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UC Davis Professor John Eadie talk about his research as he hold a duckling as they collect data on wood ducks and their ducklings at the Roosevelt Ranch in Zamora in 2017. Each duckling was fitted with a tracker and has blood drawn for genetic tests. Students do the gathering of the data on the ducks.
By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer
The award recognizes teaching and scholarly achievements, and Eadie values the recognition of that dual nature and combining the two. “You’re not going to be a good teacher unless you really understand the material, and are able to translate that to your students. You’re also not going to be a
Climate change is a frightening and — as some consider — hopeless reality that all humans who consider Earth their home face. That’s why the poet laureate of Davis, Julia Levine, set out to instill hope in the youngsters of Da Vinci Junior High with a project she calls Hope River. Before she was appointed poet laureate of Davis in 2021, Levine spent 35 years as a clinical psychologist in Yolo County, working with children and their families. With her final year as a psychologist occurring during the pandemic, she was dismayed at the increase in teenagers’ depression and suicidality. They conveyed the sense of a hopeless future, and rather than remain idly sad, Levine came up with an idea to counteract this sense of hopelessness which was derived from her career experience and her platform as a poet laureate — climate change. To activate her idea, she applied for and got a fellowship grant from the American Academy of Poetry and the Carnegie Ballad Foundation. “I came up with this idea of how I can get kids who I know are overwhelmed by negative media about climate change, which as an adult makes me very anxious. I can’t imagine what it feels like for a young teen. So, I thought, ‘what can I do to
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UCD announces academic prize By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer The winner of this year’s UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate and Scholarly Achievement is Professor John Eadie in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology. Leading and teaching by example, and through the use of various Canadian-themed hockey jokes, Eadie is a “global leader in behavioral ecology and
waterfowl conservation, an outstanding instructor, a first-class mentor, a selfless campus citizen, and a generous and highly valued colleague,” reads the exuberant nomination submitted by Nann A. Fangue, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology and Professor of Physiological Ecology on behalf of the department. Given annually to honor faculty who are both exceptional
teachers and scholars, Fangue writes that her WFCB colleagues would agree to the nomination had it not been confidential. The nomination quotes a comment from Eadie’s Distinguished Professor Review: “I would argue that his excellence in Teaching, Research and Creative Work, Professional Competence and Activity, as well as University and Public Service are of the highest distinction
among university professors across the globe.”
Neville joins race for City Council By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Donna Neville has officially announced her candidacy for the District 3 Davis City Council seat. She joins Francesca Wright as the two candidates thus far hoping to succeed Lucas Frerichs, who represented the district for two years prior to his election to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The filing deadline is Friday. In her announcement Monday, Neville said, “I love this community, which has given so much to me and my family, and I want to give back. “My years of professional experience working to
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Donna Neville, pictured here with husband Ted Grosholz and pup Ella, has formally announced her candidacy for the District 3 City Council seat. make state and local government programs more accountable and more effective, combined with my community volunteer
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experience, have given me the skills and perspective needed to address the
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Defendant sentenced in UC Davis rape case By Lauren Keene
consensual encounter.
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According to a Yolo County District Attorney’s Office news release, Padilla-Chicas — who has no affiliation with UCD — attended an on-campus party where he followed the intoxicated 19-year-old victim to the bathroom and offered to assist her.
The sentencing hearing in a UC Davis rape case sent a San Pablo resident to state prison for a threeyear term. A Yolo County jury convicted 23-year-old David Alexander Padilla-Chicas in December of forcible rape, also acquitting him of three other counts in connection with the April 2019 incident. Padilla-Chicas’ attorney, meanwhile, called the case “complicated,” saying UCD police waited months before contacting witnesses to what his client believed was a
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“Inside the restroom, Padilla-Chicas forcibly raped the victim on the floor and told her to pretend to be throwing up as he exited the restroom,” prosectors said. “Witnesses found the victim in
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