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Redefining RealnessThe 16th Campus Community Book Project focuses on author Janet Mock's personal experiences growing up multiracial and transgender, offering perspective on the challenges she faced and how she achieved acceptance and self-realization. Lectures, workshops and other programs will be scheduled in the fall and into winter, culminating with the author's campus visit in February. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Top graduate earns 2 degrees in 3 years
The recipient of the University Medal is a 20-year-old who says he felt intimidated to join the thousands of students on campus — but then averaged more than 21 units a quarter and received an A+ in 39 courses. [ More… ]
Innovators of the Year: Downes, Dubcovsky
Pianist Lara Downes, artist in residence at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor of plant sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher, are named Innovators of the Year, among this year's Chancellor's Innovation Awards. [ More… ]
Engaged scholarship: Strategic planning begins
Michael Rios, associate professor of urban design and community planning, as faculty advisor to the provost, will lead the development of a strategic plan for engaged scholarship and engaged learning. [ More… ]
UC Davis Health seeks 2 leaders: VC and dean
After significant discussion with UC Davis Health faculty and staff, the university decides it will have a vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and a dean of the School of Medicine, instead of having one person fill both positions. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Fossils reveal our ancestors' diet 300,000 years ago
New fossil finds from Morocco do more than push back the origins of our species by 100,000 years. They also reveal what was on the menu for our oldest-known Homo sapiens ancestors 300,000 years ago, paleoanthropologist Teresa Steele says. [ More… ]
- Study: Floodplain farm fields benefit juvenile salmon
- Surgeons use bone regrowth to heal injured dogs' legs
- Monkey see, monkey do, depending on age, experience and efficiency
It's Alive! Art Purchase Prize awarded
UC Davis is officially back in the business of buying works of art from graduating Master of Fine Arts students — one piece a year, from one MFA grad — for the university's Fine Arts Collection. Except this year, the purchased art cannot go into the collection. Why? Because it's alive. Read the artist's explanation. [ More… ]
Paving project to close entry road off I-80
Preliminary work starts next week on Old Davis Road between the freeway and the south entry visitor kiosk; complete closure is scheduled from July 8 to 30. Campus officials strongly encourage Hutchison Drive as alternate. The roundabout will remain open. [ More… ]
Arboretum Waterway Phase 1: Damming, dredging, reshaping
Work is well underway in the process to add elevation changes and build weirs along the Arboretum Waterway, transforming it into a recirculating system with new landscaping and pathways. [ More… ]
SAFETY MONTH: Tune up your bike and your skills
Safety Month continues this week with free bicycle safety checks, quick adjustments and free helmets while supplies last Wednesday (June 14) and tips for safe bicycling and driving Thursday (June 15). Next week starts with a self-defense class on Monday (June 19). [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Silo to close for remodeling
Are you a fan of Carl's Jr., Pizza Hut and Taco Bell on campus? Your last chance to frequent those eateries is this Friday (June 16) — because, not only are they closing for the summer, but they won't be back in the fall. Plus …
- County: Norovirus outbreak in schools over
- Commencements through the weekend
- 'American Dream' achievable at UC Davis
- State eases up on insect-collecting rules
- SmartSite will be split in two on July 14
THE DOWNLOAD: Celebrating, showcasing, debating
See some of the decorated graduation caps students will wear, and vote for your favorite. … Engineering students showcase their creations. … A student finds her passion in conflict resolution after taking a freshman seminar. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Family Values: Some Lessons From the Rest of Life" — Science Café with Rick Grosberg, professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology, and Center for Population Biology, UC Davis. (June 14)
- Information Security Symposium Keynotes — "How Cognitive Computing Is — and Will — Impact Cybersecurity," Bob Kalka of IBM (June 20); and "The Promises and Perils of Emerging Technologies for Cybersecurity," Malcolm Harkins of Cylance (June 21). The keynotes are free and open to everyone (register by June 15), even those who are not signed up for the symposium.
ANNOUNCEMENT
- Road closures: California Avenue, Storer Mall and Kleiber Hall Drive, on three sides of the lecture hall under construction on California Avenue — June 19-July 7 for work related to the large lecture hall. Use Hutchison Drive for delivery access.
EVENTS
Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- Wednesday Walk With Warren
Wednesday, June 14: Warren Roberts leads his last arboretum tour until September. - Farewell Reading: Creative Writing
Wednesday, June 14: Master of Arts graduates read from their work, on the Wyatt Deck. - "Cook Once, Eat Twice!"
Tuesday, June 20: The Staff and Faculty Well-Being Program presents this class about healthy meals, the ins and outs of meal planning and what to do with those leftover ingredients. - Make Music Day: Strumalong and Singalong
Wednesday, June 21: Staff member Joaquin Feliciano will lead this lunchtime program on the lawn on the north side of Mrak Hall.