10.23.2009

UC president announces twin efforts to increase student support
FRESNO —High school students today (Oct. 23) shouted out a rousing cheer of "sí, se puede" to the news that UC's new Project You Can would help them pay for a UC ... [ More ]

	(Dave Jones/UC Davis)

From furloughs to concerns about next year, budget crisis continues
Questions during the Oct. 15 Staff Open Forum included: “What guarantee do we have that furloughs will not extend past August of 2010?” Chancellor Linda Katehi said she and all the UC ... [ More ]

VIEW FROM THE TOP: UC president addresses academic leaders about finances, furloughs, future
UC President Mark Yudof traded insights with UC faculty on a range of issues the university is grappling with — including furloughs, retention and future planning — at an Oct. 14 meeting ... [ More ]

Open enrollment: Oct. 29-Nov. 24
Your open enrollment packet this year looks to be easier to comprehend than the health reform legislation moving through Congress. All of UC’s health plans from 2009 are back, with no plans ... [ More ]

NO BENEFITS FAIRS, BUT MANY OTHER WAYS TO LEARN MORE
Due to budget constraints and the minimal changes, most UC locations are forgoing their benefits fairs this year. The Davis and Sacramento campuses are among those not having fairs. Instead, here is ... [ More ]

$1M grant for K-12 education
The UC Davis School of Education has been awarded a $1 million grant to help small teams of K-12 teachers develop projects that enhance teaching and learning in the classrooms. The grant from the ... [ More ]

THE SPIRIT OF HOMECOMING
Students and friends of UC Davis rallied at the Davis train station Oct. 16 as part of the annual Pajamarino celebration that kicked off the university’s homecoming weekend. Left, members of ... [ More ]

Big Bang! opens up: Business plan contest marks 10th anniversary by expanding talent pool
Big Bang! is getting bigger, and more Sacramento-area business students have been invited to join the annual business plan competition run by MBA students of the UC Davis Graduate School of ... [ More ]

LAURELS
This column offers a sampling of honors recently awarded to UC Davis faculty, staff and units: Government and Community Relations recently won a gold medal award of excellence from the Council for ... [ More ]

Biology student ‘wows’ the judges
When UC Davis undergraduate Tem Woldeyesus presented his scientific poster at the UC Davis Cancer Center research symposium recently, he did not know his project was being scrutinized by a panel of ... [ More ]

Bicycling dinner back at UC Davis; TAPS offers chance to win free tickets
The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony and dinner at UC Davis for the first time last year — and a few months later, in April 2009, the hall of fame decided to pack ... [ More ]

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IN BRIEF: Katehi in Washington; Eggheads coming back; New hours at Fleet Services; 2 arrests in book thefts
Katehi talks engineering education to Congress Chancellor Linda Katehi was scheduled to speak before a Congressional subcommittee Oct. 22 (after Dateline went to press this week) on the importance ... [ More ]

Ex-employee arrested for allegedly embezzling
A former UC Davis employee surrendered Oct. 18 at the Yolo County Jail in Woodland on an arrest warrant for suspicion of embezzlement and theft of more than $38,000 from the university. Sgt. Lance ... [ More ]

Sacramento Career Night
Sacramento Career Night is designed to showcase community resources for job-seekers and provide professional guidance on every aspect of landing a job from using social media for networking to ... [ More ]

IN RESEARCH: Mercury levels similar in kids with, without autism
In a large population-based study published online Oct. 19, MIND Institute researchers reported that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism ... [ More ]

Diabetic episodes affect children's memory
Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from the Center for Mind and ... [ More ]

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA: 'Photography and Ontology' and 'Sex-in-Change in Iran'
‘Photography, Ontology’ Art history professor Blake Stimson is due to give a talk Oct. 27 on “Photography and Ontology,” at 4:10 p.m. in 210D Art Building. Here is part of ... [ More ]

Music, music, music and more music
The Meridian Arts Ensemble, from left: Back row—Jon Nelson (trumpet), Brian McWhorter (trumpet), Ray Stewart (tuba) and John Ferrari (percussion). Front—Dan Grabois (French horn) and Ben ... [ More ]

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FOCUS ON FILM: 'Replay' and 'Graphic Novel' themes
Two Focus on Film series are planned this year at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. A fall-winter series carries the theme “Replay,” referring to films in which oft-used ... [ More ]

'NEW CINEMA IN CHILE,' WITH DISCUSSIONS IN SPANISH
The Hemispheric Institute on the Americas has organized a program on “New Cinema in Chile,” featuring two films and question-and-answer sessions with the directors, followed by a ... [ More ]

THE OUTDOORS: At the arboretum and Stebbins Cold Canyon
At the arboretum Tour — Outstanding Oaks! 11 a.m. Oct. 24, gazebo. Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Oct. 30 and Nov. 13. Wyatt Deck. Tour — Autumn Colors in the Storer ... [ More ]

RECREATION: Boys Lacrosse Clinic
Campus Recreation’s annual Boys Lacrosse Clinic is set for Nov. 14-15, with instruction and coaching by members of the Men’s Lacrosse Club. The clinic is for grades 3 to 12, and for ... [ More ]

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