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Grilling and chilling (and saving water) — 6.30.15
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Happy Third of July (our official holiday) and Happy Fourth on Saturday! As we announced last week, we won't be putting out Dateline on July 7. We'll be back July 14.
— The Dateline staff
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 Don't wash that chicken!Chances are you'll be grilling some chicken this holiday weekend, so we've enlisted Cooperative Extension specialist emerita Christine Bruhn to remind us of the food safety practices you should follow to guard against illness. Check out our story and a series of short videos. [ More, with video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
More stories at Dateline UC Davis and UC Davis News and Information
Cool and fast way to save 61 million gallons of water
That's potable water, or about 9 percent of our total potable water use. How are we doing it? Simple: We've started using recycled water to help cool the water that keeps us cool. The project required only $20,000 in materials and two weeks of staff labor! [ More, with slideshow… ]
Chancellor Katehi: UC Davis' global role
The chancellor writes about her participation in the recent U.S.-China University Presidents Roundtable, where she discussed UC Davis' existing collaborations with China and pursued additional mutually beneficial alliances. "In addition to bolstering relations between our two nations, these collaborations advance UC Davis' goal of becoming a global university," Katehi writes. [ More… ]
Vice Provost Stanton announces 2015 Hellman Fellows
Academic Affairs Vice Provost Maureen Stanton announces UC Davis' eighth annual class of Hellman Fellows, 12 recipients of early career awards ranging from $12,000 to $44,000 — a total of $293,492. Stanton, citing the originality and potential impact of Hellman Fellows' work, says "we are in the capable hands of an outstanding new generation of faculty" as UC Davis strives toward being the University of the 21st Century. [ More… ]
- R. Paul Singh named World Agriculture Prize laureate
- History professor Walker appointed to MacArthur Chair
RESEARCH: 'Davis Dozen' set loose in the Mojave Desert
Veterinary professor Janet Foley and her team release Amargosa voles, some of them bred in captivity, the first such release since the rodent was added to state and federal endangered species lists more than 30 years ago. The Las Vegas Review-Journal covers the species recovery project. [ More… ]
Legislative resolution honors Vet Med
State Sen. Lois Wolk and Assemblyman Bill Dodd came calling at the School of Veterinary Medicine last week, bringing with them a legislative resolution commending the school for its No. 1 spot in two sets of rankings: national and world. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Spare the Air today and Wednesday
Wednesday (July 1) will be the Sacramento region's second Spare the Air Day in a row. With such official declarations, rides are free on Unitrans and Yolobus as an incentive for people to park their cars. Plus …
- UC Berkeley's Campanile joins MU in chimes silence
- TECHNEWS: New wireless security, new network in dorms
- ANR's departing Allen-Diaz receives Berkeley Citation
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- Making our campuses inclusive for LGBT students, faculty, staff
- Election results for UC Retirement System Advisory Board
TRENDING: A 'model' Aggie and a final exam that's a joke
Instagram: It's never too early to be an Aggie (see 2-year-old Eddie McGinnis modeling a Unitrans T-shirt while standing on the rear platform of a double-decker bus). … Twitter: Would you be the #LastComicStanding if your final exam was a comedy routine?
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "The California Latino and Asian American Vote: Dramatic Underrepresentation in 2014 and Expected Impact in 2016" — UC Davis' Mindy Romero (director, California Civic Engagement Project, Center for Regional Change) in UC Center Sacramento's Summer Speaker Series. (July 8)
- "Cancer Screening: Evidence, the USPSTF Guidelines Process and Health Policy" — UC Davis' Joy Melnikow (professor of family and community medicine, and director, Center for Health Policy and Research) in UC Center Sacramento's Summer Speaker Series. (July 9)
- "Leveraging Research for Food and Agriculture Policy Change" — Workshop sponsored by the Research-to-Policy Subcommittee of UC's Global Food Initiative and co-hosted by the UC Davis World Food Center. (July 20)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Lane and sidewalk closures on California Avenue and Beckett Hall Circle — Through July 3, for underground utility work. Closed: northbound lane of California Avenue at Beckett Hall Circle; sidewalk on the east side of California at the same intersection; and westbound lane of Beckett Hall Circle.
- Lane closures on Bioletti Way south of Bainer Hall Drive — Extended through July 6, for underground utility work. Both lanes closed; Lot 44 remains accessible from the south.
- Alumni Lane closure behind the museum construction site — July 6-13, to make way for project deliveries. The closed section of road connects Parking Lots 1 and 2.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the new online calendar:
- Summer Blood and Platelet Drive
Today-Wednesday (June 30-July 1): Look for the bloodmobiles on the Quad - Native Plants: Home Landscape Champions
Saturday, July 11: Arboretum program on water-thrifty choices
CORRECTION
In introducing our June 23 Q&A with Mir Shafii, Dateline erred in stating how many years he had been teaching the tractor-driving class ABT 49. He has been working at UC Davis for 25 years and teaching the class for five.