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Vanderhoef leads state probe into gas blast
The state Public Utilities Commission yesterday named Chancellor Emeritus Larry Vanderhoef to lead a five-member independent review panel that will investigate the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people. [ More… ]
Shared service center discussed at town hall
The development of a shared service center for six administrative units will save $39 million between now and 2015-16. Campus leaders also discussed how many jobs may be shed and how the university will fill shared service center positions. [ More… ]
The Campaign for UC Davis: Historic launch one week away
Students, faculty and donors are among the speakers for "A Call to Action," the Oct. 22 public launch of The Campaign for UC Davis, the university's first comprehensive campaign. The entire campus community is invited to attend the announcement and celebration, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Release time is appropriate, with supervisory approval, according to Human Resources. [ More… ]
Open enrollment: Davis, Sacramento HR units offer presentations and more
Open enrollment — your annual opportunity to make changes in benefits coverage — runs Oct. 25-Nov. 23. UC's systemwide At Your Service website has all the details, including dates, plans and rates. For the personal touch, check out our open enrollment presentations and other resources on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. [ More… ]
Warmer ocean waters favor aliens over natives
Warmer oceans promote invasive animals and threaten natives, say UC Davis marine biologists who report striking new evidence from the eastern Pacific fishing harbor of Bodega Bay. [ More… ]
Katehi appointed to FBI advisory board
Chancellor Linda Katehi has been appointed to the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, which promotes discussion and outreach between research universities and the FBI. The board, established in 2005 and comprising about 20 presidents and chancellors of major research universities, is part of an increasing engagement between the FBI and institutions of higher education. [ More… ]
Passphrase deadline looms
IET's countdown clock for the switch to passphrases — required for all staff and faculty — is set to strike zero on Nov. 1. At that time, passwords will start expiring, not all of them at once, but in batches over about a three-month period ending in early February. The password-to-passphrase switch applies to the campus authentication service and any others that use Kerberos passwords. [ More… ]
Transitions: Undergraduate Studies, Education Abroad Center, Fire Department
Patricia A. Turner has been appointed director of The Reinvention Center at the University of Miami, and will continue in her role as vice provost for Undergraduate Studies at UC Davis at a 50-percent appointment. Professor Michelle Yeh has taken a leadership role at the Education Abroad Center. Patricia Johnson, a captain in the UC Davis Fire Department, has been named interim fire marshal for the Davis campus, while Assistant Fire Chief Wes Arvin takes on fire marshal duties full time on the Sacramento campus. [ More… ]
Laurels: Carey, Wainwright become fellows of the California Academy of Sciences
Professor James Carey, entomology, and Peter Wainwright, evolution and ecology, are among 12 new fellows of the California Academy of Sciences, whose public face is the physical academy — an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a four-story rainforest — in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Plus more honors and awards for campus faculty. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES
No directives were issued this week.
EVENTS
Post-employment benefits forums on Davis and Sacramento campuses
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom; 2-3:30 p.m., auditorium, MIND Institute, 2825 50th St., Sacramento
Presenters from the UC Office of the President are due to clarify the recently released recommendations of the Post-Employment Benefits Task Force and answer employees' questions. The morning session will also be webcast; look for the links on the UC Davis home page on the day of the forum. [ More… ]
Hate-Free Initiative: Laramie Project's Moises Kaufman to visit
Wednesday, Oct. 20, noon and 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Just weeks after the nationwide premiere of The Laramie Project 10 Years Later, one of the authors of the original play is due at UC Davis to continue the discussion of the Matthew Shepard case and its impact, and the broader impact of hate crimes. Moises Kaufman is scheduled to participate in two free events on Oct. 20: "A Conversation with Moises Kaufman: The State of Hate Crimes and Identity," and "An Evening with Moises Kaufman: Theatre as Dialogue." [ More… ]
On exhibit: Vanishing Traditions
Through Dec. 5, Design Museum
The Design Museum presents Vanishing Traditions: Textiles and Treasures from Southwest China, showcasing wearable textiles and ornaments typical of the minority population of southwest China, where the skills of such adornment are vanishing. [ More… ]