Exhibits & Events

New exhibit: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad

Special Collections is pleased to present a new exhibit, All Aboard: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. Learn how the railroad influenced the selection of Davis as the home of the University Farm (now UC Davis), the growth of California agriculture, and the promotion of the ...

April 11, 2019 • Sara Gunasekara

Picnic Day Preview: Parade, Scavenger Hunt, Storytime and More!

Join us at Shields Library for our annual Picnic Day Open House from 11am-2pm on Saturday, April 13th. This year, we have new activities and exhibits – plus Special Collections will be marching in the parade! In the Parade See our University Archives come to life through historical costumes from Picnic Days of earlier ...

April 9, 2019 • Jillian Kido

Center for Educational Effectiveness session @ Carlson

Our Librarian Luncheon series (12-1pm, Wednesdays, Carlson Health Sciences Library rm 128) is not just an informal session about library tools, but also important campus resources. We are pleased to announce that the Center for Educational Effectiveness will be presenting a SPARK session on Active Learning with Patricia Turner. Please ...

April 5, 2019 • Erik Davis Fausak

Librarian Luncheon Series @ Carlson Health Sciences Library

Every Wednesday 12-1pm we have a get together with interested folks on the health sciences side of campus to discuss important library tools and resources on the main campus. Please bring a laptop and lunch to this regular event. ...

March 8, 2019 • Erik Davis Fausak

Learn How to Submit a Course Reserves Reading List in Canvas: Drop-in Sessions

Course Reserves is an easy, cost-effective way to set aside the books, articles, DVDs or more that your students need to succeed in your class. Instructors, TAs, and course Designers may submit Course Reserves reading lists directly from the Canvas course site now. If you haven’t done so before, or ...

March 8, 2019 • Bonnie Hain-Anderson

New Lecture Series on Food and Wine Kicks Off with a Focus on Food Waste

Earlier this month, the UC Davis Library and the Robert Mondavi Institute for Food and Wine launched a new lecture series, Savor: Lectures on Food and Wine, with an evening focused on food loss and waste. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a national leader on ...

February 20, 2019 • Jillian Kido

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