3.26.2009

Provost’s 2009-10 budget letter calls for $19 million in cuts
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia earlier this week issued 2009-10 budget reduction targets to deans and vice chancellors, to deal with a shortfall estimated at nearly $19 ... [ More ]

Administrator recovering after fall during power failure
A pair of crossed wires at the UC Davis power substation caused the March 23 campuswide blackout during which an administrator fell in a dark stairwell in Mrak Hall. Maureen Miller, an assistant ... [ 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: 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 ]

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 BRIEF: Davis-Woodland bikeway?, LGBTQ Connection, Fresh fruit, TRiO mentors, Active Aggies
Davis-Woodland bikeway? An alternative route for alternative transportation between Davis and Woodland is getting a new look. The route would accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians and possibly ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: East Quad Farmers Market starts April 1
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 ]

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 ]

Finally, Grupo Corpo! Plus other shows at the Mondavi Center
The Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts announced a new performance date of April 7 for the Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo. The company had been scheduled to perform March 13, until the ... [ More ]

EXHIBITIONS
The African American Journey Towards Freedom and Equality, 1619-2009: A Tale Told in Black and White — Books, pamphlets and documents from the African American History Collection and other ... [ More ]

Spring quarter Focus on Film opens March 30 with Haggis' In the Valley of Elah
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 ]

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 ]

Repro Graphics offers discount on 100 percent recycled paper
Repro Graphics is offering a discount on 100 percent recycled paper for Davis campus copiers, after testing in which the paper performed as well or better than the 30 percent recycled paper that is ... [ More ]

Aggie football announces its ‘most ambitious’ schedule
UC Davis Athletics is describing the Aggies’ 2009 football schedule as “the most ambitious” in school history, with an early-season home game against Montana, along with the ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
AT THE ARBORETUM Tour — Living Under the Redwoods. 2 p.m. March 29, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Old Davis Road. Free parking in Lots 1 and 2, and the south entry garage, south of the ... [ More ]

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