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April 5, 2022
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Kendi: We All Have Power to Fight Racism
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Beyond the Human Toll
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Podcast moderator Soterios Johnson talks with Victoria Juharyan, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Russian and German, about her work to preserve Ukrainian culture, even before the Russian invasion. She provides historical context to the crisis and details some of the cultural assets that have been destroyed — and efforts to save those still in jeopardy
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Capturing Our Public Impact
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Many of us at UC Davis are involved in publicly engaged and impactful programs and opportunities, and the university is asking you to make sure your work is included in our Public Engagement Database. The data feeds into the UC Accountability Report and UC Davis’ public engagement search engine, as well as an interactive map and legislative district maps.
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Space Research on the Stage
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From UC Davis Magazine: Main Theatre in Wright Hall was the unlikely site of an experiment on technology that could eventually go into space. Students in the Center for Spaceflight Research needed the theatre’s lighting set-up to help with research on a class of satellites that could inspect other spacecraft.
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They Know How to Picnic
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From UC Davis Magazine: Meet the students behind Picnic Day, which will be back in person, April 23, with favorites including the parade, the Doxie Derby and the Battle of the Marching Bands. … Also see “Picnic Day” headlines below for Chancellor May's take on Picnic Day’s return and for details on the Picnic Day Fashion Show.
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Announcements
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AggieSurplus — Open for in-person shopping, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday (April 7-8). Online sales only the rest of the month.
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Aggie Enterprise Town Hall — Join Vice Chancellor Kelly Ratliff and Assistant Vice Chancellor Matt Okamoto for an overview of how Aggie Enterprise and Oracle Cloud Financials will transform business operations at UC Davis. Open to all UC Davis employees interested in learning more about the Aggie Enterprise initiative. (April 13, remote)
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Staff Experience Survey — Human Resources is donating $2 to the Staff Emergency Fund for every survey submitted by Monday, April 11.
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Vice Chancellor-Finance, Operations and Administration — Public forums with the candidates are being held in person. The next forum will be from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, in Ballroom B, Activities and Recreation Center (ARC).
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Staff advisor to the Board of Regents — Applications are being accepted for a two-year term, July 2022 to June 2024, the first year as staff advisor-designate, the second year as staff advisor. Deadline: April 8. From UCOP: Departing Staff Advisor Lucy Tseng reflects on her term.
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Upcoming Events
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Outside: Farmers Market, Plant Sale
- UC Davis Farmers Market — Spring season opens tomorrow, Wednesday (April 6). The market is on the West Quad, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Wednesday through May 18.
- Arboretum Plant Sale — In person for the first time in two years, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday (April 9), for members only. Not a member? Sign up at the gate.
$10 tickets for staff and faculty, purchased from April 1 to 18 (limit two per person), for a concert by pianist Christopher Taylor, performing Liszt Transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Use Promo Code BEWELL2122.
The UC Davis Grad Slam welcomes an audience, in person and online, Wednesday (April 6), to hear 10 master's and Ph.D. students present their research in three minutes or less. A spot in the systemwide Grad Slam is up for grabs.
For employees impacted by the war in Ukraine. (3-4 p.m. every Wednesday in April, remote)
Duo Axis: Flute and Piano
- Works by Graduate Student Composers — April 7, free, in person and livestreamed
- “Duo@50” — Celebrating the anniversary of Aaron Copland’s Duo for Flute and Piano, April 8, in person and livestreamed (tickets required for in person; the livestream is free)
Hundreds of newly admitted students, including some who have already committed to enroll as first-years in the fall, will be on campus to learn even more about UC Davis. (April 9)
First outdoor cultural event of spring: Music and dancing, comedy and food trucks. (5-9 p.m. Saturday, April 9, on the Quad; free admission)
Joseph Fletcher and J.R. Yancher present an adaptation of alumna Sandy Lynne Holman’s award-winning children’s book, Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad? Continuing April 9-10, pay what you can at the door.
With guest speaker Eric Kvigne, associate vice chancellor, Safety Services. (April 12)
It’s “Orange vs. Red” in this tasting session with academic and industry experts, to be held remotely, April 13. The wine samples are available for $70; the last day to order is April 8 for ground shipping on the West Coast. Presented by the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.
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The Download
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Meet the newest team of students sharing UC Davis on social media. ... A team continues to host testing and vaccine clinics aimed at Latinx and Black people. ... Social media users react to sheep grazing on campus. ... A UC Davis team makes it to the final round of STAT Madness.
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