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5.8.2009


	Katehi

Regents ratify Katehi as UC Davis' next chancellor
The Board of Regents made it official just before 1 p.m. May 7: UC Davis’ next chancellor will be Linda Katehi, as recommended by President Mark G. Yudof. Katehi, 55, is a professor of ... [ More ]

WELCOME RECEPTION TODAY (MAY 8)
A welcome reception for Chancellor-designate Linda Katehi is scheduled for this morning (May 8), with the entire campus community invited. Staff release time is appropriate with supervisory ... [ More ]

AT A GLANCE: LINDA KATEHI
UC Davis' next chancellor, Linda Katehi, at a glance—starting with how you say her last name. Pronounciation: kah-TAY-hee She is a professor of electrical and computer ... [ More ]

Vanderhoef: 'She is a superstar!'
Excerpts from Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef’s May 1 message to the UC Davis Family: I can’t imagine a more perfect next chancellor for the Davis campus than President Yudof’s ... [ More ]

REGENTS NOTES: Outgoing chancellors lauded; Yudof's first chancellor picks; UCSF's chancellor-designate; Board skips UCSD; Regents elect new chair
Outgoing chancellors lauded Board of Regents Chair Richard C. Blum described UC Davis' Larry Vanderhoef and UCSF's J. Michael Bishop as "two of our very best chancellors." "We ... [ More ]

Regents approve 2009-10 student fees
Facing a severe budget shortfall as a result of the state's fiscal crisis, which has been exacerbated by a deepening economic recession, the UC Board of Regents on May 7 approved student fee ... [ More ]


	Mangun

Mangun named dean of social sciences
George R. Mangun, professor of psychology and neurology, was appointed dean of the Division of Social Sciences. Mangun emerged as the top candidate during a national search that started when ... [ More ]

UC to pay your taxes on 'fringe benefit' cell phones
You may not think so, but the Internal Revenue Service looks at your university-provided cell phone as a fringe benefit—insofar as you may use your university phone for incidental personal ... [ More ]

THANK GOODNESS FOR STAFF: MAY 13
The annual staff picnic is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 13 at a new location: Hutchison Field. Larry Vanderhoef, who is moving to emeritus status this summer, is scheduled to address the ... [ More ]

TGFS: A WEIGHTY SUBJECT
Guess what? It is time to Guess the Weight, a Thank Goodness for Staff tradition. Staff Assembly will present a trip for two to Disneyland to the person who guesses the weight that is closest to ... [ More ]

BLACK FAMILY WEEK: "Redefining Excellence"
May 11 — Black Top Classics, old-school soul and rhythm and blues, accompanied by recess-like games (such as four square, double Dutch, hula hoop and hopscotch), noon-1 p.m., Patio, Memorial ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Fire duty; Commuters; Computers and writing; Ceremonies
Fire crew heads to Santa Barbara A truck and a crew of four from the UC Davis Fire Department departed campus Thursday (May 7) for wildfire duty in Santa Barbara County, at the request of ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: Winkler Dinner; Order on the Web; Good Life Garden events
Winkler Dinner A dinner of six courses, each from a different chef and paired with a different wine. This must be the annual Winkler Dinner, presented by the student organization DEVO, which ... [ More ]

Prof gets kick out of soccer, God and Satan
Those searching for a unique religious experience, or a universal game, should ask Alon Raab about soccer. A lecturer in religious studies at UC Davis, Raab comes from Israel where he played, ... [ More ]

Lab scientists’ suspicions lead to product recall
Although the combination of apple-green and golden-yellow hues might look lovely in a new spring ensemble, UC Davis clinical lab scientist Rena Kuramoto suspected something was amiss when these ... [ More ]

STAY PUT!
Veterinary students Vanessa Gant Bradley, left, and Maria Collins, center, join Professor Julie Dechant tending to Mona, safely restrained in a new llama chute. It was a gift from Tom and Dennie ... [ More ]

FAMILY TREE: DNA study confirms Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group
For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ... [ More ]

SHORT-TERM MEMORIES: Some of them die suddenly —there is no fading away
The human brain stores some kinds of memories for a lifetime. But when our eyes are open and looking at things, our gray matter also creates temporary memories that help us process complex tasks ... [ More ]


	Menand

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: Pulitzer winner Menand to deliver Lunn lecture
Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard English professor Louis Menand is due at UC Davis on May 14 to deliver the Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture in Modern Culture and Thought. Menand’s topic is ... [ More ]

EXHIBITIONS: Arts and Crafts for Fun
NEW THIS WEEK Arts and Crafts for Fun — Interdisciplinary display by Dale Dennis, Craft Center calligraphy and woodworking instructor. May 8-June 5, Craft Center Gallery. COMING NEXT ... [ More ]

IF THE SHOE FITS: Student serves as co-curator for new exhibition
Shoes. In every design and size imaginable, there they lie, carefully arranged across the ground. Some fascinate me — the intricacy of their design and material point to a different time ... [ More ]

CAMPUS CALENDAR: Celebrity basketball; Musical students
Celebrity basketball International House has assembled the Davis All-Stars celebrity team for a basketball game against the Harlem Ambassadors at 7 p.m. May 11 at Davis High School. Tickets for ... [ More ]

THE ARTS: Dada Cabaret; Private Eyes; Patti LuPone
Dada Cabaret comes to Davis Second-year Master of Fine Arts candidate Hope Mirlis is bringing the Dada Cabaret to downtown Davis and the university. “The Dada Cabaret should make people ... [ More ]

HARD-HITTING AGGIE ALUM
Smile for the camera phone. Sign an autograph. Listen to how great you are. Imagine that scenario repeating about a dozen times over and you will get a feel for what Urijah Faber experiences ... [ More ]

RECREATION: Team Challenge Week 3
Through Week 3 (April 20-26) steps per person, on average 1. The Category 5 (Veterinary Medicine, Central Services) 336,447 2. Barking Dogs (Health Sciences Library, Application Development and ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: Writers in the Garden; Shakespeare play; tours and music
Literature comes to the arboretum’s Wyatt Deck this month — with visits by three local writers and a student theater troupe. The latter plans four presentations of Shakespeare’s A ... [ More ]

AT STEBBINS COLD CANYON
NATURE OUTINGS Native Plants: How They Survive — 9 a.m.-noon May 9. Get the low-down on some of the remarkable water-saving adaptations of the canyon’s native plants. FULL: Yoga With ... [ More ]

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