Education

From Sketch to Reality: Students Design and Build New Structures on Campus

What started as a simple sketch in Brianna Bobadilla’s notebook has transformed into an eye-catching structure – a hanging table surrounded by benches and elevated side tables. Now on display outside Hunt Hall, just steps from Memorial Union, this piece is one of three unique structures crafted by students in the LDA 160 Design and Build Studio course, which challenges students to build a new small-scale project each fall. Projects from the class have caught the attention of the City of Davis, which will soon display a recent student creation downtown.

Public Scholarship and Engagement Champions Collective Impact at Conferences

The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) recently shared its current research at two major conferences — the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) and the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) — where the PSE team presented on fostering collective impact, leading institutional transformation and supporting community partnerships.

Can a Board Game Save Lives? UC Davis Professor Thinks So

Despite increased awareness of the dangers of wildfires, an alarming number of Californians still aren’t prepared for them. Every year, we’re told to pack go bags, clear out the dried debris around our homes and to keep a full tank of gas when there’s a red flag warning, meaning the potential for fire is high. But how many of us actually do these things?

The University as Public Space: Integrating Home and Academic Life for Students

As a public university, the University of California’s fundamental missions are teaching, research and “to serve society as a center of higher learning.” None of these endeavors are possible without public service. And yet, the importance of the public to the university is not always obvious to the public that we engage with the most frequently on campus — our students.

Studying in Nepal: Students Find Adventure, Friendship and Purpose

UC Davis professors with a longstanding connection to Nepal, along with their Nepalese colleagues, lead a learning exchange program that offers students a profound immersion in the country’s vibrant culture, environment and history. Through hands-on projects designed with a small rural village, students gain a unique perspective on global citizenship and community engagement while creating special bonds with new friends.