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5.30.2017

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Graphic: UC Davis Safety Month June 2017

Tips everyone can use

In observance of June as National Safety Month, UC Davis is offering activities and trainings to help keep you safe and healthy both on and off campus, all year long. Up first: staying healthy by learning about ergonomics, managing stress and being active. [ More… ]

NEWS SUMMARY

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Napolitano reacts to Trump's budget

"As president of the nation's largest public research university, I urge Congress to immediately begin work on a revised budget proposal that makes meaningful investments to help our students, protect our patients and keep America's research enterprise preeminent," UC President Janet Napolitano writes. [ More… ]

Jury sides with UC Davis in strawberry breeding trial

The UC Davis strawberry breeding case returns to federal court on Wednesday (May 31) for the judge's consideration of remedies following last week's unanimous jury verdict that said Douglas Shaw and Kirk Larson, formerly employed in the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program, willfully infringed UC patents, breached loyalty and fiduciary duties, and used plant material owned by the breeding program to establish California Berry Cultivars. [ More… ]

A new wall of honor for Gold Star Aggies

Last week's Memorial Day Ceremony includes the unveiling of our new Gold Star Aggies Wall, and an emotional speech by the son of one of the Aggies whose name is on that wall. [ More… ]

BIG BANG: Monitor could reduce unnecessary C-sections

A startup that makes a fetal oxygen saturation monitor for use in childbirth wins the $10,000 first prize in the 17th annual Big Bang! Business Competition. [ More… ]

7 students, grads awarded Fulbright grants

Seven students and alumni have received grants from the State Department program to conduct research in Ukraine, Indonesia and India, and to teach English in Malta, Colombia, Malaysia and Germany. [ More… ]

Symposium promotes feminist research across the disciplines

Daylong symposium May 17 provides a chance for faculty, staff and students to explore how inequalities along lines of gender, race and class impact the very nature of research. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: UC Davis licenses new tool to diagnose breast cancer

UC Davis licenses the commercial rights for a new type of CT scanner, one that has the potential to improve breast cancer detection by providing true three-dimensional and highly detailed images — an improvement over today's two-dimensional mammograms. [ More… ]

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE: Understanding how merit decisions are made

The review period for nonrepresented employees is nearing its end, as supervisors finish their ratings (comparing them across the organization to ensure consistency), and deans and vice chancellors make merit decisions. See an example of how the 3 percent merit pool may be allocated. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Monthly parking rates going up

The annual parking permit renewal process is underway, bringing with it rate increases for many permits including the most popular, A, C and L. Plus …

  • Entomologist blasts proposed bug-collecting rules
  • Administrative fee to rise for international undergrads
  • Groping and robbery reported on bike path
  • Tapping our new water supply: Target date June 5

STORIFY: Blissful weather for #TGFS2017

After fighting the weather the past two years (rain and scorching temperatures), the sky smiles upon Russell Field for the Thank Goodness for Staff picnic. See our recap of social media posts from the day's events. [ More… ]

THE DOWNLOAD: Farm football, flights, fluffies

UC Davis football is headed for that other (alleged) farm again, for a game in 2018. … Watch therapy fluffies right from your desk. … Take a trip through the sky above Davis with the Aviation Club. [ More, with video… ]

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Concerts and a one-man show, The Tricky Part, to close out the year

The Department of Music has concerts aplenty the next few weeks to tide you over until the fall, and the Department of Theatre and Dance closes out the academic year with author and actor Martin Moran in his acclaimed one-man show, The Tricky Part, a true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience. [ More… ]

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