GAS PRICES AND CAR BUYERS -- April 25 (today) -- UC Davis economics professor Christopher Knittel will discuss how gasoline prices influence new-car buyers. The presentation is "Gasoline Prices and Automobile Purchasing" and is set for 3:40 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the UC Energy Institute, on the UC Berkeley campus, 2547 Channing Way (corner of Channing Way and Bowditch). Co-presenters will be Meghan Busse and Florian Zettelmeyer of the Haas School of Business. Media contact: Sylvia Wright, News Service, (530) 302-1032, swright@ucdavis.edu.
ROSE DAY -- April 25 (today) -- The U.S. rose industry is calling Rose Day at UC Davis "the rose event of the year." Home gardeners, rose enthusiasts and industry leaders will gather to learn about rose production, hybridization, marketing, and pest and disease issues. Conference registration ($150) includes a groundcover rose plant, campus parking, lunch and a tour of Foundation Plant Services' eight acres of rose plantings. From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., rose plants will be for sale to conference attendees as well as the general public (at FPS, on the southwest corner of Hopkins Road and Straloch Road). Proceeds will benefit the programs of the California Center for Urban Horticulture at UC Davis. Public information: http://ccuh.ucdavis.edu/events. Media contact: Sylvia Wright, News Service, (530) 752-7704, swright@ucdavis.edu.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN YOUR YARD -- May 30-31 (Friday-Saturday) -- The California Center for Urban Horticulture at UC Davis will host the first-ever conference on the possible effects of climate change on home and community landscapes. Topics for the conference include: water use, conservation and runoff; regionally appropriate plant selection and landscape design; planting to use less energy and reduce greenhouse gases; carbon sequestration; and carbon credits. The CA&ES Global Climate Change and Your Backyard Conference includes a panel discussion moderated by Ira Flatow of National Public Radio and a keynote address by Katy Moss Warner, president emeritus of the American Horticultural Society. Conference registration ($125 for UC Davis Arboretum members and master gardeners; others $150) includes parking and lunches. Public information: http://ccuh.ucdavis.edu/events. Media contact: Sylvia Wright, News Service, (530) 752-7704, swright@ucdavis.edu.