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Patents soar, Malibu reef recovers, library task force forms — 5.28.10
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NEWS
UC tops all universities in winning U.S. patents
The University of California was awarded the most U.S. patents of any university last year, according to an annual report by the Intellectual Property Owners Association. In 2009, the 10-campus UC system received 251 patents for discoveries made by its researchers. The patents stem from UC ideas and inventions for products ranging from health care to clean energy. UC now holds 3,617 active U.S. patents. [ More… ]
Blue-Ribbon Committee on Research issues draft report
A blue-ribbon committee formed by Chancellor Linda Katehi has recommended changes to the UC Davis research enterprise to support a new culture of creativity, inquisitiveness, entrepreneurship, collaboration and risk taking. Comments on the draft report are being accepted from the campus community through June 11. [ More… ]
UCOP goes public with 2009 payroll data
The UC system’s 2009 payroll data became public this week — an annual occurrence in fulfillment of UC’s "commitment to transparency and public accountability." The database includes breakdowns of UC pay by individual employee, personnel category and fund sources, and provides a summary of compensation for the university’s top leaders. [ More… ]
Imagine Otherwise: About a safe and inclusive campus
In the wake of recent acts of intolerance on campus, Nicole Storrow asked her fellow students, as well as staff and faculty: "If UC Davis were a safe and inclusive space, what would that look and feel like?" Her project is on exhibit at the Memorial Union’s ArtLounge through June 5. [ More… ]
UC Davis veterinarians fish for toilets
Hundreds of discarded toilets and tires are being recovered from a reef off the Malibu coast this week, in an effort coordinated by the UC Davis-based California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project. View a Los Angeles TV news broadcast about the cleanup, "Fishing for Toilets."
Big Bang! $15,000 prize for plan to use tobacco to grow vaccines
A new venture that could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars by accelerating development and production of animal and human vaccines won the $15,000 grand prize last week in the 10th annual Big Bang! Business Plan Competition organized by MBA students at the Graduate School of Management. [ More… ]
Task force to study future of University Library
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia and Academic Senate Chair Robert Powell this week announced their creation of the Task Force on the Future of the University Library. Also, open forums are scheduled June 1 and 3 for two more candidates for university librarian. [ More… ]
TGFS 2010: Prizes, citations, scholarships and photos
Some of the 5,000 or so people who attended the Thank Goodness for Staff Picnic on May 12 came away with more than a free meal. See who took home prizes, citations and scholarships, and check out our photo slide show from the event. [ More… ]
In brief: Computing support forum, Career Management courses, Memorial Day holiday
Open forum on high-performance computing for research; Career Management courses on interviewing and resume-cover letter writing; and, on the eve of a three-day weekend, a word of advice about building temperatures. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No new directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
Lecture: ‘The Work of the Dead’
Tuesday, June 1, 7:30 p.m., AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center
UC Berkeley history professor Thomas Laqueur is due on campus to deliver the 18th annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture. The evening program is free and open to the public, and organizers noted that Laqueur’s lecture, "The Work of the Dead: Churchyards and Cemeteries in the Making of Modern Europe," will be aimed at a lay audience rather than academic specialists. Refreshments served at 7 p.m. [ More… ]
Symphony Orchestra’s guest conductor: D. Kern Holoman
Thursday, June 3, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Conductor Emeritus D. Kern Holoman will be the guest conductor for the Symphony Orchestra’s Family Concert next week. He is filling in for Christian Baldini, who is guest-conducting in Europe. On the program: Works by Piazzolla, Shostakovich, Liadov, Mozart, and graduate student composer Ching-Yi Wang. [ More… ]
M.F.A. exhibitions and a mural showcase
Friday, June 4, Nelson Gallery (campus) and Pence Gallery (Davis); Monday, June 7, University Club; and Friday, June 4, TANA center (Woodland)
Second-year Master of Fine Arts students will show their work at the Nelson and Pence galleries, while first-year students will have their exhibition at the University Club. Also, the Chicana/o Studies Mural Workshop is preparing to celebrate a new mural, 8 feet by 40 feet, and an exhibition of mural drawings by workshop students over the past 30 years. [ More… ]