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Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties. Now a new study finds yogurt may reduce the risk of certain types of colon cancer.

UC San Diego Library’s 24th Annual Toy Piano Festival Hear new works for toy piano on Thursday, September 5, at noon, in the Seuss Room of UC San Diego’s Geisel Library. This date marks composer John Cage's birthday---Cage was the first composer to write a "serious" work for toy piano. Performance is free and open to the public. Performers on September 5th include: Kay Etheridge, Kenneth Herman, Christian Hertzog, Bridgette Hines, Bobby Ortiz, Sue Palmer, Scott Paulson, and Barbara Scheidker. Exciting new works for toy piano, traditional lullabies from many lands and various centuries of chiming clock tunes will be featured on the program. https://library.ucsd.edu/news-events/events/24th-annual-toy-piano-festival-geisel-library/ BONUS INFO FOR THE SEPT 5 SHOW: UC San Diego’s history with toy pianos dates back to 1966 when composer Robert Erickson, a founder of the university’s music department, wrote a piece for toy pianos and bells that premiered on California’s PBS television stations. The first composer to write a “serious” work for toy piano was John Cage, who visited the UC San Diego campus on several occasions, including a two-week stay as a Regents lecturer in the 1980s. Alumnus Scott Paulson, who was on campus for Cage’s lectures, cites the Cage influence as a major part of the impetus of this Toy Piano Festival, of which Paulson is the director. Fun facts: In 1999, a missing service bell at a Geisel Library help desk spawned a long streak of toy piano activity here at UC San Diego. The bell was replaced by a playful tiny keyboard and a sign: “Please play on toy piano for service.” And play they did! The resultant flurry of toy piano activity led to the establishment of The Toy Piano Collection at Geisel Library. The Toy Piano Collection consists of actual instruments, commissioned scores, and extant literature and recordings. Most of the commissioned scores in the collection are composed by UC San Diego alumni. In May 2001, the Library of Congress issued a subject heading and call number for toy piano scores because of the activities at Geisel Library. The collection can be viewed under the call number M 175 T69. For more info: spaulson@ucsd.edu Visit: UC San Diego Library UC San Diego Library on Instagram and Facebook

The changes Trump reportedly is proposing to the Postal Service, such as a merger with the Department of Commerce, would likely be challenged in federal court, experts say.

Music Building, 2200, Studio A, Thursday, Oct 24, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. (PT) Get your first look at this year’s Frequency Vocal Jazz Ensemble! This preview concert will prepare the choir to travel to San Luis Obispo to perform at the Cuesta College Vocal Jazz Festival in November. The full choir and selected soloists will present the repertoire. Directed by Matt Falker. Visit: https://miracostatheatre.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2493 Frequency Vocal Jazz on Facebook

A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating or changing federal contracts they consider equity-related.

Great Expectations was designed to help people who grew up in foster care get their two-year degrees. And unlike many programs for former foster youth, there are no age limits.

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

Research shows that 5-minute walking breaks every half hour offset the harm of too much sitting. But that is easier said than done. These 5 tips can help you maintain movement throughout your day.

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.

Here are five reasons to head to your local cineplex before Memorial Day, from a Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, to 17 Robert Pattinsons in a sci-fi cloning epic from the director of Parasite.