Book Content / Book Content for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis en Young, Gifted and Black — The Book and the Art — Subject of Talk /arts/blog/young-gifted-black-book-art-talk <p><em>If you missed this discussion, this blog written by Michelle Villagomez, News and Media Relations Intern, gives a synopsis and preview of a later exhibition.</em></p> <p>Art Collector <a href="https://www.younggiftedblack.com/about"><strong>Bernard Lumpkin</strong></a> explained why he took on the role as a patron and collector of Black art in a virtual event hosted last month by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis.&nbsp;</p> November 10, 2020 - 12:08pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/young-gifted-black-book-art-talk Book on Ganges Tells Story in Words and Photos /arts/blog/book-ganges-tells-words-photos <h2 class="heading--underline"><strong>History professor's book traces river from childhood to adulthood, and beyond</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://history.ucdavis.edu/people/ssen/#research">Sudipta Sen</a> visited Himalayan pilgrim towns along the Ganges River with his family as a 4-year-old, and ingested small teaspoons-full of its waters during ancestral rituals while growing up in India. It left a lasting impression, enough so that he went back many times, retracing stretches of its 1,500-plus miles.</p> March 12, 2019 - 2:33pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/book-ganges-tells-words-photos SeaDoc Book to Inspire the Generations Who Will Inherit the Salish Sea /news/seadoc-book-inspire-generations-who-will-inherit-salish-sea <p>The SeaDoc Society aims to place their new children’s book, <em>Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids</em>, in the hands of as many middle school students living near the Salish Sea as possible, regardless of their ability to pay. To reach that goal, the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis-affiliated center has launched an <a href="http://www.explorethesalishsea.com/">Indiegogo campaign</a> aimed at inspiring the next generation who will inherit this special place.</p> March 29, 2018 - 11:46am Katherine E Kerlin /news/seadoc-book-inspire-generations-who-will-inherit-salish-sea Wildlife Biologist Earns His ‘Zebra Stripes’ With New Book /news/wildlife-biologist-earns-his-zebra-stripes-new-book <p>In his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zebra-Stripes-Tim-Caro/dp/022641101X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1481155705&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=Zebra+Stripes+Caro"><em>Zebra Stripes</em></a>, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis wildlife biologist Tim Caro takes readers through his scientific and personal journey to get to the bottom of the mysterious and beautiful coloration of zebras.</p> December 12, 2016 - 11:32am Katherine E Kerlin /news/wildlife-biologist-earns-his-zebra-stripes-new-book