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Beaulieu Vineyard Donates Historic Archives to UC ��ԭ�� Library

Julia Ann Easley — February 11, 2025 - 7:00am

More than 60,000 pieces of archival material, including photographs, ledger books and other media make up a new library collection established in the name of Beaulieu Vineyard, or BV, at the University of California, ��ԭ��.

Postcards from the Edge (of ��ԭ��) and Cookbooks through the Ages at Library

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 07, 2025 - 2:12pm

Shields Library at UC ��ԭ�� has incorporated two new exhibits onto its main floor, allowing students, faculty and staff to take a break to learn about the history of ��ԭ�� through postcards as well as how cultures preserve their histories through cooking. If you want to have a peek at how life was like before social media and recipe web sites, have a look. It's worth a visit.

New Artwork in Library Courtyard Commemorates Jewish Resistance During World War II

Karen Michele Nikos — September 09, 2024 - 9:19am

Alumnus Jeffrey Berger ’74 and his wife Sheri Berger have donated a major piece of public art to University of California, ��ԭ��. “Ghetto Wall,” an original sculpture by the prominent California artist and educator Ruth Cozen Snyder, was installed on Aug. 24 in the courtyard of Peter J. Shields Library, at the heart of the ��ԭ�� campus.

Lunchable: View the Eggheads Inside the Cool Library

Karen Michele Nikos — July 11, 2024 - 4:01am

In this summer heat, there's a cooler way to "take at tour" of the Eggheads at a UC ��ԭ�� Libary Exhibition.

UC ��ԭ�� Honors Eggheads, Art Heritage Today

Karen Michele Nikos — April 04, 2024 - 3:15pm

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The University of California, ��ԭ��, honored The Egghead Series of sculptures and by extension its arts heritage in special events today marking the 30th anniversary year of the last Egghead installations on campus.

Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive to Be Housed at UC ��ԭ�� Library

Julia Ann Easley — September 27, 2023 - 10:00am

During National Drive Electric Week, the University of California, ��ԭ��, today (Sept. 27) announced that it has begun to build a Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive. It will be housed at the UC ��ԭ�� Library’s Archives and Special Collections with support from the UC ��ԭ�� Electric Vehicle Research Center.

Lunchable at the Library: Chinese Menus and San Francisco’s Chinatown

Karen Michele Nikos — September 25, 2023 - 3:45pm

The UC ��ԭ�� Library has a display of Chinese cookbooks and menus on exhibit through Oct. 6 as it welcomes a gift from Chef Martin Yan.

Manetti Shrem Museum Mounts Surveys of Deborah Butterfield and Malaquias Montoya Oct. 1

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2023 - 1:00pm

Malaquias Montoya, Yo Soy Chicano, 2013. Screenprint on paper, 26 1/8 x 20 in. Courtesy of Malaquias Montoya and Lezlie Salkowitz-Montoya. © Malaquias Montoya.

Weekender: Alum Art in Sacramento, Library Food Exhibit and Mural

Karen Michele Nikos — August 17, 2023 - 10:27am

Inaugural exhibition 'When We See Us' starts this weekend

Aug. 20 – Sept. 10, Faith J. McKinnie Gallery, Sacramento

Abortion Facility Access Means Long Drives for Nearly 42% of Women

Julia Ann Easley — August 02, 2023 - 9:23am

One year after the Dobbs decision, nearly 42% of U.S. women of reproductive age have to drive 30 minutes or more to reach an abortion care facility, according to a study co-authored by researchers from the University of California, ��ԭ��, and Washington State University.

The data is up to date as of June 2, and researchers predicted the percentage of women having to drive 30 minutes or more would rise to more than 53% if other state bills under consideration are passed.