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A veterinarian’s driveJourney with us to the Dakotas where Eric Davis and his students once again provided veterinary care for horses that otherwise would have gone without. He leads similar treks to Central America, where patients include donkeys that continue to be beasts of burden in the developing world. [ More, with videos… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Condolences on Las Vegas tragedy, alumna
Chancellor Gary S. May shares sympathies on the mass shooting in Las Vegas that claimed at least 59 lives, including UC Davis alumna Michelle Vo. [ More… ]
ICYMI: New housing, top ranking
- Developer named for Orchard Park and West Village projects
- 6th best public, says Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
Our writing: Creative and Prized
This evening (Oct. 3), join a celebration of the 28th edition of Prized Writing, comprising the works of undergraduates. Wednesday (Oct. 4), faculty members of the Creative Writing Program will read their works, during Opening Night on the Wyatt Deck. [ More… ]
EGGHEAD: Commuting by skateboard at UC Davis
Skateboard travel had been relatively unexplored in transportation research until UC Davis’ Kevin Fang and Susan Handy interviewed campus boarders. Overall, the respondents described their rides as fun, fast and convenient. [ More… ]
Fall begins with improved teaching spaces
The Classrooms Work Group oversees floor-to-ceiling renovations during the summer in nine general assignment classrooms and a lecture hall. [ More… ]
- Classroom technology upgrades meet new campus standard
- Year 2 of UC Davis Canvas: See what’s new and improved
‘Topic A’: Disability awareness, anxiety, accessible tech
Anxiety is the focus of the Disability Awareness Symposium to be held next week alongside the Accessibility Technology Fair. The programs are for students, staff and faculty. [ More… ]
Aggie football: Home sweet (global) home
Student-athletes visit the International Center, distribute schedules in six languages, explain American football through drills and other activities. [ More… ]
- UC Davis hosts Eastern Washington, this Saturday (Oct. 7)
- Before the game: The 8th annual UC Davis Brewfest
Library welcomes Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef’s papers
The University Archives will hold a celebration Wednesday, Oct. 18, to mark the addition of the late chancellor’s personal writings, correspondence, speeches, resource files, photographs, videos and keepsakes — including a UC-themed crossword puzzle he created. Can you solve it? [ More… ]
New landscapes provide important pollinator habitat
In its biggest garden and landscape expansion in decades, the arboretum is demonstrating ways to help heal the urban environment — with plantings to help pollinators, and strategies to alleviate water pollution and groundwater depletion. [ More… ]
- Nature Rx, for Staff and Faculty Health and Well-Being (Oct. 5)
- Arboretum’s 1st plant sale of the season, this Saturday (Oct. 7)
NEWS BRIEFS: DACA renewal forms due
The deadline is two days away, but UC officials are urging students to get it done today (Oct. 3), and to seek available funding to help pay the $495 fee. Plus …
- Police board to hold public meetings
THE DOWNLOAD: GSM Olympics, gun violence expert, Horse Day
Graduate School of Management students who don’t normally see each other bond over a friendly competition. … Emergency room physician and gun violence expert Garen Wintemute weighs in on the Las Vegas shooting. … Horse Day will feature demos and discussions. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Campus Community Book Project — “Trans Rights and Fights in the Time of Trump,” Brian Soucek, acting professor and Martin Luther King Jr. Hall Research Scholar, addressing the legal landscape surrounding transgender issues. (Oct. 4)
- “Community Engagement and Planning to Address Depression: An Approach to Health Equity” — Kenneth Wells of UCLA gives this talk at UC Center Sacramento. (Oct. 4)
- “Navigating a New Autism Spectrum Diagnosis” — A Minds Behind the MIND Institute lecture with Catharine Mikitka and Elizabeth Morgan, program coordinators; Erin Roseborough, child life specialist; and Aubyn Stahmer, associate professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences. (Oct. 4)
- Visiting Artist Lecture Series — Samara Golden, installation artist, melding sculpture, projected video, live video and sound. (Oct. 5)
- “Climate Change and Technical Paths to a Sustainable Future” — Stanford professor Steven Chu, Nobel Prize winner in physics and former secretary of the Department of Energy, gives this talk in the Energy Graduate Group Seminar Series. (Oct. 6; RSVPs due by Oct. 4.)
- C.A.L.L. [Communities. Arts. Lands. Learning] — Registration is underway for the 11th national conference of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. Conference will be held Oct. 12-14 at UC Davis, which, as of this summer, is Imagining America’s new home.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Town halls to assist in the recruitment for vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences — Join in discussions of the qualifications the university should be looking for in filling this position. Four town halls will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12: three on the Sacramento campus and one on the Davis campus. See the search webpage for more information.
- Call for nominations for 2018 Distinguished Emeritus/a Award — The Emeriti Association honors outstanding scholarly work or service (e.g., service in professional, university, Academic Senate, emeriti/ae, departmental, or editorial posts or committees) performed since retirement. Nomination deadline: 5 p.m. Oct. 30.
- GloCal Health Fellowships — For UC advanced graduate students, postdocs (M.D., D.V.M. and Ph.D.) and junior faculty. Application deadline: Nov. 1.
- Arboretum Drive closure between Mrak Hall Drive and Nelson Hall — Through Oct. 27, for underground utility construction. This section of road doubles as a path for pedestrians and bicyclists, and they can still get through.
EVENTS
A TASTE! like no other: Food, wine, music and art
Get a “taste” of this: UC Davis’ TASTE! event Oct. 21 will include, for the first time, the visual arts — as the new Manetti Shrem Museum joins the program with the Robert Mondavi Institute and the Mondavi Center. [ More… ]
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- UC Davis Farmers Market
Wednesday, Oct. 4: First of the fall quarter; market held weekly, 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. through Nov. 8. - CAREER CATALYST: Informational Interviewing
Thursday, Oct. 5: To help build your network, learn about different fields of interest. - Ground & Field Theatre Festival
Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 5-7: New works that have emerged over the last month from a partnership of the Department of Theatre and Dance; directors and playwrights from across the nation; and scholars and others. Free tickets available. - “Last Splash” at the Rec Pool
Saturday, Oct. 7: A 1950s-themed pool party for 51-year-old pool that will undergo a one-year renovation. Admission is 50 cents. - Well-Being Ticket Deal for October: Dorrance Dance
Sunday, Oct. 29: Staff and faculty $10 tickets available through Oct. 14.