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Discovering Curiosity: Art at the Zoo

Campus and Community

Before delving into the world of endocrinology, Assistant Professor Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez, wasn’t following the path of a traditional scientist. She’d studied studio art and psychology at both Skidmore College and Boston College and thought she wanted to pursue the artist’s life.

Gail Patricelli Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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A big congratulations is in order forProfessor Gail Patricelli, Department of Evolution and Ecology, who will receive a Distinguished Teaching Award from the UC Davis Academic Senate and Academic Federation.

UC Davis Researchers Talk Science and Society

Campus and Community

In a Q&A style article appearing in The Conversation, UC Davis researchers, including Professor Susan Williams, Department of Evolution and Ecology, talk about science and public engagement.

Investigating the Molecular Defense Tactics of Plants

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

In a study appearing in Cell Host & Microbe, UC Davis graduate student Neeraj Lal, Professors Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar and Andrew J Fisher and their colleagues reveal the versatility of plants’ molecular defenses. The findings provide a strategic map revealing how plants allocate resources and have the potential to help bolster crop immune systems and improve their development and growth.

Neelima Sinha Honored with Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologists Award

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For her long-term contributions to the plant biology field, Sinha was recently honored by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) with a Fellow of ASPB Award, which recognizes distinguished members who have contributed to the society for at least 10 years.

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Real-Life Alumni Profiles

Deborah Neff, '76 B.S. in Physiology, Talks Entrepreneurship: Recognizing Opportunity, Balancing Risk

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Ben Young Landis, ’03 B.A. in Evolution and Ecology, Founder and Executive Chair of Capital Science Communicators

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