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Big heart, Ferrara, Big Data leader — 2.11.14
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 Big heart for good causeOn the Hutchison Intramural Field, in classrooms, offices and labs, in a pediatrics ward, in The Pavilion and at a red dress fashion show — UC Davis came together last Friday to raise awareness of heart disease and ways to help prevent it. We came up short in our attempt to break the world record for largest heart formation — but no one seemed to mind. [ More, with video and |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Ultrasound engineer Ferrara elected to national academy
Biomedical engineering professor Katherine Ferrara, a researcher involved in ultrasound's pioneering use in cancer and heart disease imaging, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She was a pioneer as well in establishing UC Davis' program in biomedical engineering, first as a division, then a department. [ More… ]
Banks could learn from monkeys to avoid collapse
All jokes about monkey business aside, primate social networks provide valuable lessons that could help predict and prevent catastrophes like the global financial crisis of 2008, report researchers from the statistics department, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the California National Primate Research Center. [ More… ]
Coffee isn't just for waking up — it's a learning tool
Coffee is more than a morning essential for many if not all of the nearly 500 students enrolled in two new classes this winter quarter. Professors Tonya Kuhl and Bill Ristenpart are using the roasting, processing and brewing of coffee to teach the principles of chemical engineering. [ More, with slideshow… ]
Aggie gymnasts welcome a new teammate, age 6
Demonstrating "what Aggie Pride is all about," the women's team "adopts" Auburn girl who is battling a brain tumor, giving her love and support (and her very own cubbyhole in the locker room). Two former Aggie football players also play a role in this heartwarming story. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Aggies still a force in the Peace Corps
UC Davis maintains its top rankings for number of alumni serving in the Peace Corps. Plus …
- At Your Service transforms into UCnet
- Fire at vet hospital under review
- Register for Principles of Community Week staff event
- UC president promotes donations to cancer research
- Band-uh to march in SF's Chinese New Year Parade
APPOINTMENTS
- Founding director of Data Sciences Initiative: Professor Patrice Koehl
- Lead discrimination officer: Wendi Delmendo
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Context Matters: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Children with Autism in Public Schools" — David S. Mandell, director, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania, in the MIND Institute Distinguished Lecture series. (Feb. 12)
- "The Journey of a Scientist with Two Hats: From Lab Rat to Social Activist" — Koen Van Rompay discusses the HIV-AIDS research that he and others are doing at the California National Primate Center — work that inspired him to start the volunteer-based, nonprofit organization Sahaya International. (Feb. 13)
- "Open Access, Cooperation and Commons: The (Uncertain) Retreat of Possessive Individualism in Networked Society" — A Provost's Forum on the Public University and the Social Good, with Harvard law professor Yochai Benkler, co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. (Feb. 13, as the keynote address for the Publish or Perish meeting referenced below)
- Publish or Perish: The Future of Academic Publishing and Careers — Organized by the UC Davis Innovating Communication in Scholarship Project. (Feb. 13-14)
- "Lower Food Web Dynamics in California's Bay-Delta Ecosystem: Current Understanding and Future Interactions with a Changing Landscape" — Daylong seminar sponsored by the Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture; dean's office, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and the Delta Stewardship Council-Delta Science Program. (Feb. 18)
ANNOUNCEMENT
- Blum Center for Developing Economies: Grants available for undergraduate and graduate students
EVENTS
ARBORETUM: Walk With Warren
Wednesday, Feb. 12, noon-1 p.m., gazebo
Join Warren Roberts, superintendent emeritus of the arboretum and famous storyteller and punster, for an always engaging noontime exploration of the arboretum's gardens and plant collections. [ More… ]
Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m., Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Sacramento Main Library, 828 I St.
The 10th anniversary Words Take Wing features the award-winng team of Andrea Davis Pinkney, writer, and Brian Pinkney, illustrator. Sponsored by the School of Education; Sutter Children's Center, Sacramento; and the Sacramento Public Library. Free; registration required. [ More… ]
ARBORETUM: Volunteer Community Planting and Mulching Days
Saturdays, Feb. 15 and 22, 10 a.m.-noon, California Native Plant Garden
The fence is down from around the arboretum's newest garden (at the east end of the waterway), but there's still work to do — and you're invited! RSVPs are being taken online. [ More… ]
Studio 301 Productions: Night of Shorts
Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Lab A, Wright Hall
The student-run theater troupe presents two radio plays (Lion Hunting and Help Me Doctor-Oh the Place You Won't Go) and the one-act play Sure Thing. $5 donation at the door. [ More… ]
Symphony Orchestra: The World and Les Ballets Russes
Sunday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Sibelius' Luonnotar and Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, both featuring world-renowned soprano Lucy Shelton, artist in residence in the Department of Music. The orchestra's program also includes Schumann's Genoveva Overture and Berio's Folk Songs. [ More… ]
Young Adult Literature Demystified: Writing and Working in YAL
Tuesday, Feb. 18, noon-1 p.m., lounge, main bookstore, Memorial Union
Elana K. Arnold, a UC Davis alumna (Master of Arts in creative writing-fiction) and visiting instructor in the Department of English, will discuss the YAL process and mechanics, including her own (she's the author of three novels: Sacred, Burning and Splendor). [ More… ]