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1 hr ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

UC asks court to stem scope of hospital-worker strike

University of California officials have gone to court to stem the extent of a two-day strike set to begin Tuesday for thousands of patient-care technicians at UC Davis Medical Center and four other large University of California hospitals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, UC San Francisco, UC Irvine

5 hrs ago | Business Journal

Second union to strike UC med centers in 'sympathy' with AFSCME on Tuesday; unions face limits

UPDATE: According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento Superior Court Judge David Brown has "ordered 447 technical, patient care and professional employees to report for work during a two-day strike Tuesday and Wednesday at five University of California medical centers." The UC system had asked for a temporary injunction to stop the ... (more)

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Related Topix: California

Mon May 20, 2013

KCRA-TV Sacramento

UC Davis Medical Center reduces, delays services because of strike

The anticipated strike by unionized hospital workers at University of California Medical Centers Tuesday and Wednesday has already started to affect patients UC Davis Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

Business Journal

UC Davis leads with building sustainability

The University of California Davis leads the university system for its sustainable buildings.

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Related Topix: Davis, CA, Energy

EurekAlert!

UC Davis engineers create on-wetting fabric drains sweat

Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis.

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Related Topix: Davis, CA, Science / Technology, Inventions

EurekAlert!

UC Davis startup changes listening experience

Fifteen years of research at the University of California, Davis, is being turned into commercial products by Dysonics, a startup company based in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Davis, CA, Davis College, iPhone, Headphones

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

This Week: Jobs picture shows improvement for graduating students

Over the next few weeks, thousands of young men and women in the Sacramento region will receive diplomas signifying their transition from high school to college or from institutions of higher learning into the work world.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Cal State Sacramento, Davis, CA

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Job Front: UC Davis plans workshop to aid U.S. veterans find work

They have served their country at home and around the globe. Now they are ready to start new careers in the civilian world.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Sacramento, CA, Antelope, CA

Examiner.com

Digestive Disease Week

It's digestive diseases awareness week, and the results of new studies are being presented and examined on the latest methods for managing digestive health with dietary changes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Acupuncture, Davis, CA, Ireland, World News, Colorectal Health, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Sun May 19, 2013

Scientific Blogging

Engineered Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria Can Grow Without Light

The cyanobacterium strain Synechococcus elongatus strain PCC 7942 has been well characterized as a model photoautotroph in the lab of Shota Atsumi at the University of California, Davis.

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Related Topix: Davis, CA

The Daily Democrat

Letdown looms as court weighs narrow ruling

The Supreme Court fight over California's Proposition 8, viewed by gay-rights advocates as a historic opportunity to establish same-sex marriage nationwide, may not even settle the issue in the state.

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Related Topix: US News, California, California Government, Gay/Lesbian, Wedding

Chico Enterprise-Record

Oroville university women celebrate three newest Tech Trek students

Oroville branch of the American Association of University Women recently held two events for Tech Trek, a California AAUW program that sends seventh grade girls to a week-long, summer math/science camp on university campuses.

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Related Topix: Oroville, CA, California, Butte County, CA, Chico, CA

The Honolulu Advertiser

Rainbows clinch series against UC Davis

Stephen Ventimilia hit the tie-breaking RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning and Hawaii tacked on three more runs in the eighth to pull away for a 6-2 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night at Les Murakami Stadium.

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Live Science

Swine Flu Found in Elephant Seals

The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Red Bluff Daily News

Jean Barton: Tour of Central Coast of California

Three Red Bluff High School classmates met on the CBCIA tour of Central California Coast.

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Related Topix: California, Symphony, Arts, Chico, CA, Cal State Chico, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

The Daily Democrat

Wolves learn about post- high school life

Woodland High School partnered with the community to engage students in discussions about life post-graduation during state testing last month.

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Related Topix: California

KSEE-TV Fresno

Fresno City College Graduates Celebrate

Over 1,200 students will receive degrees from Fresno City College this year. With a sluggish economy, futures are anything but guaranteed.

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Business Journal

UC goes to court to stop medical-worker strike

About 30,000 workers statewide - including 5,800 at UC Davis - are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 or University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America Local 9119.

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CBS 47

West Nile discovered in Fresno County

The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District has notified the Fresno County Department of Public Health of the positive test results provided by the State's laboratory at UC Davis.

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Related Topix: Fresno County, CA, West Nile Virus, Health, Tulare, CA

CBS Local

Growing Popularity Of Private Drones Concern California Privacy Groups

No longer exclusively used by the military, drones are increasingly being used by groups and private individuals.

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Related Topix: Privacy, Entomology, US News, Federal Aviation Administration