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Mondavi papers, budget veto, faculty honors — 6.17.11
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UC applauds governor's budget veto
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a state spending plan yesterday that would have deepened the cut in financial support for the University of California by another $150 million for the coming fiscal year. The university already is enacting painful measures to absorb a cut of $500 million, and UC President Mark Yudof and Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould sent Brown a letter, just prior to the veto, urging him to reject additional cuts. [ More… ]
Two plant biologists win fellowships to help feed the planet
Two UC Davis plant biologists have been selected among the first-ever class of HHMI-GBMF Investigators, funded jointly by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Simon Chan, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology, and Jorge Dubcovsky, professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, are among 15 recipients nationwide of the new awards program, to be supported with $75 million over the next five years. [ More… ]
UC Davis Children's Hospital cures rabies victim
An 8-year-old girl has become the third person in the United States known to have survived rabies without receiving the vaccine, thanks to the efforts of a team of dedicated physicians, nurses and therapists at UC Davis Children's Hospital. The story received wide media attention, including a feature on ABC's Good Morning America. [ More… ]
Gun ownership, carrying a gun linked to heavy alcohol use
Gun owners who carry concealed weapons or have confronted another person with a gun are more than twice as likely to drink heavily as people who do not own guns, according to a study by UC Davis researchers. [ More… ]
UC Davis researchers discover target molecule to repair injured nerve cells
A team of investigators at UC Davis and Shriners Hospital have discovered that a factor in the embryonic development of brain cells is an important target for developing new drugs and stem cell therapies to treat patients who have lost function from multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke and other "demyelinating" diseases and injuries. [ More… ]
Professor Andy Frank recognized as 'father of the plug-in hybrid'
Engineering professor Andrew Frank was honored this week at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., as one of Automotive News' first-ever "Electrifying 100" — the most influential people behind the electric vehicle movement. Frank developed what may have been the first plug-in hybrid car at UC Davis in 1972, and his students have become famous in college engineering circles for being the only team that brought hybrids to Detroit car-of-the-future competitions. [ More, with video… ]
Graduation, social media-style
UC Davis students celebrate their big day by sharing online. Check out decorated mortarboards, portraits, sage observations and more, collected from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flicker. [ More… ]
News briefs: Research partnership, hotel expansion, public safety phones, Iranian studies boost, grants refunded
UC Davis is forming a partnership with Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangdong, China. … A draft environmental impact report on the campus's Hyatt Place hotel expansion is issued. … The campus will remove its 107 public safety phones and replace 18 of them with keypad service phones this summer. … Iranian studies get a boost with the creation of a visiting lecturer position. … The campus refunds the National Park Service for overcharges on grants. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements: Cal Aggie Alumni Association Alumni Awards; Connexxus and Visa reminder; School of Veterinary Medicine dean forums
Nominations are sought for the 2012 Cal Aggie Alumni Association Alumni Awards. ... Reminder on usage of the Connexxus travel portal and usage of corporate Visa cards vs. cash advances. ... Public forums continue June 20 and 29 for candidates for dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. [ More… ]
EVENTS
Summer show opens next week at Craft Center
June 20 to July 22, Craft Center Gallery
The Craft Center Gallery is exhibiting drawings and paintings by instructor Hannah Moore. ... Plus other campus exhibitions. [ More… ]
Give a pint, get a pint: ASUCD blood and marrow drive
Wednesday and Thursday, June 29-30, the Quad
Once donated, blood only lasts 42 days. Please come out and help save a life! Participants will receive a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Donors are asked to eat and drink plenty of fluids in advance and to bring photo identification. [ More… ]
Mark your calendars: Mondavi's free SummerMusic returns to the Quad
Saturdays, July 16 and Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m., the Quad
The Mondavi Center's SummerMusic series on the UC Davis Quad is free and open to people of all ages. This year's lineup includes the Cajun sounds of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on July 16, and the Indian rhythms of Non Stop Bhangra on Aug. 13. The Quad will open at 6 p.m. for picnicking prior to both events. [ More… ]