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 Discovery, innovationWith sketches and symposia, UC Davis this month celebrates Nobel Prize-winning discoveries in science and offers a glimpse of what lies ahead for us in researching the big global challenges of food, agriculture and health. Three events are planned. They are free and open to the public, or you can watch them live, online. [ More, with slideshow… ] |
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Meet our newest Chancellor's Fellows
UC Davis has announced its 15th class of Chancellor's Fellows — 10 faculty members at the associate professor level who have caught the attention of their colleagues, department chairs and deans, and Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. The 2014-15 fellows: Heidi L. Ballard, Maruša Bradač, Graham Coop, Amanda E. Guyer, Tessa M. Hill, Richard S. Kim, William D. Ristenpart, Teresa Eleanor Steele, Archana Venkatesan and Huaijun Zhou. [ More… ]
Chancellor reaffirms the Principles of Safety
In a letter to the campus community, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi reaffirms the university's Principles of Safety, which commit UC Davis to promoting safety on campus and beyond. [ More… ]
MU renovation starts with east wing moves
Campus Recreation and Unions has embarked on an 18-month, $23.5 million renovation to modernize the Memorial Union with a feel more like the CoHo, the Student Community Center and the front part of the ARC. In preparation for the work, the post office and Campus Copies have moved, and the CoHo-to-Go store has closed. [ More… ]
Tercero 3 earns highest sustainability rating
The Tercero Phase 3 student housing project has earned the highest possible rating of platinum in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, program. Tercero 3 — with seven buildings that opened last fall — is the first residence hall project to earn LEED-platinum status at UC Davis and one of the largest residence hall projects in the nation to attain the certification. [ More… ]
LAURELS: Anthropologist Isbell wins book prize
Anthropology professor Lynne A. Isbell wins the 2014 W.W. Howells Book Prize for her volume The Fruit, the Tree and the Serpent: Why We See So Well. Plus … Honors for faculty members Simine Vazir (psychology), David Horton (law), Sam Nichols (music), Elizabeth Freeman (English) and Ken Joy (computer science). And a recent IT customer service improvement project, "Building a Service-Oriented Culture at UC Davis," receives a second award. [ More… ]
One UC Davis: A scholar filled with song
"Sometimes it is just the joy of being a part of their intellectual growth, or even their awakening," music professor Chris Reynolds says about his students. "Their excitement of participating in the discovery of why great music is great music is a remarkable gift I've been able to enjoy in this career." [ More… ]
Transforming the way we teach science
The New York Times reports from UC Davis on "experimental and engaging" lecture classes, part of a small but growing movement across the nation to transform the way science is taught. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Rapid-response grant pays for research on Ebola drug
UC Davis researchers will explore ways to speed production of the Ebola drug Zmapp with a $200,000 rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation. [ More… ]
- Human trials next in stem cell-based HIV therapy
- Next Napa quake could be much bigger
- Nutritionists predict 'healthier, longer, more productive lives'
- Dramatic changes in suicide-homicide patterns
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- Regents chair and Napolitano welcome new appointee
- Start the New Year right: Make sure your benefits are in order
NEWS BRIEFS: Sutter Health-Blue Shield contract status
The UC Davis Health Care Facilitator Program has information on the Sutter Health-Blue Shield contract. Plus…
- Forum on 'Police Conduct and Police Misconduct'
- Law school's bar exam pass rate 4th best in state
- Cold weather delays Art Shapiro's butterfly hunt
- Add the 7 and 5, skip the 9 and 1 when dialing!
- Yolobus boosts Woodland-Davis commuter service
- Arboretum seeks gardening, outreach volunteers
- Pediatric pulmonary hypertension clinic now open
TRANSITIONS: Cohen, Thomas (de la Peña), Griffith, Beardsley
Beth Cohen, director of the Academic and Staff Assistance Program, is leaving the Davis campus for a similar post at UC Santa Barbara. … Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education Carolyn de la Peña has changed her name to Carolyn Thomas. … Lucas Griffith is back at his alma mater as campus planner, helping to update the Long-Range Development Plan. … Karen Beardsley, a Peace Corps veteran, has a new appointment as the director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. [ More… ]
STILL TRENDING: Alum pays off parents' mortgage for Christmas
Joe Riquelme's gift presentation goes on YouTube, draws more than 100,000 views. He graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in electrical engineering and later built the popular iPhone editing app Videoshop. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Detecting the Emergence of Novel Arthropod-Borne Pathogens" — Ronald Rosenberg, associate director for science, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Department of Entomology and Nematology's noon seminar series. (Jan. 7)
- "Twenty Years to Overnight Success" — A Brainfood Talk by Davis author John Lescroart. Sponsored by the Retiree Center, and the Emeriti and Retirees associations. (Jan. 8)
- "Leveraging Science and Technology for International Agriculture Development" — World Food Center seminar with Robert Bertram, chief scientist, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Tony Cavalieri, interim deputy director, crops, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Jan. 8)
- "Zoonotic Pathogen Exposure on Modern Livestock Systems: Water, Manure and the Crud Under Your Fingernail Can Kill You" — Rob Atwill, professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, in the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Monthly Seminar Series. (Jan. 12)
- "California's 2014 Groundwater Legislation" — Tina Cannon Leahy, principal consultant, state Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife; Cindy Tuck, deputy executive director, Government Relations, Association of California Water Agencies; and Kate Williams, program manager, California Water Foundation. In the California Water Policy Seminar Series: Groundwater Problems and Prospects, organized by the Center for Watershed Sciences. (Jan. 12)
- Campus Community Book Project — "Autistext: Rethinking Long-Held Ideas About Language, Rhetoric and What It Means to Tell (a/Autistic) Stories," Melanie Yergeau, assistant professor, Department of English, University of Michigan. (Jan. 12). "Reducing Health Disparities in Autism Through Action: From Evidence to Policy, Legislation and Practice," Sergio Aguilar Gaxiola, professor, clinical internal medicine, and director, UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities. (Jan. 12)
- Provost's Forum on the Public University and the Social Good — "Diversity and the University of California: Is it Possible?" With Patricia Gándara, research professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences; and Gary Orfield, distinguished research professor of education, law, political science and urban planning. Both are from UCLA. (Jan. 14)
ANNOUNCEMENT
- Submission deadline Jan. 9 for abstracts for posters and proposals for breakout sessions, UC Global Health Day — Open to UC students, fellows, faculty, staff and visiting scholars.
EVENTS
THE ARTS: Music and Words, poetry, Woyzeck and more
What better way to spend the coolest, wettest quarter than inside at concerts, plays and exhibitions? Through its academic programs, galleries and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis offers music from classical to experimental, theater pieces big and small, art of all kinds and visits by two Pulitzer Prize winners. [ More, with slideshow… ]
Aggies host Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State — and ESPN!
Wednesday and Saturday, Jan. 7 and 10
The Aggie men's basketball team has a 10-3 preseason record going into Wednesday's conference opener against Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m. Then, on Saturday, ESPN returns to The Pavilion for the third time in three years, when the Aggies take on Long Beach State at 8 p.m. [ More, with video… ]
WORKLIFE BALANCE: 'Epigenetic Design'
Thursday, Jan. 8, noon-1 p.m., multipurpose room, Student Community Center
Deborah Burnett leads this brown bag about how ambient conditions in the places where we spend our days and nights affect our lives, health and overall well-being (sleep, cognition and circadian genetic response). [ More… ]
'Parasitoid Palooza'at the Bohart Museum of Entomology
Sunday, Jan. 11, 1-4 p.m., 1124 Academic Surge
Another in a series of open houses, this one spotlighting parasitoids, which feed on other insects. Described as a fun and wacky celebration of the diversity of life, the event also includes a family-friendly craft activity. Free. [ More… ]
AUTHOR EVENT: Fantasy Islands and Soundtracks of Asian America
Monday, Jan. 12, 4-5:30 p.m., 3201 Hart Hall
The American Studies Program presents Julie Sze and Grace Wang, associate professors, discussing their new books: Sze, Fantasy Islands: Chinese Dreams and Ecological Fears in an Age of Climate; and Wang, Soundtracks of Asian America: Navigating Race Through Musical Performance. [ More… ]