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Childhood malnutrition is one of the world's most pressing health challenges, and Kathryn Dewey, distinguished professor emerita in the UC Davis Department of Nutrition, has been at the forefront of efforts to address it. Her pioneering research led to an innovative supplement to combat nutritional deficiencies and has informed and improved global health policies.

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When Yolo Food Bank employee Andrea Aponte welcomed UC Davis student Phoebe Wong to the Yolo Food Bank as a College Corps fellow, it was a full circle moment.

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A groundbreaking public history partnership examines past discrimination against the Black community.

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Discover how historian Greg Downs actively engages with community history on the streets of West Oakland.

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Just like in ancient cities, zoning maps and plans are often sequestered on individual websites or municipal libraries. The solution: a search engine for plans. People can easily see where progress was being made and glean ideas for their community, helping to rapidly update plans

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If you can get a shot of adrenaline from reading a request for proposals – as you wade through pages and pages of stodgy, jargon-laden, and confusing text – then perhaps being a university research center director is for you.

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