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Oil spill, interim dean, research facilities — 6.2.15
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 Handle with careUC Davis' Oiled Wildlife Care Network today begins its second week in a lead role at the Refugio spill, coordinating the rescue and treatment of birds and mammals, including this sea lion with oil on its forehead. UC Davis team members were at a conference in Alaska when they got the call to return to California. [ More, with video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Wainwright appointed interim dean of Bio Sci
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi taps evolution and ecology professor Peter C. Wainwright to serve as the interim dean of the College of Biological Sciences, effective July 1. Wainwright has been the college's executive associate dean for resources and research since 2013, working under James Hildreth, who is leaving after nearly four years to become the president of Meharry Medical College in Nashville. [ More… ]
Program to strengthen core research facilities
The Office of Research announces the establishment of the Research Core Facilities Program, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar initiative to oversee and strengthen the university's core research infrastructure and research services. Klaus van Benthem, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has been appointed the program's director. [ More… ]
Drought to cost California $2.7 billion this year
In a California WaterBlog post today (June 2), the Center for Watershed Sciences estimates this year's drought-induced damage to the California economy at $2.7 billion and 18,600 lost jobs, full and part time. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Heart drug shows promise for asthmatics
People take pravastatin orally to regulate their cholesterol as a means of preventing or stalling heart disease. Now, pulmonary medicine specialists say the drug when inhaled shows the potential to relieve asthma symptoms — based on a study in mice. [ More… ]
Celebrate with Team Aggie Sol as home rises toward the sun
UC Davis' Solar Decathlon Team literally has laid the groundwork for its zero-net-energy "Aggie Sol" house and is now inviting the public to join in a celebration of the completed subfloor and the beginning of construction on the rest of the dwelling. The event is this Friday (June 5). [ More, with slideshow… ]
M.F.A. thesis exhibition closes out Nelson's run
The "jjmwmnl." artists create works that demand time, blur boundaries and spill into the realm of the everyday. Opens Friday (June 5) and continues through June 21. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Superfund site doesn't affect campus water supply
Chromium-6 detected at the site of the former Laboratory for Energy-related Health Research, or LEHR, does not affect campus wells used for drinking water or agriculture. Plus …
- Aggies have strong showing in NCAA academic scores
- Men's basketball coach Jim Les inks contract extension
- Campus map now optimized for cellphones
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- UCSD's LaWana Richmond named staff adviser-designate to regents
- President Napolitano's first post as a LinkedIn Influencer
TRENDING: Arboretum awe, grad caps, and Aggies coming and going
Instagram: Awe in the arboretum. ... Facebook: Students invited to enter grad cap decoration contest on social media. ... Twitter: Excitement about being an Aggie. ... Facebook: A "throwback" to the class of 1969.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Food for Thought: Communicating Agricultural Science — First symposium from the Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy, part of the World Food Center. (June 3)
- Food for a Healthy World: Monitoring Progress Toward Food Security — Public discussion with representatives of leading policy institutes, government agencies and major universities, including UC Davis. Hosted by the World Food Center. RSVPs requested. (June 4)
- "Can the UC Davis Campus Reach Zero-Net Energy by 2025?" — A showcase for research from a spring quarter course in which student teams developed proposals to help the campus achieve ZNE. (June 4)
- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Academic Symposium — Posters, theses and doctoral dissertation presentations by students who are earning degrees this year from the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Degree Program. (June 5)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No announcements or directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the new online calendar:
- Concert Band and Campus Band
Wednesday, June 3: Sullivan's Pineapple Poll Suite is among the selections for this food-inspired program. - Engineering Design Showcase
Thursday, June 4: group projects by seniors - Farm-to-College Culinary Celebration
Thursday, June 4: Everyone's invited to dinner at Segundo.