Newsletter - Spring 2008

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Picnic Day 2008
Perfect weather helped make this year’s Picnic Day the biggest one ever, with around 100,000 people in attendance!  LAWR had a variety of booths and displays, including Soil Art, the Ant Farm, The Earth from Space, Water Testing and Conservation, the Air Quality Wheel of Fortune game, Drought Tolerant Plants, Online Soil Survey, Microbes, Dr. Dirt was taking soil samples, and Atmospheric Science performed their popular demonstrations throughout the day.

Soils and Biogeochemistry grad student Heather Throckmorton assists kids with their Soil Art.

Atmospheric Science grad student Liyi Xu demonstrates Tornado in a Bottle.

Hydrologic Sciences grad student Sandrine Journet describes ten tips to save ten gallons of water per day.

Graduate Showcase 2008
LAWR’s graduate groups in Atmospheric Science, Hydrologic Sciences and Soils and Biogeochemistry hosted their second Graduate Showcase event in March 2008.  The Showcase is an opportunity to present our interdisciplinary programs to potential graduate students, who get to tour the UC Davis campus, meet with faculty, tour labs, and dine with current grad students. 

Atmospheric Science hosts and recruits.

Hydrologic Sciences hosts and recruits.

Soils and Biogeochemistry hosts and recruits.

Attention Hydrology alumni – we’re on Facebook!
Search for “UCD Hydrology Program” in Facebook to see former classmates who have become fans!