Tuesday, June 19
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Tuesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m.
“Future Revolutions in Cancer: From Bench to Bedside,” part of the Coming of Age lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging, UC Davis Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento. It’s an exciting time in cancer research. This presentation will provide a glimpse into the future of cancer treatment, including designer chemotherapy based on a patient’s genetic profile, and new biomedical devices that may help detect cancer at its earliest stages without the need for a biopsy. The speaker is Ralph deVere White, chair and professor of urology and director of the UC Davis Cancer Center. For more information, call (916) 734-4768 or (916) 734-4767.

Wednesday, June 20, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
“More Joy in Life,” a confidential discussion group sponsored by the Academic and Staff Assistance Program, Ticon III, conference room 2B. Discussion is intended to help participants learn new coping strategies, identify roadblocks to joy, and handle depression. Sessions are facilitated by Marjorie Trogdon, licensed clinical social worker, and Wendy Rodriguez, marriage and family counselor trainee. For more information, call (916) 734-2727.

Thursday, June 21, noon
“EMDR,” part of the Learn at Lunch lecture series sponsored by the Academic and Staff Assistance Program, La Bou restaurant, 2248 Stockton Blvd. EMDR is an acronym for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, an innovative clinical treatment that has helped survivors of traumatic incidents, such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, combat or crimes. ASAP’s Jim Burnham and Marjorie Trogdon, licensed clinical social workers, will describe how EMDR allows the brain to heal psychological wounds in ways similar to how the rest of the body heals physical wounds. The technique has proven effective in relieving post-traumatic stress symptoms and is being applied to other problems. For more information, call (916) 734-2727.

Wednesday, June 27, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
“More Joy in Life,” a confidential discussion group sponsored by the Academic and Staff Assistance Program, Ticon III, conference room 2B. Discussion is intended to help participants learn new coping strategies, identify roadblocks to joy, and handle depression. Sessions are facilitated by Marjorie Trogdon, licensed clinical social worker, and Wendy Rodriguez, marriage and family counselor trainee. For more information, call (916) 734-2727.

Wednesday and Thursday, June 27-28
The chief of cardiology at UCLA, Linda Demer will be at UC Davis Medical Center as the Department of Internal Medicine’s Pfizer Visiting Professor. She will be the department’s featured speaker during an afternoon of discussion on vascular calcification and its relationship to bone metabolism and osteoporosis on Wednesday, June 27, from 4-6 p.m. at La Bou restaurant, room 1109, 2248 Stockton Blvd. Those interested in attending the presentation should RSVP to Sally DiVecchia at (916) 734-8328. Demer also will conduct a medicine grand rounds on “Vascular Calcification and Osteoporosis” on Thursday, June 28, at 8 a.m. in the Patient Support Services Building auditorium.

Tuesday, July 3, 5 p.m.
Free one-hour seminar on refractive eye surgery conducted by surgeons of the UC Davis Laser Vision Correction Service. For more information, call (916) 734-6650.

Wednesday, July 25, 6 p.m.
Outing at Sacramento RiverCats baseball game, sponsored by the UC Davis School of Medicine Alumni Association. Features an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner served from 6-7:30 p.m. The baseball game between the RiverCats and the Memphis Redbirds starts at 7:05 p.m. The event will be held at the home of the RiverCats, Raley Field in West Sacramento. The cost for the event is $16 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under. Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Checks should be made payable to the UCD SOM Alumni Association and mailed by June 19 to 4900 Broadway, Suite 1150, Sacramento, Calif., 95820. For more information, contact Beth Abad at (916) 734-9416.