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June 8, 2021
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2 Years’ Worth of ‘Soaring’
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UC Davis’ Soaring to New Heights program soared back to life May 26 after a one-year absence, bestowing two years’ worth of Diversity and Principles of Community Awards and Disability Awareness Awards, and the Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award for 2021.
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Vaccine Challenge Accepted
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UC Davis was one of the first institutions to join the Biden administration’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, whereby we are all in to engage our campus community and make vaccines accessible to all, aiming to get America 70 percent vaccinated by July 4.
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Feeding the Future in Kenya
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What can you do when droughts threaten the livestock that are your only source of income? UC Davis economists are working on ways to help the semi-nomadic Samburu tribe of northern Kenya, who have been hard hit by both lack of rain and the pandemic.
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Coming to the Mondavi Stage
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It will have been more than a year and a half without performances when the Mondavi Center again hosts guests this fall for a season packed with a wide variety of acts, starting Oct. 14 with Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
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Announcements
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Highway 99 closure — Northbound and southbound, between 47th Avenue and Highway 50 in Sacramento, for almost 4½ days straight, 8 p.m. Friday, June 11, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, for construction. Use Interstate 5 instead. UC Davis Health reminds patients, visitors and employees to allow for extra travel time to and from UC Davis Medical Center and other buildings on the Sacramento campus.
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Safety Month — Virtual activities and trainings are planned on different themes throughout June, starting with “Wildfire Preparedness” this week and “Lab Ramp-Up” the week of June 14.
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WorkLife Resilience Series — Three parts: Overcoming Challenges (June 10), Burnout (July 8) and Working Hard to Let Go (Aug. 12), all from noon to 1 p.m., all remote.
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Road and path closures — West Quad Avenue has been added to previously announced closures in the vicinity of Hutchison Drive and California Avenue, and Bioletti Way south of Hutchison Drive, and the closure period has been extended through June 25, for the Big Shift project.
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more announcements…
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Upcoming Events
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A virtual show featuring works by graduate students in art, art history, design, English and creative writing, French, music, Native American studies and Spanish. Opening celebration, 6 p.m. Thursday (June 10). Exhibition continues through Sept. 6.
Exhibitions running through Nov. 12 include “Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation” and “Arnold Joseph Kemp: I would survive. I could survive. I should survive.” Admission is free, as always, but timed tickets are now required.
Virtual exhibition: Works by Marwin Begaye, presented by the C.N. Gorman Museum.
Activities include Tai Chi, Zumba, Meditation, Gentle Yoga, Laughter Yoga and Live Mindful Pause.
WorkLife program with Shweta Teckchandani of the UC Davis Health Department of Neurology. (Remote, June 9)
Virtual program all about the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (June 17)
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The Download
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There’s a new dog walking the halls of UC Davis Health’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, comforting patients with every tail wag. ... Gov. Gavin Newsom debuts a new lottery encouraging Californians to get vaccinated, with the help of a UC Davis Health assistant nurse manager. ... The executive chef behind big changes in UC Davis Health’s hospital food will lead the exclusive Tower Bridge Dinner that is part of Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Festival.
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