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 Here's to our super staffStaff Assembly's 35th annual Thank Goodness for Staff celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday (May 7) on Russell Field. More than 6,000 of you have tickets for the Tex-Mex lunch and ice cream social. Tickets are no longer available, but everyone's welcome to come for the fun, including caricaturists and photo booths, and popcorn stands and roving magicians. TGFS also will feature a Vendor Showcase with nearly 70 booths. [ More… ]
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No. 1 and No. 1: Ag and veterinary medicine
UC Davis is still No. 1 in the world in agriculture and now is No. 1 in veterinary medicine, too, according to the QS World University Rankings. [ More… ]
Mangun to leave social sciences dean's post
George R. "Ron" Mangun will step down as dean of the Division of Social Sciences and return to the faculty effective July 1 or as soon as an interim dean can be appointed. Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter express their gratitude for Mangun's leadership and dedication to the division and UC Davis. [ More… ]
COST OF OBESITY: Live from Brookings Institution
UC Davis' World Food Center, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Professor Ann Huff Stevens, along with UC President Janet Napolitano, are partnering with the Brookings Institution on a presentation and panel on the economic costs of obesity. The program Tuesday, May 12, will be live-streamed from Washington, D.C., and you're invited to join the World Food Center for a group viewing. [ More… ]
Busse Berger gives Faculty Research Lecture today
You might say music professor Anna Maria Busse Berger's Faculty Research Lecture dates back to her childhood, when her missionary father moved his family to Tanzania. Her topic: "In Search of Medieval Music in Africa." [ More… ]
- Busse Berger's lecture is part of an awards program today (May 5) honoring her and all other recipients of Academic Senate and Academic Federation awards for teaching and research.
Office of Research opens incubator, holds expo
- May 7 opening: Life Sciences Innovation Center — The university partners with seed specialist HM.CLAUSE to provide lab facilities for campus entrepreneurs.
- May 8 expo: Illuminating New Opportunities in Research — Learn how the office can offer guidance on securing research funds or translating discoveries into products. Also, two panel discussions: "Advancing Research through Diversity" and "Pathways to Research Impact."
RESEARCH: Sustainability vs. a 'race to fish'
UC Davis-led policy forum, published May 1 in the journal Science, sees room for improvement in fishery improvement projects to ensure they are delivering on the promise of sustainability rather than participating in a "race to fish." [ More… ]
Prep Médico aims for more Latino physicians
UC Davis and The Permanente Medical Group launch Prep Médico at the School of Medicine — an initiative that aims to increase the number of Latinos who choose to become physicians. Prep Médico, short for Preparando Estudiantes Para Ser Médicos (Spanish), or Preparing Students to Be Physicians, includes components for undergraduates and medical school students. [ More… ]
Faithful Partner Fund aids K-9 officers
The School of Veterinary Medicine, in conjunction with the campus Police Department, has established the Faithful Partner Fund to assist with the medical costs of treating K-9 officers, as well as search and rescue dogs, injured in the line of duty. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Reception for UC's diversity-inclusion VP
UC Davis' Strategic Planning Committee on Diversity and Inclusion invites the campus community to a reception this week for Yvette Gullatt, the UC system vice provost of Diversity and Engagement. Plus …
- Student panel featured at HSI forum
- Hundreds attend vigil for Nepal; fundraising continues
- Moobilenet shuts down, ucd-guest expands
- Med center earns an A for safety, again
- TRANSITION: Hullinger leads VMTH's Large Animal Clinic
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
- Lab-supply deal to save UC system $10 million annually
- Annual medical plan satisfaction survey now available
TRENDING: Keep making miracles, keep on biking, keep on surfing
YouTube: Jennifer Lopez says Children's Miracle Network Hospitals like UC Davis Children's Hospital "need our support to keep the miracles happening." ... Instagram: May is Bike Month, but, as we all know, we're on our bikes 365 days a year at our platinum-status Bicycle Friendly University! ... Facebook: What do surfers and surgeons have in common?
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Film: Memory Walkers ANFASEP and the Post-Conflict Process in Peru — Presented by Native American studies professor Zoila Mendoza (who created the film project, and co-produced and co-directed it). (May 6)
- Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture — New series, funded by the Office of the Chancellor, honoring Wayne Thiebaud, art professor emeritus, and his wife, Betty Jean, filmmaker and teacher. Inaugural lecture by artist Rackstraw Downes, a MacArthur Foundation fellow. (May 6)
- Leading Research in the Social Sciences Today — The Institute for Social Sciences' first major conference, being held on three successive Fridays. The last session is May 8.
- "Keeping Bees Healthy" — Hosted by the Honey and Pollination Center, and the Department of Entomology and Nematology. (May 9)
- Unaccompanied Child Migration Series — "Child Migrants, America's Immigration Dilemma," talk and book signing by Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique's Journey, based on the Los Angeles Times story for which she won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. (May 11)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for the position of dean of the College of Engineering — May 6, 11 and 13
- Request for proposals for the UC's 2016 President's Research Catalyst Awards
EVENTS
Middle Eastern and South Asian Community Week
Through Friday, May 8
Activities include the Turban/Hijab-a-Thon (today), in which the Muslim Student Association and the Sikh Cultural Association aim to enlighten the campus community about the often misunderstood turban and hijab (headscarf), inviting people to wear one or the other for a day. The week also includes workshops and discussions. [ More… ]
"African Odyssey: A Natural History and Cultural Journey"
Wednesday, May 6, 12:10-1 p.m., 122 Briggs Hall
A highly produced, digitally sophisticated presentation by the technologically innovative Jim Carey, distinguished professor of entomology, sharing photographs, video and audio of wildlife, people and places, from his travels in Uganda, Namibia and Kenya. [ More… ]
Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival
Thursday-Sunday, May 7-10 and 14-17, Main Stage Theatre, Wright Hall
Student dancers and choreographers present an evening of diverse compositional styles and themes. "The choreographers have been engaged in developing their unique language over the past two years and have created works that surprise and provoke the viewer," says David Grenke, professor and director. [ More… ]
Whole Earth Festival
Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, Quad
Handmade crafts, organic foods, art installations, spiritual and educational workshops, music and more. This year's theme: "Rooted Living." Noon-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. [ More… ]
National Public Gardens Day at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Friday, May 8, 5:30-7 p.m.
Bee observation and identification demonstrations, and information on how to plant a bee-friendly garden. Guided tour at 6. Free. Also, free sunflower plants while they last. [ More… ]
Arboretum: Nature Discovery Drop-in Days
Saturdays, May 9 and 16, noon-2 p.m., Arboretum GATEway Garden (behind the Davis Commons shopping center)
Exploring such topics as ecology, biodiversity and sustainability, through demonstrations and hands-on activities. Free. [ More… ]