5.22.2009

Voters no help for UC: Yudof says additional cuts bode ‘dramatic change’ in quality, accessibility
As the UC system’s fiscal crisis worsens — and this week’s election results did not help — so too does UC Davis’ projected budget shortfall in state funding for ... [ More ]

President Yudof's post-election statements
UC President Mark G. Yudof issued two post-election statements, one of them the afternoon of May 20 and the other on May 22: May 20: The special election's impact on the university's budget The ... [ More ]

	Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef

Staff group gives Asian perspective
Fellowship with one’s professional peers brings many benefits, including job prospects, networking and workplace dialogue. For Asian American staff and faculty, the Asian Pacific American ... [ More ]

	(Cheng Saechao/UC Davis)

LEGAL BAR
Faculty and staff from the UC Davis School of Law take part in the King Hall Expansion Signing Celebrationon May 14, adding their names to the structure’s steel frame. The expansion, expected ... [ More ]

AROUND THE UC
First lady stars at Merced Michelle Obama addressed a historic graduating class at UC Merced’s commencement on May 16. “We are going to need all of you graduates,” Obama told ... [ More ]

	(Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Steak Bake, welcome gala for retirees
The Retiree Center is taking reservations for the 2009 Steak Bake, for all emeriti, retired staff and their guests. This year’s event is set for June 6, with outgoing Chancellor Larry ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Vanpools, discounts, Picnic Day
Planning continues for Solano vanpools Transportation and Parking Services, or TAPS, has put out another call for Davis campus employees who may be interested in vanpooling from Solano ... [ More ]

Pedestrian safety project on south side
A construction project aimed at improving pedestrian safety is scheduled to start soon along California Avenue on the south side of the Davis campus, where California Avenue connects with the Robert ... [ More ]

Bioengineer to study skull fusion in infants
With $300,000 in support from a foundation that champions cutting-edge medical research, a biomedical engineer at UC Davis will start work this month on developing a new treatment for infants born ... [ More ]

Yo-Yo ma
Classical musician Yo-Yo Ma taught a master’s class at the Mondavi Center before his May 14 performance of selected Bach cello suites. Ma, who dedicated the sold-out recital to the memory of ... [ More ]

	LuPone

YEAR-END MUSICAL TREATS: Chorus, Concert Band, Empyrean Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra
Alexander’s Feast, the Barber of Seville overture and a review of popular TV themes are among the offerings in year-end concerts by UC Davis singers and musicians. Also, the university’s ... [ More ]

	Yonatan Morag plays Adrian and Amy Louise Cole plays Lisa in Private Eyes.

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 ]

Kids, Farms & Food to go on as planned
Kids, Farms & Food Camps at the Good Life Garden will go as planned, unaffected by the cancellation of other garden events, organizers said. Campus Recreation is a co-sponsor, presenting Kids, ... [ More ]

Tournées Festival of French and Francophone Films
The third annual Tournées Festival of French and Francophone Films is scheduled from May 29 to 31 at UC Davis, sponsored by the Film Studies and Technocultural Studies programs. The ... [ More ]

QUEER STUDIES VIDEO ART
WHAT: “contesting citizenship: (dis)locating bodies,” video art and discussion leading off the third annual Queer Studies Graduate Symposium. Bay Area artist mónica ... [ More ]

	Josh Short's Boss 302 V8

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
AT THE ARBORETUM A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Performed outdoors by Studio 301 Productions. $10 general admission, $8 for students and $7 for children, payable when you come to any of ... [ 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 ]

	Joy Melnikow

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: Queer Studies Graduate Symposium; ‘Imperial Academy-Neoliberal University’
Queer Studies Graduate Symposium considers a transnational approach “Queer Mobility, Queer Citizenship” is the topic of this year’s Queer Studies Graduate Symposium, a two-day ... [ More ]

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