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Digging the Past: How and Why to Imagine Seventeenth-Century Agriculture By Frances E.
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SFMOMA, Verge, Manetti Shrem at UC Davis have shows closing before year's end.
During a Strategic Communications retreat in July 2021, a group discussion about the department's diversity, equity and inclusion goals became a conversation about sharing the road individuals were taking to incorporate best practices into their work.
Dean Keith Simonton, a professor of psychology at UC Davis, evaluates U.S. presidents based on personality, background, political experience and performance in office. His system is detailed in the 1987 book “Why Presidents Succeed: A Political Psychology of Leadership.”
E. Kim Coontz of UC Davis’ Center for Cooperatives says child-care cooperatives may help small employers provide care near work. Employer-provided child care can help recruit and retain employees, reduce absenteeism and potentially improve productivity, but can be costly.
Stephen Mennell will give a talk on theories developed by social scientist Norbert Elias at the University of California, Davis. The talk, titled “Asia and Europe: Civilising Processes Compared,” is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the DeCarli Room of the Memorial Union.
William C. Liebhardt, director of the UC Davis-based UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, says consumers can choose organic and reduced-pesticide produce and farmers can reduce pesticide use.
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