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Investigating the Prehistoric Origins of Plant-Eating

Andy Fell — June 23, 2023 - 2:41pm

Few modern birds and reptiles feed exclusively on plants, except for energy-dense nuts and seeds. How did dinosaurs evolve to digest plants?

One-Third of Long Beach COVID-19 Patients Have Long-COVID Symptoms

Andy Fell — October 04, 2021 - 10:00am

One-third of recovered COVID-19 patients reported new or continuing symptoms two months after their positive tests, according to a study by graduate students in epidemiology at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services. Women, people over 39, people with preexisting conditions and Black/African American persons had enhanced rates of “long COVID” symptoms.

Activities Introduce GradPathways Institute

Julia Ann Easley — October 06, 2020 - 4:50pm

Graduate Studies will launch the new GradPathways Institute for Professional Development with special activities — all virtual — including workshops, a tour of The Graduate Center, and an open house for faculty and staff. Read the Dateline story about the GradPathways Institute.

Graduate Studies Launches Institute for Professional Development

Julia Ann Easley — October 06, 2020 - 4:08pm

All in a day’s work, Carlyn Peterson talks with fellow Ph.D.s, business people and producers in the dairy industry — and may even share a few affectionate words with cattle.

To finish her dissertation and launch her career in August, Peterson drew on workshops about writing, science communications and more — all now part of a sophisticated ecosystem of skill-building opportunities for �ٺ��Ƶ graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

Q&A: Responding to Our Graduate Students

Dave Jones — March 10, 2020 - 11:11am

Dateline �ٺ��Ƶ spoke with two campus officials about the concerns of a group of academic student employees (graduate students who work as teaching assistants) who declare on a website (“�ٺ��Ƶ 4 COLA”) that their “material situation is untenable” and are demanding, among other things, a cost-of-living adjustment of $1,553 a month and affordable housing for all graduate students.

What’s It Take to Win Grad Slam? An Earful

Andy Fell — May 14, 2019 - 3:52pm

“Corn Queen” Katie Murphy is wearing a new crown, as winner of the UC Grad Slam last Friday (May 10) — the first �ٺ��Ƶ student to win the systemwide contest in its five-year history.

The competition begins each year at the campus level, where Ph.D. and graduate students present their research in three minutes or less, aiming to give lively, easy to understand talks for a general audience — allowing students to develop and practice their skills in explaining their work.

Long Ago and Far Away, an Average Galaxy

Andy Fell — April 10, 2017 - 8:00am

Astronomers led by a graduate student at the University of California, Davis have discovered one of the most distant galaxies in the universe, and it’s nothing out of the ordinary.