UC Davis plant biologist Venkatesan Sundaresan has been awarded a 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. His work on plant reproduction could make high-yield hybrid seeds more attainable to farmers in developing countries.
Brittney Griner, the WNBA all-star and Olympic gold medalist who spent 10 months in Russian custody, is telling her story in a new memoir and through an on-campus conversation with Chancellor Gary S. May this fall. Tickets are available now.
Alan Hastings’ research into theoretical ecology means he uses mathematical formulas to answer ecological questions. The emeritus faculty member is this month’s Among the Academies subject.
The latest guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May is Ahmed Eltayeb, an undergraduate student who has a passion for creating a place online to showcase “the experience of Black students at UC Davis.”
We’re All Aggies photo contest — Whether you’re traveling or staying close to home this summer, enter to win a prize pack from UC Davis Stores by sharing a photo of yourself wearing Aggie gear. (Deadline: Sept. 16)
Save the Moove-In dates — Student Housing is asking the campus community to be aware of traffic and parking impacts, and to sign up to be notified when the Moove-In Crew volunteer signup form goes live. Moove-In dates are as follows: Orchard Park/Primero Grove (Aug. 1, Sept. 1); The Green at West Village (Sept. 3-4, Sept. 13); residence halls (Sept. 17-19, plus early Moove-In Sept. 16).
Pronouns can be updated through UCPath — Faculty and staff who choose to share their pronouns through the campus directory may do so by updating their information in UCPath.
Dateline summer schedule — Dateline is operating on a reduced schedule during the summer; our next publication date after today will be Tuesday, Aug. 13.
A free concert by the Delbert Anderson Quartet outside the Gorman Museum of Native American Art will showcase the way the group blends various styles of music. (Aug. 13)
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art will reopen with a new exhibition featuring the largest group of works the museum has commissioned to date. More exhibitions open in September.
Watch how the California Tower at UC Davis Health will take shape, hear the Mays’ summer plans and go behind the scenes at the Whole Earth Festival.
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