/ Slavery Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /climate/news/how-el-nino-and-drought-affected-trans-atlantic-slave-trade <p><span><span><span>El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> February 10, 2022 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/how-el-nino-and-drought-affected-trans-atlantic-slave-trade /arts/blog/weekender-see-student-art-campus <p><em>The Weekender is a regular feature of the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Arts Blog appearing each Thursday — when weekends really need to begin. The column features stuff to do on and around the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ campus this weekend. Know of art and related events in the region? Let us know at <a href="mailto:kmnikos@ucdavis.edu">kmnikos@ucdavis.edu</a></em></p> <p><em>If you are not involved in any commencements, or even if you are, here are a few things to do. All are free.</em></p> June 14, 2018 - 12:15pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-see-student-art-campus