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Student housing, Saudi firefighters — 1.16.18
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 Lifeline for new hiresJuan Diego Díaz, newly hired assistant professor of music, and his wife, Yerina Rock, say the university’s Capital Resource Network took the stress out of their transition to UC Davis. The network, which operates out of the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, offers assistance with housing, dual-career support and local resources. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Chancellor previews expanded student housing plan
Gary S. May announces in a Davis Enterprise op-ed, the campus is raising its goal for new on-campus student housing in the Long Range Development Plan from 6,200 to 8,500 beds. [ More… ]
Graduate students promote science in K-12
Briana Gregg-Rocha, a mother and a scientist (yes, she does both, proving wrong the community college counselor who told Gregg-Rocha she was wasting her time), leads the Young Scientist Program at UC Davis — in which graduate student volunteers visit classrooms around the San Joaquin Valley, sharing experiments and other “Exciting Science by Cool Scientists” (that’s the title of the program’s new activity book). [ More… ]
LAURELS: Rebecca Hernandez shines in biodiversity
Rebecca R. Hernandez, an assistant professor in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, has been named the recipient of this year’s E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation, given by the Center for Biological Diversity and named after the “father of biodiversity.” … Plus, honors for Trevor Suslow, Eric Post, Bruce D. Hammock and Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, and five academic advisors. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Pot-farm poison new threat to spotted owls
“When you have thousands of unpermitted grows and only a handful of biologists that regulate that for multiple counties, we’re deeply concerned that there aren’t sufficient conservation protective measures in place,” says UC Davis’ Mourad Gabriel, lead author on the first published account of anticoagulant rodenticide in northern spotted owls. [ More… ]
Library posts wine catalogs, starts ‘Price the Vintage’ database
“The greatest wine library in the world” is even greater with its online posting of more than 200 wine catalogs from the 1930s to 1950s. Take a look, and consider joining a crowdsourcing project to transcribe the catalog entries (including prices) — thus helping in the creation of a searchable database. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Spokes adds breakfast to menu
In keeping with the Silo eatery’s bicycle theme, the morning menu items have names like the 5-Speed, Wheelie and Roadster. Plus … Academic Technology Services announces Faculty Forums and DOLCE: Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education. [ More… ]
THE DOWNLOAD: Student story, Saudis, surprise
See the story of how a graduate student went from the Marine Corps to studying chemistry. … Saudi Aramco firefighters finish up a two-week training visit to UC Davis. … Students are pranked on the first day of class with a fake lecturer. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Inventopia Open House — This business incubator in Davis is a member of UC Davis’ Distributed Research Incubation and Venture Engine, or DRIVE, which, in turn, is part of the university’s Venture Catalyst, a unit of the Office of Research. (4-6 p.m. today, Jan. 16)
- Creative Writing Reading Series — Mai Der Vang, whose debut poetry collection, Afterland (2016), received the Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. (7 p.m. today, Jan. 16)
- When I Walk — Jason DaSilva presents and discusses his film as a guest of two series: Art Studio Visiting Artist, and Functional Diversity and Art. (Jan. 18)
- Memorials, history and values — “Memorials and Monuments: Lessons from Charlottesville, New Orleans and Port Chicago,” The Conversation (in Sacramento), presented by the UC Davis Humanities Institute (Jan. 18); and “Confederate Monuments, Civil Rights Memorials and Civic Values,” Human Rights Lecture Series (Jan. 25).
- Freedom Without Justice — Richard S. Kim, department chair and associate professor, Asian American studies, gives a reading and discusses Freedom Without Justice: The Prison Memoirs of Chol Soo Lee. Kim edited Lee’s account of his wrongful imprisonment and his years of survival in prison. (Jan. 19)
- South Asian Film Festival — Chillar Party, Stand Up Planet (featuring alumnus Hasan Minhaj), The Journey Within and Tiger. (Jan. 20)
- Bilateral Joint Symposium on the Genome, Glycome and Microbiome of Plants and Animals — Sponsored by the College of Biological Sciences and Taiwan’s Academia Sinica, along with Global Affairs and the Office of the Provost. (Jan. 22-23; free, but registration required)
- “The Path Is Made by Walking: Diverse Paths to Science Fuel Creativity and Help Communities” — Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez, assistant professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior, in Undergraduate Education’s Leading & Breaking Barriers series. (Jan. 22)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for participation in Grad Slam 2018 — UC-wide competition for master’s and Ph.D. students in all disciplines. The students will compete to see who can best present their research to a general audience, in three minutes or less. Sign-up deadline for UC Davis qualifying: Jan. 19.
- Call for applications for the Management Skills Assessment Program, spring 2018 — Designed to assess the management skills of high potential, early career supervisors, managers and professionals for future leadership opportunities in UC. This is a systemwide program; UC Davis is seeking to fill seven slots from among applicants from the Davis and UC Davis Health campuses. Deadline: Jan. 23.
- Call for proposals for Global Affairs Grants for Regional Faculty Groups — To stimulate interactions and build stronger conversations among faculty members working in the same regions of the world. Deadline: Feb. 1.
- Call for nominations for the Chancellor’s Awards for International Engagement — Administered by Global Affairs, these awards recognize faculty and staff members for contributing to the internationalization of UC Davis, building connections worldwide and furthering the university’s goal of Global Education for All. Deadline: Feb. 1.
- Call for nominations for Academic Federation awards — Excellence in Research, Excellence in Teaching, and Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching (new), deadline Jan. 19; and Distinguished Service Award (new), deadline Jan. 26.
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Revision/s Music Festival
Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 18-20: New works by emerging composers, performed by UC Davis’ Empyrean Ensemble, San Francisco-based Living Earth Show and a chamber orchestra comprising members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
- Sunday two-fer at Bohart and Design museums
Jan. 21: Bug Art open house at Bohart Museum of Entomology, and It’s Bugged: Insects’ Role in Design at the Design Museum. - Blood and Marrow Drive
Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 23-24: The bloodmobiles will be on both sides of the Quad. Note: Donors must be free of any cold or flu symptoms for three days prior to donating. - Staff Assembly General Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 23: Wrapping up the CUCSA staff engagement survey results. - Campus Lighting Safety Walk
Tuesday, Jan. 23: Staff, faculty and students are welcome — RSVP for the 5 p.m. meet-up.