UC DavisMedical Centerwas named among the nation’s top50“Best Hospitals“ for the16thconsecutive yearbyU.S.News & World Report in its annual survey of over5,000national hospitals.The results were made public July10online.

High consumption of fish in Japanese diet may prevent clogged arteries Traditional seafood-rich Japanese diets may be the key to reducing risk of heart disease, according to Dr. Akira Sekikawa, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, and his team of researchers.

This weekend, the True Love Coffeehouse in Sacramento will host the first In The Flow music festival, a weekend of modern and improvisational jazz, rock, blues and more. Performances will be held on two outdoor stages throughout the event. More than 15 groups are scheduled to perform, including local and regional musicians of varied styles of music and improvisation.

An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday to lift a February2007injunction against UC Berkeley that preventedthe building of a new athletic training facility next toMemorialStadium.The controversy over the new facility centers on its location.In order to build the structure next to the stadium,the university plans to clear44trees from a grove of about80oaks,redwoods and other trees.

One man’s trash is another man‘s electricity inYoloCounty,and the feds have noticed. The Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized the county for its landfill bioreactor,a system that takes the gas generated by solid waste and uses it to generate electricity.

To our readers: The California Aggie has traditionally printed twice a week over thesummer months,on Monday and Thursday.That tradition has continuedthis summer.Due to budget concerns,however,The Aggie will beprinting only Thursdays duringsummersessionII.Although theprint edition of the newspaper will only be available one day a weekduring this period,The Aggie will continue to update its onlineedition two days a week.You can visit The Aggie online atcaliforniaaggie.com.

DavisCity Council took a step towards banning wood burning fireplaces at its meeting Tuesday night,in an effort to improvelocalair quality.

In the July28issue of The California Aggie,the article “UC to open two new medical schools” statedthat the UC regents granted approval for the opening of a medical school on the UC Merced campus.The article should have stated that UC Merced has received approval to plan a new medical school.The Aggie regrets the error.

Approved an agreement to purchase an agricultural conservation easement to permanently protect the agricultural values and open space character of the Wasserman Farm.Council approved a budget adjustment of$390,000for the purchase.

In the dramatic twist of Randall Miller’s upcoming film Bottle Shock, an intern and the heir to Calistoga’s Chateau Montelena winery make a shocking discovery about a batch of Montelena Chardonnay. The pair, played by Rachael Taylor (Transformers) and Chris Pine (Just My Luck, Smokin’ Aces), head east for some expert advice – at UC Davis.

Editor‘spicks: Franklin For Short,Le Petit Protest,Autumn Sky Today,10p.m.,$3-5,21 Sophia‘s Thai Kitchen In the Flow Festival Saturday and Sunday,noon,$15per day True Love Coffeehouse inSacramento

Editor’snote:This week for10questions TheCaliforniaAggie grilled UC Davis professor Elizabeth Applegate about what it’s like to be a nutritionist.Dr.Applegate has adoctoratein nutrition from UC Davis,has appeared on CNN and ESPN as a nutrition expert,has served as a team nutritionist for both theOakland Raiders and theGoldenState Warriors and teaches the popular Nutrition10class on campus.