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Savings so far: $595,000

They said they would save UC Davis a half-million dollars on computer purchases in a year. They were wrong. They did it in six months. Meet the team that masterfully brought together units around campus, facilitated agreement on a set of administrative computer standards, then negotiated a bulk discount with Dell — and earned a Focus on Efficiency award. [ More… ]

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Chancellor: Abusive behavior is unacceptable

In a letter to the campus, Chancellor May addresses sexual harassment and sexual violence, saying he supports “those in our community who have come forward or who are thinking about doing so.” In the past, he writes, “few if any institutions had adequate reporting and investigative processes, UC Davis included.” Things are much different today, he says, describing education and training, and protocols and policies for the safety of everyone. [ More… ]

Alan Alda talks science at Chancellor’s Colloquium

Gary S. May hosts his first Chancellor’s Colloquium on Wednesday, Jan. 31 — an evening talk by Alan Alda, who has a mission of helping scientists make their research clear to the public. His talk, “Getting Beyond a Blind Date With Science,” is free and open to the public (tickets required and available now). [ More… ]

The diet that helps fight climate change

Ben Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment, spends a lot of time thinking about what’s on your dinner plate — and how we can all help combat climate change by changing to say, the Mediterranean diet, rich in nuts and beans, a lot of fish, chicken maybe once a week, red meat maybe once a month. Story and video from Vox and the UC Climate Lab. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Run of the river

After a catastrophic flood destroyed lives, farmland and homes in a small Ecuadorian farming community, local residents reached out to UC Davis water experts for help. Now the computer models those experts created may help the community restore their water rights and help protect them against future disasters. [ More, with video… ]

What’s open and when during winter break

Finals week hours, winter break hours, holiday closures — it’s that time of year, for eateries, coffee bars and markets; the ARC and its Business Center; Unitrans and shuttle buses; Repro Graphics and the IT Express Service Desk; UC Davis Stores and Amazon @ UC Davis; and more (including payroll). [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Commencement for 850 on Saturday

Fall commencement starts at 10 a.m. in The Pavilion at the ARC. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Clydesdales, cookies, computer science

See where some famous Budweiser horses visited while they were on campus last week. … See one of the winning entries from the Staff Assembly Cookie Bake-Off. … Watch a longtime lecturer’s goodbye. [ More, with video… ]

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