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After next week’s edition, June 25, the Dateline newsletter will take two weeks off, then publish every other week, July 16 and 30, and Aug. 13 and 27, before resuming regular publication on Sept. 10. All during this time, we will still be posting stories to the UC Davis News & Information webpage. Also, be sure to follow Dateline UC Davis on Twitter.
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End-of-year DownloadVoting starts Wednesday (June 19) to select the best decorated grad caps. … See a rotating board of curated social media posts from students celebrating their graduation. … Football coach Dan Hawkins gave students rides to their finals, easing their stress with conversation, music and bottles of water. [ More, with video… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
More stories at UC Davis News & Information
‘He has helped us get to the next level’
Chancellor Gary S. May awards the university’s highest honor, the UC Davis Medal, to Richard C. “Dick” Dorf, professor emeritus in the Graduate School of Management, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, saying: “UC Davis has a thriving culture of innovation and entrepreneurship and I can’t think of anyone who embodies this spirit more than Dick Dorf.” [ More, with video… ]
Campus’s 2 fire teams earn top recognition
The UC Davis Fire Department and Fire Prevention Services recently earned top professional recognition for their operations: an Insurance Safety Office (ISO) Class 1 rating for the Fire Department, and accreditation for Fire Prevention Services. [ More… ]
Heroes’ reception at Chancellor’s Residence
Gary and LeShelle May host a reception for our 2018-19 Aggie Heroes, whom the chancellor says are representative of “the people who make UC Davis what it is — a dynamic, empowering place that’s driven to create a better tomorrow for all.” [ More… ]
UC Davis Magazine: What’s new online?
- Q&A with Jackie Speier ’72 — The “unbreakable” congresswoman talks about her new memoir, overcoming challenges and her advocacy for women’s issues.
- “Making the Cut” — Cindy Garcia ’14 debuts Wednesday (June 19) on The Butcher, a History Channel competition, and has an even bigger challenge on the horizon.
- “New” Rec Pool is open! — See it from the air, in annotated graphic.
Recap: ‘Wine, Wildfire and Climate Change’
In a joint lecture, enologist Anita Oberholster describes her research into smoke taint in wine grapes, while former Gov. Jerry Brown provides global context on climate change as a contributing factor: “This is not about shifting from wine to beer,” he says. “This is about human existence.” [ More… ]
Climbing the STAIRway to commercialization
The Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR) Grant program, managed by Venture Catalyst and funded by the Office of Research, awards more than $400,000 to advance UC Davis research and technologies. [ More… ]
Walter Robinson: Emulating his kindness
A campus memorial event for the retired associate vice chancellor is being planned for the fall, but his friends and colleagues also wanted to pay tribute to him now. So they are asking people to join them in random acts of kindness for a week in memory of the “Random Acts of Kindness King.” [ More… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: Seeking Aggie Square developers
UC Davis issues a request for qualifications to real estate developers interested in financing, designing, building, owning and managing the first phase of Aggie Square, the innovation hub on the university’s Sacramento campus. Plus …
- MSAP: Identifying future leaders
- New staff advisor to Board of Regents
- Depot survey prize: Tickets to ride
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
Monthlong Linguistic Institute includes 7 public lectures
Some 400 noted and emerging linguists from around the world are coming to UC Davis for “linguistics summer camp,” an institute, actually, June 24-July 19, comprising intensive instruction, professional development and informal networking. The first of seven public lectures, all starting at 7 p.m., will be Tuesday (June 25). [ More… ]
MORE FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Information Security Symposium: “Theory of Managing the Tradeoffs Between Functionality and Security” — Stanford University’s Herbert Lin gives this keynote address. His talk is free and open to the public, regardless of whether you are registered for the symposium. Presented by Information and Educational Technology. (June 19)
- California Extreme Precipitation Symposium — “The Impacts of Global Warming on California: A 30-Year Retrospective and Future Projections.” The Center for Watershed Sciences and the John Muir Institute of the Environment are among the sponsors of this daylong event that is being held at UC Davis. (June 25)
- The Humanitarian Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Deeper Dive From Diverse Lenses — Half-day symposium features opening keynote by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra followed by two panels. Sponsored by the Center for Reducing Health Disparities, and the Office for Equity, Diversion and Inclusion at UC Davis Health. (June 26)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Call for applications for Curriculum Enhancement Through Global Learning — This Global Affairs program offers tools to faculty across all disciplines, to make course content, teaching techniques and student experiences responsive to global challenges and opportunities. Deadline: June 30.
- UC Management Skills Assessment Program — Applications are due online by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 25.
- Bus stop relocated temporarily — The intercampus shuttle and YoloBus stop in Visitor Parking Lot 56 (in the Health Sciences District) is closed through Aug. 31 to make way for a steam vault project. The buses are instead dropping off and picking up passengers at sheltered bus stops (one eastbound, one westbound) on Hutchison Drive at Health Sciences Drive.
- Road closure — Storer Mall Drive, partial closure in front of California Hall, through this Friday, June 21, for installation of “truncated-dome” mats at the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection of California Avenue and Storer Mall Drive. The mats have bumps on them to alert visually impaired people that they are entering a street. [ See map… ]
- Road closure — Shields Avenue and both sidewalks are closed for utility work under the street where it passes between Hart Hall on the north and Walker Hall on the south, through Monday, July 1. Detour signs are in place for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. The work is being done in connection with the Walker Hall renovation. [ See map… ]
EVENTS
Threats to pets: Summer hazards, secondhand smoke
The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital addresses Summer Health Hazards for Dogs (June 18), including overheating, heat stroke, foxtails, and fleas and ticks. The Comprehensive Cancer Center presents Keeping Our Pets Healthy (June 28), on how pets are affected by secondhand tobacco smoke, and how you can talk about smoking cessation with family and friends who smoke around pets.
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- POSTPONED: New Retirees Reception
Originally scheduled for June 20, postponed until Sept. 5. - Amateur Radio Field Day
Saturday, June 22: Ham radio open house, with members of UC Davis Amateur Radio Communications among the operators who will demonstrate how amateur radio can assist in emergencies. Free. - Summer Cooking Class: Plant-Based Picnic
Saturday, June 29: Prepare vegan dishes with the Food Science Graduate Student Association. Then, eat what you made. - Staff Assembly Picnic Day at Six Flags
Saturday, July 27: Ticket price includes all-you-can-eat lunch.