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Honoring our veteransAs Veterans Day approaches, UC Davis will have yellow ribbons on our quads (both of them); red, white and blue pins on our veterans; and celebrations on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. The week ahead also includes a training session for the Vet Net Ally Program for staff and faculty. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Beloved campus figure Eldridge Moores dies
The distinguished professor emeritus and world-renowned geologist died unexpectedly Sunday (Oct. 28) at the age of 80 while on a geology field trip in Northern California. “His contributions to earth science remain his legacy,” Chancellor Gary S. May says. [ More… ]
Chancellor’s statements from the past week
- Hate cannot and will not win (Oct. 28)
- Post-strike statement on unity (Oct. 25)
- Statement on gender definition (Oct. 23)
Testing a new method of faculty recruitment
Searches will be by college or school, not department, with an emphasis on candidates who have demonstrated significant commitments to diversity, equity and-or inclusion among underrepresented students or communities. [ More… ]
Examining the Bakke decision 40 years later
King Hall brings in top experts to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1978 decision in Regents of California v. Bakke — the affirmative action case with UC Davis roots and legal implications still in play today, as with the civil trial challenging Harvard’s admissions practices. [ More… ]
AB540 center has a permanent director
Fresh off news that it is now a permanent part of UC Davis, the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center has a permanent executive director, Emily Prieto-Tseregounis, and plans to add another staffer. [ More… ]
Renovations, tech upgrades in 17 classrooms
Campus departments team up to add stronger Wi-Fi, improved audio, integrated video, ADA-compliant systems and other fresh technology, as well as nontech renovations, including carpeting and lighting. [ More… ]
RESEARCH: Gene network lets plant roots handle nitrogen
With robotics, computers and advanced genetics, researchers at UC Davis and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have established a core set of genes that help plants metabolize nitrogen, the key to plant growth and crop yield. By understanding the genes that control how plants take up and use nitrogen, scientists like Siobhan Brady hope to give plant breeders tools to generate crop varieties that need less fertilizer or make better use of it. [ More… ]
Blood drive shares in excitement over football
Eager fans who can’t wait for the Causeway Classic football game have a chance to beat Sac State on a different kind of field next week: in the three-day Causeway Classic Blood Drive. Organizers are hoping the excitement over this year’s Aggies — 7-1 on the season and ranked sixth best in the country — will boost participation. [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Grass fire damages 5 vehicles
A grass fire along Highway 113 adjacent to the northbound off-ramp to Hutchison Drive burned 2 to 3 acres and resulted in heat damage to five vehicles parked in Lot 57 this morning (Oct. 30). Plus …
- UCCS names new governance fellow
- Open enrollment continues
- CCLBTQIA+ Fall Welcome
- Documentary debut: Waking Up to Wildfires
- Caltrans starts night work near campus
THE DOWNLOAD: Halloween spirit, snow leopard surgery
Kids at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital celebrate Halloween. … Bug enthusiasts put on their best costumes for a pre-Halloween anniversary party at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. … Veterinarians from UC Davis and the Sacramento Zoo perform a rare eyelid surgery on a snow leopard. … Halloween decor is popping up around campus. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
Chancellor’s Colloquium and African Lioness Symposium
Chancellor Gary S. May hosts Matthew Desmond for a talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, while LeShelle May will speak at the African Lioness Symposium.
- Evicted author Matthew Desmond (Nov. 5)
- “Empowering a Generation: Reflections by African Women” (Nov. 5)
MORE COLLOQUIA
- “Household Behavior and the Dynamics of Inequality” — Economics professor Richard Blundell, University College London, gives this talk in the Levine Family Fund Lecture Series. (Oct. 30)
- HSI Public Forum: “What Does It Mean for UC Davis to Be Hispanic-Serving?” — For faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as members of the public. (Nov. 1)
- Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture — David Salle, contemporary American painter and essayist. (Nov. 1)
- “The Collective Memory of Genocide” — The School of Law hosts this talk by Johnston Busingye, minister of justice and attorney general of the Republic of Rwanda. (Nov. 5)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Public forums with candidates for vice chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — Two forums with Candidate A will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, on the Davis campus, and Friday, Nov. 9, on the Sacramento campus.
- Other executive recruitments, national — Dean, School of Medicine; and dean, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.
- Executive recruitment, internal — Vice provost and dean, Graduate Studies.
- Call for Big Ideas, Round 2 — New submissions are sought in the categories of student experience, arts and humanities, innovation and entrepreneurship, environmental and planetary health, and equity, inclusion and social justice. Deadline: Nov. 15.
- 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
HEALTHY UC DAVIS: Music, mindfulness and Maintain Don’t Gain
November brings the second Well-Being Ticket Deal of the academic year, a new series of Midday Mindfulness Meditation and another Maintain Don’t Gain challenge for the holidays. [ More… ]
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- The Enchanted Cellar Costume Rentals
Through Oct. 31: Only one more day until Halloween! - Basketball Exhibition Doubleheader
Thursday, Nov. 1: Women vs. Cal State East Bay (5:30 p.m.), men vs. Dominican (7:30 p.m.). Free. - Recent Acquisitions from the Southwest
Friday, Nov. 2: UC Davis alumna Anya Montiel ’97, assistant professor of art history, University of Arizona, discusses the C.N. Gorman Museum’s fall exhibition. Lecture and reception. - Human Rights Film Festival
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 2-4: Including Q&A’s with filmmakers and scholars. - Arboretum Plant Clearance Sale
Saturday, Nov. 3: 40 percent off for members (that’s double their regular discount), 20 percent off for the public. - Empyrean Ensemble: Celebrating Ross Bauer
Sunday, Nov. 4: The UC Davis ensemble’s founder, longtime professor of music, retired recently.