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April 12, 2022
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NUTRITION PROFESSOR FRANCENE STEINBERG WINS UC DAVIS TEACHING PRIZE
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Medals for 2 Alumni Couples
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UC Davis Medals, the university’s highest honor, will be presented this spring to two alumni couples — Jacque and Wayne Bartholomew, and Pam Rohrich and Karl Gerdes — each pair having met as students and committing not only to each other but their alma mater, supporting a number of programs over the years.
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‘New Hot Air’ Wins Grad Slam
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Ph.D. student Alice Dien will represent UC Davis in the systemwide Grad Slam next month with her three-minute presentation on “Cooling Down With the New Hot Air,” about a more sustainable way of drying food. We have a story from the campus competition as well as a post to our What Can I Do About Climate Change? blog.
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Top Honors in QS Rankings
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Quacquarelli Symonds, considered one of the most influential international university rankings providers, ranked UC Davis first in the U.S. and second in the world in two fields: veterinary science, and agriculture and forestry. The university earned top-50 world rankings in six other subjects and top-20 U.S. rankings in eight.
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Renewing Our Commitment
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A tree-planting ceremony held recently at the Native American Contemplative Garden along the Arboretum Waterway (to replace a treasured California buckeye, nearly 40 feet tall) also served to renew the university’s commitment to recognize the Patwin as the original inhabitants of the land that became the home of UC Davis.
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Announcements
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Assessment of support of student mental health — The Division of Student Affairs seeks participation across the Davis and Sacramento campuses in a survey of departments and units that provide services related to student wellness, life skill development, social connection, mental health support, crisis intervention and/or self-care. Deadline: 4 p.m. April 29.
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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. (1-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, remote)
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Staff Experience Survey — The response rate as of 8 a.m. today (April 12) was 47%, with 18 days remaining until the April 29 deadline. Your responses not only help UC Davis become a better place to work, but earn contributions to the Staff Emergency Fund: $7,022 so far from Human Resources ($2 for every response received by April 11, and $1 thereafter until the deadline), and a maximum $4,000 match from Staff Assembly.
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Vice Chancellor-Finance, Operations and Administration — Two more in-person public forums are scheduled: Candidate B — 10:30-11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, in Ballroom B, Activities and Recreation Center (ARC); and Candidate C — 1:30-2:45 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Ballroom A, ARC.
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Upcoming Events
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And, this year, when we say “take them to work,” we mean the real workplace, in person, Thursday, April 28. Departments and units will present all kinds of activities — sort of like a mini-Picnic Day for kids. Everyone should register. Some activities have attendance caps, and during registration you can sign up for lotteries for a chance to get your children into those events.
$10 tickets for staff and faculty (limit two per person), available through April 18, for a concert by pianist Christopher Taylor, performing Liszt Transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, preceded by a talk with the artist, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, in person. Use Promo Code BEWELL2122.
For employees impacted by the war in Ukraine. (3-4 p.m. every Wednesday in April, remote)
In her M.F.A. project, playwright and director Janey Pintar explores the intriguing character of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. April 13-16, free, in person. Includes adult language.
The tasting kits are sold out but you’re welcome to listen in, free of charge, to “Orange vs. Red,” a virtual program with academic and industry experts. Presented by the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. (April 13, remote)
Including Portia Njoku, lecturer in music, on tuba. (April 14, free, in person and livestream)
Public lecture by Beatriz Cortez, cultural and literary critic, and visual artist. (April 14, free, in person)
Science, Humanities and Arts: Process and Engagement, and the artists Ashwini Bhat and Forrest Gander turn the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre into a kind of temple for a walk-through experience celebrating the secular, sacred environment of Mount Tamalpais. Free, April 15-May 6 (10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday), plus two appearances by the artists for discussion and poetry, 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 15 and 28.
Come clear your head and get your hands dirty planting perennials and vegetables in the Good Life Garden. (April 15, space is limited, sign up to be considered)
Staff listening session, co-sponsored by the Institute for Diversity, Equity and Advancement, or IDEA (part of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee, Staff Assembly, and African American Staff and Faculty Association. (April 19, remote)
Here is the remaining schedule of spring quarter meetings: April 19, May 6 and 16, and June 1, all from noon to 1 p.m.
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The Download
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A new video highlights the people teaching UC Davis students and others about traditional Indigenous burns. ... The Graduate Center at Walker Hall celebrates its grand opening. ... Signs of springtime can be seen on campus.
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