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Cat rescues, Paris, 'Star Wars' — 11.17.15
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 Going home with staff"So many people were so deeply affected by this," says Rob Warren, spokesman for the School of Veterinary Medicine, referring to the hospital staff's dedication in caring for animal refugees from the summer wildfires. For a professor and three other staff members, that dedication is now forever — as they each adopted one of the dozens of cats brought in for treatment. [ More, with slideshow and |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Chancellor's statement on Paris attacks
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi expresses UC Davis' deepest sympathy to the family of CSU Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez and to her campus community, and to France and all the people affected by the Nov. 13 terror. In a statement, the chancellor noted the counseling services that are available to visitors and others at UC Davis. [ More… ]
Slight gains for women as corporate leaders in California
More women than ever before are working as chief executive officers at the Golden State's largest 400 public companies, but UC Davis' annual study shows women still hold only one in eight senior executive and director positions. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Cycling's benefits calculated
First-of-its-kind study says: If urban areas worldwide develop the right infrastructure, leading to a dramatic increase in biking, we could cut CO2 emissions by up to 10 percent by 2050, compared with current estimates, and save society nearly $25 trillion. [ More… ]
The Force Awakens early at UC Davis Stores
The bookstore's Memorial Union location and the TechHub are now stocking a line of Star Wars merchandise, including apparel with UC Davis branding, and managers think the items could create more buzz than the Boonta Eve Classic podrace. [ More… ]
LAURELS: Zhang's technology leads to Biogas Project of the Year
UC Davis' Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester, or READ, which incorporates technology developed here by Professor Ruihong Zhang, is the 2015 Biogas Project of the Year. … Plus, honors for Kirsten Gilardi, Pamela Lein, Brian Murphy, Julie Dechant, Gary Magdesian and Helen Raybould, School of Veterinary Medicine; and Paul Gepts, plant sciences professor. [ More… ]
Don't forget: Open enrollment, food drive, Principles
- Open enrollment deadline: 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24
- Food drive: Send by mail by Nov. 20 or run with the turkeys next week!
- Call for essays: "How I Live the Principles of Community"
TECHNEWS: What's all this I hear about password managers?
UC is requiring cybersecurity training for all faculty and staff, and in taking the online course, you'll hear advice to consider using a password manager. Here's an explainer from TechNews. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: From concert hall to lecture hall
Jackson Hall will serve as a venue for large lecture classes beginning in winter quarter and continuing through the 2016-17 academic year. Plus …
- Save the date for ADMAN: March 9
- TRANSITION: Currall named provost at SMU
TRENDING: Falling into autumn, and falling for Charlie, Alfie and Hope
Instagram: "Falling into autumn at #UCDavis #YourSchoolYourView" … Twitter: The School of Medicine is collecting donations to help train the dogs Charlie and Alfie to detect the scent of cancer. … Facebook: Miniature horse named Hope beats the odds, thanks to treatment at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- International Education Week — Through Friday (Nov. 20)
- "We Bear Witness With Our Song: The Politics of Music and Violence in the Peruvian Andes" — UC Riverside's Jonathan Ritter in the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas' Fall Memory Lecture Series. (Nov. 17)
- "Five Years After the Affordable Care Act: Opportunities and Challenges in Promoting Adolescent and Young Adult Health" — UC San Francisco's Kathleen Tebb, in the UC Center Sacramento's Thursday Speakers Series. (Nov. 19)
- "Lentil Underground" — Seminar, book signing and lentil-dish sampling with journalist Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America. (Nov. 19)
- "Revolution Foods and the Women Building the Future" — Kirsten Saenz Tobey, founder and chief impact officer, Revolution Foods. Dean's Distinguished Speaker, Graduate School of Management. (Nov. 19)
- "Choreographing Sediments" — Brett Milligan, assistant professor, landscape architecture and environmental design, in the industrial Ecology Seminar Series. (Nov. 24)
- Food, Ag and Health Solution Summit — Including a sustainable agriculture tour, Apps for Ag Hackathon, Mixing Bowl Idea Hack and all-day summit to foster uncommon collaborations around ideas and technology to better feed the world. Presented by the Innovation Institute for Food and Health. (Dec. 1-3)
- UC Davis Equity Summit — Featuring keynote by Pedro A. Noguera. (March 8)
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DIRECTIVES
- Call for nominations: Academic Federation awards for Excellence in Research and Excellence in Teaching — Deadline Jan. 22.
- Call for nominations: Faculty Research Lecture, Distinguished Scholarly Public Service and Distinguished Teaching awards (all Academic Senate)
- Call for nominations: Chancellor's STAR awards — Recognizing staff members who go "above and beyond" in support of the campus's core values. Deadline Nov. 30.
- Call for applications: Administrative Officers for the Future Program — Cultivating a diverse pool of highly talented and motivated staff interested in pursuing administrative officer positions. Deadline Nov. 18.
- Call for proposals: Seed Grants for International Activities — Funding offered by the Office of Global Affairs. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Call for nominations: Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community — For faculty, staff, students and members of the community, honoring their achievements that contribute in substantial ways to the development and well-being of our diverse and evolving community. Deadline Nov. 20.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- Symphony Orchestra: The Forgotten Offerings
Saturday, Nov. 21: Works by Olivier Messiaen, Sibelius and UC Davis' Sam Nichols (this is not a toy for a child). - Arboretum Makerspace Series
Sunday, Nov. 22: We provide the supplies and you bring the manufacturing skills! Design innovative do-it-yourself projects by reusing everyday objects. All ages welcome. - Women's basketball vs. Air Force
Monday, Nov. 23: Preseason action continues at the Pavilion.