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3.20.2009

UC approves nursing school at UC Davis
SACRAMENTO — The UC Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing on March 19. The UC Davis nursing school is named in honor of the historic $100 ... [ More ]

UC weighing employee furloughs, pay cuts
Employee furloughs and pay cuts are among the budget measures that UC is considering in the coming months as it attempts to grapple with a growing fiscal shortfall. The state budget adopted in ... [ More ]

HUMAN POWER: ‘Wheel’ potential for this sustainability initiative
Groundskeeper Mike Griffith is among the one-quarter of Davis campus employees who bicycle to work. But Griffith takes it a step farther. Actually, he keeps on pedaling — after switching from ... [ More ]

PEDAL POWER
Mike Griffith’s research for his “human powered utility vehicle” included consultation with Jason Moore, a graduate student in mechanical and aeronautical engineering who is ... [ More ]


	Yiyun Li, a Chinese fiction writer and UC Davis English prof who once struggled to remain in the U.S., has won critical acclaim for her work. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Yiyun Li: Tales of death in China
In 1996, Yiyun Li came to the United States to become a scientist of immunology. Twelve years later, she is more at home with books than test tubes, a rising novelist gaining nationwide ... [ More ]

UC Davis, Sac State team up on stem cell lab training
Graduate students from California State University, Sacramento, will soon be working in UC Davis stem cell laboratories thanks to a grant approved March 12 by the governing board of the ... [ More ]


	Rand Conger

THE ECONOMY AND STRESS: Psychologists offer tips on coping with financial downturn, changes
These are extraordinary times on campus and beyond. Stress over jobs and money is rising as fast as stocks and financial icons are falling. How does one cope with all the changes? Two UC Davis ... [ More ]

Benson to lead communications
Mitchel Benson has been named the assistant vice chancellor for University Communications. Benson has led UC Davis media relations as News Service director for nearly four years and has a ... [ More ]

LAURELS: Awards honor faculty, student activity
This column offers a sampling of honors recently awarded to UC Davis faculty, staff and units: Frederick Murphy, dean emeritus of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as ... [ More ]


	(Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Teaching prize awarded
Dairy cow nutritionist Edward DePeters, center, is congratulated by his students after he receiving the 2009 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement on March 11. The ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Junior faculty fellowships, diversity celebration, wastewater fine
Fellowships available for junior faculty Junior faculty are invited to apply for fellowships offered by the Hellman Family Foundation. The fellowships provide support for research by ... [ More ]

UPDATE: Thank Goodness for Staff
Registration closes today (March 20) for the Thank Goodness for Staff volleyball tournament, and continues through March 27 for TGFS tennis: Volleyball—Teams can include staff and ... [ More ]

Citation for Excellence nominations deadline March 31
Nominations are due by March 31 for this year's Staff Assembly Citations for Excellence, given to individuals and teams for outstanding achievement in three categories: general contributions, campus ... [ More ]

Cancer: ‘I had to do something about it’
Laura Housfeld was a UC Davis student working toward her degree in communication studies when she had her first American Cancer Society Relay For Life experience. It was part of a commitment she and ... [ More ]


	In Solo Explorations, Hope Mirlis explores what happens when you hit your funny bone. (Stacey Bode)

SOLO EXPLORATIONS: MFA acting candidates present free performance
The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents Solo Explorations, four new interdisciplinary works by graduating Master of Fine Arts acting candidates Rebecca Michelle David, Hope Mirlis, ... [ More ]

COMING UP: MAIN STAGE THEATRE-DANCE FESTIVAL
Annual production of new choreography by undergraduate and graduate students and UC Davis dance instructors. In Main Theatre. Tickets are available through the Mondavi Center box office: (530) ... [ More ]

TO THE CENTURY: MARCH 20-APRIL 18
Today (March 20), Gregg Whelan and Gary Winters start documenting 30 days in the life of UC Davis and the Davis community, in this UC Davis Centennial event. Each day, the duo known as Lone Twin ... [ More ]


	Sheng High

EXHIBITIONS: Listen up! Trimpin is coming
Sound sculptor and composer Trimpin is updating his installation Sheng High for a premiere showing at the Nelson Gallery during spring quarter. The artist, who goes by only his last name, received ... [ More ]

AN EXHIBITION AND A GATHERING
The C.N. Gorman Museum is presenting Visual Sovereignty: International Indigenous Photography — a conference April 4-5 and an exhibition opening April 3 and running through Sept. 4. The ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: ENJOY THE ‘GOOD LIFE’ AT RMI, ELSEWHERE
Fresh fruit and veggies, excellent olive oil, a variety of wine and beer … ahhhhhhhh, the good life … and it is all right here at UC Davis. You can find produce at the East Quad ... [ More ]

On with the show at Mondavi
The Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts resumed its schedule the night of March 16, after workers finished emergency repairs to Jackson Hall’s acoustic canopy. It became stuck in the down ... [ More ]

THE MONDAVI CENTER PRESENTS
k.d. lang — The Grammy Award winner makes her first appearance at the Mondavi Center. 8 p.m. March 27, Jackson Hall. Lila (LEE-la) Downs — Bicultural singer-songwriter raised in the ... [ More ]

Out of the Past, a staff member's documentary, to debut at the Varsity Theatre
A UC Davis staff member’s documentary film, featuring UC Davis scientists and musicians, is scheduled to premiere at Davis’ Varsity Theatre on March 22. Writer-producer Cody ... [ More ]


	Paul Haggis

FOCUS ON FILM: One by Haggis, and three more that he likes
The Mondavi Center announced that Paul Haggis’ In the Valley of Elah will open the spring quarter’s Focus on Film. (Elah takes the place of the previously announced Costa-Gavras’ ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
AT THE ARBORETUM Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon March 20, and April 3 and 17. Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove, Old Davis Road. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A ... [ More ]

AVOID AND EVOLVE: Behavior and markings keep competing carnivorous critters from being someone else’s lunch
How do the many carnivorous animals of the Americas avoid competing for the same lunch, or becoming each other’s meal? There is more than chance at play, say two UC Davis researchers who ... [ More ]


	Raissa D'Souza

IN RESEARCH: 'A violent transition' in networks
In the life of many successful networks, the connections between elements increase over time. As connections are added, there comes a critical moment when the network’s overall connectivity ... [ More ]

CAMPUS TO HOST ROBOTICS ‘LUNACY’
Forty-four high school teams and their robots are due on campus March 26-28 for the high-adrenaline action of the Sacramento Regional FIRST Robotics competition. This regional staging of the ... [ More ]

UC astronauts blast off
When the space shuttle Discovery mission launched on March 15, it carried two UC graduates on board. For astronaut John Phillips, a UCLA alumnus, the flight marked his third journey into space. ... [ More ]

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