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May 9, 2023
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Engineering Center Opens
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The greatly expanded student design shop on the north side of Bainer Hall is named after Diane Bryant ’85, who contributed $6.5 million to the project. It features more space, more machinery and is now home to the Student Startup Center, ensuring Aggies from all disciplines — not just engineering majors — can take advantage of it.
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$8M for Biological Sciences
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Gift from life sciences industry expert Deborah Neff ’76 will be used to establish two endowments, one for the college’s deanship and the other for the Center for Neuroscience for research into Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Neff received a lab coat and safety glasses during a UC Davis Foundation Board luncheon last week.
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Elected to Sciences Academy
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Professor Andreas Bäumler, a microbiologist, and Professors Luca Comai and Venkatesan Sundaresan, plant biologists, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — considered one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve. Members are elected in recognition of their contributions to original research. Read what our three new members have achieved.
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Take a Break for Food, Fun!
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Thank Goodness for Staff festivities are tonight (May 9) for alternate-shift workers (who will gather at UC Davis Health Stadium) and Wednesday (May 10) for most employees (gathering on Russell Field). Food trucks are rolling in for both events. Check out Staff Assembly’s TGFS webpage for information on transportation and parking, meals, field games and more. Then go and enjoy!
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Announcements
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Parking enforcement — Transportation Services announced the resumption of normal enforcement hours, 7 a.m.-10 p.m., starting today (May 9).
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Safe Rides — Extended hours will continue through the end of the quarter, at least, 8 p.m.-3 a.m. for on-campus pickup, going to any location in the city of Davis, seven days a week. On-campus rides start at 5 p.m. daily. Call 530-754-COPS (2677) or use the TransLoc app. Rides are free and available to all faculty, staff and students.
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Executive recruitment: Dean-School of Education — A virtual forum with Candidate C will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 16) to hear the candidate’s qualifications and vision for the school.
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Police Accountability Board spring public meeting — Quarterly meeting, in office-hours format, Wednesday, May 17, remote.
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Safety Month — Week 2: The May 9 ice cream social has been canceled; it was to have been an introductory event for our new health and safety teams. Week 3: Trainings for outdoors work (heat illness prevention, May 16; wildfire smoke, May 17; and field work planning and preparation, May 18).
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Information Security Symposium — Registration is open for the 2023 edition of this biennial program hosted by Information and Educational Technology. The theme for this year’s symposium, to be held virtually, June 20-21, is “Evolve,” recognizing the increased need for security in an ever-changing world.
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UC Davis Benefits Help Desks — With analysts available to answer questions, and, if requested, meet individually with employees in a breakout room. 10-11 a.m. weekly on Wednesdays, on Zoom.
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Upcoming Events
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The annual Whole Earth Festival brings good karma to the Quad, this Friday through Sunday. Featuring Experiential, Kids and Education spaces, crafts fair, music, food and sustainability (as in zero waste). (May 12-14, free admission)
Every Wednesday through May 31 in front of the Student Community Center, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
- Active Aggies — Pilates/Yoga Fusion; Bootcamp; Strength; Yoga; and Cardio, Core and Balance — a different class each day of the week, at various locations, through June 9.
- Gentle Yoga — Tuesdays, May 16, 23 and 30, and June 13 and 27.
- Nature Rx — Crafting in the outdoors: Make a mow-bile while watching the UC Davis Sheepmowers. May 19. Space is limited; register by noon May 16 to have your name entered in a drawing for the available spots.
Pharmacology professor Elva Diaz addresses “How to Change Your Mind: Mechanisms of Brain Function in Learning and Memory” (May 10, free, in person; complimentary soft drinks courtesy of the College of Letters and Science)
Solo performance by a lecturer in music, in the Shinkoskey Noon Concert series. (May 11, free, in person and livestream)
The Arboretum and Public Garden’s last sale of the spring season, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday (May 13). All plants 20% off for everyone, members save 30% (and you are welcome to join at the gate to take advantage of the bigger discount).
The Curtis Institute of Music Performance Innovation Lab presents the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov symphony in 360-degree video and sound in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Multiple, hourlong presentations, May 16-18, free, no advance tickets required.
The director, Colin Dixon, and students will share their program experiences. Hosted by the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. (May 16, free, remote only, featuring videos from the farm)
Discussion and support: Coping With Grief, Loss and Change, May 17 and 31; Parenting — Like It, Love It or Gotta Have It, May 17; and Cultivating Hope and Optimism, May 24. All remote.
Light breakfast at 8, program at 8:30 for the presentation of 2022 and 2023 Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards. Plus, a prize drawing and networking. (May 22, in person; please RSVP)
Come walk with UC Davis and UC Davis Health in the region’s largest LGBT+ pride parade. (June 11)
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The Download
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Chancellor Gary S. May sits down with a counseling expert to talk about mental health resources on campus. ... A professor of clinical psychiatry at UC Davis Health explains anxiety and treatments for it. ... Mark Stetter, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, provides more updates on recent events at the school.
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