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2 interims, Bancroft Prize, water justice — 3.13.18
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 Bancroft Prize winnerLouis Warren, the W. Turrentine Jackson Professor of U.S. Western History at UC Davis, honored for book that offers a new view of the iconic Ghost Dance religion that led to the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
More stories at UC Davis News & Information
Galindo, Reed get interim assignments
Chancellor Gary S. May appoints Emily Galindo as interim vice chancellor of Student Affairs and Rahim Reed as interim lead of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, pending nationwide searches to fill the positions permanently. [ More… ]
Napolitano lays out vision to expand access
In a speech marking UC’s 150th anniversary, President Janet Napolitano calls on UC and state leaders to help the university meet the growing demand for a UC education, and proposes new policies that would guarantee admission to qualified community college transfer students. [ More… ]
Beyond the Stats co-founder to receive award
Sociology major Daniel Mendoza-Jacobo is being honored at Equity Summit today (March 13) for his advocacy for juvenile justice reform and his support of fellow students, like him, who once were behind bars. [ More… ]
‘The Struggle for Water Justice in the SJ Valley’
They live without safe drinking water, nearly 100,000 people, even though they live close to public water systems. A UC Davis report says everyone could be connected within a decade — with adequate funding and with cooperation among water suppliers. Some of our law school students are helping to make it happen. [ More… ]
Q&A with the outgoing staff advisor to the regents
“It has been truly fulfilling to take what I hear from employees around the system and elevate the common threads — so individual voices aren’t lost among the 150,000-plus staff members working throughout the UC system,” says Jason Veldry of UC Berkeley. Applications are now being accepted for staff advisor to serve from 2018 to 2020. [ More… ]
Basketball: Home opener for Aggies in the WNIT
The Aggie women will host the Idaho Vandals of the Big Sky Conference, Thursday night (March 15) — and Intercollegiate Athletics is rallying campus support by offering two free tickets to all staff and faculty. The men’s team will open play Wednesday (March 14) against Utah in Salt Lake City. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Yountville victim a 1998 graduate
Jennifer Gray Golick graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Plus …
- Newly taxable income, under federal law
- Soaring to New Heights: Tickets on sale
- Let’s call it ‘Unitrans Appreciation Day’
- New e-certificate coming for eduroam
- Flexible spending account deadlines
THE DOWNLOAD: Horse Barn wins! Jockey (and vet student) wins!
Al By Myself, or Celine, an American quarter horse with a prestigious background, has a new home at UC Davis. … Ferrin Peterson, a fourth-year vet student AND a jockey, wins her first race — riding Lovely Lioness at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday. … Hear from art studio major who found inspiration in introductory class in wildlife ecology and conservation. … Our Class of 2022 is off to the races, too, after receiving emails Friday reading, “You Are Admitted!” [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “Fungi: From Microbes to Monsters” — Thomas Gordon, professor, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis, in the Davis Science Café. (March 14)
- “Justifying the Jury” — Melissa Schwartzberg, professor of politics, New York University, delivers the Sinopoli Lecture. Named in memory of Richard C. Sinopoli, the annual lecture is reserved for scholars who have made distinguished contributions to the study of political philosophy. (March 15)
- 21st Century Coolies? Migrant Labor and the Law Symposium — Exploring the contours of the “coolie” experience in the 21st century to uncover its racialized as well as gendered nature, and the role of governments in perpetuating the coolie system. (March 16)
- “Livability”: Center for Regional Change Public Dialogue — With UC Davis’ Mary Cadenasso, Cassie Hartzog and Stephen Wheeler. (March 16, at the Sol Collective Arts and Cultural Center in Sacramento)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for proposals for the Campus Research Core Facilities Pilot and Feasibility Program — For funding of short-term pilot projects or feasibility studies, available to UC Davis researchers for use at Campus Research Core Facilities, to encourage new use or the trial of new technology or approaches. Deadline: March 23.
- More calls for nominations and applications — Innovator of the Year award (deadline extended to March 16), Sautter IT awards, Staff Assembly scholarships, UC Davis Library Lang Prizes and staff advisor to the Board of Regents.
EVENTS
HEALTHY UC DAVIS: Positive psychology, Active Aggies, run and stride
The UC-wide Well-Being Initiative will present its second “Stigma-Free UC” webinar, this one on the potential of positive psychology to improve emotional health. … Plus, registration is underway for two more sessions of Active Aggies Mobile. … And, save the date: Sunday, April 29, for Stride for Aggie Pride, which this year will incorporate the TGFS Fun Run. [ More… ]
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Artist Talk at C.N. Gorman Museum
Wednesday, March 14: Holly Wilson (Delaware Nation/Cherokee) talks about Talk Story.
- Dance: Outside the Lines 2
Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17: Works by student choreographers, plus guest artists performing butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre.
- St. Patrick’s Day at the Mondavi Center
Saturday, March 17: One-Eyed Reilly (free concert, 5:30 p.m., Corin Courtyard) and Danú and Goitse (ticketed concert, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall).