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‘Leading the Way’A long-term plan to transform the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Center has begun with a $115 million fundraising drive to update and improve three critical units: the Livestock and Field Service Center, the Equine Performance Center and the All-Species Imaging Center. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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External research funds total $783 million
“It’s clear that public agencies and private companies are depending on UC Davis’ innovative spirit and expertise to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges,” Chancellor Gary S. May says about the year-end report that shows a $23 million increase over the previous year. Read about some of the last year’s top awards. [ More… ]
Fire emergency: Losses and good deeds
A week after the firestorm began in wine country, we’re getting a better picture of the losses incurred by people connected to UC Davis, as well as the care we’re providing for people and animals (including koi and kittens). [ More… ]
Open enrollment just over a week away
Our first announcement brings good news about premium costs and the option to keep your current plan — including Western Health Advantage — if it’s working well for you. See our list of open enrollment presentations and help desks. [ More… ]
Recognizing our Worklife Champions
Over the summer, Human Resources called for nominations of managers/supervisors who are “Worklife Champions” — and the response was overwhelming and heartening. See who they are and how we are recognizing them. [ More… ]
TRANSITIONS: Marj Dickinson and Milt Lang
Assistant Chancellor Marj Dickinson, founding leader of the campus’s Government and Community Relations program, will retire at the end of December, after 30 years of service to UC Davis. … Milt Lang, associate vice chancellor of student life, campus community and retention services, is going back to California State University, Chico, his alma mater, as vice president of Student Affairs. [ More… ]
‘Ask a Historian’: Faculty ready for your questions
Should Confederate statues come down? Are today’s neo-Nazis like the Nazis of the Third Reich? What about immigration, refugees and building a border wall? Seven UC Davis historians will address these and other topical questions during a campus forum Wednesday (Oct. 18). [ More… ]
Costumes for the grown-ups, books (and authors) for the children
The Enchanted Cellar opens Wednesday (Oct. 18) to rent adult- and teen-sized costumes from the Department of Theatre and Dance. Next week, Katherine Schwarzenegger visits the School of Veterinary Medicine to present and read from her book Maverick and Me, about a rescue dog; and alumna Amy “Amy G” Gutierrez will be at UC Davis’ Downtown Store to sign copies of her “Smarty Marty” baseball books. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: A first in celestial observation
“This opens a new field,” says Stefano Valenti, assistant professor of physics and a co-leader of the team that knew from gravitational waves that a celestial event had occurred, then saw it — the collision of two neutron stars — through conventional telescopes. “It was so exciting, the most exciting week of my career,” he said. “Now we can use optical data to understand observations from gravitational waves, and vice versa.” [ More… ]
- EGGHEAD: Crowdsourced game aims to find solutions to aflatoxin
- EGGHEAD: Explaining life’s rapid evolution on land
NEWS BRIEFS: Chancellor May’s investiture, Oct. 27
Admission is free, but you’ll need a ticket, available through the Mondavi Center box office. If you’ve already ordered your maximum two tickets, please remember to pick them up in advance. Plus …
- Travel policy changes now in effect
- UC Davis, Sac Republic formalize new deal
- Supplies and sustainability go together in showcase
- New group: Staff and Faculty Womxn of Color
THE DOWNLOAD: Aggies in the Coliseum, art in the nursing school
The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! performs at the Oakland Raiders’ halftime. … Men’s water polo remains unbeaten in league play. … Art helps bring the new Betty Irene Moore Hall to life. … Meet the freshmen of the women’s basketball team. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “Food Insecurity: Causes, Consequences and Policy Solutions” — Sasha Abramsky, lecturer in the University Writing Program, and freelance journalist, in the UC Center Sacramento Wednesday Speaker Series. (Oct. 18)
- “Homelessness in California: Causes and Solutions” — Capitol Insights panel discussion at UC Center Sacramento. (Oct. 19)
- “A Theology of Malcolm X: Protest, Prayer and the Stranger” — Martin Nguyen, associate professor of Islamic Studies, Fairfield University, gives the Department of Religious Studies’ Fall Castelfranco Lecture. (Oct. 19)
- Human Rights Film Festival — The UC Davis Humanities Institute and Human Rights Studies partner with Human Rights Watch for this inaugural event. Three free programs on campus, closing film at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. (Oct. 19-22)
- Law Review Symposium — “Immigration Law and Resistance: Ensuring a Nation of Immigrants,” with keynote speaker Paul C. Lo, Merced County Superior Court Judge. (Oct. 20)
- Graduate and Law School Information Day — Explore graduate and law programs and speak directly with admissions staff. Free and open to the public. (Oct. 25)
- Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Fall Symposium — Research presentations, breakout sessions, and discussion of WCAHS funding opportunities and communication strategies. Faculty and students from all disciplines are welcome. (Oct. 26)
- “Cybersecurity and Higher Education Research” — FBI Special Agent Nick Shenkin’s talk will include the subject of international threats aimed at researchers. This program is designed for faculty and other researchers; students and staff are welcome, too. Free lunch. (Oct. 26)
- The UC Davis Forums on the Public University and the Social Good — “Campus Climate, Inclusive Science and Institutional Change,” Sylvia Hurtado, professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA. (Oct. 26)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for nominations for emeriti awards — UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus/a Award, deadline Oct. 30; and UC Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, deadline Nov. 16.
- Call for proposals for Seed Grants for International Activities — Faculty members are invited to apply for funding of $5,000 to $15,000 per proposal. The Office of Global Affairs encourages proposals that foster international research collaborations, create innovations in internationalizing the curriculum, and build new interdisciplinary, international partnerships. Deadline: Nov. 30.
- 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
Saturday outdoors: Raptors, plants and sketches
Sometimes you can do it all! Start with a Hawk Walk at 8 a.m. (and stay for the California Raptor Center open house); attend the arboretum plant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; and then join a campus “sketchcrawl,” 12:30 p.m. until about 4:30. [ More… ]
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Free E-Waste Drop-Off
Thursday, Oct. 19: University-owned items only, desktop size or smaller. - WorkLife and Wellness: Brain Health and Nutrition
Thursday, Oct. 19: Use your fork to protect your brain! - Good taste! Food, wine, art, jazz and more jazz
Saturday, Oct. 21: The Robert Mondavi Institute holds its annual fundraiser, TASTE! — with food and wine and an exclusive visit to the Manetti Shrem Museum, while the Mondavi Center presents two jazz concerts, one free, outdoors, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; the other a ticketed event, in Jackson Hall, at 8. - Free Flu Shots
Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 24 and 26: From the Staff and Faculty Health and Well-Being Program