Calendar of events

Tuesday, June 5, 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.

Tuesday, June 5, 6:30 p.m.
“It’s Never Too Late to Manage Heart Disease,” 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. The solutions for preventing further problems with heart disease lie in nutrition, exercise and stress management. Prevention is the key to success. The speaker is C. Tissa Kappagoda, director of the UC Davis Heart Disease Reversal Program. For more information, call (916) 734-4768 or (916) 734-4767.

Wednesday, June 6, 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 7
Golf Fore Kids, a tournament to benefit the UC Davis CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Twelve Bridges Golf Course, Lincoln. The CAARE Center serves more than 3,000 children a year who are suspected victims of sexual or physical abuse. Spots for individual golfers are still available for a registration fee of $160. The fee covers 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, buffet dinner, a shirt, gift certificates, prizes and a bag of miscellaneous golf items. Registration on the day of the event will start at 11 a.m., and the tee time is 1 p.m. For information on participating in the tournament, contact Mo Pongyan at (916) 734-7616 or maureen.pongyan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.

Saturday, June 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
UC Davis/UC Davis Health System Job Fair 2001, Recreation Hall, corner of La Rue and Orchard Road on the Davis campus. The event is open to the general public and will feature workshops on resume and cover letter writing, interview techniques and the UC application process. Admission and parking are free. For more information about the event, including directions, go to the Web at http://hr.ucdavis.edu/emp.

Monday, June 11, noon to 1:30 p.m.
“Coping With a Medical Crisis,” part of the Coming of Age lecture series sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging, Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento. What are some of the more effective ways to respond to and communicate with close friends and relatives during a medical crisis? Learn how adaptive individuals and families respond when a family member experiences an unanticipated illness or injury. The speaker is Mark A. Robinson, education program director for the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging. For more information, call (916) 734-4768 or (916) 734-4767.

Wednesday, June 13, 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.

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.