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‘Climate action, NOW!’More than 200 students and others rallied and marched Friday (Sept. 27) to demand action on climate change, as UC Davis showed solidarity with demonstrations that occurred a week earlier around the world. [ More, with photos and video… ] Science & Climate blog: |
NEWS SUMMARY
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Sing and dance — remember the Patwin
First came the Native American Contemplative Garden along the Arboretum Waterway. Now, not far away, comes a granite plaque inscribed with Patwin history as it relates to the land now occupied by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. [ More… ]
CHANCELL-ING: Living and learning in a college town
After spending most of his academic career in Atlanta and Berkeley, Gary S. May is happy to have found a home in a true “college town.” [ More… ]
Filling in undergraduate commencement details
We know the time, dates and place for our new set-up of three ceremonies instead of seven in June, and now we know who will be graduating on which days, as the students are distributed by majors. [ More… ]
LIBRARY UPDATES: Elsevier, Cambridge and PSEL
We’ve got the latest on Elsevier journals (no 2019 subscriptions, but workarounds available), UC’s deal with Cambridge University Press for open-access publishing, the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library, free access to NYTimes.com, and exhibitions in the lobby. [ More… ]
Unfold podcast: ‘You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby Carrot’
The Episode 3 title might not immediately make you think of food waste, but that’s the topic — considering that the baby carrot was invented by a California farmer tired of seeing misshapen carrots go to waste. The episode features food waste expert Ned Spang and postharvest expert Beth Mitcham, and a field trip to a Placer County landfill. [ More… ]
New plan guides campus response to student deaths
The campus introduces guidelines to provide care for loved ones and the campus community when a student dies. They outline how the university responds to support not only families, friends and roommates but also a larger community that may be grieving. Learn what faculty and staff can to do help a student struggling with another’s death. [ More… ]
TRANSITIONS: Planner Stromberg, Ombuds Bloom
Ingrid Stromberg joins UC Davis as the campus’s first urban designer, and Lauren Bloom moves up from associate ombudsperson to director of the Ombuds Office. [ More… ]
IN MEMORIAM: Labavitch, Robinson, Thorp, Magill
John Labavitch, professor emeritus of plant sciences, has died at the age of 75. … Plus, campus memorial for retired administrator Walter Robinson, Oct. 8; and celebrations of life for Professor Emeritus Robbin Thorp, Oct. 8; and alumna Margery Magill, Oct. 18. [ More… ]
DOLCE, Faculty Forums, ‘The DLE,’ Gradescope
Academic Technology Services announces the DOLCE and Faculty Forum schedules for fall, the release of an executive report on “Envisioning the Digital Learning Environment at UC Davis,” and a plan to introduce more faculty to Gradescope. [ More… ]
- “Doing It All When Your Children Are Small” — Academic Affairs will launch yearlong support group for faculty parents.
NEWS BRIEFS: Intercampus bus is town hall topic
Two town halls are being held today (Oct. 1) on the Sacramento campus, and two will be held Wednesday and Friday (Oct. 2 and 4) on the Davis campus, to gather feedback on the service as the university prepares to switch to electric buses. Plus …
- Security and Fire Safety Report
- UC files DACA brief at Supreme Court
- Committee named in presidential search
- New major: Human biology
- Dialogue and discourse
THE DOWNLOAD: Football marks debut for ‘Maggie,’ new band
The football team’s first conference game was also the first appearance of “Maggie the Aggie,” a student riding onto the field on horseback while carrying a UC Davis flag, as well as the first performance of the UC Davis Marching Band. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
BOOK PROJECT: 1st programs on the Davis campus
- “A Short History of Modern Firearms: Terms and Concepts Relevant to Current Debates on Gun Violence” — Presented by Matthew Conner, librarian, Carlson Health Sciences Library and Shields Library. (Oct. 3)
- “Guns and Conspiracy Theories” — Presented by Kathryn Olmsted, professor, Department of History, and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. (Oct. 9)
MORE FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- Disability Awareness Symposium and Accessibility Technology Fair — The theme this year is Techversity: The Diversity of Technology, about “overcoming inaccessible content using assistive technology.” Featuring a presentation by Joshua Hori of the Student Disability Center. (Oct. 2)
- Art Studio Visiting Artist Lecture Series — Yevgeniya Baras, painter who also teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and Sarah Lawrence College. (Oct. 3)
- Big Ideas Symposium — Half-day, interactive forum on UC Davis’ Big Ideas for the university’s next comprehensive campaign. Registration is open. (Oct. 18)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development — Call for nominations for the 2020 program designed for midcareer, female staff and faculty who demonstrate the potential to advance their careers at UC. Administered by Systemwide Talent Management and sponsored by the Office of the President and the Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. Deadline: Oct. 4.
- Traffic controls at Old Davis Road and Interstate 80 — Lane reductions, detours and added stop signs for underground electrical work, through Oct. 18. Autos and bikes must share the road.
- Traffic controls on Hutchison Drive — Adjacent to Surge 4 and the Silo, in the campus core, for underground utility work, through Oct. 28.
- Bus stop closure in Visitor Parking Lot 56 (Health Sciences District) — The closure has been extended through Dec. 15, for continued work on a steam vault project. As a result, the intercampus shuttle and YoloBus are dropping off and picking up passengers at sheltered bus stops (one eastbound, one westbound) on Hutchison Drive at Health Sciences Drive.
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- At Our Museums
Indigenous Futurisms: Explorations in Art and Play, opening Wednesday (Oct. 2) at the C.N. Gorman Museum.
Artist talk by Doug Aitken (NEW ERA installation) at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, this Saturday (Oct. 5). - UC Davis Farmers Market
Wednesday, Oct. 2, and every Wednesday through Nov. 6 (except Oct. 16), on the Quad. - Ground and Field Theatre Festival
Continuing Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 3-5: Burst, Sustain Me and Fat Kid Rules the World. Free. - E-Cigarettes and JUUL: Addicting a New Generation
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Noontime program (and webinar) with Kim Homer Vagadori of the California Youth Advocacy Network. Sponsored by the UC Davis Child and Family Care Advisory Committee, WorkLife and Healthy UC Davis. Please register in advance to attend in person or via livestream.