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SeXX Shift
Those students with an XX
chromosomal makeup — females — are dominating their XY counterparts at UC Davis and in higher education nationally. Click on SeXX Shift. (Design: Jay Leek)
Volume 26 · Number 2 · Winter 2009
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Features
SeXX Shift
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Female college students now outnumber the men by a wide and growing margin — a trend that has wide-ranging implications for higher education and the future of the country. |
An Anniversary Visit
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Alumnus and photographer Jim West ’79 returned to campus after 20 years and took a look through the lens of his camera at what’s new. |
Troubled Waters in Tanzania
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Livestock, wild animals, people and infectious disease all converge at the dwindling water holes in rural Tanzania. UC Davis researchers are there, too, working alongside to help. |
Prized Writing
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We share excerpts from two student papers — examples of some of the best student writing on campus and winners in the annual “Prized Writing” contest. |