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Math before fashionProfessor Raissa D'Souza builds abstract models to understand how network structure and function interact. Growing up, she would always finish her math homework before taking up another passion, designing and sewing, and she'd stay up doing that until the wee hours of the morning. "The 18-year-old me might not have agreed (on college over a career in fashion design) but now I look back and see all the richness and depth that comes from a scientific career." Her profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Chancellor responds to #blackunderattack demands
"We stand united with our students in our knowledge that diversity and inclusion are the foundations of our shared success, and that there are immediate actions we can take which will move us forward," Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi says in response given to students on Feb. 29 and posted on her website today (March 1). [ More… ]
Safety Walk March 9: Checking our night lights
Teams of volunteers and police officers will see the light, or not see the light, on a safety walk next week in the campus core. Students, staff and faculty are invited to participate. [ More… ]
The state of things to come
Amid "Envision UC Davis" last week and four days before "Reimagining Our Work," Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi uses her State of the Campus address to tie all the forecasting and thinking together, as part of her vision of UC Davis as the University of the 21st Century. [ More, with video… ]
Summer study financial aid pot hits record high
The campus adds $1.9 million in grants, for a total of $10.5 million, and guarantees almost 300 courses against cancellation, in moves aimed to help students take advantage of summer study and thereby reduce their time to degree and overall cost of education. [ More… ]
Search underway for new athletic director
Recruitment advisory committee is in place and a search firm has been hired. The new AD is expected to be named by July 1. [ More… ]
LAURELS: Geochemical Society fetes 3 professors
Alexandra Navrotsky wins award for geochemistry or cosmochemistry, and William Casey wins award for environmental geochemistry, while Isabel Montañez attains fellow status. Plus, other faculty honors and an award for the campus and its trees. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: How the brain handles teleportation
Technology may not have caught up to the teleportation devices of science fiction, but now we have some idea of how the brain "beams up" from one location to another, thanks to research involving some specially wired volunteers. [ More… ]
- Aliso Canyon methane leak biggest ever in US
- EGGHEAD: It's best to limit your multitasking to 5 projects
- This is your brain on exercise
WHAT'S NEW ON UCNET?
NEWS BRIEFS: Meet new executive director of UG Admissions
Ebony Lewis previously served as associate director of admissions at UC Santa Cruz for eight years. Come meet her at a reception this Friday (March 4). Plus …
- Intellectual property licensing academies
- Rio Olympics: Who's going?
- IN MEMORIAM: Celebrating 'Coach V,' March 13
TRENDING: Student cow costumes, student help, student welders
Instagram: When the men's basketball game is going to be televised on ESPN2, some festive body paint is in order. … Facebook: We Are Aggie Pride is tracking the progress of its fundraising campaign on its new website. … YouTube: The UC Davis team prepares for the annual Baja SAE, a design competition for off-road vehicles.
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
New Yorker critic to give Thiebaud art lecture
In second annual Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture, March 10, Peter Schjeldahl will discuss "The Critic as Artist: Updating Oscar Wilde." [ More… ]
More Featured Colloquia
- "Comparative Contractual Privacy Law: The US and EU" — Paul Schwartz, professor of law, UC Berkeley, gives this talk in the Mellon-Sawyer "Surveilled.us" seminar series. (March 8)
- "Rethinking School Accountability for California" — Edward Haertel, emeritus professor of education, Stanford, gives this talk in the School of Education's Distinguished Speaker Series. (March 9)
- "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. UC Davis affiliates receive 50 percent off registration; use discount code "UCDAVIS." (March 10-11)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for the position of dean of the College of Biological Sciences — Dates are set for three candidates (March 7, 10 and 14), and arrangements are still being made for the fourth finalist.
- Call for nominations for UC's 2016 Larry L. Sautter awards — Honoring staff and faculty for their development and deployment of innovative information technology in support of the university's mission. Deadline: May 6.
- Call for nominations: Staff Assembly Citations of Excellence — For individuals and teams. Deadline: March 21.
- Call for applications: Staff and Dependent Staff Scholarships — Staff Assembly administers these scholarships for career staff members who are pursuing degrees or professional certificates; and for staff members' dependents who enroll as UC Davis undergraduates in 2016-17. Deadline: March 21.
- 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.)
EVENTS
These are the Editor's Picks, taken from the online calendar:
- Principles of Community Week
Programs include a panel discussion, "Intersections of Judaism" (March 2); "Dialogue on Faith, Nonfaith and Community" (March 2); a workshop with UC Berkeley's Interactive Theatre Program (March 2); and a Combined Destinies book discussion and interactive activity (March 3). - CONCERTS: Early Music and Baroque ensembles, plus Jazz Bands
Wednesday, March 2: Early Music at Davis Community Church.
Friday, March 4: Baroque at the Episcopal Church of Saint Martin.
Wednesday, March 9: Jazz in Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. - WorkLife and Wellness: "Yoga for the Hip"
Thursday, March 3: All are welcome, regardless of experience. Dress for movement and bring your mat!