Message from Dean Giordano - August 2020

In this month's message, learn how you can join Dean Giordano for office hours tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5, from 10:30 a.m. until noon. The Dean will conduct office hours each Wednesday to help address any concerns from faculty, staff, and students. He also shares additional information as we prepare to begin a new academic semester. 

Rest and Recharge

As the social distancing continues throughout our area, people are finding it difficult to let go of tension, anxiety and stress. It could be that, as a student your place of employment is closed; as a faculty member you’re trying to figure out how to safely and effectively conduct classes, maintaining the quality and standard your students deserve; as an administrator or director, you may be working out how to safely have your team back on campus and in their offices – especially if all of you work in a small area. There is plenty to keep you up at night and keep you from feeling refreshed or rested during the day. How you successfully bring your brain and body down will differ from person to person, “You've just got to gradually bring the brain and the body down, sort of from that altitude of wakefulness onto the hard, safe landing pad of sleep at night,” says Matthew Walker, a sleep researcher at the University of California, Berkeley and the author of Why We Sleep.”

These suggestions have been curated from a variety of sources and suggestions. Pick a few that make sense to you, and try to “Rest and Recharge” as you prepare for a new normal campus fall semester.

Bonsai — Tips and Tricks from Patrick Thompson of the Davis Arboretum

“I started training plants using bonsai techniques to maintain my collection when I was a college student without a permanent place to plant trees in the ground,” explained Thompson who is a certified arborist and curator at the arboretum.

Geography Alumnus Has Best Job in the World

“My geography professors were forward thinking enough to train us on ESRI ArcGIS applications which have become the industry standard in GIS software. Their foresight gave me a leg up in the professional world,” Edwards said.

COSAM’s Office of Outreach Impacts 10,000 Students, Parents, Teachers and Members of the Community in 2019

The College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) makes an impact to thousands of students each year. In 2019, more than 10,000 students, parents, teachers and members of the community participated in events hosted by COSAM’s Office of Outreach.

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