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Convocation, Aggie Sol, 'food month' — 9.29.15
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 Our music tour guideSymphony conductor says: "Pleasure for me lies in transporting people somewhere special through music. I ask the audience to trust me as their travel companion. In exchange, they'll be witness to something beautiful, intriguing, powerful. They leave the concert feeling invigorated — not quite the same person as when they arrived." Baldini's profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Here's how we are 'Building Our Future'
UC Davis has so much going for it that Rep. Doris Matsui says she thinks maybe she should have gone to Davis instead of Berkeley. She made the comment at Fall Convocation, where Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi laid out the framework for UC Davis as the University of the 21st Century. [ More, with slideshow… ]
- Catch up on changes in campus leadership
- Coming attractions, construction-wise
- Update on Memorial Union renewal
On your mark, get set, go … in solar home decathlon
Team Aggie Sol built its house here, cut it in half and is now putting it back together in Irvine for the Department of Energy's 2015 Solar Decathlon, Oct 8-18. UC Davis students are competing for the first time in this annual event that challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses. [ More, with slideshow and video… ]
RESEARCH: Plastic in your fish dinner
It's plastic in Indonesia, fibers in California — man-made debris finding its way into the guts of a quarter of the samples collected from fish markets, according to a UC Davis-Hasanuddin University study published in Scientific Reports. [ More… ]
- Winery wastewater a viable water source for vineyards
- UC Davis to test computer program designed to reduce suicide
- Campus receives $1.5 million gift for Persian studies program
Come meet new Humphrey fellows
Our Hubert H. Humphrey fellows for 2015-16 will introduce themselves to the community, this Friday (Oct. 2). The midcareer professionals from Africa, Asia and South America will talk about their work and tell how their time at UC Davis will contribute to improvements at home, in the fields of natural resources, agriculture and environmental science. [ More… ]
Farm-to-Table Academy leads off 'food month'
The Farm-to-Table Academy takes up four Saturdays in October. The month also brings the Farm-to-Fork Festive Meal in the dining commons, a Food and Agriculture Roundtable, a World Food Center panel discussion at the Borlaug Dialogue, a Horticulture Innovation Lab open house, a farm-to-fork speaker and panel discussion, and more, including two food days, one world and one national. Let's just call it "food month." [ More… ]
Hop on a double-decker, buy a bike, go for a ride!
We're on a roll in Davis on our buses and bikes, and in the "Car-Free Month" of October the campus and Unitrans will show everyone just how sweet the ride can be. Free bus transit on Oct. 3; free double-decker service on the first Saturday of every month, starting Oct. 3; the new academic year's first Bike Auction (Oct. 10); and the first Aggie Pride Ride (Oct. 10)! [ More… ]
Starting the new year off right
Justin Hong wants to share his recipe for a great party drink: the mix includes common sense precautions and good police relations. The senior is one of three UC Davis health interns to ride with city of Davis police patrol officers and contribute health and safety messages to police tweets on the first few weekends of the fall quarter. [ More, with video… ]
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
NEWS BRIEFS: Registrar's office sets open house
The Office of the University Registrar will hold an open house Friday morning (Oct. 2) in the registrar's new location: 3001 Dutton Hall. Plus …
- 'Planning for Retirement' seminar this week
- 'Crawl' into the University Library archives
- Sociologist's topic on AC360: Teens and social media
- TECHNEWS: Cyber Security Survey returns
- IN MEMORIAM: Rand Schaal, lecturer and benefactor
TRENDING: Moon pic, move-in video beat anything on Facebook
Instagram: Davis Enterprise photo editor Wayne Tilcock got a glimpse of the #SuperBloodMoon over the iconic #UCDavis water tower, and it's a One of a Kind view. … YouTube: Video montage from Move-In Weekend 2015. ... Twitter: This is what that #FacebookDown hashtag is all about, right? … Right?
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Winning Marriage and the Road Ahead for the LGBT Community" — Kate Kendall, executive director, National Center for Lesbian Rights, gives the Bill Smith Memorial Lecture. Presented by the LAMDA Law Students Association. (Oct. 6)
- Chile California Conference — Organized by the Chilean student associations at UC Davis and 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
No announcements or directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- Shinkoskey Noon Concert
Thursday, Oct. 1: Tom Derthick, double bass, and John Cozza, piano. Free. - Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Open House
Friday, Oct. 2: Integrated pest management in the bee garden. - Football: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
Saturday, Oct. 3: Wear BLUE for this game against Montana! Discounted tickets for faculty and staff and their family and friends.