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Firefighters, Cool Campus, new PET scanner — 10.6.15
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NEWS SUMMARY
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University starts Aggie Fund for Firefighter Families
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi's initiative will provide support to families of injured firefighters while they are being treated at the UC Davis Medical Center. [ More… ]
Engineering academy honors Chancellor Katehi
The National Academy of Engineering presents its Simon Ramo Founders Award to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi for her "extraordinary impact on the engineering profession" and "leadership in engineering research and education." She is the first woman to receive the award. [ More… ]
Clery crime statistics for 2014 released
A summary of reported crimes on and around UC Davis property in calendar year 2014 shows little change from the previous year. The security report is required by the federal government's Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. [ More… ]
UC's Cool Campus Challenge begins today
In this fun, friendly competition, UC is asking students, staff and faculty to learn and to showcase for others how each of us can help UC achieve its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2025. Sign up now! [ More… ]
RESEARCH: NIH puts $15.5 million into project to build total-body PET scanner
This first-in-the-world project could fundamentally change the way cancers are tracked and treated and put UC Davis on the nation's leading edge of molecular imaging. The EXPLORER project stems from fundamental research that the university funded on its own, through the RISE program. [ More, with video… ]
- Why zebras have stripes: The debate goes on
- UC Davis West Village tracks its progress toward zero net energy
- Influenza A viruses more likely to emerge in East Asia than North America
Student Community Center wins 'livable building' award
Given by the Center for the Built Environment, the award "acknowledges all the hard work that went into creating a home away from home for our students," says Sheri Atkinson, director of the Student Community Center. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Roundtable today with Singapore diplomat
Ashok Kuman Mirpuri, Singapore's ambassador to the United States, is the featured guest today (Oct. 6) at a UC Davis roundtable discussion on key issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region. Plus …
- Law professor Bennoune named UN special rapporteur
- Veterinary students organize adoptathon, free clinic
- Conference opens doors to health care professions
- UC's new Fair Wage/Fair Work: More information
TRENDING: #Being13, lightning over campus, homecoming T-shirts
Instagram: Jurassic World's Chris Pratt shows a picture of himself at age 13, using the hashtag #Being13 and saying he's proud of his brother-in-law (sociologist Bob Faris, associate professor) for his role in Anderson Cooper's study on teens and social media. … Twitter: Watch a slow-motion video of part of the lightning storm that covered Davis over the weekend. … Facebook: Get a sneak peek at the shirts that Intercollegiate Athletics will be throwing into the stands at Saturday's homecoming football game.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences — Professor Richard Lenski, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, presents a public lecture, "Time Travel in Experimental Evolution" (Oct. 7); and a scientific lecture, "Dynamics of Phenotype and Genomic Evolution in a 60,000-Generation Experiment with E. coli" (Oct. 8).
- "Explaining Systematic Bias and Nontransparency in US Social Security Administration Forecasts" — Harvard's Gary King, political scientist and quantitative methodologist, presents the inaugural Institute for Social Sciences Distinguished Lecture. (Oct. 8)
- Online and Hybrid Learning Showcase and Workshop — Morning program comprises faculty and teaching assistant presentations, and a resource fair; while the afternoon is set aside for the workshop. (Oct. 9)
- "Finding the Signal in the Noise: Emerging Communication Trends" — Max Lum, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Monthly Seminar Series. (Oct. 12)
- Chile California Conference — Organized by the Chilean student associations at UC Davis, UC Berkeley and Stanford University. Sponsors of this year's conference, being at held UC Davis, include UC Davis Chile, Graduate Studies, and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Oct. 17)
- Do No Harm: Considerations of Pathogens, Pests and Plant Disease in Restoration Activities — UC Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources are among the sponsors of this workshop. Organizers include Elise Gornish, Cooperative Extension restoration ecology specialist, based in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources. (Nov. 5 at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- GloCal Health Fellowships — Offered by UC's Global Health Institute. Application deadline Nov. 2 for 2016-17 fellowships.
- Research and Innovation Fellowship for Agriculture (RIFA) — For graduate students interested in agriculture, food systems and development; application period Oct. 8-Nov. 25. RIFA is also accepting applications for new project hosts.
EVENTS
WEEKEND PLANNER: Plant sale and 'Walking in the Woods with Chemistry'
The arboretum was made for weekends like this: a plant sale on Saturday (Oct. 10), offering lessons in drought-tolerant landscaping; and "Walking in the Woods with Chemistry" on Sunday (Oct. 11), launching an exhibit that will run through Dec. 7. In the exhibit, two faculty members and a graduate student are showing molecules that come from plants, and telling us how those molecules are used in our daily lives. [ More, with slideshow… ]
- Weekend wheels and wings: Bike Auction, Aggie Pride Ride and University Airport Open House
And two more Editor's Picks, from the online calendar:
- Opening Night: Readings by Creative Writing Faculty
Wednesday, Oct. 7: Featuring our award-winning fiction writers and poets. - Davis Neighbors Night Out
Sunday, Oct. 11: More than 100 street parties are planned, so students and their neighbors can get acquainted.