Calendar of events

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 12:15 p.m.
“Learning to Cook,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Building, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 4 p.m.
UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute Distinguished Lecturer Series, the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th St. The speaker is Uta Frith, professor of cognitive development at the University College London. For more information, call (916) 703-0280.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 5 p.m.
“Animal Models for Pulmonary Anthrax: Strategies for Development of New Human Vaccines,” the 2006 Benjamin Highman Lectureship, UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium. The speaker is Mary Lipscomb, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m.
UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute Distinguished Lecturer Series, the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, 2825 50th St. The speaker is Uta Frith, professor of cognitive development at the University College London. For more information, call (916) 703-0280.

Thursday, Feb. 9, noon to 1 p.m.
“Cigarette Prices, Smoking and the Poor: Good Policy or Double Jeopardy,” part of the weekly seminar series by the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, La Bou restaurant, room 1104. The speaker is Peter Franks, UC Davis professor of family and community medicine. For more information, call (916) 734-5572.

Thursday, Feb. 9, 5:30-8 p.m.
"Considering Leadership in Academic Medicine: Do We as Women Owe it to our Profession?," Women in Medicine meeting, Andiamo restaurant, 3145 Folsom Blvd. The speaker is Mary Lipscomb, chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico. To register online for the talk, go to http://somapp.ucdavis.edu/academicaffairs/courses/Index.cfm. Or, contact Cheryl Busman at (916) 703-9183 by Feb. 1.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.
14 th Annual Red & White Ball benefiting the Kiwanis Family House, Double Tree Inn, Sacramento. Advance tickets cost $50 per person and are available online at www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org and from Kiwanis members. Tickets will cost $60 per person at the door. Ticket information is available at (916) 729-0696.

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m.
"Refractive eye surgery," free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, 77 Cadillac Drive, Suite 101. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m.
“Behavior Change,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series, Lawrence J. Ellison Building, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Thursday, Feb. 16, noon to 1 p.m.
Weekly seminar series by the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, La Bou restaurant, room 1104. The speaker is Earnest Cowles, director of the Institute for Social Research at California State University, Sacramento. For more information, call (916) 734-5572.

Friday, Feb. 17, 8 a.m.
“Nutrition for Women/Portion Distortion,” part of the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program’s Women’s Educational Program, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.