That antibacterial soap might not be so good for your health after all,according to a new UC Davis study. A coalition of UC Davis researchersstudying twoantimicrobialchemical compounds – triclosan and triclocarban – found in a wide variety of hygienic products,recently published an article inEnvironmental Health Perspectivesdocumenting their discoveriesof thenegativeeffects of these chemicals on reproductive hormone activity and cell signaling through studies of human and animal cells.

Graduate students from different departments at UC Davis launched a social bookmarking website in May field called WaterSISWEB, which stands for Scientific Information Syndication Websites, and is dedicated to the water resources. Kaveh Madani, a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering, helped create the site, along with other graduate students from various departments and people on campus.

John Maurice Tucker,a UC Davis professor emeritus of botany and world-renowned oakspecialist and plant expert,diedJuly5from a stroke.He was92.

Before longtimeart gallery owner Barry Smithopened the new Sacramento Art Complexbetween K and21st streets inSacramento,he looked up the noun “complex” in a dictionary. “It’s an interrelated but separate[group] of intellectually creative entities,” said Smith,who has been an art dealer for25years. “I loved it,so I thought, ‘Hey,what if I had a gaggle of artists around me as this synergetic entity?'”

When Kenyan-born Victor Sila first came toAmerica15years ago,he wanted to be a Michael Jackson orBabyface-style R&B singer.However,he was rejected by every label he approached. “It felt inauthentic,especially with my heavy accent,” Sila said. “I was trying to be westernized,trying to do what I thought was the cool thing to do,but I was miserable and everyone else who heard me could feel it.“

The Davis City Council held a public workshop before its Tuesday meeting to review the Planning Commission’s updates to the Housing Element Steering Committee’s recommendations about the future of housing growth in Davis. One of the most controversial issues in Davis politics, the subject of new building, drew a nearly packed house into the chambers two hours before the regularly scheduled meeting. Principal city planner Bob Wolcott began the workshop by giving an overview of the steering committee’s report along with changes recommended by the Planning Commission and city staff.

Approved resolution accepting the California Office of Traffic Safety “Avoid the 8” continuation grant, a program intended to create coordinated regional traffic enforcement teams to provide sobriety checkpoints, DUI enforcement, public information campaigns and holiday traffic enforcement. The Davis Police Department will receive $291,404 for office overtime funding and equipment related to the program.

If Green Daywerecool,they’d be The Fratellis.There’s only so far you can go with power chord anthems without sounding like you’re kicking a dead horse. There’s also a certain fullness required to elevate a band’s sound to a higher level,no matter how small a band’s numbers or simple their instrumentation.Social Distortion was never able to get this right,and the White Stripes got off the train a while ago.

The portion of Interstate80that travels throughSolanoCounty is getting some much-needed attention. The project,known as Pave80,consists ofreplacing failed pavement areas,providing new asphalt concrete surface,and upgrading the median barrier at various points along I-80betweenVacaville andVallejo.

Editor’s picks: All My Pretty Ones, The Beat Nun, Ellie Fortune Sunday, 8 p.m., $3-5 Primary Concepts at 219 E St. Del Castillo Monday, 7:30 p.m., free The Quad

Amy Barr is still in shock. She and four other students from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management were recently awarded top honors in the Bank of America 17th Annual Low-income Housing Challenge.

Editor’snote:For this week’s10questions,TheCalifornia Aggie spoke withDavisregionallibrarianJay Johnstone,who oversees the Mary L.Stephens public library inDavis.