Being Dean of @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social is a dream. But deans sometimes need a day off to recharge. Today was that day. Walk, play guitar, garden, lunch at Matchbook 🔥 winery in the beautiful Dunnigan Hills, and early gym workout before evening event on campus. Recharge at 80% & increasing.

The Donkey and the Engineering Dean Had another nice visit with my budonkey. He was in a great mood. Lots of smiling and laughing. Got to hear some pretty dumb donkey jokes from Protege. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social

Last night we had another wonderful Pizza with Professors event, rotating early career faculty members from table to table to speak about their work and answer questions from members of our amazing Dean’s Executive Committee (external advisory board).

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, who tragically lost his 58-year-old mum and several family members to COVID-19 complications, continues advocating for vaccination. “I have asthma,” Towns said, highlighting his “high-risk status” while raising awareness of the non-mRNA NUVAXOVID vaccine.

60 years ago today, Bob Dylan played Carnegie Hall and introduced his new touring band—Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Levon Helm. Soon, the world would know them simply as The Band.

When your engineering college is so cool that your faculty form a band named The Technically Hip and rock at the staff and faculty fall social. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social

Always enjoy the running of the first year students each year during a @ucdavis.bsky.social football game.

Kudos to Dr. Susan Gentry for this important initiative! Our @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social community cares deeply about the wellness of our students. 👇🏻

UC Davis College of Engineering@ucdavisengineering.bsky.social · 3w ago

How do engineering students approach wellness, and can classroom changes help? UC Davis professor Susan Gentry is exploring these questions at the intersection of engineering education and social-emotional learning. Learn more: https://ow.ly/I5jL50ZSUf1

Climate change is an obvious cause of dengue outbreaks in new locations and with increased size. BUT DID YOU KNOW THIS? www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Frontiers | Dengue–SARS-CoV-2 interactions: immune crosstalk, variant emergence, and clinical outcomes

This review aims to provide an overview of dengue–COVID–19 co-infection, emphasizing recently described immunological, genomic, and eco-epidemiological inter...

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4w ago

Three Florida counties have declared states of emergency as a growing outbreak of dengue has infected hundreds across the state this year.

Air sampling in airports found SARS-CoV-2 and flu in 98% (!) and 17% of samples. Presence of flu virus in air correlated with positivity of travelers' nasal swabs, but not for SARS-CoV-2. journals.plos.org/globalpublic... HT: my postdoc Mahender Rawat

Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data

Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...

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The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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Today was Moove-In day for new students moving into the dorms @ucdavis.bsky.social. I met a lot of new students to the @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social. Really wonderful to meet them and their parents/families. Here is a group revving up to be future engineers in several different majors.

Moment of Zen Trinidad Beach Humboldt County, California

On and off the field, Roberto Clemente embodied class and humanitarianism. The Hall of Fame joins the baseball community in celebrating The Great One today and every day. #ClementeDay

My favorite player as a child, and by all accounts as extraordinary a person as he was at the plate and on the field. A life cut short during a humanitarian act.

Maria MB 🧡💙⚾️@mariamb18.bsky.social · last mo.

It's Roberto Clemente Day in MLB. All players are wearing his #21. I'd like to see MLB retire it. He was a great player and, more importantly, a great man.

Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.

A legacy that lives on. The Clemente family threw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight.

54 years ago today, Roberto Clemente belted his 240th and final MLB home run with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a two-run homer in the seventh inning off Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) that helped the Pirates to a 6-4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

To address the now inevitable overshoot past 1.5℃, we'll need to heavily rely on adaptive as well as mitigative strategies, figure out how to generate the political will to do so, and get started NOW. That includes getting a handle on AI. marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/the-ai-foo...

The AI Footprint Nobody Sees, v2

What a recent essay reveals about AI’s carbon footprint and why increasing data center efficiency isn’t enough, especially in light of the recent UN report warning of a significant climate defeat.

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Pink Floyd released 'Wish You Were Here' on this day in 1975, delivering one of rock’s most beloved albums. From its iconic artwork to the story behind the songs, here are 5 facts you might not know: zurl.co/Rygvi

5 Surprising Facts About Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' - That Eric Alper | Eric Alper

Ronnie Rondell Jr., legendary stuntman and the man on fire on Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here cover, has passed at 88. Here are 5 wild facts about the classic album: https://zurl.co/nVENx

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Met my good friend Bill about 45 years ago when I was an undergraduate student & he was a lecturer at what is now @calpolyhumboldt.bsky.social. Each year we get together & catch up over a coffee & walk to the top of Trinidad Head in Trinidad CA. A selfie a year & I get to act like I’m 20 yo again.

When you are walking down a street in Eureka CA and a creepy hand reaches through a fence and tries to grab your glasses.

Toronto skyline with Lake ONTARIO in background. Taken on approach to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in June.

Fun news story in Spanish about school children having fun building and decorating CR Boxes in Monterrey Mexico. Thanks to Marisa Jimenez de Segovia for the video.

Coolest Uber driver ever. He talked a lot about cats never tipping, the aerodynamics of frisbees, and the trigger of seeing squirrels, the latter of which made the drive a little perilous at times.

I feel like I’ve won the lottery. It’s an honor and privilege to continue to serve such a great college community and institution.

UC Davis College of Engineering@ucdavisengineering.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re excited to announce that Richard Corsi has been reappointed as Dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, following a first term marked by growth in research, education and community. Read more: https://ow.ly/TPsX50ZHZcO #UCDavisEngineering

When is it safe to return home after a wildfire? California becomes first state to pass standards. Houses that survive fires can be contaminated with poisons from smoke like lead and asbestos. But there have been no consistent rules for testing or remediation. www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

When is it safe to return home after a wildfire? California becomes first state to pass standards

Houses that survive fires can be contaminated with poisons from smoke like lead and asbestos. But there have been no consistent rules for testing or remediation.

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Smoke over Davis, CA, today from the Timber and Plaskett fires in Big Sur area. Got trusty and wildfire smoke particle effective CR Boxes revved up at home and work.

Another excellent piece from the always on point @drjudystone.bsky.social. As she mentions in here, 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccines have been approved and should be ready to roll out within two weeks or so.

Covid-19 Cases Surge—Here’s What’s Different This Summer That Will Help

As Covid again increases, these will help you weather or prevent infection: vaccines, masks, Paxlovid, metformin, azelastine, some antihistamines, and Ensitrelvir.

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