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K-9 Charlie, vet school No. 1, 'topping out' — 3.10.15
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 Student body's new petCharlie has a nose for explosives and is also very good at detecting every opportunity to be petted — and, trust us, there's plenty of petting from students as he makes his way around the campus as the first K-9 in the campus Police Department since 2009. [ More, with videos… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Veterinary school best in the nation
In new graduate school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the School of Veterinary Medicine moves up from No. 2, the School of Law moves up five spots to 31st and the School of Education moves up seven spots to 38th. Other professional schools and graduate programs also fare well, reflecting the university's excellence across a broad range of fields. [ More… ]
Dean Hildreth returning to Meharry
James E.K. Hildreth, dean of the College of Biological Sciences since 2011, is returning to Meharry Medical College as president. [ More… ]
'Topping out' ceremony at Shrem Museum
Everyone's invited to sign the last steel beam before it's installed at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, during a "topping out" ceremony this Friday (March 13). [ More… ]
Senate honors Busse Berger, Carey, Cheng, Powell
Music professor Anna Maria Busse Berger is this year's recipient of the Faculty Research Lecture Award, the Academic Senate's highest honor. The senate's Representative Assembly also approves three Distinguished Public Service Awards, for James Carey, entomology; Harry Cheng, mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Robert Powell, chemical engineering and materials science. [ More… ]
HEALTH INITIATIVES: New school, new policies
- Town hall meeting on proposal to establish a School of Population and Global Health
- Policy recommendations to improve farmworker health
RESEARCH: Novel drug mechanism effective against brain cancer
Research due for publication in Molecular Pharmacology describes the development of a novel mechanism that is effective in fighting glioma cells — which are responsible for a usually fatal type of brain cancer — and could be applicable to other highly aggressive cancers. [ More… ]
ONE WORLD, ONE UC DAVIS: Risks worth taking
Gerald Hayden '03 has taken on big mountains — and big obstacles — as a three-time Paralympic Alpine skier. In comparison, his decision to attend UC Davis was more of a bunny slope: smooth and certain. [ More… ]
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
CAMPUS DISCUSSIONS: Outreach, L&S organization, 'Da Vinci Institute'
- Forum on community-engaged scholarship, March 13
- Work group studies L&S reorganization, welcomes visiting experts
- Scholars, scientists and artists to confer on 'Da Vinci Institute'
NEWS BRIEFS: Survey out on campus's smoke- and tobacco-free policy
You have until March 20 to answer a survey about the 14-month-old policy, whether you have ever approached anyone who may been violating it, and what penalties, if any, should be enacted. Plus …
- Tahoe center asks students for 'citizen science' app proposals
- UC Davis Extension offers free information sessions
- TRANSITION: Steinberg joins medical school faculty
TRENDING: We're on fire for entrepreneurship, basketball, Dr. Seuss
Facebook: GSM institute "ignites" entrepreneurship. … Twitter: Join us (in the dining commons) March 12 for #DrSeuss-inspired meals and desserts! … Instagram: Aggie men's basketball takes Big West championship.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Biorepositories Initiative Conference — Nicholas Anderson, director of informatics research at the UC Davis Health System, introduces this initiative meant to develop and implement a sustainable research infrastructure to facilitate resourceful biospecimen management in support of high-quality biomedical research by Sacramento and Davis campus researchers. (March 11)
- "The Tupac Amaru Rebellion (1780-83) and the Long History of Violence in the Andes" — History professor Chuck Walker gives this Institute for Social Sciences Noon Lecture. (March 11)
- "Dark Side of the Universe" — A conversation with physics professor Maruša Bradač in the "Science Café" series, presented by the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. (March 11)
- "Financing Big Music: The Orchestra and Opera Scene" — A Brainfood Talk by Professor Emeritus D. Kern Holoman, conductor laureate of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Series sponsored by the Emeriti and Retirees associations. (March 12)
- "Information Fiduciaries and the First Amendment" — Yale Law School's Jack Balkin gives the fifth annual Central Valley Foundation/James B. McClatchy Lecture on the First Amendment. (March 12)
- Painter and sculptor Rico Gatson in the Visiting Artist lecture Series. (March 12)
- "Understanding Jiu: The History and Culture of Alcoholic Beverages in China" — Organized by the Confucius Institute. (March 26)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Orders due for commencement attire for spring
- Call for nominations/applications for 2015 Larry L. Sautter Award program — Recognizing innovative use of information technology in support of the university's mission. Webinar, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, will provide an overview of the application process.
- Call for nominations/applications for student and registered student organization awards — For leadership and activism, outstanding graduates, Civic Engagement and Community Service, Principles of Community and more.
- Call for abstract submissions for the first Postdoctoral Research Symposium — The deadline is March 27; the symposium will be May 14.
- Call for nominations: Citations of Excellence, individual and team (Staff Assembly)
EVENTS
SPECIAL SATURDAY: Brain, bees, arboretum and summer programs
UC Davis units will present three instructive, interactive programs, all free, this Saturday (March 14). All ages are invited to learn about the brain, learn about bees and take a guided walk in the arboretum. Also that day, the city of Davis presents its annual Children's Summer Activities Faire, where Campus Recreation and Unions Youth Programs will showcase its camps, classes and swim lessons (online registration opens at noon Monday, March 16). [ More… ]
SIGN-UPS UNDERWAY: Stride for Pride, Genius Run/Walk
- Third annual Stride for Aggie Pride 5K, benefiting student scholarships and We Are Aggie Pride, which provides emergency funding to students, Sunday, April 26
- First Genius Run/Walk, to raise funds for summer undergraduate research scholarships, Sunday, May 3
CONCERTS: Concert and Campus bands, Early Music and Baroque ensembles
Wednesday, March 11, and Saturday, March 14
March 11: Concert and Campus bands. 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi center for the Performing Arts. March 14: Early Music and Baroque ensembles. 7 p.m., St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorne Lane, Davis. [ More… ]
St. Patrick's Day at the Mondavi
Tuesday, March 17
Music by One-Eyed Reilly, accompanied by beer tasting, in the Corin Courtyard, starting at 5:30 p.m. Free (21 and up, with a ticket to the Danú concert.) Danú plays at 7 in Jackson Hall. [ More… ]