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'Getting to a different place'This assistant adjunct professor describes the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing's belief in teaching health care professionals "how to see race as a social script and how to engage in the discussions that are going to get us to a different place in terms of racial inequality and health status and health care quality." Jann's profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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BOOK PROJECT: Author's talk and forum
The 2015-16 Campus Community Book Project concludes Wednesday (Feb. 3) with the author's visit. Matt Taibbi will participate in a free Forum@MC on the topic "Movement of the Moment or an Old Battle Cry: Black Lives Matter." Then he gives an evening talk, about his book, The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap. [ More… ]
Put your heart into this!
Walk through a giant, inflatable heart to see what goes on in there! Learn hands-only CPR! Join a fun Zumba class for a cardio workout! Pick up information on heart-healthy habits. It's all part of our third annual heart-health awareness event, UC Davis Wears Red Day, this Friday (Feb. 5). We'll gather on Hutchison Field to make a heart formation at noon, rain or shine! [ More, with video… ]
'We continue to build for the future'
In new annual report, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi describes UC Davis' efforts to stay on the forefront of higher education, to build the University of the 21st Century. "This is an exciting time at UC Davis," she says. "We have the faculty, students, staff, creativity and expertise to help address some of the most complex problems of our time, and we are deeply committed to that effort." [ More… ]
36 hours to 'envision,' a day to 'reimagine'
Keep your chargers handy, UC Davis, because we'll be playing the "Envision UC Davis" game for 36 hours straight, on our phones, tablets and laptops (and desktops, too), Feb. 24-25. Then, on Feb. 29, we've got the Staff Assembly-led "Reimagining Our Work" Day. So, what's your unit planning to do that day? [ More, with video… ]
Napolitano tells community college students: Reach for UC
Email outreach is part of her initiative to better serve students in transferring to UC. Her message refers students to new resources such as Transfer Pathways. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Cat stem cell therapy gives humans hope
After a clinical trial saves cats from a painful oral inflammatory disorder, researchers are looking at the therapy as a model to treat a similar condition in people. [ More… ]
120 restrooms switching to gender-inclusive
Signs of beskirted and trousered figures are being removed from 120 restroom doors across the Davis campus by the end of February to convert gendered or unisex restrooms to gender-inclusive restrooms. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Stokes named emergency manager
Clement Stokes is the campus's new director of emergency management and mission continuity. He previously served as director of emergency management at Northwestern University for seven years. Plus …
- Blood drive numbers 'continue to grow'
- Your Aggie football schedule for 2016
- Arraignment set in Cuarto bike theft
TRENDING: International athletes, international students, tech from space
Facebook: Meet the Fijian athletes who have made UC Davis their home. … Instagram: Aggie Studios plays host to a group of Japanese international students. … Twitter: An engineering class demonstrates space-grade heat-dissipating technology.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Gaming Metrics: Innovation and Surveillance in Academic Misconduct" — Have we moved from "publish or perish" to "impact or perish"? If so, are metrics of evaluation now creating new incentives for misconduct? (Feb. 4-5)
- Barrett Lecture on Constitutional Law — Yale Law School's Heather Gerken will address the "dark money" trend in U.S. politics, stemming from the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. (Feb. 4)
- "Water Security in California in the Age of Drought: Linking Forest Management, Water Storage, Groundwater Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality" — Roger C. Bales, distinguished professor of engineering, UC Merced, in the UC Center Sacramento Thursday Speaker Series. (Feb. 4)
- "Human Rights, Citizenship and Racialized Belonging" — The Mellon Initiative in Comparative Border Studies presents its Winter 2016 Keynote Event, with Duke University's Walter D. Mignolo ("What Does It Mean to Be Human in Western Civilization: A Decolonial Take") and The Open University's Engin Isin ("Doing Global Justice: How Activists Perform Rights Across Borders"). (Feb. 5)
- The Provost's Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — New website showcases all the programs in this series from its launch in 2012 through this year. The next forum speaker, Tuesday, Feb. 8, is UC Santa Barbara Professor Christopher Newfeld, addressing "The Great Mistake: How Private-Sector Models Damage Public Universities and How They Can Recover."
- "Mechanisms of Genome Maintenance" — Symposium honoring Stephen Kowalczykowski, UC Davis distinguished professor, for his four-decade-long career in science and his seminal contributions. (Feb. 12-13)
- "Lead Your Campus to the Top: Best Practices in Internationalizing the Campus" — UC Davis is the venue for the Institute of International Education's 11th annual Best Practices in Internationalization Conference. (March 10-11)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations: Outstanding Student Awards — For individuals (undergraduates and graduate students) and registered student organizations. Various deadlines.
- Call for abstracts: UC Davis Postdoctoral Research Symposium — Open to all UC Davis-affiliated postdocs and research scientists working in any field or department. Deadline: March 25. (Symposium to be held May 18.)
- Call for nominations: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award — Nominations welcome from any member of the campus community, provided that each nominator has direct experience with the nominee's teaching. Deadline: March 1.
- Call for letters of intent to apply for funding for UC Global Health Institute Centers of Expertise, new or existing — Award pool totals $400,000 per annum, to be divided between two centers. Deadlines: letter of intent, Feb. 19; full proposals, April 1.
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- "The Alexander Technique"
Thursday, Feb. 4: WorkLife and Wellness program on improving your posture. - Noon Concert: Pacific Edge Chamber Ensemble
Thursday, Feb. 4: Woodwind quartet's program includes new composition, Portico, by Laurie San Martin, professor of music, UC Davis. Free. - Gymnastics vs. San Jose State
Friday, Feb. 5: Amie Smith, campus staffer for more than three decades, will be the Aggies' honorary assistant coach. - Arboretum Open Mic Night and Trivia Under the Stars
Saturday, Feb. 6: Poets, comedians and more, for mature audience. Plus, test your knowledge of all things arboretum.