Calendar of events

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, held in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 2400. The sessions are intended to provide basic information and answer questions about all aspects of refractive eye surgery. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 12:15 p.m.
"Signs & Symptoms of Heart Disease," part of the UC Davis Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series. Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service, held in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology, Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 2400. The sessions are intended to provide basic information and answer questions about all aspects of refractive eye surgery. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m.
"Genethics," part of the "Coming of Age" lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Aging and Health, UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X Street, Sacramento. The potential for genetic manipulation to alter the human condition is staggering in its consequences for good and harm. A moral-ethical imperative must be developed for this accelerating science. The framework of this ethical construct has been termed "genethics." Cloning, privacy, therapy and "improvements to the species" are all at issue. The speaker is Faith T. Fitzgerald, UC Davis professor of medicine and dean of medical education. For more information, call (530) 754-8679 or (530) 752-9463.

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 12:15 p.m.
"Time to Get Fiber," part of the UC Davis Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Program lecture series. Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, room 3015B, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento. For more information, call (916) 734-8407.

Monday, Sept. 11, noon
"Nutrition: Health vs. Hype," part of the "Coming of Age" lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Aging and Health, Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento. There is much more to good nutrition than just eating less fat. An interactive discussion about the value of plant-based diets, phytochemicals and nutritional supplements. Learn to distinguish between health approaches to nutrition and media hype. The speaker is Christopher P. Gardner, an assistant professor in the UC Davis School of Medicine's Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing. For more information, call (530) 754-8679 or (530) 752-9463.