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'Dialogue, Discernment'

UC Davis' new Dialogue and Discernment series opens this Wednesday (Feb. 22) with a faculty roundtable on "Science In a Post-Truth Era," exploring the growing marginalization and suppression of science by political and public leadership — and what can be done about it. Plus, an immigration conversation on the Sacramento campus and Campus Community Dialogues in Davis.
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New chancellor named: Gary May of Georgia Tech

UC President Janet Napolitano today (Feb. 21) announces her selection of Gary May, dean of Georgia Tech's College of Engineering, as her choice to become the seventh chancellor of UC Davis. The Board of Regents is scheduled to consider the appointment at a special meeting Thursday (Feb. 23), and, if approved, he will assume the chancellorship on Aug. 1. [ More, with video… ]

Believing in what we do at UC Davis

So many things to like, so much to absorb at our university … so much to consider worthy of our financial support. "Find your interest, find your passion," says Vice Chancellor Shaun Keister, who joins with his husband, Walter Allen, in showing two paths to choosing where you'd like to direct your gift. [ More… ]

Imagining America calls for CALL proposals

The arts, humanities and design consortium that is moving to UC Davis on July 1 will make its presence known in a big way three months later when the campus hosts the 17th annual Imagining America conference. A call for proposals asks for creative sessions that engage with Communities, Arts, Lands and Learning, or C.A.L.L. for short. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: See the latest update for SPARK

The Sponsored Programs Administration and Research Kiosk, or SPARK, is a campuswide initiative led by the Office of Research to streamline the management of proposals and awards for research administrators and principal investigators. [ More… ]

P4P: See what's new this review season for nonrepresented employees

Performance review season for nonrepresented employees is just around the corner. Among the changes: You must complete cybersecurity awareness and sexual harassment prevention training, or you will not be eligible for the highest ratings; and five possible ratings have been compressed to four. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Arboretum paths to close for construction

Paths on both sides of the waterway in the arboretum's east half will be closed starting Monday (Feb. 27) to allow for construction of Phase 1 of the Arboretum Waterway Maintenance and Enhancement Project. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Star Wars versus research, explaining research

How do the blasters and lightsabers in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens stand up to a laser expert? Find out at a free screening. … Research and more was on display during Biodiversity Museum Day. … Listen to master's and Ph.D. students explain their research in three minutes or less. … See UC Davis' basketball "heroes" on national television. [ More… ]

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