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On May 23, 2013, Crosby took that opportunity to meet and talk with recent recipients over lunch at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Fellows in attendance were Theodore “Ted” Hullar (Atmospheric Science), Katheryn Kolesar (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Sarah Hafner (Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry) and Emily Parry (Civil and Environmental Engineering). Ted Hullar is the son of Theodore Hullar. His father was UC Davis Chancellor from 1987-1994.

The Lindau meetings are a chance for aspiring researchers to meet Nobel Prize winners, who will spend the week giving lectures, leading workshops, and attending meet and greets with students.

The University of California, Davis is a proud platinum sponsor for the 2011 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference taking place at the San Jose Convention Center in California on Oct. 27-30, 2011.

Congratulations to Epidemiology graduate group doctoral student Thomas Stopka, who was a finalist for the Reuel A. Stallones Student Prize, a nationally recognized epidemiology award.

Last June Stopka was honored at the 2011 North American Congress of Epidemiology, held in Montreal, Canada. He was presented with an Honorable Mention for his paper, "Demographic, Risk and Spatial Factors Associated with Over-The-Counter Syringe Purchase among Injection Drug Users."

The Switzer Fellowship Program supports highly talented graduate students working towards environmental improvement and who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their fields. This year two of the 20 new 2011 Fellows are from UC Davis and join the Switzer Network of nearly 500 Fellows. Newest Switzer Fellows, Mark Elbroch and Tavis Forrester, are doctoral candidates in the Ecology graduate group.

On January 31, the Allen G. Marr Prize Distinguished Dissertation Award Plaque Presentation luncheon took place at UC Davis. Kathryn Marr, wife of the late UC Davis Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Allen G. (Jerry) Marr, was the guest of honor.

Graduate students, new and returning, were welcomed to the UC Davis campus during Graduate Studies' Week of Orientation and Welcome (WOW!).

Nearly 30 activities and workshops were highlighted during the weeklong event including a vigorous "Fitness Ride with the Dean"; an interactive "Student Panel Discussion and Q & A" with current graduate students; and "Building Community Dinner", where students mingled and became familiar with campus resources and departments. All of the week's activities and events were free and open to all graduate students.

The University of California, Davis is characterized by a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to research and graduate education that affords students an opportunity to undertake broad-based inquiry in areas of interest. Our campus is also characterized by a long-standing commitment to civility, acceptance and community.

California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has appointed Pharmacology and Toxicology alumnus, George Alexeeff, as director of the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Alexeeff has been the deputy director at the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment since 1998. He also served as chief of the Air Toxicology and Epidemiology branch from 1990 to 1998 and chief of the Air Toxics Unit from 1988 to 1990. Alexeeff received his doctorate from UC Davis.

Arts, humanities and social science students entering their studies during the next academic year have something to be excited about! Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter and Jeffery Gibeling, Dean of Graduate Studies, are thrilled to announce a major new fellowship initiative to support Ph.D. and M.F.A. students. The Provost's Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences program is scheduled to begin the 2012-13 academic year.