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 In the weeds of Picnic DayMeet some of the staff and faculty who spend weeks preparing for such exhibits as the "Weed Doctor" and making hundreds of very popular dinosaur hats (the pterodactyl this year). [ More… ] Plus, we've got a Storify of social media posts from the 102nd Picnic Day. |
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Statement from Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi
"Lately, UC Davis may seem like a tale of two communities," she begins. One is high achieving, globally recognized. The other, a university whose identity has been shaken by a series of highly publicized missteps. "All occurred under my watch. For that, I sincerely apologize," the chancellor writes. She provides straight answers and outlines a series of outreach activities to better connect with students and the community. [ More… ]
Academic Federation honors 3 for excellence
Lecturers Sean Davis and Wrye Sententia win Excellence in Teaching Awards, project scientist Nathan C. Rockwell wins Excellence in Research Award. ... They'll join the Academic Senate's 2016 award recipients at a May 2 program that will include the Faculty Research Lecture. [ More… ]
Expo highlights opportunities, successes
The Office of Research showcases the resources it has for researchers and trumpets some of the victories the university and individual projects have seen. [ More, with video… ]
RESEARCH: Decline in Tahoe water clarity in 2015
Less clarity in summer and winter, due in part to warmer water, but the declines are not considered to be part of a long-term trend, according to the latest research from UC Davis, which has been studying the lake for more than a half-century. [ More… ]
- Logos make a group seem 'real'
- Zeroing in on a way to give a boost to good microbes in infant guts
- Scorpion venom yields clues for developing better pharmaceuticals
- Neuroscientists get a new look into how we read
'Connecting' with first-year students
Through the work we do every day, as faculty, staff and graduate students, each of us plays a role in the education and experience of our students. But we can help even more as facilitators for First-Year Aggie Connections. [ More… ]
Custodial Services contributes to sustainability efforts
For our latest lesson in environmental and financial sustainability, we turn to our hundreds of campus restrooms — where custodians are using new, environmentally friendly cleaning products; and where new paper dispensers are designed to limit waste (one paper towel at a time, for example). Custodial Services acknowledges there's room for improvement, though, and offers an explanation. [ More… ]
COMING UP: TODS (for the kids) and TGFS (for the staff)
Picnic Day 2016 has come and gone, but we've got more fun in store this spring — Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (April 28) and Thank Goodness for Staff (May 18). We've got the information you need, including this year's TGFS Guess the Weight photo. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Solar farm comes to campus, sort of
How big is the UC Davis solar farm that is supplying 14 percent of the campus’s electricity? A student organization will show you, by drawing suns on the ground, in chalk, in the campus core, to create an outline encompassing 62 acres. Plus …
- VC-CFO Lawlor to hold HR 'Listening Sessions'
- Lost and quickly found on Picnic Day
- Police Accountability Board meets Wednesday
- TRANSITION: Hopmans to lead World Food Center on interim basis
TRENDING: The new Gunrock, happy trees and beer careers
Twitter: Gunrock has been hitting the weights and eating healthy, and debuted a new look at Picnic Day. … Instagram: "I never saw a discontented tree." … Twitter: "Cheers to us … #UCDavis tops @USATODAY's colleges to turn your taste for beer into a career."
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Marijuana Secondhand Smoke: The Return of a Familiar Problem and What It Means for Policymakers" — Matthew Springer, professor, UCSF, in the UC Center Sacramento's Thursday Speaker Series. (April 21)
- "Intelligent Nanoscale Biopolymers for Recognitive and Responsive Delivery of Drugs, Peptides and Proteins" — Pioneering biomedical and chemical engineer Nicholas Peppas, University of Texas at Austin, gives this College of Engineering Distinguished Lecture. (April 21)
- ESTEME 2016 Biotech Colloquium: "Diversity and Innovation in STEM" — Presented by the student organization Equity in STEM and Entrepreneurship. Speakers include representatives from IBM Research, Adrastia Biotech, Symantec, Marrone Bio Innovations, Gladstone Institutes and Genentech. (April 22)
- "Making Social Science Transparent" — Bringing together scholars and journal editors from across the country to address replicability and reproducibility in social science research. Presented by the Institute for Social Sciences. (April 22)
- Malaria Awareness Day — Free symposium features five UC Davis scientists: Chris Barker, Anthony Cornel, Janet Foley, Greg Lanzaro and Shirley Luckhart. (April 25)
- Ag Innovation Entrepreneurship Academy — Premiere academic program for commercializing innovations in food and agriculture, presented by the UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and World Food Center. Space (and scholarships) still available. (April 25-27)
- "Reimagining the Future of Ag, Money and the Planet: Insights from Kat Taylor" — The founding director of the TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation gives this keynote address at the Ag Innovation Entrepreneurship Academy. The keynote is free and open to the public (no academy registration required). (April 25)
ANNOUNCEMENT
EVENTS
Javanese shadow puppets bring another world to life
The centuries-old Javanese theater art of "wayang kulit" casts its spellbinding shadows at UC Davis this coming Sunday (April 24). "Wayang kulit," or shadow play, marries music, storytelling and visual art through puppetry. [ More… ]
More Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- WORKLIFE AND WELLNESS: "Easy Edibles"
Thursday, April 21: No-fuss gardening for a year-round harvest. - ARBORETUM: Plant Sale and Photo Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, April 23: Find the right plants for "Life After Lawn"
Monday, April 25: Take photos of 10 places, upload them to Facebook!
- Stride for Aggie Pride 5K
Sunday, April 24: Run or walk for ASUCD scholarships and We Are Aggie Pride, the students-helping-students emergency fund.