Campus News

The 28thannualOutstanding Faculty and Staff Advisor Awards were given Wednesday to David Grenke,professor in thetheater and dancedepartment,and My Diem Nguyen,student affairs officer in the Asian Americanstudiesdepartment.

After three years of enrollment growth,the UC Davis Graduate School of Managementwill move its Bay AreaMaster of Business Administrationprogram for working professionals to a more permanent facility inBishopRanchBusinessPark inSan Ramon,Calif.onAug.1.

Health care and international relations will be the themes of next year’s campus and community book project. Tracy Kidder’s non-fiction work Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World was chosen by a panel on campus as the book that will be woven into courses across the disciplines at UC Davis.

Like most students, Julie Woodworth has difficulty finding an open bike parking space in front of the Activities and Recreation Center. Rather than scour the bike racks for an empty space, she said she typically just leaves her bike on the ARC’s front patio area, with its tire locked to the frame.

Unauthorized collaboration during an exam A student of senior standing was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for allegedly collaborating and/or copying during an exam.

In the May 13issue of The California Aggie,the article “UC Davis administrator extinguishes fire outside Olson Hall,” attributescertain quotes to UC Davis Fire Department Captain Richard Moore.This is incorrect.The quotes should be attributed to Captain Nathaniel Hartinger.The person quoted gave a different name to the reporter.The Aggie regrets the error.

The Boston Tea Party had nothing to do with dolls and tea sets, but don’t quiz American history teachers on that. Following low American history test scores, the U.S. Department of Education has granted $1 million to the UC Davis History Project, a program on campus that educates history teachers in the Sacramento area.

The 10-week recycling effort known as RecycleMania culminated with a ninth-place finish for UC Davis, out of over 400 schools in the partial campus division.

This week, many undergraduate students will receive an e-mail from Vice Provost Pat Bailey, encouraging them to fill out the UC Undergraduate Experience Survey.

A billow of smoke appeared from below the groundMondayat approximately1:50p.m.on the east side of Olson Hall.The fire started below the ground in a grate and was put outbefore causing any structural damagebyDewight Kramer,assistant network administrator in the social sciences department.

The UC Davis Stem Cell Program was awarded $20 million by the governing board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) on May 7 as part of their Major Facilities Grant program. “UC Davis had obviously showcased both its existing expertise, experience and capabilities,” said senior public information officer for the UC Davis Health System Charles Casey in an e-mail interview.

The 38th annual UC Davis Black Family Week begins itsweeklong celebration of African and African American culture today with plenty of soul food, music and educational entertainment. There will be a food booth on the Quad today from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. selling hot links, baked beans and drinks.