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Friday Update will take a break next week during the Thanksgiving holiday. The next issue is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3.
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NEWS SUMMARY
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Regents approve fee increases, expanded financial aid
The Board of Regents, confronting a $1 billion budget gap, voted Thursday to boost fees for all students by 8 percent and professional school fees by up to 31 percent. With expanded financial aid, also approved by the regents, an estimated 55 percent of undergraduates will not pay the 8 percent fee increase ($822). Action leads to protest in Mrak Hall lobby. [ More… ]
Nosek returns on interim assignment; search opens for bio sci dean
Retired UC Davis administrator Stan Nosek is stepping in as interim vice chancellor of the Office of Research. He will fill the role until the March 30 arrival of Harris Lewin, who was appointed to the position last month. In other administrative news, the campus this week officially launched its search for a new dean of biological sciences. [ More… ]
PBS NewsHour: UC Davis inspires med students to go into family practice
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on UC Davis’ efforts to address a shortage of primary care physicians. [ More… ]
In Brief: Open enrollment, labor agreements, faculty workshop, ‘departments’ search button, green fleet
With the Nov. 23 deadline approaching for open enrollment, the UC Davis Medical Group is advising that it is accepting new patients — and, if you are in a health plan that does not include the medical group, you may want to switch during open enrollment to a plan that does. … The UC Office of the President announced labor deals with the UAW and UPTE. … Faculty members are invited to a Nov. 29 brown bag workshop on the “Elements of Effective Outreach Programs for Competitive Grant Applications.” … The UC Davis home page now includes a “departments” search button. … And UC Davis boasts a very green motor vehicle fleet. [ More… ]
UC ramps up services for veterans
A Veterans Day feature from the UC Office of the President tells of ramped up efforts around the system to help vets in their transition to campus life. "Like other transfer students I felt lost, but more so being a vet,” says Victor Garcia, who attends UC Davis. [ More… ]
Wrap up some Aggie Pride for the holidays
UC Davis offers an array of gifts for everyone on your holiday list, from gourmets to Aggie grandpas. For a couple of ideas, listen to our interviews with student clerks at the campus bookstore (where, by the way, the Holiday Extravaganza is set for Dec. 1). And check out the UC Davis Facebook page for the “Gift Idea of the Day,” starting the day after Thanksgiving. You also may wish to consider California Harvest Gift Boxes, going on sale Nov. 22 as a fundraiser for the women’s rowing club. [ More… ]
New olive oil body-care products promote sustainability
So, if you turn lemons into lemonade and sows’ ears into silk purses, what do you do with 100 gallons of leftover olive oil? That was the dilemma that led the UC Davis Olive Center to link up with a young alumna and produce a new collection of olive oil-based body-care products, now available exclusively through the campus bookstore. [ More… ]
Tahoe analysis adds ‘when’ and ‘how much’ to climate-change forecasts
UC Davis scientists have issued the most detailed forecast to date of likely climate-change effects at Lake Tahoe, complete with estimates of when those effects might be seen and how big they might be. [ More… ]
Head-neck cancer patients fare better with radiation if they never smoked
Patients with head and neck cancer who have never smoked have much better survival rates after radiation therapy than patients with a history of smoking, new research from the UC Davis Cancer Center has found. [ More… ]
Music department’s fall concerts, Nov. 30-Dec. 3
The Department of Music’s fall concerts continue with the Early Music Ensemble on Nov. 21, and, then, four concerts, four days in a row, Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. A free Noon Concert (Nov. 30), by the Baroque Ensemble, is included in the lineup. The other performances: Concert Band (Dec. 1), Symphony Orchestra (Dec. 2) and University Chorus (Dec. 3). [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
‘Not Another Statistic’: HIV-AIDS in the black community
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., King Lounge, Memorial Union
This Campus Community Book Project panel discussion takes place on World AIDS Day. [ More… ]
Storytime Through the Seasons: Tales of the Redwoods
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2 p.m., redwood grove, arboretum (or 146 Environmental Horticulture in the event of rain)
This is a newly added event on the arboretum calendar, with all ages invited to discover the diversity of Native California culture and plants — through reading and hands-on activities. [ More… ]
British radio drama on stage (and KDVS)
Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 1-4, 8 p.m. (plus 2 p.m. Dec. 4), Main Theatre
Artist-in-Residence Lucy Gough is bringing British radio drama to the UC Davis stage, in her new work Hinterland, a two-part play about the search for the soul. Gough wrote Hinterland for stage and radio — and KDVS 90.3 FM will take advantage of the latter format, by presenting a live audio cast of Hinterland as it is performed the night of Dec. 2. [ More… ]