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October 26, 2021
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Open Enrollment Ends Earlier
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Open enrollment for most employees starts at 8 a.m. this Thursday (Oct. 28), and ends earlier this year: Nov. 19, the Friday before Thanksgiving. Read our coverage to be sure you are looking at the correct rates for the UC Blue & Gold medical plan, and to learn about help desks and webinars.
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UC Davis LIVE: The Air Inside
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Bringing fresh air indoors is a good thing, but what do you do when the outside air is thick with smoke? Join Richard Corsi, dean of engineering, and another UC Davis engineer, Theresa Pistochini, on UC Davis LIVE this Thursday (Oct. 28) for a discussion on managing indoor air quality.
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Unfold: A Halloween Special
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This UC Davis podcast continues its season of curiosity in Episode 5: “Murder, Suicide and the Macabre,” in which Kathy Stuart, associate professor of history, and our hosts discuss a true, disturbing and dark trend of child murder in the 1700s in Germany. Not suitable for all audiences.
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STORY AND PODCAST
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Face to Face: Black Suburbia
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Chancellor Gary S. May’s latest guest on his monthly show is researching the kind of neighborhood where he grew up: Black suburbs. Orly Clerge, an assistant professor of sociology, is this month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May. They also discuss the burdens placed on faculty of color.
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Announcements
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Blood drive — The bloodmobiles will be on the Quad, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 3-4. Appointments are encouraged.
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First-Year Aggie Connections — Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to sign up to be facilitators of First-Year Aggie Connections in winter quarter, providing support to new freshmen and transfer students as they navigate their way through their first year at UC Davis.
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Grants for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals — Offered by Global Affairs, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the Office of Sustainability. Deadline: Jan. 4.
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Excellence in Teaching of Study Abroad Awards — Call for nominations for awards in two categories: Academic Senate and Academic Federation. Deadline: Jan. 5.
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Upcoming Events
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Pamyua is bringing its Inuit-inspired music-and-dance performance to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21. It’s the Well-Being Ticket Deal for November, offering $10 tickets to staff and faculty (maximum two tickets per person) for purchases made from Nov. 1 to 15.
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 27) near the hammocks on the West Quad.
Academic and Staff Assistance Program
Blue Heron: Renaissance Vocal Works
The Women’s Resources and Research Center presents “Ain’t I a Woman: A Dialogue for Womxn and Femmes of Color on Being ‘Enough’ as Leaders/Professionals” (Oct. 29, remote)
Annual celebration at Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, or TANA, will include altar displays, music and dance, printing (and free Dia de Muertos prints) and crafts for the family. (Oct. 30, in-person)
It’s easy: Leave donations with your outgoing mail and they will go to the ASUCD Pantry. (Nov. 1-15)
“Intimate Privacy: A Civil Right,” with Danielle Citron of the University of Virginia School of Law. (Nov. 3, remote)
Remaining fall dates: Nov. 11 and 30, remote.
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The Download
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An expert from UC Davis Health explains how COVID-19 booster shots work and whether they’re needed if someone has already recovered from the illness. ... Learn about the hazards that Halloween chocolate can pose to dogs. ... Book recommendations for October, which is both Filipinx American History Month and LGBT History Month. ... Banners on campus call for justice.
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