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It's time to apply for the 2025-26 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize!
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Wishing everyone a relaxing Thanksgiving break! Shields Library will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Blaisdell Medical Library will remain open to @UCDavisHealth badge holders.
Check out library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for a complete schedule of our hours.
Check out library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for a complete schedule of our hours.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Wishing everyone a relaxing Thanksgiving break! Shields Library will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Blaisdell Medical Library will remain open to @UCDavisHealth badge holders.
Check out library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for a complete schedule of our hours.
Check out library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for a complete schedule of our hours.
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we're highlighting “Coyote,” a student-run newspaper first published by the UC Davis Native American Student Union in spring 1970. The Coyote archive is part of our University Archives Serials and Native American History and Culture Collections.
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we're highlighting “Coyote,” a student-run newspaper first published by the UC Davis Native American Student Union in spring 1970. The Coyote archive is part of our University Archives Serials and Native American History and Culture Collections.
Dear grad students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars,
Friday, Dec. 5 is just around the corner — have we received your application for the Library Graduate Student Prize? You could be awarded $1,000 for amazing research you're already doing!
Sincerely,
UC Davis Library
Friday, Dec. 5 is just around the corner — have we received your application for the Library Graduate Student Prize? You could be awarded $1,000 for amazing research you're already doing!
Sincerely,
UC Davis Library
It's time to apply for the 2025-26 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize!
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dear grad students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars,
Friday, Dec. 5 is just around the corner — have we received your application for the Library Graduate Student Prize? You could be awarded $1,000 for amazing research you're already doing!
Sincerely,
UC Davis Library
Friday, Dec. 5 is just around the corner — have we received your application for the Library Graduate Student Prize? You could be awarded $1,000 for amazing research you're already doing!
Sincerely,
UC Davis Library
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we’re sharing highlights from our collection effort for the scholarship of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Indigenous Science.
Learn more and explore Indigenous voices in STEM: buff.ly/bJvsWsb
Learn more and explore Indigenous voices in STEM: buff.ly/bJvsWsb
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we’re sharing highlights from our collection effort for the scholarship of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Indigenous Science.
Learn more and explore Indigenous voices in STEM: buff.ly/bJvsWsb
Learn more and explore Indigenous voices in STEM: buff.ly/bJvsWsb
We're one month away from the Grad Prize application deadline (December 5)! Win up to $1,000 for graduate research using library resources.
It's time to apply for the 2025-26 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize!
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We're one month away from the Grad Prize application deadline (December 5)! Win up to $1,000 for graduate research using library resources.
Save the date for November 19! We are looking forward to this event at Shields Library!
Join us and Shields Library for the International Open House. Novermber 19th, 3-5pm. Learn how the UC Davis Library supports students, no matter where they are from. Enjoy free food, take a 20-minute tour, meet librarians, and browse books in more than a dozen languages.
Shields Library International Open House
Find out how the library can support you — no matter where in the world you’re from. All are welcome at this open house event co-hosted by the UC Davis Library and Global Affairs.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Save the date for November 19! We are looking forward to this event at Shields Library!
What a wonderful celebration last week in honor of the 20th anniversary of UC Davis Middle East/South Asia Studies, and its founding director Distinguished Professor Suad Joseph. We continue our recognition of faculty achievement tonight at the Letters & Science Authors Celebration!
October 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What a wonderful celebration last week in honor of the 20th anniversary of UC Davis Middle East/South Asia Studies, and its founding director Distinguished Professor Suad Joseph. We continue our recognition of faculty achievement tonight at the Letters & Science Authors Celebration!
Happy UC Open Access Week!
We invite the UC community to join UC libraries this week for a series of free workshops on open-access publishing, open data, open-source projects and tools, and more! See the full schedule, including the Symposium at Shields Library on Friday: buff.ly/j7KSYAi
We invite the UC community to join UC libraries this week for a series of free workshops on open-access publishing, open data, open-source projects and tools, and more! See the full schedule, including the Symposium at Shields Library on Friday: buff.ly/j7KSYAi
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Happy UC Open Access Week!
We invite the UC community to join UC libraries this week for a series of free workshops on open-access publishing, open data, open-source projects and tools, and more! See the full schedule, including the Symposium at Shields Library on Friday: buff.ly/j7KSYAi
We invite the UC community to join UC libraries this week for a series of free workshops on open-access publishing, open data, open-source projects and tools, and more! See the full schedule, including the Symposium at Shields Library on Friday: buff.ly/j7KSYAi
Have you visited the David Bacon exhibit in Shields?
"Outside special collections and inside a back study hall of Shields Library, the breadth of work ultimately seeks to make the invisible visible—acknowledging the existence and dignity of working people who often feel overlooked by the world."
"Outside special collections and inside a back study hall of Shields Library, the breadth of work ultimately seeks to make the invisible visible—acknowledging the existence and dignity of working people who often feel overlooked by the world."
Shields exhibit visually documents farmworker movement
When famed farmworker photographer David Bacon started working for the United Farm Workers as an organizer in the 1970s, people asked what he — a “white boy” who “didn’t speak
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October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Have you visited the David Bacon exhibit in Shields?
"Outside special collections and inside a back study hall of Shields Library, the breadth of work ultimately seeks to make the invisible visible—acknowledging the existence and dignity of working people who often feel overlooked by the world."
"Outside special collections and inside a back study hall of Shields Library, the breadth of work ultimately seeks to make the invisible visible—acknowledging the existence and dignity of working people who often feel overlooked by the world."
We are pleased to offer grants to support travel costs for scholars interested in using our distinctive collections in Archives and Special Collections and/or our Food and Wine collections.
Four grants of $2,500 each will be awarded. Learn more and apply by October 30! buff.ly/NjyreJG #UCDavis
Four grants of $2,500 each will be awarded. Learn more and apply by October 30! buff.ly/NjyreJG #UCDavis
October 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We are pleased to offer grants to support travel costs for scholars interested in using our distinctive collections in Archives and Special Collections and/or our Food and Wine collections.
Four grants of $2,500 each will be awarded. Learn more and apply by October 30! buff.ly/NjyreJG #UCDavis
Four grants of $2,500 each will be awarded. Learn more and apply by October 30! buff.ly/NjyreJG #UCDavis
Our Author Talk with UC Davis alumna Janet Kaidantzis will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Shields Library. Please join us!
Join us at Shields Library on Oct. 9 for a fascinating talk by author and UC Davis alumna Janet Kaidantzis! She will share her research into the stories of trailblazing women who built successful tourism businesses at Lake Tahoe, 1900-1930.
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our Author Talk with UC Davis alumna Janet Kaidantzis will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Shields Library. Please join us!
We are accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Spurrier-Winiarski Wine Writer-in-Residence Award. The $50,000 award supports one three-month residency at UC Davis for research, writing and publication on a current or historical aspect of wine. Apply by October 30. buff.ly/6Uoe7NK
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We are accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Spurrier-Winiarski Wine Writer-in-Residence Award. The $50,000 award supports one three-month residency at UC Davis for research, writing and publication on a current or historical aspect of wine. Apply by October 30. buff.ly/6Uoe7NK
It's time to apply for the 2025-26 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize!
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
October 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's time to apply for the 2025-26 UC Davis Library Graduate Student Prize!
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Currently enrolled UC Davis graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.
Learn more and apply by December 5: bit.ly/applyGradPrize
#UCDavis
Add the Archives Crawl to your Saturday plans! Read about it in the Arts Blog weekender!
Catch all the happenings in music and art at #UCDavis and beyond in the Arts Blog weekender www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Mondavi Season Opens With Rock and Jazz; 1st Noon Concert includes Music from Johannes Brahms
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts opens Thursday with Talking Heads film and talkThe University of California, Davis, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts this 2025-26 season...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Add the Archives Crawl to your Saturday plans! Read about it in the Arts Blog weekender!
Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Join the Sacramento Archives Crawl, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.!
Meet our archivists and check out items from our new exhibit, "Bound in Time: Exploring Women's Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums," and from our Author Talk on Oct. 9.
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Meet our archivists and check out items from our new exhibit, "Bound in Time: Exploring Women's Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums," and from our Author Talk on Oct. 9.
buff.ly/lCwxrK2
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Join the Sacramento Archives Crawl, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.!
Meet our archivists and check out items from our new exhibit, "Bound in Time: Exploring Women's Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums," and from our Author Talk on Oct. 9.
buff.ly/lCwxrK2
Meet our archivists and check out items from our new exhibit, "Bound in Time: Exploring Women's Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums," and from our Author Talk on Oct. 9.
buff.ly/lCwxrK2
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. for the first Creative Writing Series event of 2025-2026: a poetry reading and Q&A featuring poet Camille Ralphs!
This event is free and open to all. Join us at Shields Library Rm 205 or register for the livestream here: bit.ly/creativewriting-oct2025
This event is free and open to all. Join us at Shields Library Rm 205 or register for the livestream here: bit.ly/creativewriting-oct2025
October 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. for the first Creative Writing Series event of 2025-2026: a poetry reading and Q&A featuring poet Camille Ralphs!
This event is free and open to all. Join us at Shields Library Rm 205 or register for the livestream here: bit.ly/creativewriting-oct2025
This event is free and open to all. Join us at Shields Library Rm 205 or register for the livestream here: bit.ly/creativewriting-oct2025
Join us at Shields Library on Oct. 9 for a fascinating talk by author and UC Davis alumna Janet Kaidantzis! She will share her research into the stories of trailblazing women who built successful tourism businesses at Lake Tahoe, 1900-1930.
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
September 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Join us at Shields Library on Oct. 9 for a fascinating talk by author and UC Davis alumna Janet Kaidantzis! She will share her research into the stories of trailblazing women who built successful tourism businesses at Lake Tahoe, 1900-1930.
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
Free and open to all. Register: buff.ly/LuXHvy0
#UCDavis
Going to Terra Madre Americas in Sacramento this weekend? Stop by the @ucdavis.bsky.social booth from 2-4 pm on Saturday for a taste of food history trivia, or contribute to our community mosaic, both hosted by the UC Davis Library.
September 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Going to Terra Madre Americas in Sacramento this weekend? Stop by the @ucdavis.bsky.social booth from 2-4 pm on Saturday for a taste of food history trivia, or contribute to our community mosaic, both hosted by the UC Davis Library.
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Plan your Autumn art exhibition visits with the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavislibrary.bsky.social
Weekender: New Exhibitions at Library; Museums in Region
Editor's note: One can tell fall is coming by how many art events have started on campus and in the area. Don't miss out. Read more below. The Weekender is published each Thursday during the school ye...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Plan your Autumn art exhibition visits with the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavislibrary.bsky.social
We're proud to be the permanent home of the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County! With this landmark gift by wine historian Libbie Agran, scholars, winemakers and communities can explore the Central Coast’s rich wine history through oral histories, art, films and exhibits. buff.ly/Zc9X5Ej
July 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We're proud to be the permanent home of the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County! With this landmark gift by wine historian Libbie Agran, scholars, winemakers and communities can explore the Central Coast’s rich wine history through oral histories, art, films and exhibits. buff.ly/Zc9X5Ej
In Davis this summer and need an afternoon break? Stop by Shields Library today for a 30-minute visit with our “Human Library"!
Bring your curiosity and learn something new in conversation with our amazing human volunteer “books”!
Noon-3pm. Room 167. All are welcome!
Bring your curiosity and learn something new in conversation with our amazing human volunteer “books”!
Noon-3pm. Room 167. All are welcome!
Human Library @ UC Davis
Stories are an antidote to stereotype and stigma. By engaging in one-on-one conversations with those who have different life experiences, participants can begin to unlearn their preconceptions. Come…
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July 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In Davis this summer and need an afternoon break? Stop by Shields Library today for a 30-minute visit with our “Human Library"!
Bring your curiosity and learn something new in conversation with our amazing human volunteer “books”!
Noon-3pm. Room 167. All are welcome!
Bring your curiosity and learn something new in conversation with our amazing human volunteer “books”!
Noon-3pm. Room 167. All are welcome!
We're wrapping up year 3 of our 5-year strategic plan!
Learn about our progress to date — including sweeping changes to make our spaces more welcoming and the launch of the Aggie Experts research platform — as well as our priorities in the year ahead: buff.ly/MZxkML4
#UCDavis
Learn about our progress to date — including sweeping changes to make our spaces more welcoming and the launch of the Aggie Experts research platform — as well as our priorities in the year ahead: buff.ly/MZxkML4
#UCDavis
July 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We're wrapping up year 3 of our 5-year strategic plan!
Learn about our progress to date — including sweeping changes to make our spaces more welcoming and the launch of the Aggie Experts research platform — as well as our priorities in the year ahead: buff.ly/MZxkML4
#UCDavis
Learn about our progress to date — including sweeping changes to make our spaces more welcoming and the launch of the Aggie Experts research platform — as well as our priorities in the year ahead: buff.ly/MZxkML4
#UCDavis
Aggie history is in the making with the restoration of the "Touchdown Tower" water tower!
Once scaffolding is in place, the tower will be fully "under wraps," similar to the cocoon-like wrapping that enclosed the domestic (Arboretum) water tower during its own restoration in 2000. bit.ly/45SMCX
Once scaffolding is in place, the tower will be fully "under wraps," similar to the cocoon-like wrapping that enclosed the domestic (Arboretum) water tower during its own restoration in 2000. bit.ly/45SMCX
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Aggie history is in the making with the restoration of the "Touchdown Tower" water tower!
Once scaffolding is in place, the tower will be fully "under wraps," similar to the cocoon-like wrapping that enclosed the domestic (Arboretum) water tower during its own restoration in 2000. bit.ly/45SMCX
Once scaffolding is in place, the tower will be fully "under wraps," similar to the cocoon-like wrapping that enclosed the domestic (Arboretum) water tower during its own restoration in 2000. bit.ly/45SMCX
Aggie Experts is now open to the public!
Scholars, journalists, industry, community groups, and students can use Aggie Experts to explore UC Davis research and connect with UC Davis faculty, researchers and expert sources in one streamlined location.
Learn more and explore: bit.ly/3H6b1y3
Scholars, journalists, industry, community groups, and students can use Aggie Experts to explore UC Davis research and connect with UC Davis faculty, researchers and expert sources in one streamlined location.
Learn more and explore: bit.ly/3H6b1y3
May 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Aggie Experts is now open to the public!
Scholars, journalists, industry, community groups, and students can use Aggie Experts to explore UC Davis research and connect with UC Davis faculty, researchers and expert sources in one streamlined location.
Learn more and explore: bit.ly/3H6b1y3
Scholars, journalists, industry, community groups, and students can use Aggie Experts to explore UC Davis research and connect with UC Davis faculty, researchers and expert sources in one streamlined location.
Learn more and explore: bit.ly/3H6b1y3