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 Coach Jim SochorJim Sochor, the most decorated and successful football coach in UC Davis history, died last week. He leaves behind a long list of successful student-athletes and an enduring spot in the annals of Aggie sports. [ More… ] |
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PARIS TALKS: UC partners with Gates on climate
UC President Napolitano and UC Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh celebrate with Bill Gates at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris after the university announces it has joined the Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Coalition. It's committed to investing in technology that can help solve the world's urgent energy and climate challenges. [ More… ]
- UC faculty in the thick of the negotiations
- UC Davis signs higher education's 'Climate Pledge'
- Lewis Fulton advocates for cycling (The Sacramento Bee)
RESEARCH: Plant breeders think organically
Graduate students will lead grant-funded project on certified organic land at the Student Farm, aiming to develop cultivars with the genetic traits that are useful in organic agriculture. [ More… ]
Both of the campus's MacArthur chairs now filled
Ryan Galt, associate professor of agricultural sustainability and society, is appointed to endowed chair in global conservation/sustainability. It's one of two MacArthur Foundation chairs that reside at UC Davis for the next five years. [ More… ]
LAURELS: Artist-in-residence Downes wins career grant
The national arts and youth development organization Sphinx is honoring pianist Lara Downes, artist in residence at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, for her artistic accomplishments and promotion of diversity in classical music. And many more faculty honors. [ More… ]
HOLIDAY HELP: Toy drive begins as food drive wraps up
After collecting more than 2,500 pounds of food for area food banks, our focus turns to Toys for Tots — and it's easy to donate: Look for collection barrels, use campus mail or bring a toy to the Dec. 2 basketball game. [ More… ]
For the Aggies on your list: Holiday Gift Guide
Need to get started on your holiday shopping? Here's a collection of gifts sure to fill anyone with Aggie Pride. [ More… ]
All-Staff Town Hall set for Dec. 7
The in-person and online town hall will cover Career Tracks, pay for performance and other topics. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve adds more guided walks
Since the Wragg Fire swept through Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve in July, trails have been closed to the public but accessible by guided tour. Tours have been filling to capacity, and more dates have been added: morning hikes on Dec. 5, 12, and 30. Plus …
- Fire in parking garage (video)
- City hosts open house campus development plan
- UC Davis Extension hosts Colombian teachers
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TRENDING: Thanksgiving meal from students, Paris letter, parking meter giveaway
Facebook: Student-athletes put on a Thanksgiving dinner for people in need. … Twitter: Pam Houston, professor of creative writing, pens a letter to future inhabitants of the Earth, in advance of the Paris climate talks. … Instagram: A second winner has been announced in our #UniquelyAggie contest — this Friday's lucky contestant will receive an Easy Park Parking Meter pre-loaded with $200.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) — This month's program has artists; a writer and cancer physician; and UC Davis physics chair Andres Albrecht, who asks, "What Is Time?" (Dec. 1)
- Food, Ag and Health Solution Summit — Including a sustainable agriculture tour, Apps for Ag Hackathon, Mixing Bowl Idea Hack and all-day summit to foster uncommon collaborations around ideas and technology to better feed the world. Presented by the Innovation Institute for Food and Health. (Dec. 1-3)
- "Insect Invasion Biology and California Landscapes" — UC Riverside's Timothy Paine gives the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar. He has three degrees from UC Davis: two bachelor's, history and entomology, 1973; and Ph.D. in entomology, 1981. (Dec. 2)
- "Children's Reactions to Legal Involvement and Foster Care" — Gail Goodman, distinguished professor of psychology, in the UC Center Sacramento Thursday Speakers Series. (Dec. 3)
- UC Davis Equity Summit — Featuring keynote by Pedro A. Noguera. (March 8)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations: Academic Senate's Faculty Research Lecture (deadline Dec. 4) and Distinguished Teaching Awards (deadline Dec. 11)
- Call for nominations: Chancellor's STAR awards — Recognizing staff members who go "above and beyond" in support of the campus's core values. Deadline extended to Dec. 7.
- Call for proposals: Seed Grants for International Activities — Funding offered by the Office of Global Affairs. Deadline extended to Dec. 8.
- Call for nominations: Academic Federation awards for Excellence in Research and Excellence in Teaching — Deadline Jan. 22.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- Concert Band: "A Little Song and Dance"
Friday, Dec. 4: Program includes works by Vaughan Williams, Timothy Mahr, Aaron Copland and John Philip Sousa. - Bohart open house: "Keep Calm and Insect On"
Saturday, Dec. 5: See and hear mealworms eating their way through a Styrofoam head. - University Chorus with the Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, Dec. 5: Program includes James Whitbourn's Son of God Mass and Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols.