Undergraduate commencement at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento will feature a different faculty speaker for each of the five ceremonies, June 16, 17 and 18, with some of the speakers preparing to tell the graduates: Your learning is not over.
The carbon footprint of lab-grown or “cultivated” meat is likely to be “orders of magnitude” higher than retail beef based on current and near-term production methods, according to research from the Department of Food Science and Technology.
UC Davis Group Mentoring Program— Call for applications from employees of UC Davis and UC Davis Health, to be mentors or mentees in this six-month-long remote program of large and small group meetings. Deadline extended to May 26.
Safety Month—Week 4: New Employee Injury and Illness Reporting Tool (one-hour training sessions continue May 24 and 25, remote).
UC Retirement System Advisory Board election— All active UC Retirement Plan members and Savings Choice participants (except Academic Senate members) are eligible to vote. Look for your e-ballot instructions in email notices (May 22, and June 5 and 14) from “UC Retirement System.” Voting continues through June 16 for two representatives from among six candidates.
The campus’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony is this Thursday (May 25), honoring the Gold Star Aggies for whom the Memorial Union is named. Our military losses, dating back to World War I, number 136 in all. Hear their names at the event.
Play Golf, Watch Baseball
TGFS Golf Tournament— Please register (individual or team) by Friday (May 26) for tournament to be held June 3 at Davis Muni.
Staff Assembly at the River Cats— 6:45 p.m. Friday, June 9. $25, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Staff Assembly scholarship fund.
Learn how UC Davis is celebrating heritage months and Pride Month in May. ... Aggies sign to the NFL and WNBA. ... The School of Medicine celebrates 108 new physicians.
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