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Charlotte Biltekoff and Carolyn De La Pena, “Food and Happiness”
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Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 126 Voorhies
Charlotte Biltekoff and Carolyn De La Pena, “Food and Happiness”
*This Campus Community Book Project event was originally scheduled for Thurs, Nov 19.*
Charlotte Biltekoff, Food Science and Technology & American Studies; Carolyn De La Pena, American Studies & Humanities Institute
145 varieties of salad dressing. 200 kinds of cereal. 15 [...]
“Food and Happiness”
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 126 Voorhies
"Food and Happiness"
145 varieties of salad dressing. 200 kinds of cereal. 15 types of mustard. With so many food choices facing us on every aisle how can we possibly make one that makes us happy? Does variety enhance our happiness? Or does it lead to anxiety [...]
Julie Sze, “Fantasies and Fears: Reading Eco-City Development in Shanghai”
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 228 Voorhies
Julie Sze, “Fantasies and Fears: Reading Eco-City Development in Shanghai”
This event is sponsored by Environmental Humanities Supercluster
For more information please contact: mgziser@ucdavis.edu
Panel Discussion: Eric Weiner, “Why Republicans Are So Happy (and Other Tales from the Science of Happiness)”
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Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Mondavi Center
Panel Discussion: Eric Weiner, “Why Republicans Are So Happy (and Other Tales from the Science of Happiness)”
The Campus Community Book Project is hosting a Panel Discussion with Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, in Jackson Hall [...]
Author’s Talk: Eric Weiner, “The Geography of Bliss”
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Time: 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Mondavi Center
Author’s Talk: Eric Weiner, “The Geography of Bliss”
The Campus Community Book Project presents an Author’s Talk featuring Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, in Jackson Hall at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing [...]
Lois Wolk, “Meltdown: A Legislator’s Perspective”
Time: 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 360 Shields Library
Lois Wolk, “Meltdown: A Legislator’s Perspective”
Lois Wolk, a California State Senator, will give a talk as part of the Policy Watch Seminar Series on “Meltdown: Institutional Challenges Facing California.”
This event is sponsored by Institute of Governmental Affairs
For more information please contact: www.iga.ucdavis.edu
Writing The Geography of Bliss
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Time: 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: University Club Lounge
Writing The Geography of Bliss
The day after the book project culminates in Weiner’s two talks at the Mondavi Center for the Arts (a free afternoon panel at 4 and an evening talk at 8 pm on December 1), Eric Weiner will discuss researching and writing the [...]
We R Family: A Queer Critique of Lesbian and Gay Family Tourism
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: 3201 Hart Hall
We R Family: A Queer Critique of Lesbian and Gay Family Tourism
GRAD RESEARCH FALL BROWN BAG SERIES
The Consortium for Women and Research provides annual research awards to graduate students working on gender issues. Liz Montegary of Cultural Studies is presenting a brief summary of her accomplishments [...]
“Inside Obama’s Brain”: A Discussion with the Book’s Author, Sasha Abramsky
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: 126 Voorhies Hall
“Inside Obama’s Brain”: A Discussion with the Book’s Author, Sasha Abramsky
“Inside Obama’s Brain,” to be published in December by Penguin Portfolio, profiles the ideas, inspirations, and experiences that have shaped the politician who has fascinated people more than any politician in decades. It quotes a wide network [...]
“Dollars for Dissertations: Grant Writing Strategies for Humanities Graduate Students”
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Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Olson 53A
“Dollars for Dissertations: Grant Writing Strategies for Humanities Graduate Students”
This workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of grant writing for graduate students in the humanities.
Learn more about:
Finding grants
Developing a funding plan
Thinking like a funder
Elements of a winning proposal
Working with your committee
Staying sane while writing grants
Presented by Jennifer [...]