5.15.2009

UC president cites serious consequences of revised state budget scenarios
Under Gov. Schwarzenegger's worst-case budget revision, UC officials are estimating a 2009-10 funding shortfall of nearly $531 million — even with the student fee increase approved by the ... [ More ]

	Student leaders chat with Chancellor-designate Linda Katehi while walking from Mrak Hall to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts for her official welcome on May 8. Pictured, from left: Joe Chatham, incoming ASUCD president; Molly Sundstrom, undergraduate student assistant to the chancellor; and Malaika Singleton, chair, Graduate Student Assembly. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Regents raise student fees, grapple with budget
The UC Board of Regents on May 7 approved student fee increases for 2009-10 and began laying the groundwork for employee furloughs and-or pay cuts. Furloughs and pay cuts have not been approved. ... [ More ]

	Linda Katehi addresses the media in San Francisco on May 7 after her appointment as the next chancellor of UC Davis. Looking on is UCSF's next chancellor, Susan Desmond-Hellmann. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Gould tapped as new regents chair
The UC Board of Regents last week elected Russell Gould to a one-year term as chair, succeeding Richard C. Blum. Gould, who holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Berkeley, ... [ More ]

	The chancellor-designate is pictured on the Jackson Hall stage with, from left, UC President Mark G. Yudof, Regent Russell Gould and Professor Bob Powell, chair of the Academic Senate. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

LETTER: Senate leaders call for Vanderhoef scholarship support
 Dear Editor: As current and former chairs of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate, we have worked with Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef over the last decade and a half. We would like to ... [ More ]

Brown bag history: Vanderhoef’s last chats
Brown bag chats with the chancellor today (May 15) on the Sacramento campus and next week on the Davis campus are the last ones scheduled with Larry Vanderhoef, who is stepping down from the ... [ More ]

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Caps and gowns anyone? Campus gears up for spring ’09 graduation
Graduates and guests at spring commencements will hear from leaders and innovators in a variety of fields: elected and appointed public servants, an astronaut, a humanitarian, an educator, a ... [ More ]

Bike to Work Breakfast May 20
Bicycling to and from work is good for your health and the environment. And, once a year, your bike commute brings one other benefit: free breakfast. It is offered on Bike to Work Day, being ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Fire duty, cycling, cell phones, thefts
Campus joins the fight at Santa Barbara fire State fire bosses drew on the campus Fire Department for help in battling the devastating Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara County. An assistant ... [ More ]

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LAURELS
 This column offers a sampling of honors recently awarded to UC Davis faculty, staff and units: Bruce Gates, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering and materials science, has been ... [ More ]

$1M study to look at area youth: Interdisciplinary project draws on researchers from Davis, Sacramento
UC Davis researchers have received $1 million from Sierra Health Foundation and The California Endowment for an ambitious two-year study that will yield recommendations for boosting the ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: Good Life Garden events canceled
Cancellations have wiped out the Good Life Garden’s calendar of events, with the exception of a backyard gardening seminar set for May 23 and summer programs for children. The gardening ... [ More ]

	Brendan Ward is Demetrius and Cody Messick is Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. (Cheng Saechao/UC Davis)

CAMPUS CALENDAR: Presenting our very own musicians
CONCERTS • Baroque Ensemble — World premiere of Michael Sand’s transcription of the “Italian” Concerto by J.S. Bach (for four violins and orchestra, originally for solo ... [ More ]

	(Paul Chan/UC Davis)

EXHIBITIONS:
NEW THIS WEEK Stepping Out: Footwear From Around the World — From the Design Collection. Through July 12, Design Museum. Reception and guided tours, 1-4 p.m. May 17. Free and open to the ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
AT THE ARBORETUM Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon May 15 and 29, and June 12 and 26.. Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove. End of Season Clearance Plant Sale — 9 a.m.-noon ... [ More ]

AGGIES ON THE MOVE: Team Challenge Week 5
Through Week 5 (May 4-10) steps per person, on average 1. The Category 5 (Veterinary Medicine, Central Services) 571,007 2. Barking Dogs (Health Sciences Library, Application Development and ... [ More ]

UPCOMING EVENTS: Story time at I-House; Embrace your body; For the Vanderhoefs
Story time at I-House International House invites the public to a story time presentation by Davis’ Jean Jackman at 2 p.m. May 17. Organizers said Jackman will present stories and songs ... [ More ]

Europe’s higher ed reform: What it means for the U.S.
Radical changes in European higher education — and what they mean for universities in the United States — will be the topic of a public lecture on campus on May 21. Guy Haug, a key ... [ More ]

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: ‘Green Acres, Blue Skies II’
The early registration deadline is today (May 15) for “Green Acres, Blue Skies II,” a UC Davis conference aimed at advancing agricultural systems and technology that protect air ... [ More ]

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