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Make a date with data! 💙💛 February 10-14 is UC Love Data Week — free presentations open to the entire UC community focused on data access, management, security, sharing, and preservation. Hosted by @ucdavis DataLab and fellow UC data orgs. Register: bit.ly/4hfWv3v
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In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Shields Library will be open reduced hours:
Sunday, January 19th: 12pm-6pm
Monday, January 20th, 12pm-12am
The 24-hour study room remains open. Check library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for more information.
#UCDavis#OurUCDavis
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Find inspiration and resources for carving a path to entrepreneurship at our inaugural Innovator Network workshop on January 23: Innovations in Human Health. Proudly presented with @UCDavisGrad and @UCDVentures. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4a9NiaI#UCDavis
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Join us & @UCD_RMI on Dec. 5 for Savor: Open Kitchens, a conversation among three visionary chefs: Chef Santana Diaz, executive chef @UCDavisHealth, and Chefs Norma Listman and Saqib Keval, recently featured on Netflix's Chef's Table! #foodjustice#UCDavissavor.ucdavis.edu/events/ope…
What makes something edible? How do we decide what we can & cannot eat? And what does “esculent” mean, anyway? On the Esculent podcast, #UCDavis postdoc Elizabeth McQueen bridges the humanities with food & explores the roots of food inequity. #foodjusticeesculent.podbean.com
Please join us and @UCDavisEnglish for the first event in our 2024-2025 Creative Writing Series season, featuring poet Natalie Shapero!
Wednesday, November 13, 4:30 p.m.
Shields Library, Room 205 (and livestreamed)
Joining the livestream? Register at bit.ly/creativewriting-nov20…
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In recognition of Veterans Day, Shields Library will be open reduced hours:
Sunday, November 10th : Noon-6pm
Monday, November 11th Noon-6pm
library.ucdavis.edu/hours#UCDavis
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Access to Springer journals is currently unavailable due to an unexpected technical issue. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue. In the meantime, please request Springer articles via interlibrary loan. bit.ly/47WCuvA
We are now accepting applications for the 2025 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize. Win up to $1,000 for your research! Apply by December 6: bit.ly/applygradprize2025
Co-sponsored by the UC Davis Library and UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement. #UCDavis
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Join our team! The library is hiring a Researcher Services Librarian specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (emphasis on Engineering, Technology, and the Physical Sciences). Info sessions August 19 and 21. Apply by Sept. 2. bit.ly/3YrlU3Z
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We're serving up ghost stories and orange cinnamon rolls for this month’s #ArchivesHashtagParty: #ArchivesCampfire! "Camp Fire" is part of our Lug and Can Label Collection, which helped promote California produce to East Coast buyers (1890-1970). #UCDavis@usnatarchives
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Planning on visiting Shields Library this summer? We'd love to see you! Before you drop in, check our summer hours online at library.ucdavis.edu/hours. You'll want to book other fun plans for Saturdays, because we'll be closed! (Saturdays through Sept 21) #UCDavis
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We hope to see you at the next Savor event on Tuesday, June 18, in-person or online! Learn about regenerative agriculture and explore a pop-up exhibit curated by our Archives and Special Collections team. Register now: savor.ucdavis.edu/regen-ag
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Take a sip of wine history in America in this @Decanter article examining wine's struggle to be embraced in day-to-day culture. Our Food and Wine Archivist Audrey Russek shares the origins of how the U.S. became a "spirits country." bit.ly/4eit401
The wine world has lost one of its greats with the passing of legendary Napa winemaker and philanthropist Warren Winiarski. He was a visionary partner in our work to preserve the history of California wine, and we are eternally grateful for his support. library.ucdavis.edu/news/rem…
It’s an Archives Hashtag Paw-ty this June with #ArchivesPets! As the top vet school in the U.S. located in the nation's bike capital, we are dog-gone excited to share this undated image from our University Archives! 🚲🐾
#UCDavis#OurUCDavis@usnatarchives#ArchivesHashtagParty
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With finals right around the corner, Shields Library will be extending its hours starting Wednesday, June 5. The 24-hour study room will remain open for any extra finals prep you need to do!
Visit library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for more information.
#UCDavis#OurUCDavis
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Reminder: our final Open Access Publishing Workshop of the academic year is this Wednesday! Need help with the publishing process? Want to know about options for financial support? Join us!
Register Here: bit.ly/3Q3KO4D#UCDavis#OurUCDavis#OpenAccess
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