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Photo: UC Davis students Jordan Hollarsmith, Steve Maples and Madeline Gottlieb run a whitewater rapid on the Colorado River

'A Grand Adventure'

Each spring break, UC Davis students in geology, hydrology and ecology go rafting in the Grand Canyon as part of a class called "Ecogeomorphology." This year the Office of Strategic Communications sent a writer and photographer along, and today they present their first report since returning. [ More… ]

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Admissions: More Californians, more diversity

Preliminary data for UC as a whole show a 15 percent jump in admission offers to California high school seniors, this year compared with last year; and a substantial increase in the percentage of those students who are from historically underrepresented groups, representing 37.2 percent of all California freshmen admitted for fall 2016. [ More… ]

Forbes puts us 1st in STEM for women

UC Davis tops list of "The 13 Most Important STEM Colleges for Women." Magazine says support systems are key, citing UC Davis' ADVANCE and CAMPOS programs. [ More, with video… ]

See and hear what our students are doing

Student discoveries and creative activities will be on display at two events this week, one for undergraduates, the other for graduate and professional students. A similar event for postdoctoral scholars is scheduled in mid-May. [ More… ]

'Computer Science For All' goes national

School districts now have an easier route to add computer science education with a full first-grade-to-high-school curriculum, integrated with mathematics, from the Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education at UC Davis. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Personal health records for orcas

Wildlife health experts from UC Davis' SeaDoc Society are among those agreeing to pursue a plan to establish a health database for the endangered southern resident killer whales of Puget Sound. [ More… ]

TECHNEWS: Moving from SmartSite to Canvas

The Move to Canvas project group is spending the first half of this year preparing UC Davis Canvas, talking with campus groups, answering questions and setting up training — in preparation for the switchover from SmartSite in the fall. [ More… ]

Campus Refresh Program: Putting our best face forward

After successfully completing a pilot project sprucing up building exteriors and first-floor common areas at Rock Hall, Wellman Hall and Robbins Hall; Facilities Management and Grounds is bringing the Refresh Program to 75 more buildings in the campus core over the next three years. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Thank Goodness for Staff (and TGFS sports and contests)

Sign-ups are underway for tennis, volleyball and golf events that are being held in conjunction with Thank Goodness for Staff. The TGFS logo contest for 2017 is also underway, and get ready for Guess the Weight. Plus …

TRENDING: Live Periscope tour of Gorman exhibit Thursday

Get an up-close look at a new art exhibit without leaving your chair, on a live-streamed tour on Periscope, at 9 a.m. Thursday (April 7). The C.N. Gorman Museum's curator, Veronica Passalacqua, will lead the 10-minute tour of the museum's exhibit of works by Australian Aboriginal printmakers. You can watch the tour regardless of whether you've downloaded the Periscope app. Watch from a computer, or follow along and ask questions via the Periscope mobile app (search for "UC Davis" or find the link here) when the broadcast goes live. The tour will be archived for viewing on demand.

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