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A season to rememberOur nationally ranked football squad (we moved up to fourth this week!) isn’t the only Aggie team on a roll. Men’s soccer will play this Saturday (Nov. 10) for the championship of the Big West Conference tournament (and a berth in the NCAAs). Men’s water polo has been nationally ranked all season, and women’s volleyball is riding a seven-match winning streak. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Addressing our students’ basic needs
A new oversight committee is on track to have a plan by summer to implement the recommendations of three task forces focused on the basic needs of students in three areas: housing, food security and mental health. [ More… ]
Coming Nov. 16: Forum on 3D-printed guns
Experts from engineering, law and law enforcement will participate in a public forum next week on the social, legal and technological issues surrounding the advent of three-dimensional-printed guns. [ More… ]
CHANCELL-ING: Celebrating our ‘Aggie Heroes’
Aggie Heroes are everywhere. They are students like Shaniah Branson, who tends to the welfare of her peers; and Rina Singh, who is passionate about the need for diversity and equity; and faculty members, too, including more than 400 first-generation college students who are now stepping up to help UC Davis’ growing number of first-gen students. [ More… ]
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Earth BioGenome Project officially launched
- Feed the Future: Poultry lab receives 2nd-phase funding
- Laurie Brignolo appointed to lead animal care program
UC Davis Big Ideas: Round 1 and Round 2
Watch a new video for a quick summary of the Big Ideas already under consideration for our next campaign and remember the deadline of Thursday, Nov. 15, for Round 2 submissions in the categories of student experience, arts and humanities, innovation and entrepreneurship, environmental and planetary health, and equity, inclusion and social justice. [ More… ]
CAMPUS SAFETY: 4 more blue-light call stations
UC Davis is installing a second set of blue-light, emergency call stations — and, in this round, officials have chosen sites in the central campus, three of them within sight of Shields Library. [ More… ]
HOLIDAY HELPING: Pet project, food drive, Turkey Trot
UC Davis’ Mercer Clinic elves have issued their annual appeal for food and treats, toys and brushes, and coats and sweaters for dogs and cats belonging to homeless people. Also: Mail Services’ Holiday Food Drive continues through Nov. 16, and the physics community is still on the run … raising money for the Yolo Food Bank, this year through participation in the Davis Turkey Trot. [ More, with video… ]
IN MEMORIAM: Jane B. Garritson and Cynthia Brantley
Professor Emerita Garritson was one of the “first-generation” art faculty at UC Davis, hired in 1963. … Professor Emerita Brantley joined the faculty in 1972 as the university’s first female professor in the Department of History and the first Africanist historian. A celebration of her life will be held this Saturday (Nov. 10) in Davis.
UCPath: Changes in payroll distribution
When the new system comes online in April, you’ll be able to divide your direct deposit three ways. If you pick up a paper paycheck, note that these checks will now be mailed to your home address. And money you want to go to the credit union will be handled as a direct deposit, not a deduction. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Good news in U.S. News global rankings
UC Davis is first in the nation and second in the world, based on reputation and research, in agricultural sciences, and plant and animal science. Plus …
- ProShare: It’s all about networking
- Police Community Academy open to staff, faculty
- Cadet Academy, for students, also taking applications
THE DOWNLOAD: Voting, veterans, violet blooms
Freebies and promotions are available to transport you to the polls today — and after you vote. … The campus’s annual display of ribbons wrapped around trees honors veterans. … An interactive map explores the history of the arboretum, and the memories people have of the space. [ More… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “The Science and Practice of Gratitude: What Have We Learned?” — Robert Emmons, professor, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, gives this talk as part of the Campus Community Book Project (The Book of Joy). (Nov. 8)
- “The Importance of ‘Catifying’ Your Home” — Is your cat getting the most out of its home environment? Hear what animal behaviorist Melissa Bain has to say on this subject, during An Evening With Vet Med. Free; registration required. (Nov. 13)
- Visiting Artist Series — Line Clausen Pedersen discusses the artist Paul Gauguin and the de Young Museum’s Gauguin: A Spiritual Journey (Pederson was among the curators). (Nov. 13)
- “There Is Life After Cheddar: The Discovery and Evolution of Cheese” — A conversation with Moshe Rosenberg, professor of food science and technology, UC Davis, in the Davis Science Café. (Nov. 14)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for vice chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — The complete schedule is now posted for three candidates, each of whom will participate in two forums, one on the Davis campus and one on the Sacramento campus: Nov. 8-9, 15-16 and 19-20.
- Call for proposals for Global Affairs Seed Grants for International Activities — Proposals welcome from faculty in all schools and colleges. Deadline: Nov. 15.
- Call for nominations for Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Community and Diversity — Awards given in these categories: Academic Senate, Academic Federation, Staff, Graduate Student, Post-Doc, Undergraduate Student and Community Member. Deadline: Nov. 30.
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- Causeway Classic Blood Drive
Today through Thursday, Nov. 6-8: Save lives! Beat Sac State! Go Ags! - Basketball at The Pavilion
Men vs. San Francisco (Nov. 6) and San Diego (Nov. 9)
Women vs. Pacific (Nov. 11) - HEALTHY UC DAVIS
Friday Ride Days: The Bicycle Program welcomes all experience levels to this noon-hour excursion. (Nov. 9, 16 and 30, and Dec. 7 and 14).
Well-Being Ticket Deal: $10 for Sammy Miller and The Congregation (Nov. 9)
Maintain Don’t Gain: Systemwide holiday challenge (Nov. 13 to Jan. 7)