Next Book Project Focuses on Public Safety, Policing

The 2022-23 Campus Community Book Project is Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment by Zach Norris, a book that aims to move discussions on public safety toward finding ways to support and build strong communities. Organizers are now looking ahead to a year of discussions, lectures and other events, and you can help plan them. Nominations are also welcome for the 2023-24 book.

COVID Testing Says Goodbye to ARC, Hello to HR Building

When the campus’s asymptomatic COVID-19 testing center reopens after the Fourth of July holiday, it will have a new home: the Human Resources Administration Building across the street from the ARC, which has hosted the center over the course of more than 1 million tests. Campus Recreation officials are excited to use the space for sports again, but are proud for having played a role in our renowned testing program.

Researching Psychedelics

From UC Davis Magazine: Drugs like LSD and cannabis have gone from taboo to serious research topics. Experts at UC Davis are looking for new ways to treat conditions like depression, and have even synthesized compounds similar to hallucinogenic drugs found in nature. “It’s a paradigm shift to a healing-based approach,” one says.

Pete Scully Talks Sketching

This staff member is going from a “conversation with the city” to a conversation with the chancellor: Urban sketcher Pete Scully is this month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May. Hear him talk about how he began drawing buildings, people and details around campus and beyond, and how he has documented changes in scenery.