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Reclaiming their education

Professor Keith David Watenpaugh and others will launch virtual “backpack” project in Lebanon, providing the opportunity for Syrian refugees to upload their academic records into the cloud where they’ll be easily accessible to refugees seeking employment or continued education. [ More… ]

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‘TO BOLDLY GO’: Comments due on draft plan

“I’m grateful to the community — students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, friends — who provided ideas and comments about where UC Davis should be in a decade and how we get there,” Chancellor Gary S. May says upon releasing the draft strategic plan. It lists five goals and multiple strategies on the themes of educational experience, research that matters, diversity, partnerships, and the development of an innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Comments are welcome until July 9. [ More… ]

ICYMI: Aggie Square planning, QS ranking

Big Ideas showcased on new website

UC Davis takes the next big step in promoting the university’s Big Ideas, by launching a visually engaging website to inform the public about the cutting-edge initiatives and their potential to positively impact the world for generations to come. [ More, with video… ]

Kevin Johnson gains 3rd term as law dean

The university’s longest-serving dean among those now in office will start his third five-year term on July 1. [ More… ]

Fire and Police departments fill out their ranks

New hires in the campus Fire Department will bring to five the number of women in the “firefighter” job title — equal to the number of men for the first time. The Police Department made some hires, too, and presented package deals of police academy scholarships and job offers to three Cadet Academy graduates. [ More… ]

BOOKS: Chaparral, uncertainty analysis and rice

Emma Underwood (research scientist) and Hugh Safford (research faculty member) are two of four co-editors of Valuing Chaparral; Professor Benjamin D. Shaw writes Uncertainty Analysis of Experimental Data With R; and Zhongli Pan and Ragab Khir, both affiliated with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, publish Advances in Science & Engineering of Rice. [ More… ]

Global Affairs to host International Research Conference

Registration is now open for “Innovation Within Changing Political and Research Environments,” the first such meeting on this topic on the West Coast, to be held Sept. 17-18. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Psychedelics show their possible therapeutic power

Team shows “clearly and unambiguously” that compounds such as LSD and MDMA can alter the structure of neurons — research that could lead to new treatments for depression, anxiety and related disorders. [ More… ]

Construction at north and east entries

Work starts next week on the Memorial Union’s North Courtyard, to make it more inviting and better match the surrounding areas. ... At Third and A streets, a city streetscape project will extend partway onto campus. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Yes to grad photos, no to plastic confetti

Campus officials are asking students to skip the plastic confetti (it can get in the Arboretum Waterway) and use eco-friendly props instead for graduation photos around campus. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Crisis text line, ninja warrior, CoHo recipe

See a student-made video promoting the new crisis text line. … An Aggie alumna advances on American Ninja Warrior. … Football players spend the quarter making regular visits to local schools. … Learn how to make the CoHo’s chicken tetrazzini. [ More, with video… ]

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Capital Culture: A weekly guide for campus and the region

Soterios Johnson, director of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Partnerships in the Office of the Provost, launches a blog and podcast on noteworthy arts and culture offerings, including exhibitions on campus. His podcast guest this week is Mindy Cooper, professor of theatre and dance. [ More… ]

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