Seating around a longtime UC Davis athletic venue is going to look a little different the next time a competition is held there.
The bleachers at Toomey Field — which had been deemed unsafe — are coming down, to be replaced with temporary versions that will be brought in as needed.
The longtime track and field venue will still be used for competition.
Centurylong wine experiment begins
Twitter video: Preparing for a long, long experiment
Amy Quinton: @ucdavis researchers launch 100-year experiment to examine how natural corks age and extend #wine shelf life. About 400 bottles being corked by @UCDVEN now
UC Davis researchers are conducting a 100-year experiment to examine how the structure and chemistry of natural wine corks change over time. Led by viticulture and enology professor Andrew Waterhouse, the project will look at how certain characteristics of the corks slow the transmission of oxygen, which can directly affect the quality of the wine and how well it ages.
The project will examine already bottled wine of different ages, but also follow newly bottled wines for 100 years. Researchers launched the experiment last week, bottling 110 gallons of wine, or about 400 bottles.
Instagram video: Celebrating at fall commencement
Sertan Usanmaz: One final Davis adventure with my brother for life @proud2bchaldean #UCD #UCDavis #UCDavisGrad #UCDavisAlumi #ClassOf2017
Dipping into a little snack
Just in time for the Super Bowl, Staff Assembly will host a Dip-Off on Monday, Jan. 29, in Ballroom A at the Activities and Recreation Center. Prizes will be awarded to the three most popular dips, as well as the entrant with the best table display.
Registration is open for dip creators ("dip masters") and tasters — and there's only space for about 50 of each. More information and registration links.