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UC Davis wildlife expert heads to Louisiana to help oil spill cleanup

By Carlos Alcalá - Published: 12:00 am

California is a leader in dealing with the wildlife impacts of oil spills, which is why a UC Davis expert is headed to Louisiana to help prepare for potential contamination from the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Drexel adds grad program in medical science field

Published: 12:00 am

Drexel University has added another academic program to its Center for Graduate Studies in downtown Sacramento.

Oakland artist to assist in art education program

Published: 12:00 am

Oakland native Milton Bowens, who also is artist-in-residence at 40 Acres Art Gallery, will be the first artist to participate in "Any Given Child," a program that partners the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts with six Sacramento schools.

UCD grad student shares prize for potentially lifesaving invention

By Laurel Rosenhall - Published: 12:00 am

A student team that includes a UC Davis graduate student has won a national technology competition for inventing cell-phone software that will help people in developing countries identify vascular diseases in children.

Sac City wins competition for fitness center grant

Published: 12:00 am

The Sacramento City Unified School District will receive a $100,000 grant for a school fitness center after winning the 2010 Governor's Fitness Challenge.