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Photo: K-9 Charlie with Grant Vaughan, fourth-year animal science major

Student body's new pet

Charlie has a nose for explosives and is also very good at detecting every opportunity to be petted — and, trust us, there's plenty of petting from students as he makes his way around the campus as the first K-9 in the campus Police Department since 2009. [ More, with videos… ]

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Veterinary school best in the nation

In new graduate school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, the School of Veterinary Medicine moves up from No. 2, the School of Law moves up five spots to 31st and the School of Education moves up seven spots to 38th. Other professional schools and graduate programs also fare well, reflecting the university's excellence across a broad range of fields. [ More… ]

Dean Hildreth returning to Meharry

James E.K. Hildreth, dean of the College of Biological Sciences since 2011, is returning to Meharry Medical College as president. [ More… ]

'Topping out' ceremony at Shrem Museum

Everyone's invited to sign the last steel beam before it's installed at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, during a "topping out" ceremony this Friday (March 13). [ More… ]

Senate honors Busse Berger, Carey, Cheng, Powell

Music professor Anna Maria Busse Berger is this year's recipient of the Faculty Research Lecture Award, the Academic Senate's highest honor. The senate's Representative Assembly also approves three Distinguished Public Service Awards, for James Carey, entomology; Harry Cheng, mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Robert Powell, chemical engineering and materials science. [ More… ]

HEALTH INITIATIVES: New school, new policies

RESEARCH: Novel drug mechanism effective against brain cancer

Research due for publication in Molecular Pharmacology describes the development of a novel mechanism that is effective in fighting glioma cells — which are responsible for a usually fatal type of brain cancer — and could be applicable to other highly aggressive cancers. [ More… ]

ONE WORLD, ONE UC DAVIS: Risks worth taking

Gerald Hayden '03 has taken on big mountains — and big obstacles — as a three-time Paralympic Alpine skier. In comparison, his decision to attend UC Davis was more of a bunny slope: smooth and certain. [ More… ]

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CAMPUS DISCUSSIONS: Outreach, L&S organization, 'Da Vinci Institute'

NEWS BRIEFS: Survey out on campus's smoke- and tobacco-free policy

You have until March 20 to answer a survey about the 14-month-old policy, whether you have ever approached anyone who may been violating it, and what penalties, if any, should be enacted. Plus …

TRENDING: We're on fire for entrepreneurship, basketball, Dr. Seuss

Facebook: GSM institute "ignites" entrepreneurship. … Twitter: Join us (in the dining commons) March 12 for #DrSeuss-inspired meals and desserts! … Instagram: Aggie men's basketball takes Big West championship.

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SPECIAL SATURDAY: Brain, bees, arboretum and summer programs

UC Davis units will present three instructive, interactive programs, all free, this Saturday (March 14). All ages are invited to learn about the brain, learn about bees and take a guided walk in the arboretum. Also that day, the city of Davis presents its annual Children's Summer Activities Faire, where Campus Recreation and Unions Youth Programs will showcase its camps, classes and swim lessons (online registration opens at noon Monday, March 16). [ More… ]

SIGN-UPS UNDERWAY: Stride for Pride, Genius Run/Walk

CONCERTS: Concert and Campus bands, Early Music and Baroque ensembles

Wednesday, March 11, and Saturday, March 14

March 11: Concert and Campus bands. 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi center for the Performing Arts. March 14: Early Music and Baroque ensembles. 7 p.m., St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorne Lane, Davis. [ More… ]

St. Patrick's Day at the Mondavi

Tuesday, March 17

Music by One-Eyed Reilly, accompanied by beer tasting, in the Corin Courtyard, starting at 5:30 p.m. Free (21 and up, with a ticket to the Danú concert.) Danú plays at 7 in Jackson Hall. [ More… ]

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