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Biodiversity Day, engineer elected — 2.12.19
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 Biodiversity Museum DayFor this eighth annual family friendly event, 13 UC Davis museums and collections — all about the natural world — will be open, all on the same day, this Saturday (Feb. 16). Admission is free, parking is free. Seven collections are open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., six from noon to 4 p.m. [ More, with photos… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
More stories at UC Davis News & Information
Jonathan Heritage elected to engineering academy
Dean Jennifer Sinclair Curtis lauds his significant impact on modern optical communication networks and information processing, including his landmark patent for the WSS, or wavelength selective switch, used in fiberoptic networks. [ More… ]
CHANCELL-ING: Building community, collaboratively
Davis Mayor Brett Lee and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg join Chancellor Gary S. May at a UC Board of Regents meeting, as UC Davis and its neighbors roll smoothly into a new era of partnership and communication. [ More… ]
UC Davis acts to ease city’s tight vacancy rate
In releasing its annual survey, UC Davis notes that a new residence hall with 400 beds will open in the fall and that construction has begun on the West Village expansion project, among other student housing efforts. [ More… ]
Principles of Community Week on horizon
Our annual celebration of the UC Davis Principles of Community is approaching, and three events — a campus dialogue for everyone, a networking luncheon for staff and a workshop with lunch for faculty — are asking for RSVPs. [ More, with video… ]
Valentines for nature, from our scientists
UC Davis scientists share their stories of “first love” with the natural world, early loves that helped shape the scientists’ career paths. Read the stories as they appear every day this week on our Science & Climate blog. [ More… ]
BOOKS BLOG: Histories in many forms from around the world
Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, in Missing Pages, “unfolds the tragic history of the Armenian people,” and Sudipta Sen “offers a beguiling, if somewhat sorrowful, account, both a historical biography of the (Ganges River) and, in a way, its obituary.” Plus, Jeffrey S. Kahn on the Borders of Empire, Eric Rauchway on “the most acrimonious presidential handoff in American history” and Robert Patrick Newcomb on Iberianism and Crisis. [ More… ]
UCPath: At Your Service Online is read-only after Feb. 28
You will still be able to download any documents, including W-2s and other tax related documents, but if you need to change or update your information, you’ll have to wait until the UCPath go-live date of April 1. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: New academic building coming to campus core
We take note of the first signs of a new academic building that is planned on the site of Surge IV and extending into the parking lot between Surge IV and the Silo. Plus …
- How to participate in campus governance
- Police Accountability Board meetings
- Priority registration for summer camps
- Submissions welcome for new Open Ceilings magazine
THE DOWNLOAD: Improv comedy, dog party, football day in SF
In the latest installment of #UCDavisLife, learn about the impact an improv comedy group had on a student’s life. … The facility dog at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center gets some love of his own on his birthday. … San Francisco’s mayor honors the football program of her alma mater — UC Davis. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “Using Computers to Understand Materials: From Proteins to Semiconductors” — A conversation with Professor Roland Faller, Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Davis, in the Science Café. (Feb. 13)
- “Cannabis Is Legal in California: Now What? Implications for Public Health, the Economy and the Regulatory Agenda” — Capitol Insights Panel at UC Center Sacramento. (Feb. 19)
- “Life, Death and Mental Health: How Access to Care Helps Children Succeed” — Janet Currie, professor of economics and public affairs, Princeton University, Levine Family Lecture Series. (Feb. 19)
- UC Davis Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — Adam Gamoran, president, William T. Grant Foundation, will speak on “Can Universities Serve the Public Good? Using Rigorous Research for Social Impact.” (Feb. 21)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations for Chancellor’s Innovation Awards — Recognizing faculty, community partners and industry leaders for their success in developing new technologies, social platforms or other innovations based on university research or academic endeavors. Deadline: March 11.
- Call for nominations for Disability Awareness Recognition Awards — Honoring managers and supervisors who have demonstrated exemplary efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to staff and faculty. Deadline: Feb. 27.
- Staff Scholarships and Citations of Excellence — Apply for Staff Scholarships and Staff Dependent Scholarships by March 8; submit nominations for Citations of Excellence (individuals and teams) by March 18.
- Call for proposals for STAIR (Science Translation and Innovative Research) Grants — Information sessions are scheduled Feb. 15, 21 and 27. Deadline for proposals: March 5.
- Call for nominations for the Charles P. Nash Prize — Given by the Davis Faculty Association, Davis Division of the Academic Senate, the Academic Federation and the Nash family, honoring exceptional achievement and commitment in advocating for faculty interests, fairness and welfare. Deadline: Feb. 28.
- Call for nominations for student awards — Recognizing individuals (including the outstanding graduating woman and man, and outstanding seniors) and registered student organizations in categories that include leadership, community service and civic engagement, social justice and inclusion, advancing academic and career goals, global engagement and the Principles of Community. Deadlines range from Feb. 15 to April 8.
- School of Medicine dean candidate forums, on video — Five candidates, five forums, five videos, now available for viewing. Deadline for comments is this Friday (Feb. 15).
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Aggie Square Town Hall
Tuesday, Feb. 19: Get an update on our planned innovation hub. - HEALTHY UC DAVIS
Gentle Lunchtime Yoga — Four-part series catering to abilities. (Feb. 19 and 26, and March 5 and 12)
Stigma-Free UC — Systemwide webinar on “Anxiety — From Boredom to Burnout.” (Feb. 19)