UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement

Asking Different Questions

Addressing Privilege and Anti-Blackness in Research Culture

What are we doing to address ongoing anti-Blackness and amend for generations of exclusion? How must our departments, professional organizations, research systems, mentoring practices, and administrative structures change?

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400 Years of Resistance: Race, Policing, and Abolition

Americans are on the edge. Amid deepening economic austerity and the expansion of carceral technologies, the U.S. government’s manipulation of the COVID-19 crisis has deepened the fault-lines of racialized valuation and the population’s differential exposure to mortality.

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Finding Miracles in Unlikely Places

June 18, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

Sandy Holman is the Purple Lady whose work in promoting diversity, equity, and quality education brings love and change in the community around her.

Top UC Davis Graduate to Pursue Studies in Climate Change Fiction

June 10, 2020

Society, Arts & Culture

An English major — who aims to use fiction to address climate change and help its refugees — will be honored as the top graduating senior at the University of California, Davis, during its online graduation celebration for undergraduates this Friday (June 12)

Decolonial Desires: Is a Third University Possible?

Teaching and Learning Circle (TLC) webinar

In A Third University is Possible, la paperson

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Breaking Down Barriers to Care

March 18, 2020

Human & Animal Health

Physician Stephany Sanchez, as associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and director of Transforming Education and Community Health for Medical Students, says her roles at UC Davis bridge everything she's passionate about in terms of underserved care.

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Next City Webinar

On Wednesday, March 25, at 1 p.m. Eastern, join NCST director, Aqeela Sherrills, for our webinar: “How Newark Became a Model for Community-Based Violence Reduction” Sherrills will discuss the impact the organization has had on violence in Newark as well as how NCST serves as an alternative to policing using a three-pronged approach.

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Champions of Social Justice Recognized at UC Davis Equity Summit

March 05, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

By Anna Skarr on March 2, 2020

"Hundreds of people will come together to celebrate and learn from one another as activist educators, community members and experts who fight for equity and collective change on Tuesday, March 10, at the University of California, Davis. The occasion will be the university’s 10th annual Equity Summit, an event that will include the presentation of Social Justice Awards to nine individuals.

Movie Night at the Nest: Urban Rez

Join the Native American Student Success Center on Wednesday, January 15th at 4 p.m. for Movie Night at the Nest with a screening of the documentary "Urban Rez" which explores the controversial legacy and modern-day repercussions of the Urban

Jan 15, 2020 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Cover/age Health4All Documentary Screening

Join the Sacramento premiere of California Immigrant Policy Center's short documentary, COVER/AGE. Stick around after the screening for a panel discussion with special guests!