Office of the Ombuds Content / Office of the Ombuds Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en TRANSITIONS: New Director at Feminist Research Institute /news/transitions-new-director-feminist-research-institute <p><strong>Kalindi Vora</strong> has been appointed as the new director of the <a href="http://fri.ucdavis.edu/">Feminist Research Institute</a>, a special research program of the Office of Research.</p> November 21, 2017 - 1:07pm Dave Jones /news/transitions-new-director-feminist-research-institute TRANSITIONS: Houlton Takes Lead at John Muir Institute /news/transitions-houlton-takes-lead-john-muir-institute <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">In This Column</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <ul> <li><strong>Ben Houlton,</strong> director, John Muir Institute of the Environment</li> <li><strong>Lisa Brodkey, </strong>associate ombuds</li> </ul> </div> </section> <p>Chancellor’s Fellow and Professor Benjamin Houlton of the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources has been named director of the <a href="http://johnmuir.ucdavis.edu/">John Muir Institute of the Environment</a>, where he had served as the associate director s</p> September 06, 2016 - 3:56pm Dave Jones /news/transitions-houlton-takes-lead-john-muir-institute TRANSITIONS: New Ombuds and Director of Ceremonies /news/transitions-new-ombuds-and-director-ceremonies <p>The Office of the Chancellor announced the appointment of a new ombudsperson and director of Ceremonies and Special Events.</p> <p><strong>Office of the Ombuds —</strong> Katherine A. Greenwood will lead this office as the successor to ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’ first ombudsperson, Susan Kee-Young Park, who is leaving the university to pursue other opportunities.</p> May 31, 2016 - 1:04pm Dave Jones /news/transitions-new-ombuds-and-director-ceremonies NEWS BRIEFS: Help Harvest a Field, Help Yolo Food Bank /news/news-briefs-help-harvest-field-help-yolo-food-bank <p>Volunteers are being sought to help with a campus harvest that will benefit the Yolo Food Bank. The harvest is scheduled from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday (Jan. 29) in a student-planted, educational-use field just west of the Student Farm.</p> <p>The project is being organized by the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Arboretum and Public Garden’s <a href="http://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/public-garden/learning-by-leading-inspiring-students-to-improve-our-campus-and-community-environment">Learning by Leading</a> team, comprising student interns in edible landscaping.</p> January 26, 2016 - 12:00pm Dave Jones /news/news-briefs-help-harvest-field-help-yolo-food-bank