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How to Improve Your Career Development

Regularly evolving your skills can lead to a long and successful career. 
By Robin Reshwan. As seen on USNews.com

 

One of the perks of targeting tech in your career development plan is that there are multiple free and low-cost ways to access training. Most software manufacturers offer free tutorials and resources because they want you to use their tools more effectively. If you would like deeper or specific knowledge, you can ask questions on community boards often managed or monitored by csoftware manufacturers.

A Brilliant Education

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Chancellor’s Fellows, a donor-supported program that gives faculty the freedom to pursue their research dreams—and take students with them on the grand adventure.

Chancellor’s Fellows awards, conferred upon outstanding midcareer faculty, provide $25,000 in unrestricted funding, meaning support for research that is exploratory or groundbreaking in nature—precisely the kind of research that grants don’t typically fund.

An Aggie Odyssey

On October 3, 2019, after traversing mountainous terrain and battling inclement weather, Soren Christian '13 achieved his longtime dream as he took the final steps on the Pacific Crest Trail.

A Message to Our Community

Dear Aggie Network:

As events have unfolded over the past week, we have experienced a variety of emotions as we struggle to understand what we have witnessed. Fear, anger, pain, confusion and disbelief are just some of the words that have been used to describe the reaction to the images and information.

Tops in Tech

This story originally appeared on magazine.ucdavis.edu.

Opal Franklin ’18 said she felt the odds stacked against her for too many years. She spent much of her upbringing in the foster care system. Some of her closest family members had been incarcerated, and role models were few.

UC Davis Coloring Book Pages

Bored at home? Got a printer? Here are three coloring pages inspired by a few of our favorite UC Davis photos.