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Aggie Pride, Dukakis, diversity awards — 2.24.12
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NEWS SUMMARY
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Students raise funds to meet emergency needs
UC Davis students are coupling Aggie Pride with compassion to help meet the needs of fellow students. Through a new effort called "We Are Aggie Pride," a volunteer board of seven students aims to create a fund to provide financial support to students with emergency needs. Students, faculty and staff all are being asked to contribute. [ More … ]
Chancellor presents diversity-community achievement awards
The Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community this year recognized more than double the number of people, with a special citation added for the nine-member SACNAS planning committee. Other awards went to Academic Senate and Academic Federation members, a staff member, students (graduate and undergraduate) and a community member. [ More… ]
Chancellor's Colloquium: Michael Dukakis to speak Feb. 27
Michael Dukakis served an unprecedented three terms as governor of Massachusetts and was the 1988 Democratic nominee for president. Since leaving office, he has served as a visiting professor at many colleges and universities including Harvard University, University of Hawaii, Northeastern University and UCLA. The discussion with Dukakis will be moderated by Law School Dean Kevin R. Johnson. RSVPs are requested. [ More… ]
How high will you go with CoHo cafe's cornbread and chili?
The newly opened CoHo South Cafe, in the new Student Community Center, has something big and special to dig into. It's the Chili Stack, something you can't even get at the Coffee House in the Memorial Union. The Chili Stack is unique, all right. Actually, all three of them are unique: the regular, two layers of cornbread smothered by vegetarian, four-bean chili, topped with cheese and onions; the Triple Stack; and — wait for it — the Quad Stack, weighing in at almost 2 pounds. [ More… ]
UC to launch original YouTube channel
On March 1, University of California Television will launch a new YouTube original channel, UCTV Prime, the first university-run channel to be included among YouTube's new production partnerships with recognizable brands like The Wall Street Journal, Madonna and TED. Each week, UCTV Prime will debut 15 minutes of fresh content from throughout the UC system. [ More… ]
Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce's disease in grapevines
A gene fusion research project led by a UC Davis plant scientist delivers a one-two punch to Pierce's disease, a deadly threat to California's world-renowned wine industry. [ More… ]
Exhibitions: Reimagining Shields, researching 'elegant pit stops'
Architect Mark Kessler, assistant professor in the Department of Design, is key to a pair of exhibitions: one at Shields Library, where his students are showing possible redesigns for the library itself, and the other at the San Francisco History Expo, where Kessler's research is the inspiration behind Elegant Pit Stops, showcasing SF public garages built between the Great Earthquake and the Great Depression. [ More… ]
News briefs: Forum on switch in central e-mail service
A forum is set for Monday (Feb. 27) on the switch in central e-mail service for faculty and staff. … Campus firefighters raise $3,503 in their Fill the Boot for Burns fundraiser. … The application deadline is next Friday (March 2) for staff adviser to the Board of Regents. … Registration is open for the 2012 ADMAN Mid-Management Conference, March 7. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
No directives or announcements were issued this week.
EVENTS
Baseball attorney Scott Boras to speak on campus
Monday, Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m., ARC Ballroom
UC Davis School of Law and the Entertainment and Sports Law Society present "Negotiating the Largest Contracts in Sports History" with professional baseball attorney and agent Scott Boras, whose former and current clients include Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Barry Zito, Prince Fielder, Manny Ramirez, Greg Maddux, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Jason Werth and Carlos Beltran. RSVPs are requested. [ More… ]
'Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era'
Tuesday, Feb. 28, noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.), Conference Center ballroom
Amory Lovins is the co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and member of the board of advisers of the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center. He will discuss the main themes of his new book Reinventing Fire, a detailed roadmap for eliminating U.S. oil and coal use by 2050. RSVPs are requested. [ More… ]
A musical leap: The Festivity of Bands
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
This Leap Day performance features the UC Davis Concert Band and the UC Davis Campus Band, the Davis High School Band and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble from California State University, Sacramento. The concert will celebrate Fred Lange on the occasion of his upcoming retirement as director of bands at Davis High School for nearly three decades. [ More… ]
Web chat with President Yudof
Friday, March 2, noon
The staff advisers to the Board of Regents are inviting faculty and staff to chat with UC President Mark G. Yudof — via the Web. Topics will include state funding for UC, the Working Smarter initiative and recent campus protests. [ More… ]