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Friday Update will take a break for the holidays; our next issue is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2010. We wish you a peaceful holiday and a happy New Year.
—The Friday Update staff
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Restoring justice
UC Davis conferred honorary degrees on 47 former Japanese American students, part of a systemwide effort to recognize hundreds of men and women forced to leave their studies as a result of the internment of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Watch a video of the ceremony and learn more about the honorees. [ More… ] |
NEWS
Eight elected as AAAS fellows
Eight UC Davis faculty members are among 531 new fellows elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year for their efforts to advance science or its applications. [ More… ]
SmartSite installs upgrade, as IET hands hosting to vendor
The SmartSite course management and project collaboration system is offline for a few days during its transition to a new computer host with the vendor rSmart. The transition began the evening of Dec. 17, and Information and Educational Technology expects that the system will be available to all faculty, students and staff on Dec. 21, in time for faculty to create their course sites for the winter quarter. [ More… ]
Everyone's help needed to cut energy use over holidays
To save energy and money during the long holiday closure, Facilities Management plans to turn off or set back the heat in many campus buildings. Administrative and Resource Management is asking everyone to turn off computers and other equipment during the closure and has created a checklist that employees can follow to prepare their workstations for the holiday shutdown. [ More… ]
Lunchtime downtown shuttle free again; holiday transit schedules
The U-DASH lunchtime shuttle between UC Davis and downtown Davis is free again, and two campus stops have been added. Unitrans, the campus-city bus service, and the UC Davis-UC Davis Medical Center shuttle are both scaling back service during the holiday period. [ More… ]
Last-minute stocking stuffer: Centennial Blend Olive Oil
The UC Davis Olive Center is advertising "your last-minute holiday shopping solution": Centennial Blend Olive Oil, perfect for hostess gifts and stocking stuffers. Proceeds benefit the Olive Center. The campus bookstore is selling the oil in 8.5-ounce bottles for $12; online ordering is also available. [ More… ]
Change of scenery: Galleries, museums reveal winter wonders
Winter quarter brings a new slate of exhibitions to campus, some opening in early January. The Nelson Gallery will highlight recent acquisitions, including handworked prints by UC Davis art professor emeritus Wayne Thiebaud (Jan. 7 through March 7). The Design Museum will host From Our Land, an exhibition exploring the Nikkei (Japanese emigrants) and their role in California agriculture as well as their response to changing political climates (Jan. 11-March 7). [ More… ]
Arts briefs: Craft Center sign-ups; weaving workshop; The Seagull auditions
Staff, faculty and the community can start signing up Jan. 5 for the Craft Center's winter quarter programs. … The C.N. Gorman Museum announced a Jan. 23 willow weaving workshop; sign-ups are set to begin Jan. 4. … Auditions are scheduled Jan. 4 for a UC Davis production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, to be directed by Katya Kamotskaia, winter quarter Granada artist in residence in the Department of Theatre and Dance. [ More… ]
Davis apartment vacancy rate increases fourfold
The apartment vacancy rate in the city of Davis increased fourfold since last fall to 3.2 percent, while rental costs rose by an average of 1.05 percent, according to the 34th annual survey by the UC Davis Office of Student Housing. Last year, the apartment vacancy rate was 0.8 percent. [ More… ]
The outdoors: Volunteer opportunities at Stebbins Cold Canyon and the arboretum
Several spots remain for a guide training program at Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve over the course of three Saturdays: Jan. 9, 16 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The UC Davis Arboretum is also looking for volunteers and has scheduled a basic training session from 9 a.m. to noon on four successive Wednesdays, Jan. 20 and 27, and Feb. 3 and 10. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No new directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
Guided hikes: Winter solstice and animal tracking
Saturday, Dec. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, Lake Solano (Animal Tracking)
Sunday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve (Winter Solstice: Renewal)
There are two guided hikes left in the fall-winter series sponsored by the UC Natural Reserve System. Animal Tracking had been postponed earlier and takes place at Lake Solano, near the town of Winters. On Sunday's winter solstice hike, people are invited to traverse Stebbins Cold Canyon on the shortest day of the year. Reservations are required. [ More… ]
At the Mondavi: Bach and Chanticleer
Saturday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center (American Bach Soloists)
Sunday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center (Chanticleer)
On Saturday, UC Davis Choral Director Jeffrey Thomas leads the American Bach Soloists in a presentation of Handel's Messiah. And on Sunday, Chanticleer, an all-male chorus, presents "A Chanticleer Christmas," a blend of traditional carols, medieval and Renaissance sacred works, and new holiday gems. [ More… ]
Wednesday Night Wine Flight: Fireplace Wines
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 5-6:30 p.m., Gunrock Pub, Silo
The first Wednesday of the month brings the Wednesday Night Wine Flight at the Gunrock Pub. The January topic is Fireplace Wines. The cost is $10, and reservations are not needed. Sponsored by the Gunrock Pub and the Cal Aggie Alumni Association's Vintage Aggies Wine Club. [ More… ]