In its third season, launching today, this UC Davis podcast is presenting stories of awe, wonder and discovery as hosts Amy Quinton and Kat Kerlin explore curiosity-driven research, starting with “Why Is That Song Stuck in My Head?”
Student, faculty and staff teams are asking for support for local, regional and global causes in the latest round of Crowdfund UC Davis (held every February and October). The website goes live this Friday (Oct. 1) for the new campaign lasting through Oct. 31.
Vanessa and Victoria Liera, identical twins majoring in electrical engineering, share a common goal: helping more women join their field. On this month’s Face to Face With Chancellor May, they sit down to discuss the club they founded to support women studying electrical engineering at UC Davis.
Our biweekly news program returns at 11 a.m. this Thursday (Sept. 30) with a program on "Mitigating Wildfire Hazards for Homes and Communities," featuring Professor Michele Barbato, co-director of the Climate Adaptation Research Center; and Jim Thorne, a research scientist.
This Saturday (Oct. 2), 7 p.m. kickoff at UC Davis Health Stadium, see the No. 8 Aggies (4-0) take on the University of Idaho Vandals (1-2). Click on the headline above to learn about the stadium’s new COVID-19 admission policy, and for information on how to get your free tickets for Staff and Faculty Day.
Training, Education, Advocacy and Metrics in exercise and nutrition. Drop-in hours: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through fall quarter, starting Sept. 30.
Staff and faculty: Your admission to the Mondavi Center’s season-opening program, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Thursday, Oct. 14 (in-person), is just $10 (maximum two tickets per person) for purchases made from Oct. 1 to 8.
The Campus Community Book Project (the 2021-22 selection is How to be an Antiracist) begins its programming with a presentation of “The Difference Between Us,” Episode 1 of Race: The Power of an Illusion, with discussion to follow. (Oct. 5, remote)
Relive the excitement from this weekend’s virtual and in-person watch party for UC Davis’ episode of The College Tour. ... A UC Davis Medical Center expert examines our on-campus safeguards against COVID-19. ... Huggie, a facility dog at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visits a Sacramento Republic FC workout.
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