Francisco Ayala

Dennis Cole Popular '60s TV actor Dennis Cole, 69, a handsome blond actor who had numerous TV guest-star roles beginning in the 1960s and was married to "Charlie's Angels" star Jaclyn Smith for a time, died Sunday at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to publicist Edward Lozzi. The cause was not given. Cole was born in 1940 in Detroit, where he learned to sing and act. When he arrived in Hollywood, he worked as a stuntman before landing acting roles, starting in the mid-'60s with the TV series "Paradise Bay" and "Felony Squad."

Francisco J. Ayala was looking for a weekend family retreat 30 years ago when a real estate agent showed him 400 acres of rolling vineyards near Lodi in the Central Valley. They had not produced much for the previous owners but Ayala, then a research biologist at UC Davis, saw promise. He used his scientific training, sought advice from experts and was soon producing well-regarded crops of Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir and other varietals. Ayala joined the faculty at UC Irvine in 1989 and his reputation as one of the world's top molecular biologists has grown — as have the earnings from his vineyards, which total more than 2,000 acres in northern San Joaquin and Sacramento counties.

On the cover of his new book, Francisco Ayala is sticking a banana on a fork and asking: Am I a monkey? He asks five other straightforward questions about evolution ? laying out for the general public the most commonly discussed topics surrounding how human life came to be. Though the title might seem funny ? "Am I a Monkey? Six Big Questions about Evolution" ( Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) ? the book is serious. Among other things, Ayala tackles the tension between religion and science, taking a softer position than some other scientists, notably British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

UC Irvine Prof. Francisco Ayala has been chosen president-elect of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. When he assumes the presidency in 1994, Ayala will become the second UCI faculty member to assume the helm of the AAAS, the world's largest general science organization. Noted environmental chemist F. Sherwood Rowland ends his term as president this month, then assumes a one-year stint as chairman of the association's board of directors.

UC Irvine professor Francisco Ayala on Tuesday was named the first of what will be many Bren Fellows, launching an intellectual fraternity and perpetual endowment that will be the legacies of Irvine Co. Chairman Donald L. Bren and UCI Chancellor Jack W. Peltason.

Irvine Co. Chairman Donald L.Bren will donate $1 million to a UC Irvine endowment bearing his name during a press conference today, and distinguished evolutionary biologist Francisco Ayala will be named director of the Bren Fellows Program and its first fellow. "I will continue my research and be an active director," said Ayala, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, in confirming his new position Monday. He declined further comment.

I have a short list of demands to be met before I die. One of them is that we reach universal agreement on how the world began and where mankind came from. No loose ends, no dangling theoretical threads, no room for doubt. I'd like to have the utter confidence in my position that either Francisco Ayala or A.E. Wilder-Smith has. Ayala is a renowned UC Irvine biologist and Wilder-Smith is a visiting English scientist who's scheduled to speak next month at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa.

As a young doctoral student in the 1960s, Francisco J. Ayala was surprised to learn that Darwin's theory of evolution appeared to be less widely accepted in the United States than in his native Spain, then a profoundly conservative and religious country. Ayala brought a unique sensibility to the topic, because he had been ordained as a Catholic priest before undertaking graduate studies in evolution and genetics. What he believed then, and has spent his career espousing, is that evolution is consistent with the Christian faith.

As a young doctoral student in the 1960s, Francisco J. Ayala was surprised to learn that Darwin's theory of evolution appeared to be less widely accepted in the United States than in his native Spain, then a profoundly conservative and religious country. Ayala brought a unique sensibility to the topic, because he had been ordained as a Catholic priest before undertaking graduate studies in evolution and genetics. What he believed then, and has spent his career espousing, is that evolution is consistent with the Christian faith.

Dennis Cole Popular '60s TV actor Dennis Cole, 69, a handsome blond actor who had numerous TV guest-star roles beginning in the 1960s and was married to "Charlie's Angels" star Jaclyn Smith for a time, died Sunday at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to publicist Edward Lozzi. The cause was not given. Cole was born in 1940 in Detroit, where he learned to sing and act. When he arrived in Hollywood, he worked as a stuntman before landing acting roles, starting in the mid-'60s with the TV series "Paradise Bay" and "Felony Squad."

An acclaimed UC Irvine professor has been named to a committee that advises President Clinton on scientific advancement, UCI officials said Tuesday. * Francisco J. Ayala, 60, one of UCI's best-known researchers, will join 18 other top academics and industry leaders on the President's Committee of Advisers on Science and Technology. Clinton created the committee by executive order in November to guide how the federal government should spend money in technology, a White House spokesman said.

UC Irvine Prof. Francisco Ayala has been chosen president-elect of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. When he assumes the presidency in 1994, Ayala will become the second UCI faculty member to assume the helm of the AAAS, the world's largest general science organization. Noted environmental chemist F. Sherwood Rowland ends his term as president this month, then assumes a one-year stint as chairman of the association's board of directors.

I have a short list of demands to be met before I die. One of them is that we reach universal agreement on how the world began and where mankind came from. No loose ends, no dangling theoretical threads, no room for doubt. I'd like to have the utter confidence in my position that either Francisco Ayala or A.E. Wilder-Smith has. Ayala is a renowned UC Irvine biologist and Wilder-Smith is a visiting English scientist who's scheduled to speak next month at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa.

On the cover of his new book, Francisco Ayala is sticking a banana on a fork and asking: Am I a monkey? He asks five other straightforward questions about evolution ? laying out for the general public the most commonly discussed topics surrounding how human life came to be. Though the title might seem funny ? "Am I a Monkey? Six Big Questions about Evolution" ( Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) ? the book is serious. Among other things, Ayala tackles the tension between religion and science, taking a softer position than some other scientists, notably British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

An acclaimed UC Irvine professor has been named to a committee that advises President Clinton on scientific advancement, UCI officials said Tuesday. * Francisco J. Ayala, 60, one of UCI's best-known researchers, will join 18 other top academics and industry leaders on the President's Committee of Advisers on Science and Technology. Clinton created the committee by executive order in November to guide how the federal government should spend money in technology, a White House spokesman said.

UC Irvine professor Francisco Ayala on Tuesday was named the first of what will be many Bren Fellows, launching an intellectual fraternity and perpetual endowment that will be the legacies of Irvine Co. Chairman Donald L. Bren and UCI Chancellor Jack W. Peltason.