UC Davis faculty, staff achievements listed
Two University of California, Davis, professors are among seven of the world’s leading biomedical researchers selected to give presentations this year in the Harvey Lecture series that has previously featured most recipients of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 16, 12:00pm
ARCHIVE TREASURES
Archive Treasures is dedicated to showcasing works from the UCLA Film & Television Archive's extensive collection, the largest university-based film & video collection in the world. Included in the series will be deserving and rarely-screened gems presented in original and restored prints. Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
Professor Eagly Comments on Change of Venue for Jared Loughner Trial in Los Angeles Times Article
UCLA Law - News, May 16, 11:27am
BEYOND THE IRON CURTAIN: HUNGARIAN CINEMA OBSERVES THE FALL OF COMMUNISM
At mid-century, Hungary found itself politically and economically isolated, especially after the Communist government's complicity with the brutal Soviet crackdown on the citizens' uprising of 1956. This eye-opening event initiated a 30-year period of growing disenchantment with Soviet influence. Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
1939 Redux: DIGGING DEEPER INTO "HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST YEAR"
On January 3, 1939, the Los Angeles Times declared that "Hollywood is primed for a big year... the rubber bands which have more or less restricted production pursues are to be thrown away, and from plans already announced, theatergoers are in for some outstanding entertainment." Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
FAMILY FLICKS
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum have teamed up for a matinee screening series of new and classic family-friendly films from around the world. Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
THE LEGACY PROJECT SCREENING SERIES
The Legacy Project is a collaborative effort bringing together the Archive and Outfest to preserve and restore queer film and video. We will screen prints from this valuable and unique collection on a bimonthly basis. Outfest members receive $1 off admission at the boxoffice. Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
SALUTING ROBERT ALTMAN
In November 2006, American film lost one of its greatest mavericks. But Robert Altman left behind a cinematic legacy unparalleled in its iconoclasm, individuality and ability to speak to audiences in the art house as well as the popular cinema. UCLA Film & Television Archive is proud and grateful to have received a behest from the Altman estate in the form of hundreds of original film elements, including the director's personal prints of many of his most cherished films. Read more...
UCLA Film & Television Archive, May 16, 11:27am
Professor Winkler Publishes Op-ed in Huffington Post on Gun Control
UCLA Law - News, May 16, 11:27am
UC Davis partners in $8.3 million effort to fight childhood malnutrition
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will join in an international research effort to develop new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent malnutrition in infants and children around the world. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 14, 7:25pm
UC Davis West Village a global model for sustainable urban planning
UC Davis West Village overcame funding constraints, delays, regulatory changes, a housing market collapse and other challenges to become the nation’s largest planned zero-net energy community, according to a new report on sustainable, low-carbon developments. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 14, 11:46am
When, where and how wood is used impact carbon emissions from deforestation
A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 14, 11:22am
Sean Hecht, Executive Director of the Environmental Law Center, Discusses Environmental Blueprint for Governor Brown in Los Angeles Times "Greenspace" Article
UCLA Law - News, May 12, 11:27pm
UCLA School of Law Experts Issue Blueprint on Environmental Action for Governor Jerry Brown; Available to Discuss
UCLA Law - News, May 12, 11:30am
Professor Stout Discusses Goldman Sachs Plan for More Transparency in Associated Press Article
UCLA Law - News, May 12, 11:30am
UC Davis to offer about 600 summer courses
UC Davis will offer about 600 summer courses -- from high-demand science and writing courses to the explorations of personal finance and introductory sculpture -- beginning June 25. And they are open not only to university students but also to the general public and some high school students. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 9, 1:26pm
Study: Prepare grad students for work beyond academia
Universities need to work more closely with business, nonprofit and government sectors to better prepare graduate students for careers beyond academia, according to the report for a national project that a UC Davis dean helped guide. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 9, 1:26pm
UC Davis plans 13 commencements, will graduate first nursing students
Thousands of students from the University of California, Davis, will participate in 13 commencement ceremonies this spring, including the first class from the new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 8, 2:25pm
Campus tech incubator graduates first tenant
Hear this: Dysonics, a startup based on audio technology research conducted at the University of California, Davis, is the first company to "graduate" from the UC Davis College of Engineering's fledgling high-tech business incubator, the Engineering Translational Technology Center, also known as ETTC. After less than a year of incubation, Dysonics secured $750,000 in funding from angel investors, enough to set out on its own. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 8, 12:16pm
White House hails blind chemistry grad student as “Champion of Change”
Henry "Hoby" Wedler, a graduate student in chemistry at the University of California, Davis, will be one of 14 individuals honored today (May 7) at the White House as Champions of Change for leading the way for people with disabilities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 7, 12:10pm
UC Davis academic associations award prizes for faculty teaching, research, service
The UC Davis Academic Senate and Academic Federation have announced their 2012 teaching and research prize recipients. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 4, 6:04pm
Professor Volokh Comments on House Reading of the Constitution in Washington Post Article
UCLA Law - News, May 4, 11:27am
Lighting innovator assumes first Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency
Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center, has been named the first Arthur H. Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency at the University of California, Davis. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 3, 11:50am
Sean Hecht, Executive Director of the Environmental Law Center, Comments on Important Environmental Cases in 2010 in Daily Journal Article
UCLA Law - News, May 3, 11:29am
New university librarian to lead digital transformation
MacKenzie Smith, an academic research library leader specializing in information technology and digital knowledge management, has been chosen to lead the University Library at the University of California, Davis. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 3, 11:25am
Beer foam examined In new book by UC Davis brewing expert
Foam capping a glass of beer is not just a frothy byproduct of the brewing process but a key component of beer quality and consumer satisfaction, writes highly acclaimed brewing scientist Charles Bamforth of the University of California, Davis, in a new book, “Foam.” Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 2, 4:33pm
Genome scientist elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Harris Lewin, vice chancellor for research and professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. Including Lewin, 21 UC Davis faculty are members of the academy. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 2, 2:05pm
Campus announces proposed reforms
UC Davis today announced a series of actions and reforms — newly proposed steps as well as efforts already under way — to improve and enhance campus protest management policies and practices, police operations, and administrative coordination and communication. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 2, 1:25pm
Biomedical researchers receive Hartwell Foundation awards
Two faculty members from the University of California, Davis, are among 12 scientists selected to receive Individual Biomedical Research Awards from The Hartwell Foundation this year. The awards provide $100,000 of direct support each per year for three years, as well as videoconferencing equipment for periodic communications with the foundation and other award recipients. The foundation is also funding a UC Davis Hartwell Foundation postdoctoral researcher with $50,000 per year over two years. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 1, 2:00pm
UC and 'President Lincoln' celebrate dawning of public universities
SACRAMENTO — UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi joined UC President Mark G. Yudof and President Abraham Lincoln here on Monday (April 30) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the federal law that launched dozens of public universities across the country. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 1, 3:00am
Public workshop: Nitrate in groundwater study findings
Public workshop to discuss results of a recent UC Davis report that found one in 10 people living in the Tulare Lake Basin and Salinas Valley are at risk of exposure to harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water. The report examines sources of nitrate contamination, as well as impacts and costs, and evaluates promising funding and policy actions. The report will be used to inform the California Water Resources Control Board in its recommendations to the Legislature later this year. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, May 1, 3:00am
UC Davis program opens headquarters with two Davis startups
Davis Roots, a recently formed nonprofit business accelerator bridging the city of Davis and the University of California, Davis, officially opens its headquarters at the historic Hunt-Boyer Mansion today. The enterprise is geared toward supporting startup companies to succeed and stay in the city, with two companies ready to move in. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, Apr 30, 6:44pm
Journalist and author Adam Gopnik to speak
Author and New Yorker magazine writer Adam Gopnik will speak next week at the University of California, Davis, on subjects near and dear to his heart: drawing and food. Both talks are free and open to the public. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, Apr 27, 7:23pm
America's "war on immigrants" focus of Sheffrin lecture
Wednesday, May 16 — Doug Massey, the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, will deliver the 2012 Sheffrin Lecture in Public Policy at 5 p.m. in the UC Davis Buehler Alumni and Visitor’s Center, AGR Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more...
UC Davis News: General Interest, Apr 27, 7:23pm