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TGFS all day, all night

Thank Goodness for Day Shift, Thank Goodness for Night Shift! We're celebrating all our hard-working staff! The main event (6,200 tickets have been distributed) is a picnic from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 18) on Russell Field. Then, in the evening, there's a dinner event for the folks who maintain our campus at night. [ More… ]

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  • TechHub: Staff and Faculty Appreciation One-Day Sale, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday (May 20).
  • UC Walks: Other campuses are participating in this event on Wednesday (May 18), but the Davis campus has TGFS that day, so our UC Walks will be next Wednesday (May 25).

NEWS SUMMARY

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Kevin Blue appointed athletics director

Former All-American golfer at Stanford has been working at his alma mater for the last seven years as senior associate AD for external relations, responsible for business strategy, sponsorships, marketing, communications, ticket operations, fan experience and more. See photo from the news conference held this morning (May 17). [ More… ]

New scenario for 2017-27 development plan

The process of updating the campus's Long-Range Development Plan enters a new phase with the release of a preliminary planning scenario, refining the initial concepts shared with the community over the past six months and stating that the campus would provide housing for 90 percent of added enrollment through 2027-28. [ More… ]

2 UC Davis students score president's awards

Janet Napolitano presents three President's Awards for Outstanding Student Leadership, and two of them go to UC Davis students: Lauren Jabusch, active in the California Student Sustainability Coalition for eight years (chair the last two years); and Mariah Watson, former ASUCD president. [ More… ]

New support for undocumented students

UC President Napolitano earmarks $8.4 million a year through the 2018-19 academic year in support of undocumented students across the system. The allocation includes $900,000 annually for the UC Undocumented Legal Services Center, which is run by the UC Davis School of Law. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Exploring the microbiome

The new National Microbiome Initiative will bring new funding and attention to better understand the billions of microbes that swarm in and around us and probably play an important role in our health, food and environment. Our Egghead blog writes about some of the many UC Davis scientists who are already exploring this hidden world. [ More… ]

8 emergency call stations activated

They're in the arboretum and along the West Village bike path across Highway 113. Press the button and you're talking to police dispatch. Soon, a camera will switch on the instant you hit the button. [ More… ]

Flag display ushers in Memorial Day Ceremony

The Memorial Union, which stands in tribute to Aggies lost in war, will serve as the backdrop for the ceremony, starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Flags will be posted on the Quad for each one of our 135 fallen Aggies. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: E-accessibility conference May 19

UC Davis observes Global Accessibility Awareness Day this Thursday (May 19) with workshops, a roundtable discussion and a drop-in lab dealing with electronic accessibility — that is, creating websites and digital documents so everyone can use them, regardless of disabilities affecting how people learn or interact with technology. Plus …

TRENDING: Incoming student, outgoing students, moving students

Facebook: Meet a 17-year-old who will be transferring to UC Davis this fall as a junior. … Instagram: Before UC Davis law students say goodbye, commencement speaker Rep. John Lewis stops for a photo. … Twitter: Intel describes UC Davis experiment that uses wearable technology to keep students active.

FEATURED COLLOQUIA

UC Davis, Brazilian experts to discuss Zika virus at a public awareness event

Professor Walter Leal and a group of biochemistry students have organized a Zika virus symposium featuring university experts and others from Brazil, the epicenter of the outbreak. The program is free and open to the public, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 26). Also see our infographic on mosquito-borne diseases. [ More… ]

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Art, design, concerts, film festivals and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play

UC Davis arts are in overdrive, with eight concerts by the Jazz Bands, Symphony Orchestra and other university ensembles; four exhibitions by M.F.A. students; two film festivals, one featuring student-produced short films and the other the being the Davis Feminist Film Festival; and a theatrical production rooted in The Simpsons. [ More… ]

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