May 7-8, Thursday and Friday -- Davis-based science-fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson and tomato-harvester historian Emmett Fiske will be among the speakers at a two-day conference exploring the many ways that the University of California system has enriched environmental understanding through the arts, literature, social sciences and law over the past century. The conference will also include a photo exhibit and performance that documents the struggles of women leaders for environmental justice in the Central Valley.
"California, the University and the Environment," begins at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and runs until 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center on the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis campus. It is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is encouraged. To register or for more information, go to .
The conference is sponsored by the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Humanities Institute, the John Muir Institute of the Environment at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis, EPA Air Quality Center at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis and faculty partners from аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Merced, with a grant from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Office of the President.
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Claudia Morain, (530) 752-9841, cmmorain@ucdavis.edu