Keeping the Campus Fed

Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch, food delivery or help making ends meet, a variety of options are available on campus. Dining Services eateries are expanding their options, while staff at the Coffee House are delivering directly to residence halls, apartments, labs and offices. Plus, The Pantry is offering new ways to fight food insecurity.

Taking Science to the Masses

UC Davis Magazine talks with UC Davis communicators about imparting knowledge that increases understanding, engages audiences and breaks down barriers. These communicators, including faculty and alumni, have been working steadily to represent the scientific point of view in accessible articles, at live events and online.

‘CRISPR and Coronavirus’: Hear From Nobel Winner

Since being booked for the UC Davis Distinguished Speaker Series in Research and Innovation, UC Berkeley Professor Jennifer Doudna has added a new title: Nobel laureate, sharing the prize in chemistry for developing CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing tool that has revolutionized biomedicine and agriculture. She will give a virtual talk Oct. 30 on the topic of “CRISPR and Coronavirus.”

What Do Butterflies Have Left When Their Habitat Burns?

Art Shapiro has been studying butterflies in Central California since the 1970s, so the distinguished professor of evolution and ecology has a good idea of the options available to the bugs when their normal habitats catch fire — and they aren’t good. Here the professor shares in his own words the outlook for various species after the recent wildfires that devastated California.