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A bold new beginning

Read about Gary S. May's first week as UC Davis' seventh chancellor, his plans to boost UC Davis' stature and how he's connecting with people on social media. Also, hear from LeShelle May about her UC Davis projects. [ More… ]

  • Gary May on Insight, Good Day Sacramento and Facebook Live

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Now brewing: Peet's Coffee opens in ARC

Crews are just beginning work to expand the Activities and Recreation Center, but one transformation there is already complete: a new Peet's. The coffee shop replaces a Starbucks and is part of the campuswide switch to Peet's and Java City. [ More… ]

Books for summer, by UC Davis authors

We present a sampling of books by campus authors in this last-chance-for-summer reading list, starting with The Last Laugh, Lynn Freed's well-received novel about women who are trying to write new lives for themselves as they enter their 70s. [ More… ]

$3 million program to integrate science and policy

Policymakers complain about researchers not asking the right questions. Academics say policymakers ignore the science. Rather than continue this cycle, Professor Jim Sanchirico and others at UC Davis plan to transform graduate education in science and policy in ocean research. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: The biology of color

Professor Tim Caro, who has helped clarify long-held mysteries about animal coloration (why zebras have black-and-white stripes, for example), co-authors report on what we know so far and the challenges that lie ahead. [ More… ]

FROM STAFF VOICE: Awards roundup for 2017

Staff Assembly presents its annual Citations of Excellence, including $15,000 in award money; and Staff and Staff Dependent Scholarships totaling $29,000. [ More… ]

Here's who retired in 2016-17

List has 244 names of staff and faculty from the Davis campus, who amassed a collective total of 5,337.58 years of service to the university. Also: Register for the Retiree Fall Fest, to be held Saturday, Sept. 23. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: Construction progresses in waterway

Five weirs, or low dams, will transform the Arboretum Waterway's eastern half from a relatively flat pond to a gently flowing stream, from east to west. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Field trip, food, football

Graduate students, faculty, staff and community members take an educational trip through the Central Valley. … Professor Pamela Ronald talks GMOs with Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk Radio. … Ed Sheeran performs in Sacramento wearing a Sac Republic FC jersey, complete with UC Davis Health logo. [ More, with video… ]

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