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New deans for L&S and Education
'Every Aggie Counts' on UC Davis Give Day
UC Davis' first Give Day will he held on Picnic Day to encourage support from faculty, staff and Aggies everywhere as they celebrate the university's most beloved event. [ More… ]
Training, technology accompany boost in advising corps
Brett McFarlane, executive director of Academic Advising, says university leaders at UC Davis and elsewhere are learning to appreciate the role academic advising can play in major campus initiatives, like helping reduce the time it takes for students to earn their degrees. [ More… ]
Stack parking coming to 2 locations Feb. 13
Parking lots across campus are filling up, and TAPS will provide a free service to fit more cars into the Quad Parking Structure and Lot 47 through the end of winter quarter: stack parking. [ More… ]
MU re-do nears completion; Freeborn to be renovated
Look for the Memorial Union to reopen on April 3. Plus, plans are forming for the renovation of Freeborn Hall and a new look for the MU's North Courtyard. [ More… ]
Homegrown experts help restore Arboretum Waterway
UC Davis has a secret weapon in its mission to clean and beautify the Arboretum Waterway: homegrown expertise. An expanding group of undergraduate students — led by Professor Randy Dahlgren, a world leader in water-quality biogeochemistry — will sample the water and provide important analysis throughout the university's multiyear effort to enhance the waterway. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: WarnMe test set for Wednesday
Make sure your contact information is up to date for the test of WarnMe and Aggie Alert that is scheduled for Wednesday (Feb. 8). Plus …
- Campus to end fire management pact with city
- Police Accountability Board to meet Feb. 15
- Mandela fellowship returns this summer
- Grad Slam needs volunteer judges
- Comment sought on scope of campus plan's EIR
- Police investigate brandishing, possible hate crime
THE DOWNLOAD: Steam appears, art surprises, bees disappear
Here's why steam escaped from grates around campus last week. ... Student athletes can be artists, too. ... See the dangers facing bees from their point of view. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Dickens and George Eliot: Rivalry or Romance?" — The multicampus Dickens Project presents a freewheeling conversation about Eliot's complex relationship with Dickens. (Feb. 7)
- Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences: Chris Field — Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 8-9: The Stanford professor and director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment gives a public lecture, "Climate Change 2017" (Feb. 8), and a scientific lecture, "The Jasper Ridge Global Change Experiment" (Feb. 9).
- CRISPR Ethics: Language Is Moral Action — Panel discussion with UC Davis faculty members Lisa Ikemoto, Meaghan O'Keefe, Sarah Perrault and Mark Yarborough, looking at the CRISPR genome modification technique from four perspectives: law, religious studies, rhetoric/composition and bioethics. Sponsored by the Rhetoric@Davis Research Cluster and Bioethics Academy. (Feb. 8)
- "In Search of the Biggest Sofa: A Mathematical Mystery" — A conversation with Dan Romik, professor, Department of Mathematics, in the Science Café series, hosted by Jared Shaw, associate professor of chemistry, and sponsored by the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. (Feb. 8)
- "The Sustainocene: A New Epoch" — Harvard chemist Daniel Nocera, in this talk for a general audience, discusses his vision for a future where billions of people produce their own energy by artificial photosynthesis. This talk is the second annual in a series endowed by Dean Emeritus Winston Ko of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. (Feb. 9)
- Recollections: Benezra, Reynolds and Teagle in Conversation — Neal Benezra, M.A., art history, '78, and Jock Reynolds, M.F.A. '72, will discuss how their experiences at UC Davis shaped their work as museum directors: Benezra at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Reynolds at the Yale University Art Gallery. Joined by Rachel Teagle, director of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, they will also discuss the early days of the UC Davis art department. (Feb. 9)
- Textiles and Fashion: From China to California — International symposium features keynote by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, textile artist, curator, researcher and author. (Feb. 10)
- "Nature With Soul, Nature Without Soul: Environmental Ethics in Jainism and Buddhism" — Christopher Key Chapple, professor, Indic and comparative theology, Loyola Marymount University, in the South Asia Without Borders Lecture Series. (Feb. 10)
- The Life and Afterlife of Ancient Roman Architecture — The Templeton Colloquium in Art History presents talks by Diane Favro, associate dean, School of the Arts and Architecture, UCLA; and Nina Dubin, associate professor of art history, University of Illinois, Chicago. (Feb. 10)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Town halls to assist in UC Davis' search for a new police chief — The recruitment advisory committee invites members of the campus community to participate in a discussion of the qualifications that the campus should look for in its new police chief. Three town halls will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15: two for faculty, staff and students, and one for students only. The call for nominations/applications for police chief is still open. See the search webpage for more information.
- Call for applications for staff advisor to the Board of Regents — Deadline March 10.
- Call for nominations for Soaring to New Heights Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards — Honoring staff (individuals and teams) for their commitment to diversity and the Principles of Community. Deadline Feb. 28.
- Call for nominations for Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award — Honoring leadership in crime prevention and public safety. Deadline Feb. 28.
- Applications available for Staff Assembly scholarships — Awards last year for staff and their dependents totaled nearly $20,000. Deadline March 27.
- Call for nominations for Staff Assembly Citations of Excellence — For individuals and teams. Deadline March 27.
- Call for applications for Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Grants — Awards of up to $5,000 to students, faculty and staff in support of their ideas to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion at UC Davis. Deadline Feb. 13.
EVENTS
Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- Confucius Institute: Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Lecture, demonstration and exhibition - The Feast: A Celebration of Mead and Honey
Saturday, Feb. 11: Presented by the Honey and Pollination Center. - Dianne Reeves at the Mondavi Center
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist.