Entries by Aj Cheline
NEH Bestows $250,000 in Grants to The History Project at UC Davis
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded two grants to the University of California, Davis — one to advance kindergarten-through-12th-grade instruction on the Chinese experience in California history and the other to support an art history professor in her study of a medieval Armenian city. The NEH announced 238 grants totaling $30 million on […]
Susan Ustin Appointed Interim Director of John Muir Institute of the Environment
By Lisa Howard August 3, 2020 Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra announced the appointment of Susan Ustin as interim director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment effective August 1. Ustin, a distinguished professor emeritus of environmental and resource sciences and the director of the UC Davis Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote […]
Tara Niendam Receives $2.8 million for Early Psychosis Project
Tara Niendam, associate professor in psychiatry and executive director of the UC Davis Early Psychosis Program, has received a $2.8 million Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation contract from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. The contract supports the EPI-CAL project that studies and coordinates efforts of early psychosis (EP) programs in California. […]
Measuring the Impact of Emergency Remote Instruction at California Community Colleges
By Lisa Howard July 20, 2020 Cassandra Hart, an associate professor in the UC Davis School of Education, will be conducting a study this fall to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students in California Community Colleges. The postsecondary education system is the largest in the United States, with 115 colleges across California […]
