Most of Yolo County does not meet the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency’s national ambient air quality standards,the agency announced in December. The designation refers particularly to high levels of fine particulate matter,which many studies have linked to significant health problems and early death.

For those people who enjoy waiting by the mail box for a new post card or letter from a friend, you may have a day off. Postmaster General John E. Potter is proposing that the requirement for mail to be delivered six days a week be changed to five. Potter said the U.S. Postal Service is $2.8 billion in the red and is projecting a net loss of $6 billion in 2009.

UC Davis researchers will soon be able to measure their progress and compare findings with colleagues across the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas collaboration is expected to be a result of the recent Transatlantic Foods for Health Consortium– a partnership between UC Davis and the Centre for Advanced Food Studies in Denmark.

So,I‘ve avoided the whole Palestine-Israel thing for a while now.The entireMiddle East thing seems a mess.He said,she said,America took this,England gave away that.With all the biased media its hard for some uninformed people to figure out how everything got to this point,and more importantly,why theUnited States and so much of the world is essentially ignoring the deaths of over1,000people inGaza.

Free ride over for carbon dioxide absorption in oceans,scientists say The world’s oceans have long been helping to cushion the effects of climate change by absorbing massive amounts of the greenhouse gascarbon dioxide.This buffering process,however,is taking its toll on the oceans,which are experiencing a dangerous rise in acidity due to the dissolving gas.

With what many consider a flawed health care system in theU.S.,it was only a matter of time before someone saw the problems and attempted to fix them.Enter Heather Young,the new associate vice chancellor for nursing and dean of the newly proposed UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.

Event:Waikoloa Intercollegiate Where:Mauna Lani Resort North Course – Waikoloa,Hawaii When:Today,tomorrow and Friday; all day Who to watch:Austin Graham wasted little time in making an impact during the fall season.Now,he’ll look to get off to a similar start in the spring.

An empty state piggy bank leaves King Hall School of Law expansion and renovation at a standstill.Due to a tight state budget,the California Pooled Money Investment Board halted payments for state-funded capital projects on Dec.17.On Jan.9the campus suspended theKing Hallproject for90days.Contractor K.O.O.Construction will maintain the area during this period.

The expansive stage boasted a single microphone and a blue-lit table sporting four chairs,sans Simon Cowell.Enter a slightly kinder panel of judges and10teenage finalists. On Saturday,the fourth annual Davis Idol Final Competition was held at the Brunelle Performing Arts Theatre at Davis Senior High School (DHS).

The groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter,but UC Davis students don’t have to spend it hibernating in their rooms. When the temperatures drop,finding ways to stay fit outdoors can be challenging.The Fitness and Wellness Center hopes to offer students some options for shaking off the February blues with its winter Fitness Frenzy tonight at6:30in Freeborn Hall.

If running the tap while brushing your teeth is a bad habit of yours,Professor Richard Howitt,department chair in the field of agricultural economics,explains how water-rationing will put an end to it.

TODAY URC Abstract Workshop 1 to 2 p.m. Mee Room, MU Learn how to write and submit your abstract for participation in the UCD Undergraduate Research Conference. For more details see urc.ucdavis.edu