1.9.2009

Regents to consider a smaller freshman class and a freeze on senior management pay
To cope with insufficient state funding for enrollment growth and continuing budget cuts due to the state's financial crisis, UC President Mark G. Yudof will ask the Board of Regents on Jan. 14 to ... [ More ]

President Yudof's memo to UC employees
Dear colleague: I write to inform you about salary freezes and other compensation-related actions being implemented for certain UC employees. As you know, the state is facing a serious financial ... [ More ]

EARLIER COVERAGE: Regents consider smaller fall class and freeze on senior management pay
The UC Board of Regents will hold a special meeting next week to consider curtailing freshman enrollment in 2009-10 due to insufficient state funding, the Office of the President announced Jan. ... [ More ]

	Rosalva Morales mixes a bowl of assorted lettuce for the Gunrock Pub's' salad bar on opening day. The greens came from the Davis campus's new Good Life Garden. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

IN BRIEF: Blood drive, W-2s
ASUCD blood drive The first ASUCD blood drive of 2009 is scheduled for next week: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14 in Freeborn Hall.  “Please be sure to eat well and drink plenty of ... [ More ]

	Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef discussed his two trips to Iran before an audience at the Capitol Plaza Ballroom in Sacramento on Dec. 10. Standing with him is Mo Mohanna, an Iranian-born Sacramento businessman and current member of the UC Davis Foundation Board of Trustees who accompanied the chancellor on his 2004 trip. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

POWER CHANGE: Scholars analyze Obama’s prospects
President-elect Barack Obama will inherit an agenda of staggering uncertainty as the nation struggles with a fading economy while stuck in two wars overseas. The recent Israeli-Palestinian ... [ More ]

POLICY WATCH: CHALLENGES FOR OBAMA
One week before Barack Obama’s inauguration, the Institute of Governmental Affairs plans an evening Policy Watch Seminar titled “Challenges for the President.” Organizers said ... [ More ]

6 faculty tapped for AAAS
Six UC Davis faculty members are among the 486 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This prestigious rank is conferred on AAAS members for their efforts ... [ More ]

Ecologist, engineer win national honor
Two faculty members at UC Davis have been presented with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for professionals in the early stage of their ... [ More ]

Campus preempts threat: Explosive materials removed from freshman student’s dorm last week
Editor's note: A Feb. 20 update to this story reflects that Woods' sentence included an order for 1,050 hours of community service. The story as originally posted gave an incorrect number of ... [ More ]

FORMER STAFFER GOES TO PRISON
A former UC Davis employee — who had earlier pleaded guilty to using $160,000 of funds from a federal program for her own purposes — was sentenced Jan. 6 in Sacramento to serve 12 months ... [ More ]

	Pablo Ortiz

EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE CONCERT
AMERICANA: AMERICAN THEMES IN MUSIC AND FILM WHAT: Empyrean Ensemble WHEN: 7 p.m. Jan. 25 WHERE: Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts TICKETS: (530) 754-2787 or (866) ... [ More ]

	Tod Brody

THE ARTS: Scrappy sound; New year's ticket deal at the Mondavi Center; No Gloria Steinem talk
SCRAPPY SOUND: A Canadian troupe called ScrapArtsMusic is bringing its “power percussion” to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. The “scrap” refers to industrial ... [ More ]

Craft Center registration continues; staff, faculty receive 10 percent discount in winter quarter
The Craft Center is reminding staff and faculty of a winter quarter special just for them: 10 percent off class fees. Registration began this week, and, for each class, continues until the class is ... [ More ]

	Ravi Coltrane performs on the Blue Note Records anniversary tour.

Lavernia begins provost duties
Enrique Lavernia began his three-year term as provost and executive vice chancellor on Monday. He replaces Barbara Horwitz, who served as interim provost since July 2007 when the former provost ... [ More ]

LAURELS: Spotlight shines on high-achieving scholars, staff, programs
This column offers a sampling of honors and awards recently awarded to UC Davis faculty, staff and units: John Campbell, director of Campus Recreation since 2005, has been appointed as vice ... [ More ]

EXHIBITIONS: Bicycle museum's 1st show stays open through Amgen; Campus's 'Secret Confessions'
BICYCLE MUSEUM'S 1ST SHOW STAYS OPEN THROUGH AMGEN: The California Bicycle Museum in Davis and the Amgen Tour of California are pedaling toward each other for a big weekend Feb. 14 and ... [ More ]

FUNDRAISERS: Eat like a gold miner; Wine tasting benefit
EAT LIKE A GOLD MINER: Sure, we all know California’s original gold miners ate sourdough bread. But what else did they have on the table? You can taste for yourself Jan. 31 during a ... [ More ]

IN RESEARCH: Molecule aids fight against brain cancer
UC Davis Cancer Center researchers on Dec. 26 reported the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer. The finding, published in this month’s issue of ... [ More ]

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: 'Because of Science'; Design as Activism
Nobel laureate: 'Because of Science' Nobel Laureate Douglas Osheroff never stops marveling at the wonders of science, from the basics of flight, for example, to the complexities of something he ... [ More ]

Arboretum puts out call for volunteers
The UC Davis Arboretum is taking sign-ups for volunteer training, with sessions scheduled in January and February. Suzanne Ullensvang, resource development manager, said the arboretum welcomes ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum
Folk Music Jams—Play or listen. Noon Jan. 9 and 23, and Feb. 6 and 20, Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove, Old Davis Road. Free and open to the public. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis ... [ More ]

AGGIES ON THE MOVE: Barking Dogs capture Team Challenge
The UC Davis walking program’s fall quarter Team Challenge concluded with first place going to the Barking Dogs (the Lantz-Johnson family: husband-wife Bob and Katy Lantz and their ... [ More ]

Davis apartment rental rates rise
The apartment vacancy rate in the city of Davis increased slightly to 0.8 percent this fall, and rental rates rose by an average of 4.36 percent, according to a survey by UC Davis. The Office of ... [ More ]

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