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NEWS SUMMARY
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2020 task forces report offers recommendations for campus growth
UC Davis should increase its enrollment of national and international students in the coming years, but it should carefully consider any increases in its enrollment of California students "unless accompanied by commensurate increases in funding from the state," according to a new report on the 2020 Initiative. Authors of the Joint Report of the 2020 Task Forces are now asking the broader campus community for comment. [ More… ]
Campus awarded record $750 million for research in 2011-12
Research funding at UC Davis totaled nearly $750 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30, a record high for the university and an increase of about $65 million from the previous year's total. The new total places the campus fourth in the University of California system in external research funding, up from fifth the year before. [ More… ]
New campus task force launched to assess post-Nov. 18 reforms
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, state legislators Lois Wolk and Mariko Yamada, and a prominent ACLU staff attorney have been invited to join UC Davis faculty, staff, students, alumni and others on a new review committee to evaluate the campus's progress on reforms and recommendations following the Nov. 18, 2011, pepper spray incident. One of those reforms is the establishment of a campus ombudsperson, and recruitment has begun. [ More… ]
Chancellor Linda Katehi convenes national energy-food-water dialogue
Leaders from the research, government, industry and nonprofit sectors gathered on campus this week to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive roadmap to position the nation for opportunities amid a looming global "resource revolution." [ More… ]
Elections: Two contrasting faculty perspectives on Proposition 37
California's ballot initiative that would require labeling of genetically engineered foods raises important legal and policy issues that could take years to resolve through the courts and other means, researchers in the School of Law caution. But a management professor offers another perspective on Prop 37 and the future of innovation in food. For a collection of additional news and commentary about Election Day, visit the campus's 2012 election information page. [ More… ]
Safety Spotlight: Danger lurks at work, at home, online, on the road
The November edition addresses the holidays, smartphones, home disaster preparedness, wintertime driving and crime prevention strategies. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Retired Vice Chancellor Rich Matheny dies at 72
Retired Vice Chancellor Richard E. Matheny, who led University Relations from 1988 to 1997, has died at the age of 72. … "Keeping It Green," part 3 in a UC Davis-produced documentary on the future of farming, premieres next week. … The Causeway Classic Blood Drive is set for Nov. 13 and 14. … Repro Graphics is once again offering free, personalized calendars to staff and faculty. … Chemistry professor Matt Augustine presents a Science Café next week. … Mail Services personnel are looking for something special in and around your outgoing mailboxes: donations for a holiday food drive. … Open enrollment continues until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holiday office closures and union notice
This year, the seasonal administrative holidays fall on Monday, Dec. 24; Tuesday, Dec. 25; Monday, Dec. 31; and Tuesday, Jan. 1. Winter quarter begins on Friday, Jan. 4, 2012. Unit heads who wish to close their offices or reduce office hours on additional days surrounding the holiday dates may do so, with the approval of their dean or vice chancellor. [ More… ]
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Diversity and community awards, commencement regalia
The Office of Campus Community Relations has extended the nomination deadline to Nov. 9 for the Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community. … Materiel Management and the bookstore are taking orders for caps, gowns, tassels and hoods, for use by faculty and administrators in fall commencement. [ More… ]
EVENTS
Occupational Health Services open house
Monday, Nov. 5, 2-4:30 p.m., Cowell Building
Get familiar with new programs and new staff in Occupational Health's new home, formerly the Cowell Student Health Center (across from Russell Field). [ More… ]
Austerity, crises and public universities: 'Some Lessons from Greece'
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
John Panaretos, professor and former deputy minister of education in Greece, addresses "Public Universities at a Time of Austerity and Crisis: Some Lessons From Greece," in the Chancellor's Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series. RSVPs requested. [ More… ]
BOOK PROJECT: 'Metaphors and Migration' and 'Crafting Change'
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Professor Joe Wenderoth on "Metaphors and Migration in Literature and Poetry," 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8; and Professor Pat Turner on "Crafting Change: African American Folk Artists and the Civil Rights Movement," 12:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Plus a film, Up from the Bottom: The Search for the American Dream, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. [ More… ]