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NEWS SUMMARY
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Still No. 1 in the world in veterinary science
We've held the top spot ever since QS World University Rankings added the category in 2015. And, for the fifth consecutive year, the campus is among the top-ranked universities in agriculture and forestry, taking second place in the ranking this year. [ More… ]
Expanded counseling available for all students
Psychologist appointments now available in Graduate Studies office and at the law school, in addition to the School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. [ More… ]
LAURELS: He's a 'Double' Distinguished Emeritus
JaRue Manning not only continues to teach microbiology, the field in which he took emeritus status in 2008, but also has immersed himself in another discipline, viticulture and enology. … Fereydoun Hormozdiari of the Genome Center has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Plus, honors for Natalie Popovich, Kiara Winans, Amit Kanvinde and Christine Bruhn. [ More… ]
- Design Collection named for the professor who started it
- More CASE awards: 2 grand golds and a 'Rising Star'
The future car: Driverless, shared and electric
UC Davis' Institute of Transportation Studies launches the 3 Revolutions policy initiative to help get a handle on rapidly changing technology in transit. "We need to be creative in order to steer these innovations to the public interest," says Dan Sperling, director of ITS-Davis and 3 Revolutions. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Breeding crops today for an uncertain tomorrow
Variable weather is creating extreme challenges for crop breeding in California. How do you develop crops that will thrive under certain conditions when you can no longer predict what those conditions will be? [ More… ]
- Surface ozone pollution damages rice production in China
- Genetic key to salt tolerance discovered in tilapia fish
- EGGHEAD: UC Davis scientists boost production in green cell factories
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE: Tips for writing your self-assessment
Bill Garrity, deputy university librarian, tells what he looks for when employees write about their accomplishments. His suggestions include: Describe how you make a difference, relate your individual work to your unit's goals and focus on what is most important. [ More… ]
Charlie and team give Mrak the 'all clear'
Our Police Department's K-9 officer, Charlie, received an "attaboy" last week after putting his nose to work during a bomb squad call that led to the evacuation of the campus's main administration building. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Transit Driver Appreciation Day
Remember to say "thank you" to your Unitrans drivers this Friday or Saturday (March 17-18). Plus …
- SmartSite 'project sites' can continue past June
- Faculty members contribute to newly launched EconoFact
- Carol T. Christ is Napolitano's pick for Berkeley chancellor
- Student volunteers offer help with tax preparation
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- "Interpreting Kadizade: Ottoman Early Modernity and the Gradual Transformation of Islam into a Religion" — Baki Tezcan, associate professor, Department of History, UC Davis. (March 15)
- "Soylent Green Is the Right to Forget Your Robot Is Spouting Fake News: Free Speech Theory in the 21st Century" — Yale law professor Jack Balkin delivers the law school's Law in the Information Age Lecture. (March 15)
- R. Bryan Miller Symposium — Featuring speakers from industry and academia from across the United States who will share cutting-edge research at the interface of chemistry, biology and medicine. (March 16-17)
- UC Center Sacramento Undergraduate Research Showcase — Highlighting the work of the center's winter quarter interns. (March 16)
- "California and Mexico: The Need for Joint Policies to Maintain Competitiveness" — Denise Ducheny, senior policy advisor, Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies (USMEX), UC San Diego, gives this talk in the UC Center Sacramento Seminar Series. (March 16)
- Europe Research Funding Workshop — An introduction to the major research funding programs available from the European Union and Germany. (March 16)
- Town hall on Instructional Planning and Administration web application — Sponsored by the Administrative Application Development Initiative, the IPA tool is designed to make all aspects of academic scheduling faster and easier. (March 17)
- Alzheimer's Disease Diversity and Disparities in Family Caregiving: Progress and Future Directions — Free conference intended primarily for an academic audience (students, postdocs, faculty and researchers). (May 3; registration deadline April 15 or until capacity is reached).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations for Larry L. Sautter Award program — Recognizing innovation in information technology in the UC system. Deadline: May 19.
- Arboretum path closures — Paths on both sides of the waterway in the arboretum's east half are closed through Sept. 27 for the Arboretum Waterway Maintenance and Enhancement Project. The construction project also will require the closure of a short section of path just west of the Wyatt Footbridge. This closure will be on the north side of the waterway through June. During this same period, the footbridge will be subject to occasional daytime closures (with notices to go up at least a week in advance).
- Imagining America call for participation — Consortium asks for creative sessions that engage with Communities, Arts, Lands and Learning (C.A.L.L.), to be presented at national conference to be held at UC Davis, Oct. 12-14. Proposal deadline extended to March 27.
- 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.
EVENTS
Stride for Aggie Pride: Advantages come with early registration
This annual scholarship fundraiser is set for Sunday, April 30 — but you'll get a discount and a T-shirt if you register by April 7. Open to all. [ More… ]
More Editor's Picks from the online calendar:
- WORKLIFE AND WELLNESS: From the Ground Up
Thursday, March 16: Lunchtime program on boosting the yield from your garden. - DANCE: Outside the Lines 2
Thursday-Saturday, March 16-18: New works in development by student choreographers and David Grenke, chair, Department of Theatre and Dance. Plus, Zaccho Dance Theatre's stirring and provocative work, Dying While Black and Brown, examining the lives of men on death row. - St. Patrick's Day Concerts at the Mondavi Center (March 17)
5:30 p.m. — One Eyed Reilly, Corin Courtyard (free)
7 p.m. — Dervish and Le Vent du Nord, Jackson Hall (tickets required) - Eggs to Wings: Backyard Butterfly Gardening
Sunday, March 19: Open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.