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Packard fellowship, reorganization, open enrollment — 10.21.14
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 '21st-century Darwin'Santiago Ramirez, described by his department chair in evolution and ecology as a "21st-century Darwin," wins a David and Lucile Packard Fellowship worth $875,000 over five years. "He puts together every modern-day tool available to trace the origins of species," Professor and Chair Sharon Strauss tells The Davis Enterprise. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Suggestions welcome on reorganization
Associate Chancellor Prasant Mohapatra is asking for input from the UC Davis community on the university initiative he is leading: Administrative Reorganization and Transformation, aimed at building an administrative structure for the 21st century — an administration in which innovation, creativity and quality of service are embraced in the campus culture. [ More… ]
OPEN ENROLLMENT: UC Davis-specific preview
See what's new with the UC Davis Medical Group's Davis clinic, and with UC Care in El Dorado and San Joaquin counties; and learn about the rest of your benefit options, beyond medical coverage. Plus, the "what, when and how" of open enrollment (Oct. 30-Nov. 25), including a calendar of presentations and help desks, and a list of online resources. [ More… ]
Campus proactive on Native American graves act
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter outlines his hope that UC Davis will become a model on how to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in California, in a serious, transparent and balanced manner. Toward that end, the university has its first NAGPRA project manager, Megon Noble, who says UC Davis "will take a more proactive role, further engage tribes in the consultation process and aim to remove real or perceived barriers." [ More… ]
Feed the Future lab wins five more years of funding
UC Davis' Feed the Future Innovation Lab can continue its work for five more years, thanks to a grant of nearly $19 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The lab got its start in 2009 as the Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Engineers develop breath-test device for dolphin health
Professor Cristina Davis and colleagues in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering help develop and test a device for collecting dolphin breath for analysis, which could make it easier to check the animals' health and be used in studying dolphin biology and medicine as well as in wildlife conservation. [ More… ]
- To save the birds, look to the fish
- Butterflies rely on connections amid changing climate
- EGGHEAD: New sequencing reveals genetic history of tomatoes
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
OPEN LETTERS: Police chief, ASUCD leader on common ground
Police Chief Matt Carmichael says he wants "every member of our community to know that it is safe to report to and/or seek assistance from the UC Davis Police Department, no matter who you are and no matter how you self-identify." ASUCD President Armando Figueroa says, "I wholeheartedly support the effort led by Chief Carmichael and hope that his influence leads to progressive changes within police relations on our campus and in our community." [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: View Thursday's partial solar eclipse SAFELY
You might have heard there will be a partial solar eclipse this Thursday afternoon (Oct. 23). DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN during the eclipse or any other time, unless you take proper safety precautions — otherwise you risk serious, permanent eye damage, warns David Takemoto-Weerts. The TAPS Bicycle Program coordinator is happy to help. He will set up a telescope equipped for safe viewing of the sun, and invites the campus community to come by to take a look as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. Plus…
- 237 news members in the Quarter Century Club
- Friday deadline for Repro's great calendar giveaway
TRENDING: 'Social mobility,' 'new beginnings,' Daily gig
Facebook fans are showing a lot of "like" for UC Davis' top rankings in a new "social mobility index" highlighting schools that do the best job of helping disadvantaged students graduate with the ability to start a career free of crushing levels of debt. … #YourSchoolYourView: "New beginnings" in a traffic circle under the setting sun. … Alum Hasan Minhaj lands gig on The Daily Show.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
Chancellor's Colloquium: 'Why Persian Humanism Matters Today'
Hamad Dabashi, a professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University, is the first speaker in this year's Chancellor's Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series. Please register for the Oct. 27 event. [ More… ]
FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE: Howard Spero
Under normal circumstances, as the recipient of the Academic Senate's highest award, Professor Spero would have given his lecture last spring. But he was on sabbatical. So his lecture has been scheduled instead for Thursday, Oct. 30, on the topic, "The Paleoceanography Frontier: Geochemistry, Marine Plankton and 21st-Century Technologies." Register by Oct. 23 for the lecture and reception. [ More… ]
MORE COLLOQUIA
- "The Impact of World War II on Work Opportunities for Women in Different Parts of the Income Distribution" — Economics professor Price Fishback, University of Arizona. Sponsored by the Center for Poverty Research. (Oct. 21)
- Open Access Week program: The UC Open Access Policy and What It Means for You — With Catherine Mitchell, director, California Digital Library, and Robert Powell, distinguished professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. (Oct. 22)
- "Blazing Trails in Public Interest Law" — Clint Bolick, director, Goldwater Institute's Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation in Phoenix, describes the mechanics of public interest litigation, and discusses his career path and its origins at King Hall, where he received his J.D. in 1982. (Oct. 22)
- Campus Community Book Project — "Disabling Cures: Rescuing History's 'Incurables' from the Clutches of the Present," Catherine Kudlick, professor of history and director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability, San Francisco State University (and former member of the UC Davis faculty). (Oct. 23)
- "fUtopía: Fútbol y nación en Costa Rica" (Football and Nation in Costa Rica) — Sergio Villena Fiengo, sociology professor, University of Costa Rica, gives this talk in Spanish. He is a leading figure in the field of critical sports studies in Latin America; his work also engages with issues of globalization, nationalism, art and counterculture. Sponsored by the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Davis Humanities Institute, and Graduate Group in Cultural Studies. (Oct. 23)
- "Innovative New Tools for Identifying and Building Communities of Opportunity: Lesson for Public Policy" — Jonathan London, director, Center for Regional Change, gives this talk at UC Center Sacramento. (Oct. 23)
- "Beyond the Pencil: The Nation's Report Card's Transition to Technology" — Peggy G. Carr, acting commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, in the School of Education's Distinguished Educational Thinkers Speaker Series. (Oct. 28)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- DIRECTIVE: Holiday office closures and union notice
- Call for nominations: Chancellor's STAR Awards
- Arboretum path closure through mid-November: In the Mediterranean Collection on the north side of the waterway, opposite Putah Creek Lodge, for bridge construction (in connection with trail improvement between the Putah Creek Lodge parking lot and Garrod Drive).
EVENTS
Police Accountability Board quarterly public forum
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7-8 p.m., Room D, Student Community Center
The board will provide an update and invite comments from the audience. [ More… ]
Daedalus String Quartet
Thursday-Friday, Oct. 23-24, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 23: Shinkoskey Noon Concert (Fang-Wei Luo's Lament, Gabriel Bolaños' Greenlandic, Phil Acimovic's Streaks and Points in the Night Sky, and Yu-Hsin Chang's Four Metaphors from the Autumn). Free. Oct. 24: Mozart's Quartet in G Major, K. 80; Bartók's Quartet No. 2; George Perle's Molto Adagio; and Smetana's Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (From My Life). Ticketed event. [ More… ]
MORE AT THE MONDAVI: iTMOi, S.F. Symphony, Hungry Caterpillar
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26, Jackson Hall
The Akram Khan dance company plans only one U.S. performance of iTMOi ("In the Mind of Igor"), and it will be here, Friday night. … The San Francisco Symphony performs Saturday night. … And the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings three of Eric Carle's beloved children's stories to life, through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets, in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Sunday afternoon. [ More… ]
Power Girl, pets, plants, planes and pediatric fun — all in one day!
Saturday, Oct. 25
UC Davis pretty much has your Saturday all planned out for you. On the Davis campus alone, you'll find the Heroes Run and Valhalla Gala (a benefit for We Are Aggie Pride), the Animal Adoptathon, the arboretum's second of two plant sales this fall, and the University Airport's annual open house. The Sacramento campus is the venue for the BOO!-tastic Kids Health Fair, hosted by UC Davis Pediatric Ambulatory Services. [ More… ]
Low Water Use Landscaping Workshop
Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 1001 Giedt Hall
Program includes a review of state and local drought conditions, and information on simple yet effective methods to help reduce water use (including the best plants). Plus, learn how to conduct a "water audit" of your landscape. $45. Register online or by calling (530) 752-6642. [ More… ]