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Fall Welcome, HSI, police-fire drill — 9.11.18

Dateline UC Davis

9.11.2018

News and information for faculty and staff


Spotlight on…
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… in U.S. News rankings

Our 10th-place tie among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” ranking comes on the heels of a fifth-place showing in The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education annual ranking. Read what the chancellor has to say. [ More… ]

NEWS SUMMARY

More stories at UC Davis News & Information

Arts patron Barbara Jackson dies at 99

“Barbara was a delightful and generous friend who shined a light on the arts at UC Davis,” Chancellor Gary S. May says. “Her legacy and passion for the arts will continue in the thriving community she helped create.” [ More… ]

Welcome back, Aggie Heroes!

Chancellor Gary S. May invites students, faculty, staff and the community at large to a new fall celebration, Monday, Sept. 24, where he will welcome back “Aggie Heroes” for the new academic year. Free tickets — including dinner — are available now for faculty and staff. [ More… ]

Aldana to co-chair HSI task force

Raquel Aldana, associate vice chancellor for Academic Diversity, has been added as a co-chair for the task force to coordinate UC Davis’ planning to become a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution, or HSI. [ More… ]

Focus on solutions for global climate action

As California gears up for the Global Climate Action Summit held in San Francisco this week UC Davis participates in several solutions-based efforts to help sound science inform global climate actions. [ More… ]

TRANSITIONS: Robinson, Weisler, Frace and Lovely

Steve Weisler, chief data officer and director of institutional analysis in Budget and Institutional Analysis, will fill in for Walter Robinson, who retires this month as associate vice chancellor of Enrollment Management. … Plus, new chief officers in the central finance-budget unit (Lisa Frace) and HR (Christine Lovely). [ More… ]

LAURELS: Honoring excellence in mentoring

Before we start the new academic year, we’d like to finish up with some honors from last year — the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, given to faculty members Gwen Arnold and Neil Hunter, postdoc Julie Luu and Ph.D. student Chris Nosala. … Plus, honors for Dan Sperling, Michael Hill, J. Kent Leach and Nelson Max of the faculty, and Sonja Colbert, business and technology executive officer in the Offices of the Chancellor and Provost. [ More… ]

‘Rapid-entry’ in active-shooting incidents

In last week’s drills at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, firefighters practiced “rapid entry,” with new equipment and under police protection, to get to shooting victims much sooner than before. One more drill is scheduled the morning of Thursday, Sept. 20. [ More, with photos… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Paving project on southbound La Rue

Two-way traffic is in effect on La Rue Road’s northbound lanes while a contractor repairs and repaves the southbound lanes in a project scheduled to last until Nov. 2. Plus …

  • Keep an eye on your laptop computers
  • Firefighters assigned to the Delta Fire
  • Summer’s last blood drive nets 241 pints
  • Aggies go for 2nd win on the other Farm
  • UCDrive adds FleetShare app

THE DOWNLOAD: Ninja Warrior, Miss America, Aggie football

An alumna makes it into the finals of American Ninja Warrior. … A student makes it to the top 10 of Miss America. … A football player throws out a first pitch, and then the team achieves its best-ever ranking. [ More… ]

FEATURED COLLOQUIA

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EVENTS

We think you’ll like this troupe with UC Davis roots

From UC Davis Magazine, a report on the Davis Shakespeare Festival. The company’s next production, As You Like It, opens Sept. 19. [ More… ]

Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:

  • Walk With Warren
    Wednesday, Sept. 12: Warren Roberts leads a tour through his beloved arboretum, where he served as superintendent before retiring.
  • Ground & Field Theatre Festival
    Wednesday-Saturday, Sept. 12-15: Play reading series (Sept. 12-14) and workshop (Sept. 15).
  • TASTE! Wine, Art, Beer and Music
    Saturday, Oct. 13: Annual fundraiser for the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.

More calendar listings…