One of a kind:

Christian Baldini

Photo: Christian Baldini

Our music tour guide

Symphony conductor says: "Pleasure for me lies in transporting people somewhere special through music. I ask the audience to trust me as their travel companion. In exchange, they'll be witness to something beautiful, intriguing, powerful. They leave the concert feeling invigorated — not quite the same person as when they arrived." Baldini's profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ]

NEWS SUMMARY

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Here's how we are 'Building Our Future'

UC Davis has so much going for it that Rep. Doris Matsui says she thinks maybe she should have gone to Davis instead of Berkeley. She made the comment at Fall Convocation, where Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi laid out the framework for UC Davis as the University of the 21st Century. [ More, with slideshow… ]

On your mark, get set, go … in solar home decathlon

Team Aggie Sol built its house here, cut it in half and is now putting it back together in Irvine for the Department of Energy's 2015 Solar Decathlon, Oct 8-18. UC Davis students are competing for the first time in this annual event that challenges collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses. [ More, with slideshow and video… ]

RESEARCH: Plastic in your fish dinner

It's plastic in Indonesia, fibers in California — man-made debris finding its way into the guts of a quarter of the samples collected from fish markets, according to a UC Davis-Hasanuddin University study published in Scientific Reports. [ More… ]

Come meet new Humphrey fellows

Our Hubert H. Humphrey fellows for 2015-16 will introduce themselves to the community, this Friday (Oct. 2). The midcareer professionals from Africa, Asia and South America will talk about their work and tell how their time at UC Davis will contribute to improvements at home, in the fields of natural resources, agriculture and environmental science. [ More… ]

Farm-to-Table Academy leads off 'food month'

The Farm-to-Table Academy takes up four Saturdays in October. The month also brings the Farm-to-Fork Festive Meal in the dining commons, a Food and Agriculture Roundtable, a World Food Center panel discussion at the Borlaug Dialogue, a Horticulture Innovation Lab open house, a farm-to-fork speaker and panel discussion, and more, including two food days, one world and one national. Let's just call it "food month." [ More… ]

Hop on a double-decker, buy a bike, go for a ride!

We're on a roll in Davis on our buses and bikes, and in the "Car-Free Month" of October the campus and Unitrans will show everyone just how sweet the ride can be. Free bus transit on Oct. 3; free double-decker service on the first Saturday of every month, starting Oct. 3; the new academic year's first Bike Auction (Oct. 10); and the first Aggie Pride Ride (Oct. 10)! [ More… ]

Starting the new year off right

Justin Hong wants to share his recipe for a great party drink: the mix includes common sense precautions and good police relations. The senior is one of three UC Davis health interns to ride with city of Davis police patrol officers and contribute health and safety messages to police tweets on the first few weekends of the fall quarter. [ More, with video… ]

WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?

NEWS BRIEFS: Registrar's office sets open house

The Office of the University Registrar will hold an open house Friday morning (Oct. 2) in the registrar's new location: 3001 Dutton Hall. Plus …

TRENDING: Moon pic, move-in video beat anything on Facebook

Instagram: Davis Enterprise photo editor Wayne Tilcock got a glimpse of the #SuperBloodMoon over the iconic #UCDavis water tower, and it's a One of a Kind view. … YouTube: Video montage from Move-In Weekend 2015. ... Twitter: This is what that #FacebookDown hashtag is all about, right? … Right?

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