Maize Geneticist Named to National Academy of Science
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra studies how maize adapted to different climates and growing conditions over thousands of years, work that could help crops withstand heat, drought and other climate-related challenges.
The Center for Educational Effectiveness is looking for input on the type of support that would be most helpful for faculty members. Responses to the center’s survey (deadline: June 5) will help guide future priorities.
The California Veterinary Emergency Team, part of the Weill School of Veterinary Medicine, is teaching firefighters — including our own — how to safely approach and handle animals during an emergency.
Several organizations are teaming up to collect nonperishable food items in the month of May; donations are being accepted at several locations. Items will be distributed to staff and retirees at an event in June.
Commuter card for parking, transit — Eligible employees can sign up, change or end their commuter benefits between the 1st and 10th of every month.
AggieSurplus — All furniture will be buy-one-get-one-free during in-person shopping, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8.
Commencement Ambassadors — Staff members are wanted to volunteer at undergraduate commencement ceremonies in June; those who serve as commencement ambassadors will receive a $75 Visa gift card, a T-shirt and more. (Deadline to register: May 15)
Call for proposals — Faculty members are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations related to teaching with technology, for the Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology in September. (Deadline: May 19)
Scam alert — UC retirement counselors and advisors will never reach out unprompted to request an appointment, ask for personal information or to suggest benefit changes.
Relative Motion, which will showcase works by student choreographers, will seek to explore “how we continue to move when our frame of reference has shifted.” (Opens May 14, $12)
The coyote who made headlines earlier this year after swimming to Alcatraz didn’t hail from San Francisco as some had previously thought. The UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory matched the animal’s DNA to a population on Angel Island. (National Park Service)
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