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Katehi statement on pensions, saving Colberg, laurels — 1.7.11
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Chancellor Katehi issues statement on pension controversy
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi issued a statement today regarding the recent letter by 36 UC executives to the Board of Regents about pensions. UC President Mark G. Yudof and Regents Chairman Russell Gould issued a statement on the same topic Jan. 4. [ More… ]
The ARC's Gary Colberg meets the people who saved him
Two weeks after he collapsed at the ARC — where his name adorns the Intramural and Sport Clubs Wall of Fame — Gary Colberg had an emotional reunion with the people who helped save his life. A related story tells how the rescue unfolded — who was involved and how they used CPR and an automated external defibrillator. Also: Learn all about the campus's AEDs — how you can get one for your department or building, and about free CPR-AED training for employees. [ More… ]
Laurels: Clinic director recognized for leadership in diversity, accessibility
The American College of Physicians announced that it will present its 2010-11 Award for Diversity and Access to Care to Shagufta Yasmeen, medical director of the UC Davis Health System's Shifa Community Clinic. … Plus news of other awards and honors for the health system itself, and for faculty and others on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. [ More… ]
In brief: Winery, pantry openings; food drives; beer for a butterfly; collegiate FFA
RSVPs are due by Jan. 17 for the official grand opening of the Robert Mondavi Institute's newest facilities: the Teaching and Research Winery, and the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory. ... The Pantry, offering food and toiletries to UC Davis students, is now scheduled to open on Thursday, Jan. 13. ... Three holiday food drives — run by Mail Services and Campus Recreation — brought in more than 1,500 pounds of food for Yolo and Sacramento county food banks. ... Professor Art Shapiro is running his 40th annual Cabbage White Butterfly Competition — offering a pitcher of beer to whoever brings in the first live specimen of the season. ... UC Davis now has a chapter of the Future Farmers of America. [ More… ]
Awards: Federation, Graduate Studies call for nominations
The Academic Federation has called for nominations for its 2011 awards for excellence in teaching and research, while the Office of Graduate Studies and the Academic Senate's Graduate Council are looking for the outstanding graduate student teaching assistant. [ More… ]
National Stalking Awareness Month
In a letter to the campus, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi says a $1 million federal grant "is aiding our efforts to build a coordinated community response and develop comprehensive educational programs for the entire UC system, to address not only stalking, but also dating and domestic violence, and sexual assault." [ More… ]
Waste reduction joins campuswide sustainability team
The Davis campus's Waste Reduction and Recycling program, formerly known as R4, is now part of the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability unit, and the WRR website has been integrated with the Sustainable 2nd Century website. [ More… ]
Theatre: Twelfth Night opens on the 13th
The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble performs in unconventional spaces. Take Twelfth Night, scheduled to open next week in the arboretum gazebo, at what some people might consider an unconventional time of the year (i.e., an outdoor venue in winter!). Twelfth Night will go on no matter what, organizers said, pointing out that the gazebo is covered, and that heaters will be brought in. [ More… ]
Professor Merlin's Tilly No-Body on UCTV
UCTV announced the Jan. 10 debut of Professor Bella Merlin's Tilly No-Body: Catastrophes of Love, a play that premiered last October at UC Davis. ... Also, registration is under way for the Craft Center's winter program, which includes classes in stuffed animals, glass casting and bookbinding, as well as three new offerings: paper making, pinhole photography and felting. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
At the Mondavi: Pianist Kenric Tam to play in Debut series
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16, 8 p.m. and 2 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Pianist Kenric Tam was a prize winner in the 2007 Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, and now he returns for a concert of his own, in the Mondavi Center's Debut series. The center's January schedule also includes Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing with Julian Lage; Night, the second installment in a series exploring the intersection of classical and rock music; and Botanica, a new work by the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX. [ More… ]
New year brings new exhibitions — and a new gallery location
Jan. 15-March 13, Nelson Gallery, Nelson Hall (formerly the University Club)
The Nelson Gallery invites the public to a celebration, Saturday, Jan. 15, for the gallery's new home (in the old University Club) and its two winter shows, American Gothic: Regionalist Portraiture from the Collection, and Gordon Cook: Out There. The winter quarter also brings BAG: Bags Across the Globe, opening Jan. 18 at the Design Museum; Sa Moana: The Sea Inside, which opened Jan. 6 at the C.N. Gorman Museum; and Which Came First, which opened Jan. 3 at the Craft Center Gallery. [ More… ]
Music: Clarinet Festival begins with free concert
Thursday, Jan. 20, noon, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre
The Department of Music presents a three-day Clarinet Festival, featuring three concerts (one of them a free Noon Concert on Jan. 20), and the Empyrean Ensemble's second concert of 2010-11: Americans in Rome.[ More… ]