THE DOWNLOAD: Moonlight Breakfast, Cross-Country Title

Students studying for finals last week shared a late-night meal in the Coffee House with campus leaders like Chancellor Gary S. May, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter, Athletic Director Kevin Blue, and others. They served up breakfast burritos, pancakes, fruit and other food starting at 9 p.m. on Dec. 10, and posed for photos with students.

Ph.D. candidate wins national cross-country title

Clancy McConnell crosses a finish line.
Clancy McConnell crosses the finish line at the club cross-country nationals, hosted by the National Intercollegiate Running Club Association. (Courtesy)

Geography Ph.D. candidate Clancy McConnell won the men’s individual title at the club cross-country nationals, hosted by the National Intercollegiate Running Club Association in Richmond, Virginia, last month. Clancy and the rest of the UC Davis team qualified for the national meet at the Pacific Regional meet in October in the Bay Area, where he won the men’s individual title as well.

Read more on the Geography Department’s website.

Live discussion on robotic surgery

What makes robotic surgery special, and how does it differ from a traditional procedure? Bahareh Nejad, director of robotic surgery at UC Davis Health, participated in a live chat this morning (Dec. 17) to answer those questions and more. Nejad practices obstetrics and gynecology, and focuses on minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery.

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