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 Scents and sustainabilityFresh banana, flowers, blueberry: the scents in Shota Atsumi's laboratory in the Department of Chemistry are a little sweeter than most. He and his team are making esters — molecules widely used as scents and flavorings, and also as basic feedstock for other chemical processes (to make paints and fuels, for example) — in a novel and sustainable new way, with engineered bacteria, instead of oil and gas. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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The coffee's on — at new Coffee Center
We have a wine institute, a pilot brewery and now a Coffee Center (and maybe a coffee major). "What we're looking to do is start a relationship with coffee and move knowledge of all aspects of coffee forward," including sustainability, says Professor J. Bruce German, director of the university's Foods for Health Institute. [ More… ]
UC issues new sexual harassment, sexual violence policy
The Office of the President issues a new policy that prohibits sexual harassment and sexual violence, provides support for victims, and outlines training for faculty, staff and students. The policy builds on the university's sexual harassment policy and conforms to requirements in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, signed into law by President Obama last spring. [ More… ]
New guidelines for reporting hate and bias incidents
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, in a message to students, announces new guidelines for reporting hate and bias incidents. Student Affairs developed the guidelines (under which reports can be made online or in person) after students suggested that the process needed to be more explicit. [ More… ]
THE FIX 50 FALLOUT: For commuters and lots of others
Commuters aren't the only ones who will feel the impact of the U.S. 50 closures in downtown Sacramento, May 2-June 17. See if you're on the list we've put together, and, if so, you may want to start thinking about your options. We've also assembled a list of resources, including logos and a sample message for departmental use, to alert campus visitors about traffic delays of at least an hour. [ More… ]
2014-15 book: Temple Grandin's Thinking in Pictures
Here's an important addition to your fall reading list — Temple Grandin's Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism, just announced as the 2014-15 Campus Community Book Project. Grandin is no stranger to UC Davis, having visited as an academic — she's a professor of animal science at Colorado State University — and as a speaker who is able to help people understand autism. She will be back to give an address as part of the book project, on Feb. 10, 2015. [ More… ]
Biomedical engineer receives $1 million for 'bold venture'
The W.M. Keck Foundation supports research on "In Vivo 3D Imaging Using Bioluminescent Gene Reporters and MRI," described by Professor Angelique Louie as "a novel technology that will facilitate the detection of gene expression in deep, opaque tissues." She's collaborating with Yohei Yokobayashi, also of biomedical engineering, and Jared Shaw of the Department of Chemistry. [ More… ]
Biomarker research results bode well for women and men
UC Davis Health System researchers zero in on a biomarker for ovarian cancer, and discover in another study how biomarkers hold promise for better treatment of prostate cancer. [ More… ]
Ensembles, bands and an update on the recital hall project
More quarter-ending concerts (the Early Music and Baroque ensembles, and the Concert and Campus bands) are scheduled through the weekend, along with an extra treat for music aficionados: an update on the forthcoming Classroom and Recital Hall. The public information session is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday (March 13), in the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, after the Shinkoskey Noon Concert in the same venue. [ More… ]
Art History 401: 'Curatorial Principles' exhibitions
- ART as TRANSlation — Exploring "translation" between author and artist, text and image, artwork and viewer. Opening reception, 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Nelson Gallery, Nelson Hall. Curatorial walkthrough and live readings begin at 1:30 p.m.
- One Debt — Posters and an online exhibition at onedebt.info serve as a platform for discussion of student debt and as a springboard for possible solutions.
NEWS BRIEFS: Campus hosts César Chávez youth leadership event
The César Chávez Youth Leadership Conference & Celebration returns to UC Davis this Saturday (March 15). Plus …
- Consider 'citing' your hard-working colleagues
- Still using XP software? Stop by April 8
- Registration begins Wednesday for summer youth programs
- 'Shark' invests $300,000; MBA alums celebrate
- 'Women Feeding the World' photos on weatherchannel.com
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics — "Structural Investigations of Single Cells and Their Molecular Components by High-Resolution Electron Microscopy: From Potassium Channels to Parkinson's Disease," by Henning Stahlberg, University of Basel, Switzerland. (March 11)
- "The Case of the Clumped Charcoal Distribution: A Paleontological 'Who Done It?'" — A conversation with Steve Wathen, postdoc at the John Muir Institute of the Environment, in the "Science Café" at deVere's Irish Pub in downtown Davis. (March 12)
- "Motor and Social Skill Function: Connecting Learning and Brain Function in Autism" — Stewart H. Mostofsky, director, Laboratory for Neurocognitive and Imaging Research, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University, in the MIND Institute Distinguished Lecturer Series. (March 12)
- "Fact and Fiction in 21st Century Air Quality: It Ain't Necessarily So" — The Emeriti and Retirees associations present another in a series of Brainfood Talks, this one by Thomas Cahill, professor emeritus of physics and atmospheric sciences. (March 13, free and open to the public)
- PROVOST'S FORUM: "The Constitutional Dimensions of Academic Freedom" — Continuing the provost's theme of the Public University and the Social Good. Lecture by Robert Post, dean, Yale School of Law, followed by a panel with Hexter; Roberta Rehm, associate professor, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, UCSF; and Henry Reichman, first vice president, American Association of University Professors, and member of the association's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure. (March 14)
- Pollinator Gardening — Workshop, followed by lunch in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, after which participants are invited to a special sale at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (March 15; registration deadline 5 p.m. March 11)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for applications: UIIP grants (Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program)
- Public forums with finalists for the position of vice provost, Undergraduate Education, and dean, Undergraduate Studies, March 12, 17 and 19
- Call for nominations: Community Service Awards (for staff, faculty, students and student organizations)
EVENTS
ON STAGE: The Grapes of Wrath
Through March 16, Main Theatre
Granada Artist-in-Residence Miles Anderson directs this adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about tenant farmers who flee the Dust Bowl in pursuit of jobs, dignity and a future. With original and traditional folk music and spirituals. [ More… ]
ARBORETUM: Walk With Warren
Wednesday, March 12, noon-1 p.m., meet at arboretum headquarters
Join Warren Roberts, superintendent emeritus of the arboretum and famous storyteller and punster, for a noontime exploration of his namesake redbud collection. [ More… ]
AUTHORS X 2: Lucy Corin and Yiyun Li
Wednesday, March 12, noon-1 p.m., lounge, main bookstore, Memorial Union
A dual presentation by the English department colleagues, with Corin talking about her new collection of short stories, One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses; and Li about her new novel, Kinder Than Solitude. [ More… ]
WORKLIFE AND WELLNESS: Hoop Dance Happiness
Thursday, March 13, noon-1 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center
Dance your way through a cardiovascular and whole-body toning session, using hoops like you used as a child, only larger and wrapped in grip tape for better handling. No preregistration. [ More… ]
Shakespeare on a Shoestring: The Merchant of Venice
Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m., Wyatt Pavilion Theatre
Directed by Professor Bella Merlin, who founded the SOS troupe in 2012 for dramatic art majors and minors. Free. [ More… ]
TANA open house and new exhibition
Friday, March 14, 6-8 p.m., 1224 Lemen Ave., Woodland
Celebrating the exhibition Con y Sin Papeles (With and Without Papers), featuring works by Favianna Rodriguez and Julio Salgado. The open house also will include a display of posters by youth participants in TANA's winter screenprinting workshop for the community. TANA, or Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, is a program of the Department of Chicana/o Studies. [ More… ]
Earth Water Science Song: Earth Vibrations
Friday, March 14, 7-9 p.m., Nelson Gallery, Nelson Hall
Showcasing works from Wendy Silk-Sarah Messbauer's Science and Society 42 ("Earth Water Science Song") that ties environmental science to song creation. Free. [ More… ]
ARBORETUM: Member Appreciation Plant Sale
Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Arboretum Teaching Nursery
As the arboretum launches a new season of plant sales, the focus is still "The New Front Yard" and water conservation, with attractive, drought-tolerant, easy-care, region-appropriate plants including a large selection of California natives and Arboretum All-Stars. The first sale is for members only (Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and the Davis Botanical Society), but everyone is welcome to join at the gate. [ More… ]