September 2013

UC Davis 2013 Campus Security Report

In accordance with federal law, each year all UC Davis employees are provided notice of the availability of the Campus Security Report and information about alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs (see PDF).

Office of Research Funding Listservs

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A Wave of Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up at U.S. Factories

Textiles and Clothing

Factories are finding that years of doing business overseas has withered what once was a thriving textile and apparel work force in the United States.

Announcing MyUCDavis Student Portal - Oct 1

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About a year ago, the Student Affairs Office of Technology (SAOT)in collaboration with the academic colleges, Student Affairs Marketing and Communications, and multiple campus departmentsbegan to build a product that would streamline student interactions with the university as well as the way they receive information.

UNITRANS: New H-Line Perimeter Shuttle Service Includes Mondavi Center

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H-Line - New campus perimeter shuttle will run in regular service (starting Thursday, September 26), serving Mondavi Center and Health Sciences.

Savings for Change: A Disruptive Soft Technology for Assuring Food Sovereignty Among the World's Poorest Communities - Oct. 9

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Lessons learned from Oxfam's 411,000 members in savings groups in Mali--and how those lessons might apply in Cambodia, where Horticulture CRSP and UC Davis are partnering with Oxfam America to introduce the Freedom from Hunger model.

D. Ken Giles: Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Professor Ken Giles has been named a fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for insightful research, teaching, and outreach related to engineering design and development for agricultural mechanization.

Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Call for Proposals-by Sept 30

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The Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals for new research and demonstration projects to be conducted from November 2013 through October 2014.

Grand Opening Confucius Institute: September 16, 2013

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The grand opening of the Confucius Institute at UC Davis will be held Monday, September 16, at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

Sept. 12 - BioDigester Breaks Ground in Davis

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

CleanWorld broke ground today on its anaerobic digester facility at UC Davis.

2013-2014 ACS Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD) Awards

Food Science and Technology

The Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division (AGFD) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to offer five awards for 2013-2014. These awards are geared towards undergraduate students (1 award), graduate students (2 awards) as well as young scientists (1 award) and seasoned professionals (1 award) doing research in the field of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The AGFD Awards are as follows: The Undergraduate Student Research Symposium Award The application deadline is October 31, 2013. The Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Symposium Award The application deadline is October 31, 2013. The Teranishi Graduate Fellowship The application deadline is February 1, 2014. The Young Scientist Award Symposium The application deadline is April 1, 2014. The Award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD Award) The application deadline is February 15, 2014.

Fingerprinting Americas whiskeys may help speed processing, prevent fraud

Viticulture and Enology

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have used the latest analytical tools to develop chemical fingerprints for 60 American whiskeys, providing distinct chemical signatures that reflect the combinations of grains, barrels, aging and other factors that played a role in their distilling.

UC Davis ranked among top-10 public universities

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The University of California, Davis, is ranked ninth among the nations top 10 public universities, according to rankings released today (Sept. 10) by U.S. News & World Report.

Pat testing OLLI email - Sept 14

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For several years, OLLI students have seen OLLI volunteers at many of the classes, quietly filming the instructor and the class. Now their work has come to fruition. OLLI classes on DVD are now available for check out at the Yolo County Library in Davis, 315 E. 14th St.