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Yudof's vision, research dollars up, pesky squirrels — 10.31.08
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NEWS
UC president spells out vision for chancellor, meets with faculty and staff
UC President Mark G. Yudof began his search for a new UC Davis chancellor last week by visiting the campus, where he convened an advisory committee and invited representatives of various interest groups to share their thoughts about new campus leadership. He also shared his impressions of the campus with reporters and talked about the kind of academic background and leadership qualities he wants to see in the campus's next chancellor. [ More… ]
Research funds top a half-billion dollars for fourth year
UC Davis received a record $586,181,880 in research funds for the 2007-8 fiscal year that ended June 30, the fourth consecutive year that research funding exceeded the half-billion-dollar mark. This figure represents an increase of $54 million, or 10 percent over the previous year's figure. [ More… ]
Don't wear it out: Scrubs, linen add up in supply costs
The sight is common and, for most, no cause for alarm: At the supermarket, the gas station, the fast-food restaurant and scores of other public places, people are dressed in scrubs, revealing their place of employment to be a hospital or other health-care setting. But UC Davis Health System officials say that wearing university-issued scrubs outside the workplace drives up costs in the long run. [ More… ]
Troublesome, non-native tree squirrels will get birth-control shots
UC Davis wildlife experts are launching a research program to curb a campus population explosion of non-native fox squirrels. Initially, squirrels will simply be caught, marked and immediately released. Next summer, they'll get contraceptive hormone injections. Expect to see canvas-covered wire traps around campus soon. [ More… ]
News tips from TAPS: We've got winners! new bike lockers, garage lights
Transportation and Parking Services earlier this week picked the winning names in a drawing for free tickets to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame's dinner and induction ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 2. Also, TAPS is planning to install bicycle lockers outside of Mrak Hall, and these rental units, like others across campus, will be available to faculty, staff and students. And the lighting demonstration project in the North Entry Parking Garage, which combines low-energy lights and motion detectors to save electricity and improve safety, is going permanent, and workers are retrofitting the entire garage. [ More… ]
Prof explores Thailand, politics of death
Whether ghosts, death or politics, Alan Klima says things are not always what they appear to be in Thailand. An anthropology professor who studies the relationship between Buddhism, death and politics, Klima returned last week from a few months in Thailand where he was researching ghost stories and economic issues at a critical moment in the country's history. [ More… ]
In research: Collective bragging can betray insecurity
From partisans at a political rally to fans at a football game, groups that engage in pompous displays of collective pride may be trying to mask insecurity and a low social status, suggests new research led by UC Davis psychologists. Cynthia Pickett, associate professor of psychology, and her co-investigators found that groups that boast, gloat and denigrate outsiders tend to be of low social status or vulnerable to threats from other groups. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
ASUCD-Davis Community Blood Drive
Please consider donating blood during the upcoming blood drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 4 and 5, in Freeborn Hall. For more information about the drive's connection to the Causeway Classic football game, see the story in this week's Dateline, "Blood drive targets familiar rival." [ More… ]
EVENTS
Open enrollment fairs
Sacramento Campus: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Camellia Ballroom, Courtyard by Marriott hotel, 4422 Y St.
Davis Campus: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ballrooms A and B, Activities and Recreation Center
Representatives of all of the university's health and wellness plans, including dental, vision and behavioral health, are expected to be in attendance. [ More… ]
Policy Watch Seminar: Presidential Election Betting: Past, Present and Future
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 12:10 p.m., IGA Reading Room, 360 Shields Library
An Election Day seminar with Paul Rhode of the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Affairs. [ More… ]
Benefit concert: Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani
Thursday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Freeborn Hall
The Chile Cultural Association of Davis is hosting this concert to benefit a school in southern Chile. Tickets are $30 per person (adults), and $15 for seniors and students. [ More… ]
Boredom Busters: Camp for kids before T-Day
Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 24-26, half-day and full-day options
Attention, parents: Before your children even have a chance to say "There's nothing to do" over Thanksgiving break, consider signing them up for Campus Recreation's Boredom Busters camp that runs the three days before the holiday. The sign-up deadline is Nov. 21. [ More… ]