9.25.2009

Hundreds voice their fear of losing 'our university'
Hundreds of UC Davis students, faculty and staff offered up a chant as a loud lesson on Sept. 24, the fall quarter’s first day of instruction: “Whose university? Our u ... [ More ]

2009 FALL CONVOCATION: New era dawns
Chancellor Linda Katehi speaks of a “transformation” at UC Davis, one that moves the institution up into the ranks of the nation's top five public research universities. She shared ... [ More ]

Linda Katehi—2009 Fall Convocation speech
Below is a transcript of Linda Katehi's 2009 Fall Convocation speech: Thank you, Kevin, for the gracious introduction and for being our master of ceremonies today. My thanks, as well, to Clare ... [ More ]

Bob Powell—2009 Fall Convocation speech
Below is a transcript of Bob Powell's 2009 Fall Convocation speech: As the Chair of the Davis Division of the faculty Academic Senate, I am pleased to welcome our faculty and to provide a few ... [ More ]

Clare Hasler—2009 Fall Convocation speech
Below is a transcript of Clare Hasler's 2009 Fall Convocation speech: It is such an incredible honor for me to be here with all of you this morning….AND particularly to be on the stage with ... [ More ]

Real-time Unitrans information available
Users of the Unitrans bus system serving UC Davis and the city of Davis can now receive real-time information on the location of buses and their estimated arrival time at each bus stop. The ... [ More ]

EARLY EDUCATION: Rethinking teaching in West Sacramento
This is an excerpt of a story that originally appeared in the fall 2009 issue of UC Davis Magazine. On the afternoon of Aug. 20, 2007, Harold Levine, dean of the UC Davis School of Education, ... [ More ]

Prestigious National Medal of Science goes to physicist
Computational pioneer Berni Alder, a retired physicist from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and professor emeritus in the Department of Applied Science at UC Davis, has received the ... [ More ]

IN MEMORIAM: Kilmer, compassionate rehabilitation expert
David Kilmer, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UC Davis Health System, died at his home on Sept. 15 of lymphoma. He was 52. Kilmer was an ... [ More ]

IN BRIEF: Fire, grad students, software, pest control
OES engine and crew en route home A UC Davis fire crew was en route home today (Sept. 25) from Southern California, after working a couple of days on the Guiberson widfire in Ventura ... [ More ]

LETTER: Furloughs, layoffs criticized
Dear Editor: The administration’s plan for represented staff to face a “reduction in time; permanent or temporary layoff,” is basically illegal. The fact that the administration ... [ More ]

NEW FACULTY
Pat Turner, vice provost for undergraduate studies, talked about “what every beginning UC teacher should know” at the New Faculty Workshop in the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center on ... [ More ]

New biomed engineering chair thrives on ‘change’
You may as well race against Lance Armstrong as try to keep pace with Kyriacos Athanasiou, the new distinguished professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering Athanasiou ... [ More ]

Young faculty chosen for $248K in Hellman grants
Every young faculty member needs a little boost now and then. And grants represent the best boost of all. This year, 15 of UC Davis’ newest faculty members got some big help in the form of ... [ More ]

LAURELS
This column offers a sampling of honors recently awarded to UC Davis faculty, staff and units: Chemistry professor Jacquelyn Gervay-Hague has been named as one of the inaugural class of American ... [ More ]

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SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: California meltdown, Sustainable campus
IGA explores the California meltdown Four speakers are due to discuss governance, tax reform and constitutional reform in a series titled Meltdown: Institutional Challenges Facing California. The ... [ More ]

IN RESEARCH: ‘Intrinsic variability’ an obstacle
Bugs in boxes are helping UC Davis researcher Alan Hastings improve scientific tools used to predict the spread of invasive plants and animals. In the Sept. 21 edition of the journal Science, ... [ More ]

	Eugenia León is set to perform with Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano.

THE ARTS: Shakespeare, contemporary dance, Pulitzer Prize winner and a first novel
Conversations With Writers The University Writing Program’s Conversations With Writers series is set to open Sept. 29 with Eugene H. Robinson, an associate editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning ... [ More ]

	New addition to the C.N. Gorman Museum: Work by Florentino Laime Mantilla

UPCOMING SPEAKERS
WHO: David Plouffe, campaign manager, Obama for America. Barack Obama, after his election as president, described Plouffe as “the unsung hero who built the best political campaign in the ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum
Tour — Perennial Plants for the Central Valley. 10 a.m. Sept. 26, gazebo. Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Oct. 2, 16 and 30, Wyatt Deck. Plant Sale — 35th annual Plant ... [ More ]

2 PLANT SALES AND 1 PRESALE
The Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum have put their green thumbs to work on the number of fall plant sales: This year there will be two instead of one. Also, the Davis Botanical Society, which ... [ More ]

RECREATION: Cross country teams invite the public to run in Putah Creek Reserve footrace
The UC Davis men’s and women’s cross country teams are hosting a community run Oct. 3 on the Aggies’ home course at the Putah Creek Reserve west of campus. The five-kilometer run ... [ More ]

FOOD, ETC.: Wednesday Night Wine Flight Oct. 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WINE FLIGHTS: The first Wednesday of the month brings the Wednesday Night Wine Flight, held at the Gunrock Pub and co-sponsored by the pub and the Cal Aggie Alumni Association's ... [ More ]

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