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Leading and learning

Without adjusting their busy calendars, campus leaders recently made room for lengthy appointments with students in the university’s new Leadership Job Shadow Program. We’ve gathered some of the students’ reflections, from a blog post and social media, including a video. [ More… ]

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Aggie Square’s new advisory council

The Aggie Square Partnership Advisory Council has been asked to offer guidance on economic and community development opportunities that will create job growth and new businesses, while keeping in mind beneficial outcomes for the university, local neighborhoods and the greater Sacramento region. [ More… ]

Graduation rites: 2 schools, 4 colleges, Grad Studies

Ten ceremonies to be held at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts and The Pavilion at the ARC from June 14 to 18. See the calendar and read about three alumni speakers. [ More… ]

Sweet! A rankings gain and 2 prestigious scholarships

LAURELS: Michael Lairmore joins NIH Council of Councils

The dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine has a five-year term on interdisciplinary board that advises the director of the National Institutes of Health. … Dean Jennifer Sinclair Curtis of the College of Engineering is recognized for her work in developing computer aids for engineering education. … The College of Engineering presents Outstanding Staff Awards. … The U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology pays tribute to Professor John Iacovelli, a scenic designer. [ More, with video… ]

Caviar and lettuce: Closing the loop on sustainable agriculture

Credit UC Davis for the work that led to sturgeon farming (and sustainably produced caviar) in California, and now the university is helping one of those farmers take another eco-friendly step: using wastewater to grow lettuce — another example of UC Davis’ efforts to feed a growing population. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: 2-year-olds sleep through brain study

Very young children when awake are not ideally suited for functional MRI studies, so Simona Ghetti and team at the Center for Mind and Brain came up with a sleeptime protocol — thus enabling Ghetti’s lab to get the data it needs for research into how memory and cognition develop in children. [ More… ]

New policy requires registration of international travel

UC Davis has enacted a new policy on international travel, laying out the campus’s registration requirement for trips abroad and setting rules for “high-risk” travel. [ More… ]

Fire Department goes mini for large events

The campus Fire Department has a new way to squeeze through campus crowds on its way to medical emergencies: a pint-sized ambulance. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Professor presses for ag funding

Neil McRoberts, associate professor of plant pathology, will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday (June 6) to participate in an exhibition demonstrating the need for continued federal funding of agricultural research. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Walkers, survivors, travelers

Hundreds hit their stride during UC Walks. … UC Davis Health honors cancer survivors. … In a travel piece, The New York Times says this campus site is worth a visit. [ More, with video… ]

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EXHIBITIONS: TANA, bugs and design, and more

Off campus, Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, or TANA, has two new exhibitions opening over the next two weeks. On campus, a student exhibition combining entomology and design will be presented Wednesday night (June 6). The Arts and Humanities Graduate Exhibition and three other art shows are still open — but you have only until around mid-month to see them. [ More… ]

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