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A matter of rights

Professor Keith David Watenpaugh, director of the Human Rights Studies Program, has spoken with hundreds of young refugees about experiences of exile and hopes for themselves, their families and communities. He's seen firsthand that the burdens of war fall heaviest on young people and their human rights. [ More… ]

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Researcher had to free trapped wildlife — but how?

A couple dozen small mammals faced certain death last Friday morning if researcher Ben Plourde didn't free them from their traps on a hot summer day. But he had a problem: Getting around the roadblocks that had gone up for the Winters Fire and kept him from getting to Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve. [ More… ]

'Calm before the storm' at the Supreme Court

School of Law faculty lead a discussion of the high court's 2016-17 term, characterizing it as "the calm before the storm" in view of blockbuster cases on the docket for the coming year and the possible retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. [ More… ]

ICYMI: News from before and after the Fourth

Chancellor's Residence design contest gets a makeover

The campus opens the contest beyond students to include alumni too, extends the deadline and ups the prizes. [ More… ]

RESEARCH: Campus launches microbiome initiative

Professor Jonathan Eisen is named faculty director of the Microbiome Special Research Program, designed to leverage and build upon the broad and deep expertise in microbiome science across the university. [ More… ]

TRANSITIONS: Trout in student health, Lorenzen in athletics

Margaret Trout leads Student Health and Wellness, while Michael Lorenzen is new senior associate athletics director with primary responsibility in the area of student-athlete outcomes. [ More… ]

More books by UC Davis authors

We've updated our new webpage, now featuring academic works by Bruce D. Haynes, Robert S. Taylor, Thomas A. Cahill, Chunjie Chang and Mairaj U. Syed, and a novel by Louis Evan Grivetti. [ More… ]

The latest on UC Davis-Western Health

Effective Jan. 1, UC Davis Health will no longer offer primary care services in Western Health Advantage. But UC Davis is assuring its own employees who are members of the WHA health maintenance organization: You will not lose your access to UC Davis Health care. [ More… ]

NEWS BRIEFS: UC Learning Center Offline, July 28-Aug. 7

UC's online learning management system, used by staff and faculty for professional development and required trainings, will be offline for nine days, starting at 5 p.m. Friday, July 28, to allow for a system upgrade. Plus …

THE DOWNLOAD: Robinson, fellow astronauts of Bandella coming to Winters

The engineering professor and his space partners will perform at the Palms this Friday (July 14). … Samantha Bee has a UC Davis connection, and she's coming here in October. … Basketball standout Brynton Lemar is headed to France. [ More, with video… ]

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Look who's getting a jump on Mondavi Center tickets

Head start allows staff, faculty and students to buy single-event tickets for the 2017-18 season before they go on sale to the general public this Friday (July 14). Plus, the season just got better with three more "just added" shows: Samantha Bee, David Sedaris and Andrew Bird. [ More… ]

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