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Aggie Challenge, hoverboards, Canvas workshops — 6.14.16
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 Creation GenerationUC Davis alumni are bringing their bright ideas straight to consumers, via mobile apps: Cocoa Swatches (makeup tips and inspiration for underrepresented complexions), Foodfully (it tells you when food is about to go bad, and provides recipes so you can keep the food from going to waste) and Penji (peer-to-peer tutoring). [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Sorrow and solidarity
In the wake of the mass killings in Orlando, UC Davis administrators express their grief and say, "We in the UC Davis community want the world to know we stand in solidarity with all people who are victims of hatred and violence anywhere in the world." [ More… ]
Microbiologist Katherine Ralston wins Pew scholarship
She'll use the prestigious prize to further her study of "cell nibbling," something she discovered about the way a parasite kills other cells in the human intestine. Now she wants to learn more about the process, aiming to interfere with it and prevent disease. [ More, with a "3-Minute Egghead" podcast… ]
LAURELS: Viticulture work ripens into Merit Award
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture will present its highest honor to Douglas Adams, who studies grape berry ripening. … Plus, honors for historians Lisa Materson, Kathryn Olmsted, Andrés Reséndez and Louis Warren; and a number of other faculty: Dave Campbell (community development), Lisa Oakes (psychology), Carolyn Slupsky (nutrition and food science), Steve Carlip (physics) and Karl Kjer (entomology). [ More… ]
RESEARCH: 'Fingerprints' a clue to good wine
David Mills, a professor of food science and technology, expanding on his research into the role of microbes in winemaking, says individual wines can have very specific microbial "fingerprints" — and suggests winemakers can use this information for quality control. [ More… ]
- Natural Climate Solutions Symposium: Highlights on UCTV
- Ages ago, marine reptiles made a 'speedy' recovery — in 3.35 million years
Aggie Challenge nears its goal of 8,000 donors
Are you one of them? Eight-week fundraising drive reaches out to faculty, staff, alumni and parents. More philanthropy news:
- Faculty-staff couple work in the arts — and give to them, too
- Graduate Studies launches new, fast-growing fellowship program
- We Are Aggie Pride raises $110,000 for students in 9 months
Athletics announces hall of fame inductees for 2016
The Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction ceremony Oct. 10, honoring six former student-athletes and a retired administrator, Larry Swanson. Teresa Gould, interim director of athletics, made the announcement of the hall's new class, as well as the recipients of Aggie Legacy and Special Recognition awards. [ More… ]
University of California announces hoverboard restriction
When's the last time you saw a hoverboard (except on fire, in a video)? Well, chances are you will not see one of the motorized boards at UC Davis or anywhere else in the UC system, because, under a new policy, they are permitted only if they are certified as safe by an independent testing lab. As of today, only a handful had passed muster. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Learn 'Canvas' before summer
Academic Technology Services plans a half-day program this Thursday (June 16) to introduce instructors to the campus's new learning management system, UC Davis Canvas. Plus …
- Fall Diversity Awareness Workshop
- City issues water violation notice
- Massage therapy for faculty and staff
DATELINE DOWNLOAD: Food from beer, grad caps, streamers
Students are developing a way to make food from previously wasted grains (with video). … See 160 of the most creative graduation caps from our spring commencements, and find out which ones earned prizes for their wearers. … This year's graduation ceremonies featured a new, colorful celebration: watch it from all angles (with 360-degree video). [ More… ]
TRENDING: New likes, new student firefighters, new visitor
Facebook: The official UC Davis Facebook page has hit a major milestone: 100,000 likes! … Twitter: The newest class of student firefighter recruits has started. … Instagram: Motherly love at the Dairy Barn.
NEWS FROM UCNET
- UC Irvine tech exec named staff advisor-designate to Board of Regents
- Telehealth and telemental health services offered through UC medical plans
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Africa Rising": A Speaker Series on Ag and Nutrition for a Growing Continent — This series debuts with Jake Bright (co-author, The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse), and a panel discussion with Tu Jarvis, professor of agricultural economics and the director of the UC Davis Blum Center for Developing Economies; and David Miller, the director of the UC Davis Research Innovations Fellowship in Agriculture program. (June 14)
- "Depression in Alzheimer's Disease: Cause or Consequence" — Scott Mackin, associate professor of psychiatry, UC San Francisco, give this talk in the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center's Community Discovery Lecture Series. (June 16) presentation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Staff MBA Scholarships — With this new program, the Graduate School of Management invites eligible staff members to apply for $7,200 in fee assistance annually for three years in the GSM's part-time MBA programs in Sacramento or the Bay Area.
- Road closure and traffic control — Cushing Way behind the new Ann E. Pitzer Center (recital hall and classroom, under construction) will be closed to all except campus staff today (June 14). Traffic will be limited to one lane, with flagmen in place.
- Road closure — Tercero Hall Circle is closed just east of Dairy Road through Friday, Sept. 2, for underground construction. Detours will be posted for alternate routes via Hutchison Drive and Bioletti Way. Cars and trucks are permitted temporary access to Tercero Hall Circle off Bioletti Way.
EVENTS
Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- Aggie Adventures Travel Fair
Today, June 14 (5-7 p.m.): The Cal Aggie Alumni Association invites you to meet tour operators, ask questions and discuss upcoming trips. - 24th annual Horse Production Sale
Saturday, June 18: Horses and mules, cared for and trained by students. Barbecue precedes auction. Proceeds support the Equine Management Program. - Craft Center Summer Registration
Opens Monday, June 20: For students, faculty, staff — everyone! - New Retirees Reception
Thursday, June 23: For all staff members who have retired or will retire this academic year.