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NEWS SUMMARY
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Sociologist to give first talk in provost's series on the public university
The inaugural program in the Provost's Forums on the Public University and the Social Good is scheduled for next week. The speaker is UC Berkeley sociology professor Michael Burawoy, on the topic: "Universities in Crisis: A Global Perspective." [ More… ]
Forums: First step in bringing museum to life
Forums set to begin next week are "the first steps in an ongoing process to seek public participation in the life of our new museum," says Rachel Teagle, director of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. "Now is the time to be involved and help shape this important community resource." [ More, with video… ]
University commencement as a rite of passage: a folklorist's view
Folklorist Pat Turner, our vice provost for Undergraduate Education and "queen of commencement," offers her take on the ritual similarities and contrasts between commencement and marriage. Hint: commencement for 1,500 undergrads is considerably more complicated. [ More… ]
Smartphone app polls students viewing presidential debate
Using a smartphone app co-developed at UC Davis, college students across the country offered instant opinions of this week's presidential debate. Bottom line: Mitt Romney won, but most students plan to vote for President Obama, anyway. … The Center for Regional Change says voter registration among 18- to 24-year-old Californians has increased, but young voters remain underrepresented in the electorate and unevenly distributed across the state. [ More, with video… ]
Clery Act crime report for 2011 released
Crimes reported at UC Davis in 2011 showed little change from the previous year, according to the annual report filed in compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. "UC Davis is a relatively safe campus," Police Chief Matt Carmichael said. "Our job is to keep it that way." [ More… ]
Federal funding for Latino Aging Research Resource Center
The National Institute on Aging provides $3 million, and the university provides a nationally respected team of nurses, physicians and mental-health professionals, to launch this new research center. ... Bone health expert Nancy E. Lane receives a $7.2 million federal grant to establish a center to explore sex differences in musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoporosis. [ More… ]
AWARENESS: Disability symposium and depression webinar
This year's Disability Awareness Fall Symposium will feature two UC Davis "success stories." The Accessible Technology and Resource Fair accompanies the Oct. 9 symposium. … The UC Office of the President presents Depression Awareness Day (Oct. 11). Watch a webinar from your desk, or join the Academic and Staff Assistance program for a group viewing and depression screening. [ More… ]
Safety Spotlight: In case of fire, from evacuation to extinguishers
Read all about fire prevention and fire safety, response plans (including safe evacuation), carbon monoxide, hot plates, and extinguishing systems and fire extinguishers. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Onward California tour comes to the Quad
Watch our video report on the tour's visit to UC Davis. … The ASUCD announced a pair of forums, "Choose Your Congressperson," starting with Democrat John Garamendi, at 7 p.m. Monday (Oct. 8). … Design and Construction Management announced traffic restrictions on California Avenue and Dairy Road. … The first bike auction of the new academic year is set for Oct. 13. … The UC Davis Quarter Century Club this year adds 183 new members and recognizes 65 members who have worked here for 50 years. … Registration is under way for the 2012 Activities Fair, a showcase of campus programs and departments and student groups. … UC President Mark G. Yudof says UC Riverside Chancellor Tim White is "an excellent choice" to lead the California State University system. [ More… ]
DIRECTIVES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Town halls on communications leader; choosing an acting vice provost for Undergraduate Education
Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to attend a second set of town halls regarding the position of associate chancellor of Strategic Communications. … Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter seeks nominations for acting vice provost-Undergraduate Education, to succeed Pat Turner, who has accepted a position at UCLA effective Jan. 1, 2013. [ More… ]
EVENTS
Homecoming: 100th anniversary of Pajamarino tonight
Friday, Oct. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Amtrak Station, 840 Second St.
Free, family-friendly celebration featuring the Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh! and other student performances. The Homecoming game against Montana State kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 6), with tailgating and a special wine tasting event beginning at 1 p.m. [ More… ]
Davis Neighbors Night Out
Sunday, Oct. 7
More than 100 block parties (and counting) are planned for this annual celebration of community, co-sponsored by the city of Davis and the Associated Students of UC Davis. [ More… ]
Nobel laureate to give public talk on brain injuries
Friday, Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m., Freeborn Hall
Stanley Prusiner is due on campus to give a free public talk on "Brain Injuries: Soldiers, Football Players and Alzheimer's Patients." The neurologist, a professor at UC San Francisco, discovered a class of infectious proteins that cause mad cow disease and related neurodegenerative ailments in animals and people. [ More… ]