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Budget, freedom of expression, 6 for the 6th — 5.2.17
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 Faculty Research LecturePeter Wainwright, who delivers this year's Faculty Research Lecture on May 9, is arguably the world's leading expert on functional morphology in fish, specifically, the remarkable adaptations that allow fish to feed successfully. Expertise like his is more important today than ever. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Leadership issues budget framework for '17-18
UC Davis' senior leadership has communicated to deans and vice chancellors the 2017-18 budget framework, which includes a multiyear plan to "bring any deficits in the central operating budget within fully manageable proportions and thus restore the university to fiscal health." [ More… ]
Freedom of Expression work group seeks input
The Working Group on Ensuring Freedom of Expression at UC Davis is asking for comments, ideas and opinions (via an online form) to help inform the group in its mission, as charged by Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter earlier this year. [ More… ]
Jodi Nunnari elected to national academy
Professor Nunnari, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is among the 84 newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences, as announced by the academy today (May 2). [ More… ]
- LAURELS: Award supports Sean Collins' cancer research
- Librarian Axel Borg receives Charles P. Nash Prize
2 interim leaders named for UC Davis Health
Tom Nesbitt is the interim vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and Lars Berglund is the interim dean of the School of Medicine. They both succeed Julie Freischlag, who held both positions prior to her leaving for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Modeling human memory and learning
Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath leads a project (funded by the Department of Defense) that will dive deeper into the workings of the brain, how it forms, stores and retrieves complex memories. The results could be significant in artificial intelligence, Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other memory disorders. [ More… ]
- DryCard, a simple way to cut food loss, wins Africa challenge
- Seed funding given to joint projects with University of Sydney
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: Service dogs and 'petitation'
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so today we launch a series of stories about our research, treatment and recognition of mental health issues. Our first stories deal with dogs and their increasing role in helping people. [ More… ]
- Psychiatric service dogs more common, but rules are confusing
- Researcher's schipperke, Pago, becomes her meditation companion
Students and a researcher in UC spotlight this week
Opportunity knocks for Ph.D. student in the Grad Slam, and for an undergraduate and a researcher (development engineer) chosen to pitch their "I Am a UC Entrepreneur" ideas to three of Silicon Valley's leading venture capitalists. [ More… ]
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE: A closer look at calibration
Calibration is a crucial step in annual performance reviews, but the concept can be confusing to both employees and supervisors alike. What is the purpose of calibration? And what does it look like? [ More… ]
May Is Bike Month: Track your bike, get a new one, celebrate
This week you'll be able to increase your chances of hanging on to your bike — or get an inexpensive bike. And just in time to celebrate next week. [ More, with video… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Fake bus crash scenario for emergency training
The northwest corner of the campus is a training site this week for the UC Davis Fire Department and other Yolo County emergency agencies. Plus …
- Cybersecurity talks open to all
- 'Health Insurance After You Retire'
- Peet's is here!
THE DOWNLOAD: Aggies in high places, TODS, football ticket deal
Our basketball teams go to the Capitol, while two Aggie alums represent us at the White House Correspondents Dinner. … Our daughters and sons celebrate TODS. … A football discount for faculty and staff. … The Memorial Union is back open. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer winner to give Lunn lecture
Stacy Schiff will talk Wednesday (May 3) about "coaxing a life" from the archives, as she has done for books that include Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov): Portrait of a Marriage; A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France and the Birth of America; and her fourth book, Cleopatra: A Life. [ More… ]
More featured colloquia:
- "The Presence of the Past in a Future-Facing China" — Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, author of The Souls of China; and Jeffrey Wasserstrom, UC Irvine Chancellor's Professor of History, author of The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China. (May 2)
- Art Studio Visiting Artist Lecture Series — Janet Bishop, co-curator of the Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibition running through May 29 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. (May 2)
- Food Evolution — About the controversy surround GMOs and food. Information session at 6 p.m. and film at 7, followed by a panel discussion with the film's director and producer, and UC Davis affiliates, and a question-and-answer session with the audience.
- "The Design of Coffee" — Professor Tonya Kuhl, co-director of the UC Davis Coffee Center, gives this free public lecture, exploring the art and science behind transforming green coffee beans to "nirvana in a cup." (May 2)
- Laughter, Seduction and Companionship in Early Modern Spain — A symposium honoring Professor Emerita Adrienne L. Martín. (May 4-5)
- "Killing Doctors in the War on Syria" — Susannah Sirkin, director of international policy and partnerships at Physicians for Human Rights, gives this talk in the Human Rights Lecture Series, sponsored by Human Rights Studies, and the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. (May 4)
- "Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education" — Stephen Brier, professor of urban education, City University of New York Graduate Center; and Michael Fabricant, professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and first vice president of the 25,000-member faculty/staff union of the City University of New York. The UC Davis Forums on the Public University and the Social Good. (May 8)
- "Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration" — Institute for Social Sciences Noon Lecture by Drew Halfmann, associate professor of sociology. (May 9)
- "Unraveling the Mysteries of Chromosome Inheritance" — A conversation with Sean Burgess, professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Davis, in the Science Café series. Hosted by Jared Shaw, professor of chemistry, and sponsored by the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. (May 10)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations for Larry L. Sautter Award program — Recognizing innovation in information technology in the UC system. Deadline: May 19.
EVENTS
6 FOR THE SIXTH: Things to do, places to go!
- Davis Farmers Market Double-Decker (free rides May 6)
- Raptor Center Open House (May 6)
- Rose Days (field tours May 6 only; sales May 6 and 7)
- California Honey Festival (May 6)
- Can You Hear the Eco? Spoken Word in the Arboretum (May 6)
- Danzantes del Alma40th Anniversary Showcase (May 6)
More Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- Women's International Water Polo Tournament at Schaal Aquatic Center
Today-Sunday, May 2-7: First game, 4 p.m. today; opening ceremonies, 7 p.m. today. Team USA, five other countries play every day through championship on Sunday. - EXHIBITION OPENING: Field Notes
Friday, May 5: First-year MFA students are showing their works at Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, through May 25.