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Caring for injured cubUC Davis veterinarians are using tilapia skin and a salve made from honey, olive oil, coconut oil and beeswax, to treat a 5-month-old mountain lion‹s injured paws, badly burned in the Thomas Fire in Southern California. [ More, with 360° video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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UC at 150: Look at what we’ve done!
The University of California celebrates its sesquicentennial by producing a digital timeline with 40 Davis highlights, including the Division of Animal Husbandry’s move from Berkeley to Davis (1908); Maynard Amerine’s hiring in 1935 (he would become the father of American wine); and the development of the KiloCore, the first microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable processors (2016). Plus: the first Picnic Day and the first “Pajama Rally,” and the 1969 “art happening” that would turn into the Whole Earth Festival. [ More… ]
‘To Boldly Go’: Submit your goals and strategies!
UC Davis’ strategic planning effort invites your input, via an online form. We’re asking for your suggestions for our high-level, universitywide goals, and one or more strategies to achieve those goals. [ More… ]
- Chancellor May’s welcome-back letter
- Aggie Square workgroup established
- ‘A Great Year for UC Davis’ (video)
2 from Puerto Rico will continue their studies here
Two University of Puerto Rico students will get a warm welcome, to be sure, when they arrive here soon to continue their studies. And one of their hosts, Lilian Cruz-Orengo, assistant professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, will make that welcome even warmer, by providing a taste of home in such dishes as “sofrito” and “adobo.” [ More… ]
Hooves for Heroes: New program for student veterans
“Horses make you forget about everything,” says Edgar Garcia, one of our student veterans who is participating in a new program — pairing veterans with horses at the UC Davis Equestrian Center — aimed at getting the veterans involved in campus life, and helping them with relaxation. [ More… ]
The quantitative and computational future of plant biology
In a commentary in Plant Physiology, UC Davis’ Siobhan Brady and three dozen other plant biologists from around the world call for universities to integrate more quantitative and computational techniques into biology-oriented academic curriculums. [ More… ]
NEH backs ‘Texts-in-Performance’ studies, book on Islam
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded grants to two faculty members and an alumna for three wide-ranging projects: developing tools for analyzing sound recordings by Orson Welles and other performers, writing a history of six centuries of Islam, and creating an animated atlas of California farming history. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Insuring the poor against climate change
UC Davis-led study shows insurance can be the most effective way to increase the resilience of poor households in the face of climate change while also preventing other households from falling into poverty. [ More… ]
9 programs for your health, 1 great tool for your career
- Healthy UC Davis and other units start the year strong with programs for staff, faculty and students on bodyweight, diabetes prevention, smoking cessation (retirees welcome), mindfulness, physical activity and overall well-being, including a Mondavi Center show and Plan Your Vacation (with Gunrock) Month!
- UC launches ‘My UC Career,’ an online, self-directed career development portal with a personal assessment center, and modules covering job search; résumé; pitch statements, cover letters and references; network and research; and pre- and post-interview.
NEWS BRIEFS: Health VC search update
Public forums are being arranged for finalists for the position of vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences. Plus …
- No. 1 in enrolling California resident undergrads
- Simple precautions for flu season
- Join the Safety Lighting Walk, Jan. 23
- Campus hosts Saudi firefighters
- Marijuana generally prohibited on campus, still
- Look for changes in your January paycheck
- Trailer is now ‘Orchard House,’ with new tenant
THE DOWNLOAD: Student-created plays, solar house, tweets
See what led to the creation of a club for Chinese students to perform theatre productions in their native language. … You can own your very own Solar Decathlon home for $100,000. … Memorable tweets from 2017. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “Translating the Complex Genetics of Autism” — Edwin Cook, professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, gives this talk in the MIND Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. (Jan. 10)
- “Why Does the Earth Have a Moon?” — A conversation with Sarah Stewart, professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis, at the Davis Science Café. (Jan. 10)
- Graduate Student Conference: “Navigating and Claiming Our Place in Academia” — Hosted by Women/Non-Binary of Color Scholars Inclusion Project. (Jan. 12)
- “Visual Cultures of Insurgency in the Colonial Andes” — Presented by Ananda “Nandi” Cohen-Aponte, assistant professor of history of art, Cornell University. (Jan. 16)
- Creative Writing Reading Series — Mai Der Vang, whose debut poetry collection, Afterland (2016), received the Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. (Jan. 16)
- The Conversation: “Memorials and Monuments: Lessons from Charlottesville, New Orleans and Port Chicago” — Brief remarks by faculty members, followed by discussion with the audience. This is an evening program in Sacramento. Presented by the UC Davis Humanities Institute. (Jan. 18)
- South Asian Film Festival — Chillar Party, Stand Up Planet (featuring alumnus Hasan Minhaj), The Journey Within and Tiger. (Jan. 20)
- Bilateral Joint Symposium on the Genome, Glycome and Microbiome of Plants and Animals — Sponsored by the College of Biological Sciences and China’s Academia Sinica, along with Global Affairs and the Office of the Provost. (Jan. 22-23; free, but registration required)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for participation in Grad Slam 2018 — UC-wide competition for master’s and Ph.D. students in all disciplines. The students will compete to see who can best present their research to a general audience, in three minutes or less. Sign-up deadline for UC Davis qualifying: Jan. 19.
- Call for applications for the Management Skills Assessment Program, spring 2018 — Designed to assess the management skills of high potential, early career supervisors, managers and professionals for future leadership opportunities in UC. This is a systemwide program; UC Davis is seeking to fill seven slots from among applicants from the Davis and UC Davis Health campuses. Deadline: Jan. 23.
- Call for proposals for Global Affairs Grants for Regional Faculty Groups — To stimulate interactions and build stronger conversations among faculty members working in the same regions of the world. Deadline: Feb. 1.
- Call for nominations for the Chancellor’s Awards for International Engagement — Administered by Global Affairs, these awards recognize faculty and staff members for contributing to the internationalization of UC Davis, building connections worldwide and furthering the university’s goal of Global Education for All. Deadline: Feb. 1.
- Call for nominations for Academic Federation awards — Excellence in Research, Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching (new), and Distinguished Service Award (new). Deadline for all: Jan. 19.
EVENTS
The new year brings new exhibitions
It’s Bugged: Insects’ Role in Design, as inspiration for makers and artists, and as producers of raw materials (Design Museum); storytelling by Holly Wilson, multimedia artist (C.N. Gorman Museum); and a major showing of works by painter and professor emeritus Wayne Thiebaud, focusing on his early years (one of three new exhibitions at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art). [ More… ]
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- ARBORETUM: Walk With Warren
Wednesday, Jan. 10: Join Warren Roberts for an engaging noontime exploration of the west end gardens.
- Women’s Basketball
Thursday, Jan. 11: Our 2-0 Aggies take on UC Riverside. - Staff Appreciation: Aggie Basketball Doubleheader
Saturday, Jan. 27: $8 tickets for one or both games, men and women.