UC Davis may often be associated with wine, but unique opportunities also await aspiring brewers. The Master Brewers Program (MBP) through the UC Davis Extension is the only institution in the United States that offers a university-level qualification in brewery engineering and brewing science. On an international level, MBP is only one of only three programs of this kind in the world.

You don’t have to be a conservation biologist to help regenerate a dying breed of blue oak trees. This is the hope of citizen science-advocate, Heidi Ballard, a professor in the UC Davis School of Education, who believes that public volunteers can not only help researchers collect data, but can help create the research itself.

After two months of testing, UC Davis will end its Gmail trial for faculty and staff amidst worries about Google’s commitment to privacy.

UC Davis is working to help rectify the damage done by the oil spill that occurred in the Gulf Coast over three weeks ago – a cause of great concern among the scientific community due to its potential impact on wildlife.

Davis Food Co-op members have until May 28 to vote for candidates to fill seats on its Board of Directors, and candidates are including an international debate in their agenda.

Editor’s note: On April 16, the UC Davis Athletic Department cut four Intercollegiate teams. As part of a four-part series,

While most people have no problem drinking a nice cold mojito, a young dachshund puppy named Mojito was having trouble swallowing anything at all until he underwent a revolutionary procedure to save his life.

Well, I guess I’ll start off by reassuring you that this column will not be about my hemorrhoids (thanks, Dave Karimi). This is primarily because I don’t have them. I can feel the guy’s pain, though. Okay, I can’t literally feel it. But I can imagine and sympathize.

Boys and girls, we need to talk. After scrounging my brain for something to write about this week, I had an ah-ha moment. Why are we so afraid of talking about sex?

Superheroes and the villains they vanquish are always stealing their powers from the animal kingdom. Spiderman launched webs and Dr. Octopus had eight limbs. Sabertooth was vicious and Wolverine emulated a member of the weasel family. Catwoman? More like copy-cat.

City Council candidates had an opportunity last Thursday to speak to the public about issues affecting downtown Davis and the economy’s effect on businesses. This year, the Downtown Davis Business Association hosted the event at Davis Odd Fellows Hall, one of the six forums.

On Thursday night when there’s a rumbling roar, don’t panic – it is the firework show at the end of Celebrate Davis! In its seventh year, the Davis Chamber of Commerce is putting on a showcase of businesses, city services and more at 4:30 p.m. at Community Park, located at 14th and F Streets.