8.7.2009

	(Don Preisler/UC Davis)

Furlough schedule weighed; Academic Senate backs the use of teaching days for campus closures
We know how many furlough days we are getting, but we do not know the format. The UC Office of the President left this up to the individual campuses, and UC Davis for one is still working out the ... [ More ]

BUDGET UPDATE: School and college impacts, VSP, and HR programs and services
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: The UC Davis News Service is preparing articles on budget impacts in the schools and colleges, including the three divisions of the College of Letters and Science. The first ... [ More ]

BUDGET FALLOUT: Bio Sci running out of avoidance strategies
This is one of a series of articles on budget cuts in UC Davis' schools and colleges, including the three divisions of the College of Letters and Science. While it is premature to speculate on how ... [ More ]

BUDGET FALLOUT: Cuts large and small in Social Sciences
This is one of a series of articles on budget cuts in UC Davis' schools and colleges, including the three divisions of the College of Letters and Science. More professors may lose their phones. ... [ More ]

BUDGET FALLOUT: Veterinary school prepares for $4 million hit
This is one of a series of articles on budget cuts in UC Davis' schools and colleges, including the three divisions of the College of Letters and Science. The School of Veterinary Medicine expects ... [ More ]

	Bob Biggs is placing an emphasis on recruiting as UC Davis adjusts to the fiercer competition of D-I football. (Cheng Saechao/UC Davis)

Fish doctor and team make pond calls
If a combined sequel of the films Doctor Dolittle and Finding Nemo is ever made, Hollywood will undoubtedly come looking for Scott Weber. A veterinarian trained in the health needs of fish and ... [ More ]

The Wolfskill Legacy, Fresh-Cut Products Workshop, Weed Science School
Winters Horticultural Symposium The Winters Horticultural Symposium on Aug. 26 will celebrate "The Legacy of John Reid Wolfskill," part of whose Mexican land-grant ranch is preserved as a ... [ More ]

Professors hope to turn page on pricey textbooks
In the midst of the financial crisis, UC Davis professors are searching for ways to make textbooks more affordable for students. Expensive, used textbooks have long been a bone of contention among ... [ More ]

IN TRANSITION: Hinds to lead marketing
Tom Hinds was appointed UC Davis’ new marketing director on July 31. For the past year, Hinds has served double duty in University Communications as both the interim director of marketing ... [ More ]

Human Corps’ new name
The mission is the same: connecting students, staff and faculty with volunteer opportunities in the community. But the name is new: the Community Service Resource Center, formerly the Human Corps ... [ More ]

Wellness challenge
Organizers of the Healthy ’til 100 Wellness Challenge are reminding participants of a prize drawing for Activities and Recreation Center passes at the conclusion of the challenge. The Retiree ... [ More ]

Alumni awards
 Nominations for the Cal Aggie Alumni Association’s 2010 Alumni Awards are due by Aug. 14. The awards are as follows: Outstanding Alumnus(a) Award, Young Alumnus(a) Award, Aggie Service ... [ More ]

Volunteers needed
The UC Davis Police and Fire departments are planning a full-scale emergency exercise for Sept. 16, and the organizers are looking for volunteers to take part. The exercise will be a full workout ... [ More ]

LETTER: Faculty: Outside work
Dear Editor: As the furlough program takes on a final form, attention should be paid to modifying temporarily—or possibly suspending—some of the regulations concerning outside work ... [ More ]

	(Cheng Saechao/UC Davis)

CoHo gets reprieve through Aug. 12
The bidding process for the Coffee House’s renovation and expansion took longer than expected, so the CoHo is staying open a few extra days in the Memorial Union's west wing, through 4:30 p.m. ... [ More ]

'DASH' downtown for lunch
U-DASH, the lunchtime shuttle between the university and downtown Davis, started out June 15 as a free service — as a way to introduce U-DASH to the campus community. But, even after the $1 ... [ More ]

THE ARTS: Paul Taylor dance performances; Bus trip to the di Rosa Preserve
Taylor dance students offer free shows Free dance performances are scheduled today and next Friday (Aug. 7 and 14), as part of UC Davis Extension's Paul Taylor West Coast Dance Intensive, a ... [ More ]

	Jade Rosina McCutcheon

ON STAGE: 2009-10
FALL QUARTER Sideshow Physical Theatre: Elephant‘s Graveyard, written and directed by Jade Rosina McCutcheon — 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24 and 30-31, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 ... [ More ]

	Marie Daulne leads Zap Mama, playing Aug. 14 on the Quad.

CAMPUS CALENDAR: Midnight Splash and Band-uh's last Jam-uh!
Midnight Splash There is regular splashing and there is belly flop splashing — and you can do both at Campus Recreation’s Midnight Splash. The event also will include kayak races and ... [ More ]

Time for a summer drive — a blood drive
Summertime is a good time for ice cream and an even better time for free ice cream. Which is exactly what you will receive — a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream — if you ... [ More ]

EXHIBITIONS: Alum Stacey White shows recent paintings at Craft Center Gallery
The Craft Center Gallery announced the opening today (Aug. 7) of an exhibition by alum Stacey White, showing recent paintings (oil on wood). A closing reception for the artist is scheduled from ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum
Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Aug. 7 and 21, and Sept. 4 and 18. Wyatt Deck. Tour — Sun-Drenched Colors. 10 a.m. Aug. 8, gazebo. Walk With Warren — With Warren ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: Olive oil and heirloom tomatoes
Sensory Evaluation of Olive Oil Looking to become an olive oil connoisseur? Consider signing up for Sensory Evaluation of Olive Oil, a UC Davis Olive Center course aimed at training olive oil ... [ More ]

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