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California Journal Calls for Submissions

A new University of California, Davis-based journal on the past, present and future of California is now accepting submissions. Full Story

UC Davis "Green" Lighting Center Gets Bigger, Smarter and $10M in New Grants

At just five years old, the California Lighting Technology Center at UC Davis has so many successful projects under way that it has moved into a new facility with twice the space. Today the center hosts an open house to show off the energy-saving lighting systems ready now and coming soon for homes, offices, businesses, and even parking lots. Full Story

Davis Team's Film To Be Screened At Sundance Festival

A four-year-old boy's hunt for a rabbit -- filmed around small-town Davis and edited in a campus studio -- has put a UC Davis graduate student and his co-director on the stage of perhaps the most prestigious film festival in the United States.
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Disconnect Between Brain Regions in ADHD

Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute. Full Story

Margrit Mondavi's $2M Pledge Launches Fundraising Drive for UC Davis Art Museum

Philanthropist Margrit Biever Mondavi has pledged $2 million to help the University of California, Davis, plan and build a new art museum that will house and display some 4,000 works that the university has collected over the past 40 years. Full Story

White House Ceremony Honors Chemistry Professor

Susan Kauzlarich, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis, received a 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, along with a $10,000 grant to fund her mentoring work. Full Story

Tiger Woods Scandal Cost Businesses Up to $12 Billion

Shareholders of Nike, Gatorade and other Tiger Woods sponsors lost a collective $5 to $12 billion in the wake of the scandal involving his extramarital affairs, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis.
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UC Davis Geologist Jeff Mount Featured on 60 Minutes

UC Davis geologist Jeff Mount was featured on an episode of the show 60 Minutes, discussing California's water shortage. Full Story

Chemistry Professor One of Eight UC Davis AAAS Fellows

Eight UC Davis faculty members are among 531 new fellows elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year for their efforts to advance science or its applications. The new fellows will be presented with a certificate and rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 20, during the society's annual meeting in San Diego. One of the new fellows is chemistry professor Susan Kauzlerich. Full Story

Research Funds at UC Davis Hit Record High: MPS Awards at More Than $21M

The University of California, Davis, received almost $622 million in research funds in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009. The total is a record for the campus and the fifth consecutive year that research funds have topped a half-billion dollars. Full Story

UC Davis Art, Community Center for Local Youths Opens in Woodland

University of California, Davis, faculty and students, local residents and government officials gathered in December to celebrate the opening of a community art center dedicated to inspiring local youth and reinforcing culture through silk-screening, mural painting and other classes. Full Story

College Currents: The College of Letters and Science Magazine

College Currents, the College of Letters and Science bi-annual magazine, highlights what's new with the college's students, research, faculty, alumni, and friends. Find out more.

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