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October 19, 2021
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A Milestone on Testing Front
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It happened late last week: UC Davis’ completed its 1 millionth test in the asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program that began a little more than a year ago and has been essential to controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the community.
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From One Health to Academy
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One Health professor Christine Kreuder Johnson, an expert in epidemiology and ecosystem health, is among 100 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine. The new class also includes alumnus Charles M. Rice ’74, Nobel prize winner in medicine in 2020.
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New Wine Board Members
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The Department of Viticulture and Enology's Executive Leadership Board has three new members: NBA legend Dwyane Wade, of Wade Cellars; wine writer and Black Wine Professionals founder Julia Coney; and viticulturist and alumnus Miguel Luna, a partner with Silverado Farming Company.
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One ‘Mow’ Time This Season
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Landscape research continues with our sheep mowers on Solano Field, near the Hyatt Place hotel, Wednesday through Friday (Oct. 20-22). Assistant Professor A. Haven Kiers encourages folks to come observe and bring their knitting (or felting) for “the ultimate meditative experience.”
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Upcoming Events
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The pandemic is no barrier to the Arboretum’s popular plant sales. They’ve simply moved online — and your next opportunity to buy is now! The fall sale opened this morning (Oct. 19) to members and will open to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday (Oct. 22). You can gain early access by joining Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. The fall sale runs through 1 p.m. Monday (Oct. 25), and pickups will be from Oct. 26 to Nov. 13 (excluding Nov. 12).
“Gems of Student Photojournalism” at Shields Library, through March 18.
Staff, faculty, retirees, students: Learn how you can help in the effort to make UC Davis the healthiest community in the nation. (3:30 p.m. today, Oct. 19, remote)
Academic and Staff Assistance Program
The Staff and Faculty Health and Well-Being Program has scheduled two information sessions (attend one or the other, Oct. 20 or Nov. 9, remote).
Come clear your head and get your hands dirty. (Oct. 20)
“Family Law of the Poor,” with Khiara Bridges of the UC Berkeley School of Law. (Oct. 20, in-person and remote)
Featuring faculty members, an alumna and students. (Oct. 21, free, in-person and remote)
A talk by Carolee Tran, volunteer clinical faculty member, UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the author of The Gifts of Adversity: Reflections of a Psychologist, Refugee and Survivor of Sexual Abuse. (Oct. 25, remote)
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The Download
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A LEGO replica of the Mondavi Center — comprising 37,000 pieces — now sits in the lobby. ... MBA students work on an Amazon case study. ... Sights and sounds from Saturday’s Homecoming football game.
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