Atmospheric Scientist Wins UC Davis Teaching Prize
One of the most important aspects of teaching for Professor Kyaw Tha Paw U is learning the name of every student: “Teaching is a social interaction. It’s a partnership,” says the recipient of the $50,000 teaching prize.
Faculty Advisor for Aggie Square Answers the ‘Why’
John Marx, professor and chair of the Department of English, is tasked with finding academic program leaders and researchers whose work could benefit from a relocation to Aggie Square in Sacramento.
Joe Sasto ’10 got his culinary start in the Coffee House, and now the pasta master is taking another shot at Top Chef, appearing in Thursday’s season 17 premiere episode.
UC Davis research takes a new look at the way the popular painkiller impacts liver enzymes in mice, finding in some cases opposite effects in male and female animals.
Staff MBA Scholarship Program — The Graduate School of Management offers up to $36,000 over three years for the Sacramento or Bay Area Part-Time MBA programs. Learn more during a webinar the evening of March 25.
Call for nominations for Citations of Excellence — This Staff Assembly program recognizes individual staff members and staff teams, for outstanding achievement in teaching, research, service, innovation, supervision or team. Deadline extended to April 5.
Need a distraction from the COVID-19 news dominating the airwaves and front pages? Take a break by watching a live webcam of peregrine falcons who nest on a rooftop at UC Davis Health each year, seeing a newborn foal at the Horse Barn or taking a 360-degree look inside the electric buses that will run between Davis and Sacramento.
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