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Passionate tinkeringEdward Silva, a 2012 graduate in international agricultural development, recalls from his upbringing on a small farm how his dad's "tinkering" would lead to his building whatever solution he might need in his farm work. Now, Edward is tinkering, too, to aid food production around the world. With an "idea and passion," he developed the Henlight, a small, solar-powered light that uses smart technology to boost poultry egg production by up to 25 percent. Silva's profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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SmartSite outage continues
See what steps the campus is taking, given that the learning management system has been offline since Friday night and the site's host, Scriba, has not updated the campus on when the service will be available. [ More… ]
UC Davis Medals for Richard and Evelyne Rominger
The university's highest honor for individuals will be presented June 9 to Richard and Evelyne Rominger, alumni whose agricultural roots run deep from UC Davis to Winters to Sacramento to Washington, D.C. [ More… ]
Memorial Day ceremony: 5 o'clock Thursday
Army veteran and law school student Nick Chase, in his keynote address Thursday (May 26) at UC Davis' annual Memorial Day Ceremony, will relate some of the moving stories from the university's Golden Memory Book of fallen Aggies and tell a moving story of his own, from his service in Afghanistan. The service begins at 5 p.m. on the Memorial Union's South Patio. [ More… ]
People, buildings, equipment — 'by philanthropy'
The UC Davis Foundation's new "by philanthropy" initiative includes lapel pins for faculty and staff who have received support, T-shirts for scholarship winners, and stickers for buildings and fixtures — identifying the people and halls and equipment that are "by philanthropy." [ More, with video… ]
Bicycling guru David Takemoto-Weerts to retire
What better time than Bike Month for a tribute to David Takemoto-Weerts as he concludes a 30-year career at UC Davis, all but one of those years as Bicycle Program coordinator. [ More, with video… ]
LAURELS: UC Davis named top 'Veterans Employer'
The California Employer Advisory Council has honored UC Davis as a Veterans Employer of the Year. Plus, Laurels for Jodi Nunnari, Maher Al Rwahnih, Ed DePeters, Kevin Johnson and the university's Breastfeeding Support Program. [ More… ]
Crocker Nuclear Lab celebrates 50th anniversary
You might think you're on the set of a 1960s sci-fi flick, what with the Bakelite knobs and flashing switches on sofa-sized control banks. But, make no mistake, the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory — celebrating its 50th anniversary — is still an important player in UC Davis discovery and innovation. [ More… ]
UC Davis research blog adds '3-Minute Egghead' podcasts
In the first installment, Egghead blogger Andy Fell talks with computer scientists Bogdan Vasilescu and Vladimir Filkov about their use of data from the open-source programming website GitHub to learn about coders' work habits and, in particular, how multitasking affects productivity. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Astronomers see faintest, furthest galaxy
A team of scientists led by two UC Davis physicists has detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy yet. This new object, seen as it was about 13 billion years ago, could help astronomers understand the "reionization epoch" when the first stars became visible. [ More… ]
Campus to make switch to university-managed food service
UC Davis is preparing for an exciting new era in campus food service, by installing university management in place of longtime vendor Sodexo. Officials say the advantages include career advancement opportunities for staff, "local" control over retail choices and cost savings through the UC-wide procurement system. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: No more Saturday finals, starting in the fall
With approval by the UC Office of the President of a student-initiated recommendation, spring 2016 will be the last regular academic quarter to have exams occurring on a Saturday. Plus …
- Staff Development office seeks client feedback
- And baby makes 3 in falcon nest on hospital helipad
- Still the UC Davis 'Comprehensive' Cancer Center
TRENDING: Food, friendship and freebies at TGFS 2016
In contrast to last year's damp Thank Goodness for Staff picnic, the sun shone on last week's event, drawing thousands to Russell Field for food, friendship and freebies. See our Storify compiled from social media posts. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Provost's Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — "Privatization and Access: The Chilean Higher Education Experiment and Its Discontents," with Cristina Gonzalez, professor of education, and Spanish and Portuguese, UC Davis; and Liliana Pedraja, professor of business administration in the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Tarapacá (Chile). (May 25)
- "Ethnic Minority Literatures in China and My Own Writing" — Lecture and reading by Tibetan writer Alai. (May 25)
- "California Climate Change Scoping Plan: The Role of Agriculture" — Louise Jackson, professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; and Dennis Baldocchi, professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley. In the UC Center Food and Agriculture Series. (May 26)
- Big Bang! Final Presentations and Awards Ceremony — The Graduate School of Management's annual business competition will award $50,000 in prizes. (May 26)
- Zika Public Awareness Symposium — Featuring UC Davis experts and others from Brazil, the epicenter of the outbreak. (May 26)
- Early-Stage Capital for Technology Commercialization — Jennifer Shieh of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute gives an overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, among the largest sources of early-stage capital for technology commercialization in the United States. (June 3; one-hour overview plus one-on-one meetings by request)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with finalists for the position of dean, College of Letters and Science — Candidate D (May 26).
- Call for nominations/applications: executive director, World Food Center — Nationwide recruitment is underway. Deadline extended to May 31.
- Staff MBA Scholarships — With this new program, the Graduate School of Management invites eligible staff members to apply for $7,200 in fee assistance annually for three years in the GSM's part-time MBA programs in Sacramento or the Bay Area.
- Firefighters contract negotiations — The university will convene initial public notice meetings May 31 and June 7 in connection with negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with UC Davis Local 4920 of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
- Road closure — Tercero Hall Circle is closed just east of Dairy Road through Friday, Sept. 2, for underground construction. Detours will be posted for alternate routes via Hutchison Drive and Bioletti Way. Cars and trucks are permitted temporary access to Tercero Hall Circle off Bioletti Way.
- Voyager Fleet Cards expire May 31.
EVENTS
Holiday weekend: Mr. Burns, 'Bici & Bevi' and KDVS concert
See Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, take a bike ride (and taste olive oil and wine along the way) and attend the KDVS concert Operation Restore Maximum Freedom. [ More… ]
More Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- UC Walks
Wednesday, May 25: Group walks depart at 12:10 p.m. from five locations. - Optimizing Your UC Davis Employment Application
Thursday, May 26: A Career Catalyst brown bag; no reservations needed.