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Human rights, animal rescues, more books — 7.11.17
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 A matter of rightsProfessor Keith David Watenpaugh, director of the Human Rights Studies Program, has spoken with hundreds of young refugees about experiences of exile and hopes for themselves, their families and communities. He's seen firsthand that the burdens of war fall heaviest on young people and their human rights. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
More stories at UC Davis News & Information
Researcher had to free trapped wildlife — but how?
A couple dozen small mammals faced certain death last Friday morning if researcher Ben Plourde didn't free them from their traps on a hot summer day. But he had a problem: Getting around the roadblocks that had gone up for the Winters Fire and kept him from getting to Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve. [ More… ]
'Calm before the storm' at the Supreme Court
School of Law faculty lead a discussion of the high court's 2016-17 term, characterizing it as "the calm before the storm" in view of blockbuster cases on the docket for the coming year and the possible retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. [ More… ]
ICYMI: News from before and after the Fourth
- New protocol for response to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty, staff
- University admits more than 41,000 for the fall, makes gains in diversity
Chancellor's Residence design contest gets a makeover
The campus opens the contest beyond students to include alumni too, extends the deadline and ups the prizes. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Campus launches microbiome initiative
Professor Jonathan Eisen is named faculty director of the Microbiome Special Research Program, designed to leverage and build upon the broad and deep expertise in microbiome science across the university. [ More… ]
- Campus innovators receive $328,000 in STAIR grants
- Sea-level rise and the governance gap in Bay Area
- 3-MINUTE EGGHEAD: Melting ice and the quasi liquid layer (podcast)
TRANSITIONS: Trout in student health, Lorenzen in athletics
Margaret Trout leads Student Health and Wellness, while Michael Lorenzen is new senior associate athletics director with primary responsibility in the area of student-athlete outcomes. [ More… ]
More books by UC Davis authors
We've updated our new webpage, now featuring academic works by Bruce D. Haynes, Robert S. Taylor, Thomas A. Cahill, Chunjie Chang and Mairaj U. Syed, and a novel by Louis Evan Grivetti. [ More… ]
The latest on UC Davis-Western Health
Effective Jan. 1, UC Davis Health will no longer offer primary care services in Western Health Advantage. But UC Davis is assuring its own employees who are members of the WHA health maintenance organization: You will not lose your access to UC Davis Health care. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: UC Learning Center Offline, July 28-Aug. 7
UC's online learning management system, used by staff and faculty for professional development and required trainings, will be offline for nine days, starting at 5 p.m. Friday, July 28, to allow for a system upgrade. Plus …
- Staff workshop topic: Data on diversity
- Arboretum Waterway project makes a splash
- Accessing legacy course sites after the SmartSite split
- Who's who on the Board of Regents in 2017-18
- UC Davis Health reports email breach
- Blood drive: 'An incredible 2 days'
- IN MEMORIAM: Professor Emeritus Mel Ramey
THE DOWNLOAD: Robinson, fellow astronauts of Bandella coming to Winters
The engineering professor and his space partners will perform at the Palms this Friday (July 14). … Samantha Bee has a UC Davis connection, and she's coming here in October. … Basketball standout Brynton Lemar is headed to France. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Is There a STEM Worker Crisis? Science and Engineering Workforce Development in the U.S." — UC San Diego sociology professor John D. Skrentny, director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research and co-director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, gives this talk in UC Center Sacramento's Wednesday Speaker Series. (July 12)
- "Safety, Why It Matters (Elizabeth's Story)" — Safety Services is sponsoring this talk by Jim Welch of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation, which studies and promotes biosafety. The nonprofit foundation's namesake died in 1997 from ocular exposure to a macaque (monkey) virus at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center, where she was employed in primate research. RSVPs requested. (July 18)
- "The Future of Connected and Self-Driving Cars: Assessing the Tradeoffs Between Safety, Mobility and Environmental Innovation" — UC Riverside engineering professor Matt Barth, director of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology, gives this talk in UC Center Sacramento's Wednesday Speaker Series. (July 26)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Old Davis Road closure — The south entry road is closed in both directions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, between Interstate 80 and the roundabout, through July 30, for reconstruction. Detour: Highway 113 to Hutchison Drive, Hutchison to La Rue Road, La Rue to the roundabout on Old Davis Road.
- Road closures: California Avenue, Storer Mall and Kleiber Hall Drive, on three sides of the lecture hall under construction on California Avenue — Extended through July 31 for work related to the large lecture hall. Use Hutchison Drive for delivery access.
- Call for submissions for presentations at the UC Davis Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference — Deadline July 31. (Conference to be held Dec. 1.)
- Call for nominations for Cal Aggie Alumni Association Alumni Awards — Celebrating the accomplishments of outstanding alumni and friends of UC Davis. Deadline: Aug. 4.
EVENTS
Look who's getting a jump on Mondavi Center tickets
Head start allows staff, faculty and students to buy single-event tickets for the 2017-18 season before they go on sale to the general public this Friday (July 14). Plus, the season just got better with three more "just added" shows: Samantha Bee, David Sedaris and Andrew Bird. [ More… ]
Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- Lunchtime Tai Chi
Wednesdays and Fridays: Staff member David Moore leads this twice-weekly program; no preregistration — just show up! - SUMMER BROWN BAG: LinkedIn 101
Thursday, July 13: Learn about this important tool for career development, job search and connecting to others in your field. - "Pollinator to Plate" Open House at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Saturday, July 15: All about home gardens and bees — and healthy harvests! - Donate 33 1/3 Albums to Museum
Saturday, July 22, and Wednesday, Aug. 16: The Manetti Shrem Museum needs vinyl for John Cage's 33 1/3 exhibition in the fall. - Band-uh! Jam-uh!
Mondays, July 24, and Aug. 7 and 21: On the lawn outside the Rec Pool. - New Employee Welcome
Thursday, July 27: Quarterly program for faculty, academic appointees, staff and postdocs.