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NEWS
Dateline moving to online-only format
In its 23rd year, Dateline UC Davis is graduating — from our weekly print and online versions, to online exclusively, with a new and improved website, updated more frequently. The last printed edition of Dateline comes out next Friday, April 30. [ More… ]
Campus, city reps to continue review of Picnic Day
Campus and city representatives plan to meet May 10 to continue their review of Picnic Day — amid concerns the near-100-year-old tradition is growing too big, costly and unruly. [ More… ]
Educator: Nation needs the humanities
Don Randel, president of one of the nation's leading philanthropic organizations, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will meet with UC Davis leaders and faculty and deliver a public address next week during a three-day visit to campus. His talk on "The Values of the University," free and open to the public, is set for 5:30 p.m. April 27 in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre at the Mondavi Center. [ More… ]
Top senate award to political scientist
Political science professor Larry Berman, an internationally acclaimed scholar of the Vietnam War and American presidency, has been named the 2010 Faculty Research Lecturer by his peers. Long one of the campus's most visible political scientists, Berman was nominated and selected for the award by faculty colleagues who cited the volume and quality of his groundbreaking research and the 12 books he has written or co-authored. [ More… ]
Our values soar: Campus reaffirms Principles of Community, hands out awards
UC Davis' celebration of diversity soared even higher this year when Chancellor Linda Katehi joined faculty, staff and student leaders in reaffirming the 20-year-old Principles of Community. Then, as is the custom at the Soaring to New Heights celebration, the university honored the people who over the last year served as the best examples of the Principles of Community in action. [ More… ]
Chancellor: Athletics cuts painful but necessary
In a letter accepting the recommendation by Intercollegiate Athletics leaders to cut four sports, Chancellor Katehi writes: "During my brief tenure as chancellor, I have come to appreciate the rich and unique athletic traditions at UC Davis. Given the difficult budgetary situation that the university is facing, I believe this budget model provides a prudent means of preserving and enhancing these athletic traditions for the future." [ More… ]
Undergraduate conference expands to two days
More than half of UC Davis undergraduates conduct research before they graduate, and next weekend more than 300 of them are expected to participate in the 21st annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference. The conference, which is free and open to the public, is designed to familiarize the participants with the rigors of presenting research in a scholarly manner. [ More… ]
Everything's coming up roses in new UC Davis test garden
UC Davis has been selected to be a garden testing site for the All-America Rose Selections, a nonprofit association dedicated to introducing and promoting exceptional roses. The campus's third annual Rose Day seminar and sale is set for April 30 at Foundation Plant Services, with a public rose sale the next day, May 1. [ More… ]
Lake experts blog about expedition to save Guatemalan lake
UC Davis researchers are leading a two-week expedition to Guatemala's Lago de Atitlan, a large, beautiful lake that is turning green. Read the researchers' blog for tales of round-the-clock sampling; night music on the lake; surprising contrasts with Lake Tahoe; and connecting with schoolteachers to raise local awareness. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No new directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
La Raza Cultural Days
April 26-May 1
A week of activities meant to educate the campus and community about the social, cultural and political issues facing the Chicano/Latino community, while celebrating the traditions and contributions of Chicano and Latino cultures. [ More… ]
Be sure to wear some flowers in your Hair
April 28-May 2, May 5-9, arboretum gazebo
Studio 301 Productions, the only student-run theater group on campus, is flashing back to the '60s, a time of flower children, free love and long hair — lots of hair, as in Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Performances start at 8 p.m. except for the two Sunday shows, which start at 7 p.m. Tickets: $14 general admission, $12 students. [ More… ]
World Bank economist to speak
Thursday, April 29, 4 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist for the World Bank and long one of China's leading economists, is scheduled to give a talk: "Making the Poor More Resilient to Overcome Future Crises." The free, public lecture is sponsored by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. [ More… ]