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 Mondavi Center, 2014-15The Mondavi Center's next season includes the U.S. premiere of iTMOi (In the Mind of Igor), a dance theater work exploring Stravinsky's creation of The Rite of Spring; first visits by the London Symphony and the Seoul Philharmonic; well-known names like Dr. John and David Sedaris; and the return of old friends Lang Lang and Itzhak Perlman. Subscription sales are underway, and all faculty-staff-student discounts remain in place. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Historian Alan Taylor wins Pulitzer Prize for second time
UC Davis distinguished history professor Alan Taylor has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for his book about slaves assisting the British during the War of 1812. [ More… ]
Chancellor announces details on 3 percent raises
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has announced the campus will give 3 percent pay raises across the board to nonrepresented, career employees, with some exceptions, for 2014-15. The raises come at an opportune time — considering employees will be contributing 1.5 percent more to the UC Retirement Plan starting the second half of this year. [ More… ]
'Be a Match' for postdoc with leukemia
Chao Wei Yu, who earned a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. at UC Davis and who now does research here as a postdoctoral scholar, has acute myeloid leukemia — and a search is on for a donor whose stem cells could be used for transplant into Yu's bone marrow. Tissue samples — by way of a simple swab of the inside of the cheek — will be collected during next week's regularly scheduled, two-day Blood and Marrow Drive on the Quad, and the week after during a two-day collection run by the Asian American Donor Program. [ More… ]
$3 Amtrak tickets, free Unitrans during Fix 50's Stage 1
Option A (for Amtrak) just got cheaper for commuters looking to avoid Fix 50, scheduled to start in earnest in one week. Unitrans just got cheaper, too, as in free for everyone. The Yolo County Transportation District will sell $3 Davis-Sacramento train tickets for use during Fix 50's Stage 1 (eastbound only), scheduled to start a week from today. [ More… ]
UC Davis lays out quite a spread for 100th Picnic Day
Organizers pull out all the campus has to offer, from A (as in agriculture) to Z (as in zero net energy living), writes Debbie Arrington in her coverage for The Sacramento Bee. Plus …
LAURELS: Nash Prize winner Bisson, Distinguished Emeritus Cahill
Former Academic Senate Chair Linda Bisson has been selected to receive the 2014 Charles P. Nash Prize, honoring a faculty member who epitomizes Nash's commitment to shared governance, and his advocacy on behalf of faculty interests and welfare. … The Emeriti Association presents its 2014 Distinguished Emeritus Award to atmospheric scientist Thomas Cahill. … Plus, two new fellows and an "influential" paper from the first 25 years of the journal Behavioral Ecology. [ More… ]
Goldwater scholar's field 'really new, cutting-edge and cool'
UC Davis junior Andrew Magee, an animal biology major who studies "really new, cutting-edge, cool stuff" in statistical phylogenetics — estimates of the evolutionary relationships among species — has been named a Goldwater scholar, the nation's premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. James Lucas, a third-year student transitioning from biotechnology to biochemistry, received honorable mention status. [ More… ]
KDVS at 50: Asking for quarters and more during annual fundraiser
"Watson! Come here! I need a quarter!" With those words, KDVS radio hit the airwaves (at 880 AM) for the first time, 50 years ago, broadcast from the now defunct Beckett Hall dorms. Many watts and many years later, KDVS 90.3 FM is once again running its annual fundraiser, to keep the station going. You can listen to the fundraiser on the air and online, for 168 consecutive hours, Monday through Sunday, April 21-27. [ More… ]
Ride a bike! Take your kids to work! Stop and smell the roses!
Take a bicycle ride in the arboretum, take your daughters and sons to work, or take a look at all those roses (eight acres in all)! Or do all three! And here's something else you can take: the annual UC Davis Mind Body Wellness Challenge, for faculty, staff, retirees and students. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: IET recommends Kerberos passphrase change
IET leader says "we have moved swiftly to remediate the risk (from the Heartbleed bug) at UC Davis, to the point that we can now recommend you change your Kerberos passphrase to minimize risks to you and to the community." Plus …
- Soaring to New Heights tickets on sale
- 'New but slightly used kidney' doing its job
- Lowering the legal 'tasting' age to 18
- Up for renewal: Supplemental pay for military duty
Provost's Forum April 22, Chancellor's Colloquium May 1
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter's next forum (April 22) will address "Universities and Regional Growth," while Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi's next colloquium (May 1) will feature USC Professor Henry Jenkins, addressing "Democracy and Diversity in the Era of Spreadable Media." Both programs are free and open to the public. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award Ceremony — Featuring food activist LaDonna Redmond as the keynote speaker. (April 15)
- An Afternoon with Super-Agent Leigh Steinberg — The sports agent, who recently published an autobiography, gives a presentation and answers questions, in a visit hosted by the King Hall Entertainment and Sports Law Society. (April 16)
- "How to Hit HIV Where It Hurts" — MIT's Arup Chakraboty addresses key challenges as well as studies that may lead toward a vaccine, in this year's David L. Weaver Endowed Lecture in Biophysics and Computational Biology, presented by the Genome Center. (April 16)
- Minds Behind the MIND (Institute) — Autism research and clinical update, presented by Sally J. Rogers, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Judy Van de Water, professor of internal medicine; and Antoinette and Fallon O'Neill, community members. (April 16)
- Publication Mismatches: Is There a Common Currency for Academic Credit? — All-day workshop examining the various disjunctures, in different disciplines, between what scholars produce in the course of their work and what is deemed credit worthy for career advancement in the academy. (April 17)
- "Color Chemistry: Red and White Beer for St. George's Day" — Charlie Bamforth, Anhueiser-Busch Professor of Malting and Brewing Science, presents this American Chemical Society webinar. (April 17)
- "Scarcity: A Talk for People Too Busy to Attend Talks" — Sendhil Mullainathan, professor of economics, Harvard University, gives this year's Sheffrin Lecture in Public Policy, made possible by a gift from the former dean of the Division of Social Sciences, Steven M. Sheffrin, and his wife, Anjali. (April 17)
- "Design in Context: From Visual Language to Orientation Systems" — Ruedi Baur gives this talk in Design Connections, the Department of Design's lecture series. (April 17)
- Barbara Chapman Scientific Research Symposium — Sponsored by the Center for Neuroscience. (April 18)
- "Functional Molecular Imaging with MR-PET" — Bruce R. Rosen, Harvard professor and director of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, gives the Department of Biomedical Engineering's Maroney-Bryan Lecture. (April 18)
- "Caves, Monks and Brahmacarins: Seeing Ellora through Its Jain Monuments" — Lisa N. Owen, associate professor, art education and art history, University of North Texas, in the Department of Religious Studies' annual Religions of India Lecture Series. (April 18)
- UC Global Health Day — Register for this annual program, being held this year at UC Davis. (April 26)
WORKSHOPS
- National Science Foundation Research Traineeship — Sponsored by the Office of Research. (April 17)
- Europe Research Funding — Sponsored by University Outreach and International Programs. (April 24; register by April 17)
- NSF Science and Technology Centers Program — Sponsored by the Office of Research. (April 18)
- Strategies for Planning, Developing and Writing Large-Team Grants — Sponsored by the Office of Research. (May 1, registration required)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for the position of chief information officer, April 17 and 21
- Public forums with candidates for the position of chief of police, April 23 and 28, and May 1
EVENTS
Native American Culture Days and UC Davis Powow
Through Saturday, April 19
NACD programs through Friday include "Native American Cultural Perspectives on the Climate Crisis: Symptoms, Solutions and the Path Forward," "Yaqui Story Time," a hand drum-making workshop and the annual Native American Studies Graduate Student Symposium. The 42nd annual powwow, free and open to the public, is Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (grand entry at noon) on the Quad. Drumming and dancing, plus more than 20 food and craft vendors. [ More… ]
NEW EXHIBITION: Design by Design
Through May 15, Design Museum
Annual juried student design competition, a lively survey of undergraduate student talent and creativity that reflects the multidisciplinary breadth of the Department of Design. [ More… ]
Staff Hangout with Janet (and Rob Kerner, too)
Wednesday, April 16, 2-3 p.m., online
Rob Kerner, former Staff Assembly chair on the Davis campus and incoming chair of the Council of UC Staff Assemblies, is a panelist with UC President Napolitano during her Web chat (on Google Hangout) with staff from around the system. All staff welcome to join. [ More… ]
Wendy Red Star exhibition: Artist talk and reception
Wednesday, April 16, 4-6 p.m., C.N. Gorman Museum
She's presenting new and iconic photographic works in this solo show, which runs through June 12. [ More… ]
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Thursday, April 17, 12:05 p.m., Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Performing Reply to a Dead Man, by Laurie San Martin, professor of music composition, theory and analysis. In the Shinkoskey Noon Concert series. Free. [ More… ]
Gender Equity Awareness Week
Monday-Friday, April 21-25
Programs follow a different theme each day: TRANScending the Binary, Reproductive Justice, Gendered Violence, Decolonizing Race and Gender, and Gender Stereotypes at Work. [ More… ]