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March 14, 2023
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Video on Student-Led Event
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Chancellor Gary S. May addresses distress over a student-led event tonight (March 14) organized by Turning Point USA at UC Davis. It is a registered student organization, he says, with a right to reserve facilities and invite speakers, and the university faces a heavy burden in denying such events.
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STORY AND VIDEO
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Open Ed Platform Expands
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LibreTexts, the open education platform founded by Professor Delmar Larsen, has received a $4 million grant from the California Education Learning Lab to further develop the platform’s open homework system, ADAPT, which aims to decouple homework from pricey textbooks.
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Sacramento Campus Visit
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All aboard the all-electric Causeway Connection to see Aggie Square under construction (seven stories tall) and join students of the School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, in their classrooms and a simulation lab.
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WATCH EPISODE 7
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Tapping Potential, Globally
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UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education has awarded its Tapping Potential Brewing Diversity Scholarships for 2023 to four women in Nigeria, Ukraine, Hungary and Salt Lake City, paying for UC Davis Master Brewer and “Brewing Quality” online courses.
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Announcements
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Academic and Staff Satisfaction Survey — Deadline this Friday, March 17. Your gift awaits when you respond ... or, you can opt to have the campus donate $1 to a UC Davis care fund. Have questions about the survey, like what happens with the information? Check out the FAQ.
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Staff and Staff Dependent Scholarship Program — Call for applications for scholarships administered by the UC Davis/UC Davis Health Staff Assembly Scholarship Committee. Deadline extended to March 22.
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Transportation Services forum — 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, remote. This edition of Transportation Services’ “Transportation Tomorrow” series will include general updates, parking and transportation tips and tricks, and a question-and-answer session.
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UC Tech Awards — Call for applications/nominations for awards celebrating employees’ achievements in designing, implementing or managing high-impact technology initiatives, including those in information technology (Larry L. Sautter awards) and the new category of DEI Leadership. Deadline: May 1.
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Information Security Symposium — Save the dates, June 20-21, 2023, for the biennial program hosted by Information and Educational Technology on topics involving cybersecurity and privacy. The theme for this year’s symposium, to be held virtually, is “Evolve,” recognizing the increased need for security in an ever-changing world.
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Women & Philanthropy Impact Award — Call for nominations of faculty or staff members who contribute to the advancement of female leaders, demonstrate exemplary leadership, and make significant contributions to our local and global university communities. Deadline: March 15.
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UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development — This systemwide, experiential program designed to cultivate connections across UC is accepting nominations and applications from the Davis campus and UC Davis Health. Selected participants will have their registration fees paid by the Office of the Chancellor. Deadline: March 23.
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more announcements…
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Featured Colloquia
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History Department’s Liu Lecture: “Instinct, Society, Vitality: Li Zehou’s Farewell to Life Philosophy,” by Rice University’s Tani Barlow (3:10 p.m. today, March 14, remote)
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Storer Lectures by Ivette Perfecto, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan (March 15 and 16, in person)
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EPA Regional Administrator Martha Guzman Aceves Addresses Environmental Justice (March 15, in person)
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Viticultores: Mexican American Perspectives on Grapes, Community and Resilience, a “Savor” Program From the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, and the UC Davis Library (March 17, remote)
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Psychedelic Summit: On Potential Treatments for Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases (March 23, free, livestream option available)
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“After Dobbs: New Directions in Reproductive Justice,” Law School Conference (March 24, free, in person and livestream)
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more colloquia…
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Upcoming Events
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End-of-the-quarter concerts continue, all in person. Most programs produced by the music department are available — often live — on its YouTube channel, @UCDavisMusic.
- Jazz Big Bands — Works by Duke Ellington, Sammy Nestico, Radiohead, Cole Porter and Gordon Goodwin (7 p.m. today, March 14, tickets required)
- Trombone Thursday — Music lecturer Russ Zokaites, pictured, presents a Shinkoskey Noon Concert program featuring 20th- and 21st-century works for bass trombone and piano. (March 16, free)
- Percussion Ensemble — Performing Steve Reich’s Drumming, considered one of the greatest works of minimalism and one of his most significant and influential works. With vocalists from the Graduate Student Ensemble. (March 17, free)
Cabaret diva Meow Meow returns to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31. The deal: Staff and faculty tickets for $10, available through March 30, limit two per person. Click on headline to buy tickets; the promo code is preloaded.
Both programs will be in-person and livestreamed:
- March 15 — Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, on “Marital Supremacy and Reproductive (In)justice”
- March 22 — Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF
Discussion and support: Coping With Grief, Loss and Change, March 15 and 29; and Cultivating Hope and Optimism, March 22. All remote.
After last year’s “Eight-Legged Wonders” open house, the museum of entomology is upping the ante this weekend with “Many-Legged Wonders,” including spiders, millipedes, centipedes, scorpions, tarantulas and isopods. (1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 18, free)
Come taste the results (in cracker form!) of a student-led project to breed new grains with unique flavor profiles. Hosted by the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. (April 11, in person, $25 general admission)
Professor Katharine P. Burnett presents on the Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science. Tea tasting included! (April 18, space is limited)
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more events…
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The Download
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Prospective members of the Class of 2027 learned they had been offered admission to UC Davis, and they celebrated with tweets in all caps, dinners out with family members and more. See how they celebrated and how members of the campus community welcomed and congratulated them.
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