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Our newest lecture hall

It’s California Hall, and it accommodates nearly 600 students — making it the largest lecture hall on campus (as well as the first significant addition of classroom space in more than a decade). It opened Monday morning (Jan. 7) with the start of the winter quarter. [ More, with photos… ]

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Chancellor: ‘Another banner year’ ahead

As the New Year and new quarter begin, Chancellor Gary S. May discusses rankings, recognition, relationships and reaffirmation. [ More… ]

Hispanic Serving Institution: Final criteria met

Fall enrollment data reveal a domestic Chicano-Latino population of 27.6 percent, exceeding the federal government’s 25 percent minimum for the second year in a row — meaning UC Davis has now met the final criteria to apply for status as a Hispanic Serving Institution. [ More… ]

BASIC NEEDS: Committee cites progress

A year-end assessment by the Basic Needs Oversight Committee shows significant progress on the recommendations issued by three task forces in fall quarter to address students’ needs in mental health care, food access and security, and affordable housing. [ More… ]

‘JP’ Delplanque: New VP-dean of Graduate Studies

The professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering had been serving as interim vice provost and dean since July, and now has the appointment on a permanent basis. [ More… ]

Announcing our 1st global center and its director

The UC Davis Global Centers initiative is developing its first center, for Latin America and the Caribbean, and named its faculty director: Lowell “Tu” Jarvis, professor emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. [ More… ]

LAURELS: Dean Kevin R. Johnson, ‘Defensor de Justicía’

“Defender of Justice” award is from the Cruz Reynoso Bar Association, named after a professor emeritus at dean Johnson’s School of Law. … Plus, Lisa Pruitt is elected to the American Law Institute, Premkumar T. Devanbu is named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, and Bill Buchanan, writer-editor for IET, receives an award for his Davisville public affairs radio show. [ More… ]

Do you host events for minors? See this new policy

Furthering its commitment to the safety and protection of minors who participate in UC Davis activities and programs, the university has enacted an event registration requirement, clarified procedures for screening of employees and volunteers, and developed a Code of Conduct With Minors. [ More… ]

BOOKS: Women write women’s history

Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor and Lisa Materson, associate professors of history, are the co-editors of The Oxford Handbook of American Women’s and Gender History. [ More, with audio… ]

UCPath: New payroll access and options

With 2019’s first paychecks having gone out, now is a good time to learn about important changes ahead when UC Davis switches to UCPath, April 1. Among them: no more picking up paper paychecks on campus. Which means direct deposit is the only way to ensure you get your pay on payday. So, consider signing up if you have not already; and if you are signed up, no action is required. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Elsevier contract extended to Jan. 31

UC and the journal publisher are making a good-faith effort to conclude negotiations by the end of the month. As a result of this extension, UC scholars will see no change in the way they access Elsevier journal articles in January. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: A sweet ‘news’ ride

See how The California Aggie is “cycling” and upcycling at the same time, with a new news stand. Plus … heavy lifting at the Governor’s Mansion, laptop stickers and Study Abroad’s winning photo. [ More… ]

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Academy leader to discuss ‘Climate for Women in STEM’

Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences, will speak on “The Climate for Women in STEM: Past, Present and Future,” in a Friday, Jan. 18, talk in the ARC Ballroom. The program, including a panel discussion with UC Davis faculty, is free and open to the public. RSVPs are due by this Friday (Jan. 11). [ More… ]

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EXHIBITIONS: Animals in the Archives, Comings & Goings

Two new exhibitions are open, two more are coming and one (Bruce Nauman’s Blue and Yellow Corridor) is being held over from fall quarter. Animals in the Archives debuted Jan. 4 at Shields Library, and Comings & Goings: Works on Paper by Rick Bartow opened Jan. 7 at the C.N. Gorman Museum. [ More… ]

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