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By Hiedi Andersen WOODLAND — Books, lip balm, markers, sunglasses, shoes and toys sound like the fantastic end to any tween’s birthday party. But for Woodlander Emily DeLacey, the table piled high with playing cards, socks, colored pencils and bouncy balls at her recent “almost” birthday party was just the start of a huge collection […]
Discrimination against women in science continues to be a problem, even in fields dominated by female researchers, suggests a new study from UC Davis, which found a startling gender disparity in who is chosen to speak at scientific conferences.
Lead author Lynne Isbell, a professor of anthropology at UC Davis, initiated the study after being struck by the scarcity of female speakers at the annual meeting in April of the American Association of Physical Anthropology.
“I started wondering if this was a fluke, or something we hadn’t noticed before,” Isbell said.
The study was published …
Three city-owned trees near the turnaround on the far eastern point of Olive Drive were illegally cut down over the spring, prompting the city to drop a hefty fine on the property management company that ordered the removals. The city fined Select Commercial Brokers, the company responsible for the work, $12,000 for chopping down two […]
When Marty Eckhardt began coordinating the Davis Fire Department’s Thanksgiving food basket program in 1988, the effort involved feeding 25 local families with the fixings for a traditional turkey dinner. As the years went by, the program grew steadily, serving as many as 750 families at its peak. About 650 families were recipients on Wednesday […]
