular Biologists and Breeders"
Ted DeJong
3001Plant and Environmental Sciences,12:10to1p.m.
Sponsored by the plantsciences department
What do you teach? Why did you decide to teach it?
Well, I teach physics, and I actually got interested about the seventh grade. There was a brief stint when I wanted to be a forest ranger! The way I sort of got started in physics was because my aunt gave me a Christmas gift when I was in the seventh grade. It was a subscription to a book-of-the month club for children, and one of the first books I got was on the Manhattan Project, and they were describing nuclei and stuff and how big things were, and they said that if you take the nucleus of a hydrogen atom, which is a proton and you laid a quadrillion of them end to end they'd take up about a quarter of your fingernail and I said, 'Wow! How do you measure something so small?' Obviously, you don't pull out a meter stick, so how did they determine that size? The seventh grade science teacher I had basically was clueless, but … basically when I got to college, I learned about the Rutherford experiments and how all these sizes were originally determined using the scattering of particles. So, it was just that quest, how do you measure something so small that got me interested in physics, and sort of held onto me.
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