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Graphic: Envision UC Davis logo with starburst, make the future, play now, February 24-25

Game (almost) on!

This week all of us at UC Davis are thinking about the future — during "Envision UC Davis," our online brainstorming exercise, presented as a game that will run for 36 hours straight, starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 24). This coming Monday (Feb. 29) we're asking all staff to think about the present — to think about the work they do, with an eye toward improving inefficient processes. This Staff Assembly-led initiative, with Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi's backing, is called "Reimagining Our Work." [ More… ]

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Chancellor: 'We hear and share your concerns'

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi attends the #blackunderattack news conference and makes remarks, at the organizers' invitation. Later, in a statement, she says: "I want our African American students to know that we hear and share their concerns." [ Complete statement… ]

Principles of Community Week starts Monday

"As recent events at UC Davis remind us, we still have a lot of work to do in establishing a campus climate that fully lives up to our Principles of Community and treats everyone with the dignity and respect they deserve," Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi says. Next week's activities, she adds, provide an opportunity "to reinforce our collective values and demonstrate again why they are so important, on and off campus." [ More… ]

Museum's opening set for Nov. 13

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art: significant for its architecture, significant for its collection and significant for its role in the University of the 21st Century. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: 'Area 52' tech incubator in works

UC Davis and the recently formed nonprofit organization Area 52 have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a technology business incubator in Davis. [ More… ]

Hill receives Presidential Early-Career Award

Tessa Hill, who studies ocean acidification, is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Obama says Hill and the other award recipients "are leading the way in our efforts to confront and understand challenges from climate change to our health and wellness." [ More… ]

Napolitano wants more students in D.C., Sacramento internships

"There are few callings that are as essential to a healthy democracy as a career in public service," President Janet Napolitano says in announcing the Presidential Public Service Fellowship program, aimed at encouraging more undergraduates to apply for internships in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento. [ More… ]

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NEWS BRIEFS: State of the Campus address

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi gives her State of the Campus address to the Academic Senate's Representative Assembly, this Thursday (Feb. 25). Plus …

TRENDING: SF parade, marine lab class, therapy dogs

Instagram: The Cal-Aggie Marching Band-uh! marches in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. … Facebook: Law students de-stress with therapy fluffies. … YouTube: Hear what students got out of a class at the Bodega Marine Laboratory.

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