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2 big events to start yearFall quarter begins Monday, Sept. 23, not with classes (they start Wednesday), but with RecFest (celebrating renovations at the ARC and Rec Pool) and Fall Welcome, which has become the university’s official start to the new academic year. All of the events are free and open to all — students, staff, faculty, the community — and include free dinner at the end of the day. [ More… ] |
NEWS SUMMARY
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We’re standing even taller in the rankings
U.S. News & World Report issues its inaugural assessment of universities for their contributions to social mobility — and UC Davis makes the top 10 among public universities. [ More… ]
- Washington Monthly’s rankings, based on what universities do for the public good, show UC Davis third among publics and second among “Affordable Elite Colleges.”
- In the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings, UC Davis shines in student outcomes (including graduation rates and debt after graduation) and diversity.
Moving forward with a new marching band
Students are being called upon to help form a new, university-sponsored band to replace the Cal Aggie Marching Band-Uh, which has been discontinued after a comprehensive independent review of the climate of the band. [ More… ]
Home opener: Come cheer on the Aggies!
Football Saturday (Sept. 14): free tickets for faculty and staff, free tickets for ages 13 and under, free tailgate for staff and their families, plus the defending Big Sky Conference champion Aggies on the field. It’s going to be a great day! … Plus, read about Pint’s sabbatical and show us how your dog can “Fetch Like Pint!” [ More… ]
New La Rue: Bike lanes and boxes, plus parking
What’s black and green and white (striped) all over? La Rue Road between Garrod Drive and Hutchison Drive, where a makeover has reduced the number of traffic lanes to one in each direction, making room for bike lanes and parallel parking. Also new: the campus’s first “bike boxes,” which serve as holding zone for cyclists waiting to make left turns. We’ve got instructions and graphics. [ More… ]
UCPath: For access, you must be enrolled in Duo
Seventeen days until UCPath comes online at UC Davis, UC Davis Health and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources — but guess what? You’re not getting in unless you have Duo multifactor authentication! Need help? Two more UCPath town halls are planned, Sept. 17 and 25, and IT Express consultants will be on hand to answer questions and/or help people enroll in Duo on the spot. [ More… ]
SCIENCE & CLIMATE: Becoming Arizona, Part 1
New series by environmental writer Kat Kerlin is centered on climate projections indicating that Sacramento will feel much like Phoenix by 2100 and asks: What can we do now to prepare for that hotter future? [ More, with multimedia… ]
IN MEMORIAM: Margery Magill and Kendra Chan
UC Davis mourns the tragic loss of two alumnae from the class of 2015: Margery Magill (international agricultural development) and Kendra Chan (evolution, ecology and biodiversity). Read about their lives before, during and after UC Davis. [ More, with video… ]
NEWS BRIEFS: PSE Library closure extended
The Physical Sciences and Engineering Library, or PSEL, undergoing retrofitting and renovation, will remain closed through summer 2020. Plus …
- Happy New (Academic) Year!
- Crocker lab to make rare isotope
THE DOWNLOAD: Volleyball return, conspiracy podcast, Keelan Doss
Mahalia White ties a school record in her first game back after a battle with cancer. … A history professor hosts a new podcast examining conspiracy theories. … Aggie alumnus Keelan Doss will suit up for the Oakland Raiders after all. [ More, with video… ]
FEATURED COLLOQUIA
- “New Antibiotics From Bacteria in Your Backyard?” — A conversation with Mitchell Singer, professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, UC Davis, in the Davis Science Café. (Sept. 11)
- Seed Biotechnology Center and Seed Central Forum — The center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a daylong symposium, transitioning at 4:30 p.m. into the monthly Seed Central Forum, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary and will feature a talk by the Seed Biotechnology Center’s founding director, Kent Bradford, distinguished professor, Department of Plant Sciences. (Sept. 12)
- “Ocean’s Role in Sustainable Food Production: Ecological, Economic and Societal Challenges of Ocean-Sourced Food in the 21st Century” — Two-day symposium at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science will now be livestreamed. Co-sponsored by the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute, Sustainable Oceans National Research Training Program, and California Environmental Law and Policy Center. (Sept. 16-17)
- Central Valley Foundation/James B. McClatchy Lecture — Annual lecture focusing on First Amendment issues is presented this year by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of history at Harvard University and the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History, Harvard Law. Her topic: “Monuments, Shields and Statues: What, and Who, Belongs in the Public Sphere?” (Sept. 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.
- Path closures — A Street between Third Street and Russell Boulevard; and the path between the Art Annex and Mrak Hall, above Lake Spafford — both closed through Friday (Sept. 13) for reconstruction.
- Traffic controls and path closure in the vicinity of Briggs Hall — Kleiber Hall Drive on the west side of Briggs, and the pedestrian and bike path on the east side of Briggs (between Storer Mall and Kleiber Hall Drive), Sept. 11-27, for Briggs roof and electrical renovation.
- Traffic controls at Old Davis Road and Interstate 80 — Lane reductions, detours and added stop signs for underground electrical work, through Oct. 18.
- Traffic controls on Hutchison Drive — Adjacent to Surge 4 and the Silo, in the campus core, for underground utility work, through Oct. 28.
EVENTS
Editor’s Picks from the online calendar:
- HEALTHY UC DAVIS
Well-Being Ticket Deal: $10 staff-faculty tickets for Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar, Sept. 29 (tickets available until the day before). - Documentary Screening: Coach
Thursday, Sept. 12: About UC Davis’ new women’s soccer coach, Tracy Hamm, and her quest for a prestigious United European Football Association “A” coaching license. Presented by the Marya Welch Initiative for Women’s Athletics. Free. Register by Sept. 9. - Ground and Field Theatre Festival
Sept. 12-Oct. 5: Preview Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art (7 p.m.); readings Saturday and Monday, Sept. 14 and 16 (7 p.m.); and main performances, Sept. 26-Oct. 5. Free admission to all events. - An Evening With Vet Med: “Why Do Horses Need Regular Dental Care?”
Tuesday, Sept. 17: With Nicola Pusterla and Colleen Heney of the UC Davis Equine Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service. Free.