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Domes, guitars, no smoking — 1.13.12
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Chancellor vows to be persistent advocate for more funding
In a welcome back letter for winter quarter, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi says "our pursuit of academic excellence can succeed only if our campus remains a safe and welcoming place for all voices and forms of expression." She says we must not forget the understandable frustration that fueled the recent protests, and she vows to be a persistent advocate for additional state and federal support to help ease the financial burden on students. [ More… ]
There's no place like dome: New future for student housing co-op
Students are moving back into the "Domes," a funky, 1970s experiment in communal living and one of the few student-built housing cooperatives in the nation. Domes 2.0 debuted for the winter quarter, with a physical upgrade well under way and a new vision. [ More, with slide show… ]
Sustainable 2nd Century: Aggies win again in stadium challenge
UC Davis is the waste diversion champion for the second year in a row in the EPA's WasteWise Game Day Challenge — in which schools endeavor to make their football stadiums the greenest in the country. [ More… ]
UC Davis West Village welcomes community college
The Sacramento City College Davis Center at UC Davis West Village opens it doors to more than 2,000 students tomorrow (Jan. 14). The opening comes three days after a dedication ceremony for the center -- the first community college extension to be built on a UC campus. [ More, with slide show… ]
New leadership for technology management, corporate relations
Dushyant Pathak, an industry professional with expertise leading, managing and working with early stage biotech and life science companies, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for technology management and corporate relations at UC Davis. [ More… ]
Campus in transition to academically oriented public garden
The arboretum is branching out. "We're taking what the arboretum does so well — in community engagement, programming and sustainability — and bringing it to the rest of the campus landscape," says Assistant Vice Chancellor Bob Segar. The end result? A campuswide, visitor-friendly public garden, intertwined with the university's academic mission. Botanist and conservationist Peter H. Raven will be here next week to help with the visioning process, and to deliver a Storer Lecture, free and open to the public. [ More… ]
Yudof sets ball in motion for smoke-free UC, indoors and out
The UC Davis Health System is smoke-free, and within two years the Davis campus and all of UC will be smoke-free, too, meaning no smoking or smokeless tobacco products indoors or out, by order of President Mark G. Yudof in a letter to chancellors this week. [ More… ]
Reviews continue into incident on the Quad
An update on reviews related to the Nov. 18, 2011, incident on the Quad. [ More… ]
Briefs: Double-decker going home to London
One of our historic double-decker buses is going home to London, and Unitrans is throwing a bon voyage party. … Professor Shapiro has once again snagged the first cabbage white of the year and won his own beer-for-a-butterfly contest. … Speaking of bugs, the Bohart Museum of Entomology's next open house is Saturday (Jan. 14). … ASUCD blood drives are moving to The Pavilion, starting Jan. 23-24. … The Administrative Management Group is advising interested people to save the date for the 2012 ADMAN Conference: March 7. … The UC Office of the President launches a systemwide jobs website. … The Career Management Academy is next being offered Feb. 3. … RSVPs are requested by Jan. 20 for a funding workshop: Research and Educational Opportunities with Latin America. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
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EVENTS
UC Davis cancer research featured on tonight's PBS NewsHour
Friday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., KVIE
A NewsHour segment highlights the UC Davis Cancer Center's comparative oncology program, in which cancer treatment for dogs is providing new insights for human cancer therapies; and a program in which patients' tumors are removed, then grown in mice to help determine the best drug treatments to use against specific cancers. [ More… ]
Public lecture: 'The Arab Spring One Year Later'
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m., UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom B
History professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan gives this address in the Faris Saeed Lecture Series in Arab Studies, sponsored by the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program. [ More… ]
Music department hosts three-day Guitar Festival
Jan. 19-21, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Free concerts, a lecture-demonstration, a master class and more highlight the music department's 2012 Guitar Festival at the Mondavi Center. Musical styles include classical, flamenco and Gypsy jazz. [ More… ]