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Memorial Day, Big Bang, UC Walks — 5.19.15
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 135 flags, 135 namesThe flags will be on the Quad and the names in the Golden Memory Book will be read at the ceremony just across the way on the Memorial Union's South Patio, at 5 p.m. Thursday (May 21). All are invited to this annual tribute to Aggie soldiers, sailors and Marines who gave their lives in military service. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Regents to consider Napolitano-Brown budget deal
Framework announced last week provides for increased revenue, a two-year freeze on resident tuition and, over time, programmatic improvements and increased operational efficiency. Read the agenda item. [ More… ]
'Farmer-preneurs' at work in Zambia
One year after winning the People's Choice Award in last year's Big Bang! business competition, Zasaka is delivering simple technologies and practices to Zambian farmers to help them improve their crop yields and better preserve the harvest. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Revealing kidney cancer's secret
An international team led by UC Davis nephrologist Robert Weiss shows how renal cell carcinoma reprograms its metabolism and evades the immune system. The study, published in the journal Cancer Research, points to new therapeutic options for this particularly deadly cancer. [ More… ]
- Problem seen in who gets osteoporosis screenings, who doesn't
- Differences in brains and behavior of girls and boys with autism
- EGGHEAD: Wave machine links microbes and sea spray to clouds and climate
ONE CALIFORNIA, ONE UC DAVIS: 'Dr. Pistachio'
The next time you grab a bag of pistachios, think about Professor Julian Crane, whose foundational research led to an 11-fold increase in the amount of California land devoted to the nut's production, to 275,000 acres. Today, California is the No. 1 pistachio producer in the world, accounting for about 40 percent of the supply. [ More… ]
LAURELS: We're a 'Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace'
The California Breastfeeding Coalition declares UC Davis a "Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace," recognizing the Breastfeeding Support Program. … Plus, honors for law professor Brian Soucek, and communicators Diane Nelson and Kathy Keatley Garvey. [ More… ]
- UC Davis presents the Charles J. Soderquist Award to Doug Muhleman '77, M.S. '79, and his wife, Juli, for excellence in philanthropy, volunteerism, leadership and overall commitment to UC Davis.
'Pet' project wins awards, needs support
The awards from campus and the White House are nice, but a student club's "pet" project in Sacramento — the Mercer Clinic for the pets of homeless people — has a more pressing need: financial support from the community. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Myucdavis users prefer MyView as default
A survey earlier this spring about the new myucdavis showed users were primarily interested in having MyView as the default view. Plus …
- Next commencements: Medicine and veterinary medicine
- Another strong jobs report for King Hall grads
- Undergraduate Education's new address: Surge III
- Students' winning beer ready to be tapped
- TRANSITION: 'Kit' Batten to lead policy institute
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- Voting begins to fill 2 staff positions on pension advisory board — This story is available in English and Spanish.
TRENDING: Succulent corks, caterpillar sighting, mystery hydrant
YouTube: Master Gardeners from UC Cooperative Extension show off succulents growing in wine corks to promote drought awareness. … Vine: A prickly caterpillar crosses a road in the arboretum. … Instagram: The mysterious Disney World fire hydrant on campus.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "The Enduring Value of Liberal Education" (talk) and "Guiding Students to Success: Effective Advising in Light of Changing Societal and Economic Demands" (workshop for the advising community) — Debra Humphreys, vice president for policy and public engagement, Association of American College and Universities. (May 20)
- Provost's Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — "The End of the Corporate University: What We Are Now," Wendy Brown, political science professor, UC Berkeley. (May 20)
- "Brain and Behavioral Effects of Early Exposures to Neurotoxicants" — Researcher Virginia A. Rauh of Columbia University gives this talk in the MIND Institute's Distinguished Lecturer Series. (May 20)
- 4-H Animal Science Symposium — Co-hosted by UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension and School of Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture and Natural Resources. (May 27)
- Dialogue and Deliberation — Including TED Talk ("The Dangers of a Single Story"), dialogue and cross-cultural potluck dinner. (May 27)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for the position of vice provost and dean, Graduate Education/Graduate Studies — The first of four forums was held May 18; the others are May 20, 26 and 28.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the new online calendar:
- UC Walks
Wednesday, May 20: Three meeting places on the main campus, one at the University Extension Building and one on Cousteau Place. - 15th annual UC Davis Film Festival
Wednesday-Thursday, May 20-21: Student-produced short films. - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Thursday, May 21: Presentations, drop-in support, workshop.