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 New online calendar debutsWhere's the one place you can go to see the most complete listing of UC Davis events? Our new online calendar, with images and logos, "add to calendar" and "forward to friends" buttons, and search and filter tools. It comes with easy-to-use sharing tools and is easily customized, so departments and units can embed portions of the calendar on their own websites. With the calendar's launch, Dateline is trimming its event listings to "Editor's Picks" — and encouraging you to check out the new calendar for more. [ More about the new calendar… ] |
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Let the commencements begin
The School of Law, which runs on a semester system, starts off the spring commencement season this Friday (May 15), with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, an associate justice of the California Supreme Court, as guest speaker. Twelve other commencements are scheduled from May 21 to June 14. See the complete schedule and other guest speakers. [ More… ]
Aggie Guardian debuts this week
UC Davis this week introduces a personal safety app called Aggie Guardian, with features that include a virtual escort: You tell the app when you expect to arrive at your destination, and the app notifies police or the "guardian" of your choice if you're late. The app can be downloaded for free for Apple and Android phones. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: New threat to marine life
Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom paints are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to researchers at the Bodega Marine Laboratory and the Coastal Marine Sciences Institute. [ More… ]
A TGFS to remember, from midday to night
Last week's 35th annual Thank Goodness for Staff, or TGFS, picnic celebration brought together thousands of employees from myriad departments — but this time, there was an added twist at the end. Check out this collection of social media posts that tell the 2015 TGFS story from midday to night. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Mentoring toolkit now available
Human Resources has launched an online toolkit to support a culture of mentoring at UC Davis. Plus …
- Newly admitted transfers have decision to make
- Register for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
TRENDING: Kitty microbes, rugby champs, marvelous Mondavi, cute corgis
Twitter: Two professors are among the researchers who have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to study the microbes living inside cats (with an adorable video!). … Facebook: The men's rugby club finishes a 13-0 season as national champion, winning the title over University of Central Florida. … Instagram: The statewide nonprofit organization Visit California (formerly the California Travel and Tourism Commission) spotlights the Mondavi Center, calling it "a beautiful modern arts venue with a diverse calendar of events." … Facebook: Cute corgis on campus.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "What Is Time?" — A conversation with physics professor Andy Albrecht, in the "Science Café" series, hosted by Jared Shaw, associate professor of chemistry, and presented by the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. (May 13)
- Postdoctoral Research Symposium — A first-time event for postdocs on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. (May 14)
- "Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: Building a Better Brain as We Age" — David A. Bennett, director of the Rush University Alzheimer's Disease Center, in the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center Community Engagement Lecture Series. (May 14)
- "Appellation Napa Valley: Building and Protecting an American Treasure" — Richard Mendelson, internationally recognized expert on vineyard and wine law and related land use, intellectual property, business and administrative law issues, in the Walt Klenz Lectureship Series at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. (May 19)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for the position of dean of the College of Engineering — The May 13 forum has been canceled (the candidate withdrew) and the May 11 forum is being rescheduled (bad weather prevented the candidate from getting here).
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the new online calendar:
- Soaring to New Heights
Thursday, May 14: 25th annual celebration of campus diversity. - 'Name that Bug!' Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House
Sunday, May 17: Free and open to the public. - Memorial Day Ceremony
Thursday, May 21: Honoring fallen Aggies