Spotlight on…
Picnic Day
Whether you come to pick up a free tomato plant, make a tie-dye shirt, check out the walking sticks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology or watch amazing dogs do their tricks, Picnic Day 2008 is the place to be on April 19. [ More… ]
NEWS
A note from Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef
Welcome to the first issue of a new communication for all UC Davis employees, one that we hope will be a timely, easy way to keep up with what you need to know each week about campus community news, events and directives. You will see the new UC Davis Friday Update in your e-mail inboxes every Friday morning as a supplement to the weekly print editions of Dateline UC Davis. [ More… ]
Campus's third child care center to open soon
The Hutchison Child Development Center, behind the Rec Pool and Lodge at Hutchison Drive and La Rue Road, is scheduled to open May 1 — offering care for 112 children from infancy to kindergarten age. Priority for admission is given equally to the children of all university affiliates. [ More… ]
Pioneering historian of China wins highest peer honor
Historian Susan Mann, internationally renowned for her pioneering work on the history of women in China, has been named the 2008 Faculty Research Lecturer by her Academic Senate colleagues at UC Davis. [ More… ]
Scholars: Open up publishing
Researchers at UC Davis and across the country are exploring open access publishing — a trend to make published papers freely available to anyone who wants to read them. [ More… ]
Emergency readiness beefed up
As the higher education community this month recognizes the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy, UC Davis is pressing forward with its ongoing efforts to improve safety, emergency management and mental health services at both the Davis and Sacramento campuses. [ More… ]
The spirit of tae kwon do
Tae kwon do, the Korean art of kicking and punching, is a combat sport. That means winning, losing — and pain. Sound like fun? UC Davis' Tae Kwon Do Club is open to students, staff and faculty, as are the Experimental College classes in tae kwon do and other martial arts. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
Changes in approval and distribution of directives
Directives will now be distributed as part of the weekly UC Davis Friday Update e-mail newsletter, and departments should submit directives for approval one week before the planned distribution date. [ More… ]
ASUCD-Davis community blood drive
The campus community is encouraged to donate blood Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Freeborn Hall. [ More… ]
EVENTS
Arboretum plant sale
Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., arboretum nursery, corner of Orchard and La Rue roads
Arboretum nursery clearance sale, with plants discounted at 20 percent. The nursery is moving, and this is the arboretum's last plant sale until October. Sponsored by Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum. [ More… ]
Academic Senate Representative Assembly Meeting
Monday, April 14, 2:10 p.m., MU II, Memorial Union
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Public Intellectuals Forum
Thursday, April 17, 5:30 p.m., Bistro 33, 226 F St., Davis
"Feminist Public Intellectuals in the Arts: The Case of Playwright Wendy Wasserstein," with Jill Dolan, University of Texas at Austin. Sponsored by the Davis Humanities Institute. [ More… ]