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July 26, 2022
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DOCUMENTING HEALTHY DAVIS TOGETHER’S SUCCESS
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UC’s 2030 Capacity Plan
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Overall, the plan would add 23,000 students to the system. The UC Davis-specific plan foresees limited growth beyond our previously stated enrollment projection of 39,000 through 2030-31 (from our Long Range Development Plan). The campus will focus on Improving timely graduation and eliminating equity gaps, among other strategies.
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Law Alumna Receives Medal
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“Sister, your standing up was a big deal — a big, big deal — becoming a lawyer to represent the poor and the left-behind.” What President Joe Biden did not say, when presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sister Simone Campbell, was where she earned her law degree: King Hall, UC Davis, Class of 1977.
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STORY AND VIDEO
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Tomato Sauce, Our Way!
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Dining Services’ Bob Walden, executive chef, and Kue Her, senior executive chef, are showing the state how to make tomato sauce the UC Davis way — only in much smaller quantities! Catch one more cooking demonstration at the state fair this weekend, and a UC Davis honey program this Friday.
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STORY AND PHOTOS
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Seeing Ourselves in Jellyfish
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As a jellyfish heals itself, so might humans, says David Gold, assistant professor of geobiology and paleobiology, in the latest edition of Face to Face With Chancellor May. Gold asks the chancellor how the university can better support parents of young kids, along with undocumented students.
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STORY AND VIDEO
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Announcements
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2023-24 Campus Community Book Project — Nominations due by July 29 on the theme of “ethnonationalism/global enthnonationalism/white supremacy.” Also, if you would like to serve on the selection committee, sign up here.
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Executive recruitment: Vice Provost-Enrollment Management — Public forums will be held remotely Aug. 4 and 8, one for each of two candidates. See the complete announcement for registration links.
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Executive recruitment: Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer — Position profile and recruitment advisory committee roster are posted.
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Call for nominations/applications for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Asia Pacific Women in Leadership Mentoring Program — A yearlong program for faculty as mentors or mentees aimed at expanding the pipeline of aspiring APRU female leaders. Deadline: Aug. 3.
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AggieSurplus — Open for in-person shopping, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 4-5. Online sales only the rest of the month.
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Street name change — Orchard Road is now Blue Ridge Road west of La Rue Road. (Also, learn what’s behind the “Blue Ridge” name.)
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Unitrans service changes for 2022-23 — Including the new U Line serving UC Davis West Village on summer nights, weekends and break service, effective Aug. 1; minor schedule adjustments on the K, L, M, Q and W lines, effective Aug. 1; and frequency changes effective Sept. 21 with the caveat that frequencies may be increased, depending on the driver shortage.
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Detours for pedestrians and bicyclists, and a road closure for automobiles in the Physical Sciences District — Through Sept. 2 for pathway improvements in the vicinity of the Silo, Chemistry Building, and Bainer and Roessler halls.
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Dateline publication schedule through summer — Dateline is on an abbreviated schedule lasting into September. See the announcement for publication dates.
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Upcoming Events
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Join student-athletes and coaches at UC Davis Health Stadium, 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, for this family-friendly event featuring kids sports stations, photo booths and locker room tours. Admission is free, but please RSVP. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A girls night out option, for ages 21 and up, comprises what used to be called the Women’s Huddle; the $10 cost includes a T-shirt and on-field clinic, followed by beer and wine tasting.
Online and at the ticket office starting next Tuesday, Aug. 2. First home game: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, vs. San Diego.
The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art, July 28-Dec. 19, at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission.
All-ages art activities in the Manetti Shrem Museum’s Carol and Gerry Parker Art Studio. Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, July 30-Dec. 18, free.
Including these additions for 2022-23: Amos Lee, folk-soul singer; and Jad Abumrad, creator of NPR’s Radiolab. Staff and faculty: You save 10% on individual events, 25% on three of your choosing.
Academic and Staff Assistance Program
Application period is open through noon Friday (July 29). The class will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 4 to Sept. 8.
Starting Aug. 1: Bootcamp on Mondays and Thursdays, Yoga on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Core Strengthening on Wednesdays.
Fun for Well-Being (lunch and learn, July 27), Live Mindful Pause, Live Mindfulness Meditation, Tai Chi and Live Kindness Meditation.
Free, family-friendly event, open to the public, Bohart Museum of Entomology. 8-11 p.m. Saturday (July 30), in person.
Senior executive chef Kue Her prepares fabulous treats with fresh ingredients from our own Russell Ranch and elsewhere in the Sacramento Valley. (Aug. 23, $30 faculty and staff, in person, Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science)
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The Download
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With more people spending time outdoors, what should you do in the event of a rattlesnake bite? ... A graduate student and member of the track and field team wins the San Francisco Marathon. ... Students tell their top picks at the downtown farmers market. ... You can thank a UC Davis graduate for Dole Whip, a Disneyland favorite.
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More from Strategic Communications
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About Dateline
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Dateline UC Davis is a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Strategic Communications. For questions or comments, write to dateline@ucdavis.edu.
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Dateline • News for faculty and staff of UC Davis • One Shields Avenue • Davis, CA 95616
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Managers and supervisors:
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