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 TGFSORF (on Russell Field)Going to the Thank Goodness for Staff picnic on Wednesday (May 7)? Take note: The venue listed on the tickets is wrong. In fact, the picnic this year is on the Russell Intramural Field. The celebration runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Come for the food, come with your friends, come for the games! And browse through the vendor showcase, featuring many UC Davis organizations as well as outside vendors. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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A joyous day for music and all of campus
The future of music at UC Davis never sounded better than during the groundbreaking Friday (May 2) for the Classroom and Recital Hall. "The arts are a core pillar for everything we do, a glue that brings people together," Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi tells an audience of about 250 people. [ More, with video… ]
Mellon Foundation is back with $1.7 million for humanities research
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is renewing its support of humanities research at UC Davis, this time with a grant of $1.725 million. Three years ago the foundation gave just under $1.5 million that the university used to underwrite four new initiatives. The new grant will underwrite four more, two of them starting this year: one focusing on early modern studies and the other on environmental humanities. [ More… ]
Strawberry fields forever: UC Davis, commission working things out
There was a time when California's strawberry season lasted for just a few brief, delicious weeks in May and then disappeared as the summer heat rolled in. Today, thanks to more than six decades of research by three generations of UC Davis breeders, fresh strawberries are being harvested somewhere in California every month of the year, and the state is the dominant producer of both fresh and processed strawberries, providing more than 80 percent of the strawberries consumed in North America. Read about the university's commitment to the breeding program, and to a long-term, positive relationship with the California Strawberry Commission. [ More… ]
Childhood obesity drops with new school nutrition program, study shows
The percentage of overweight or obese children in test schools dropped from 56 percent to 38 percent over the course of a single school year, thanks to a new nutrition program developed and tested in Sacramento and Stanislaus county classrooms by researchers in the Department of Nutrition. [ More… ]
SF Exploratorium to showcase UC Davis' scientific innovations
UC Davis and the Exploratorium in San Francisco have formally partnered to incorporate the latest scientific innovations into the museum's exhibits and programs. The partnership will encompass a broad cross section of research topics, such as environmental science, sustainable energy, data visualization, coastal and marine sciences, and sustainable agriculture and food science. [ More, with slideshow… ]
Be a scientist with Cooperative Extension on Thursday
Everyone is invited to be a scientist on Thursday (May 8) in cooperation with UC Cooperative Extension on the occasion of its centennial year. "UC Cooperative Extension is all about science and service," said Barbara Allen-Diaz, UC vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources, which administers Cooperative Extension in California. Data on pollinators, water and food will be collected online, in an interactive way — with participants asked to mark their data collection points on a map, and add photos. [ More… ]
'Talk, think, learn' on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
The Electronic Accessibility Committee invites everyone in the campus community to attend an afternoon program next week to learn about technologies and initiatives relevant to accessible instruction as well as electronic information at UC Davis. The program, Thursday, May 15, comprises a series of half-hour informational presentations, 1 to 3:30 p.m., and breakout sessions all afternoon on each presentation topic. [ More… ]
FIX 50: On the outside and speeding to completion, eastbound
The U.S. Highway 50 repair project, eastbound, has moved to the outside lanes and is "on schedule" to completion, perhaps as early as May 16. With the switchover from inside to outside, Caltrans has had to close the connector ramps to state Highway 99 south and Business 80 east. [ More… ]
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- Napolitano gives testimony on federal investment in research
- Public college leaders unite in effort to graduate more students
NEWS BRIEFS: New catalog to be printed on-demand
The 2014-16 general catalog is coming soon, online and in print, as usual, but you won't see a stack of catalogs for sale at the bookstore anymore. Instead, the registrar's office is partnering with Repro Graphics to print catalogs only when someone wants one. Preorders are being take now. Plus …
- Police ask for help in stalking case
- New at Children's Hospital: Recurrent MRSA Clinic
- Still using XP? Expect warnings, login delays
- Veterans, Disabled and Diversity Career and Resource Fair, May 14
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
Amazonia: Writers, Travelers and Its People
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese has joined forces with colleagues on two other continents to examine Amazonia, a land of such lushness and diversity that it left early visitors speechless. (May 12-13) [ More… ]
- "Diversity's Promise for Excellence in a Pluralistic Society: The Public University and the Common Good" — A Provost's Forum on the Public University and the Social Good. Lecture by Daryl Smith, senior research fellow and professor emerita of education and psychology, Claremont Graduate University; and a panel with two UC Davis academic officers: Kevin Johnson, dean, School of Law; and Maureen Stanton, vice provost, Academic Affairs. (May 7)
- Spirited Topographies: Urban Refabulations, Underscapes and Mobilities — "An intervention in current debates regarding the ways that religion is entwined in urban place-making." A UC-wide symposium, convened by Smriti Srinivas, professor of anthropology. (May 9)
- Women of Color Academic Conference: Cultivating New Directions for Self-Determination — Second annual. (May 10)
WORKSHOPS
- Teaching with Wikipedia — The University Library's Wikiproject presents a brief introduction — geared toward teaching faculty, staff and graduate students — on how Wikipedia works and how teaching with Wikipedia can work, plus some of the benefits (and pitfalls). The workshop also will present sample assignments and other resources. (May 8, with drop-in edit-a-thons May 16 and 23)
- Raising the Impact of Research, Scholarship and Education Through Openness — The University Library hosts Nicole Allen and Nick Shockey of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, or SPARC, for a look into open access and open educational resources. (May 12)
ANNOUNCEMENT
EVENTS
LGBTQIA Pride Week: R.O.A.H.R. (Redefining Open Hearts Active History Revolution)
Through Friday, May 9
Events include Asexuality and Ace Identities, Queer Disability, LGBTQIA Pride Open Mic, keynote by UC Davis alum Migz Espinoza — and the LGBTQIA Resource Center's 20th Anniversary (May 7). [ More… ]
Big Day of Giving 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 12:01 a.m.-midnight
The School of Education and the Arboretum and Public Garden are participating in this year's Day of Giving, a collaboration of the Yolo, Sacramento Region and Placer community foundations. Donors have 24 hours to give to nonprofit organizations, and "match sponsors" will add on to each donation. In other words, it's philanthropy to inspire philanthropy. [ More… ]
Whole Earth Festival
Friday-Sunday, May 9-11, Quad
Born in 1969 as the Art Happening, all about activism, wellness and the environment, this event was renamed the Whole Earth Festival in 1971 — aiming to ignite passion, propel creativity and leave visitors with inspiration. Free admission. [ More… ]
NEW EXHIBITION: Dumpstir Dive
Opening reception Friday, May 9, 6-9 p.m., Pence Gallery, 212 D St., Davis
A first-year M.F.A. art show, comprising fresh new work in photography, painting, sculpture and printmaking by seven students: James Angello, Nuno Correia, Matt Debbault, Matt Gilbert, Wesley Miller, Lauren Rayburn and Jonathan Sprague. Exhibition runs through June 24. [ More… ]
OPEN HOUSE: Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Friday, May 9, 5:30-7 p.m.
Coinciding with National Public Gardens Day, this family-friendly event will feature bee observation and ID demonstrations, a guided tour (6 p.m.), and information on what and how to plant to help bees, plus honey tasting and sunflower plants while they last. Free, including the honey tasting and sunflower plants. [ More… ]
Faculty awards reception
Tuesday, May 13, 5:15-7:30 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
The Academic Senate and the Academic Federation honor their members for achievement in research, teaching and public service. [ More… ]
Free concert in the Corin Courtyard
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., outside the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring guitarist Ross Hammond, whose albums include Cathedrals and Adored. [ More… ]
All We Are Saying: The Songs of John Lennon
Wednesday, May 14, 8 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Guitarist Bill Frisell brings his meditative, open sound — and an ensemble of violin, bass, guitar and drums — to perform a definitive, straight-ahead take on the classic songs of John Lennon. [ More… ]