The Essay
1999 - 2000
Contents


THE FEMALE IMPRESSIONIST AS FLÂNEUSE
Heather Thompson

POMP, POLITICS, & PANIERS: ARISTOCRATIC FASHION OF 18TH CENTURY FRANCE
Sean Salvatin

NOT JUST FOR THE BIRDS
Katherine Plumer

A SAN FRANCISCO PEDAL REVOLUTION
Charlie Wilson

FRONT-YARD GARDEN
Venetia Cotter

RU-486: A PRESCRIPTION FOR CONTROVERSY
Margaret Gregory

WOMEN WITH EXCITING UNDERWEAR
Dawn Lairamore

CAMERAS, GUN SHOPS, AND THE GRAND CANYON
Shan Carter

FACES IN THE MIRROR
Lisa Lee

MING THE PHYSIOGNOMIST: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FACE-READER FROM THE SONG
Julia Cohen



Scientific / Technical
1999 - 2000
Contents


EVIDENCE FOR BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY AS THE SOURCE OF NEW VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE IN HUMANS
Harmony McPherson

FETAL NEURAL TRANSPLANTATION AS A TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Jocelyn Lee

METHODS FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING ALLELE CONTENT
Carolyn Phillips

INCIDENT REPORT
Jesse Holman

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES: RECENT TRENDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Songseng Sinantha

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTANTS AND ACUTE ASTHMA
Megan Powers

THE EFFECTS OF CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION
John Rendig

ASSOCIATION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (VEGF) WITH ANGIOGENESIS IN BREAST CANCER TUMORS
Lucy Seiple

BUYING TEXTBOOKS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR UC DAVIS STUDENTS
Heather Thompson

EFFECTS OF PRENATAL ETHANOL EXPOSURE ON NEUROANATOMY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Jenny Chong Hu