Women &amp; Philanthropy Content / Women &amp; Philanthropy Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Engineering Professor Wins Women & Philanthropy Impact Award /news/engineering-professor-wins-women-philanthropy-impact-award <p><span><span><span><span><span>At commencement, she congratulates every student by name — then they ask for a hug.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>She spearheaded the drive to establish an undergraduate environmental engineering major at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis, knowing women are drawn to the field.</span></span></span></span></span></p> November 07, 2023 - 10:30am Cody Kitaura /news/engineering-professor-wins-women-philanthropy-impact-award Ballerina Misty Copeland to Speak at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis /news/ballerina-misty-copeland-speak-uc-davis American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland headlines a public symposium on women, philanthropy and mentorship on Nov. 5. October 17, 2023 - 10:45am Katherine E Kerlin /news/ballerina-misty-copeland-speak-uc-davis Professor Leigh Ann Simmons Wins 1st Women & Philanthropy Impact Award /news/professor-leigh-ann-simmons-wins-1st-women-philanthropy-impact-award The inaugural 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Women &amp; Philanthropy Impact Award goes to Leigh Ann Simmons, professor and chair of the Department of Human Ecology, in recognition of her work in mentorship and leadership, and efforts on behalf of women’s health. October 18, 2022 - 12:08am Dave Jones /news/professor-leigh-ann-simmons-wins-1st-women-philanthropy-impact-award ‘Untamed’ Author Glennon Doyle to Speak at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis /news/untamed-author-glennon-doyle-speak-uc-davis <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/images/glennon-doyle-400-400.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Glennon Doyle headshot" typeof="Image"> </div> <figcaption>Glennon Doyle</figcaption> </figure> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Glennon Doyle, activist and bestselling author of <em>Untamed</em> and other works, is coming to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Davis, headli</span></p> September 27, 2022 - 9:25pm Dave Jones /news/untamed-author-glennon-doyle-speak-uc-davis UPDATED: Women & Philanthropy Forum Postponed /news/new-group-advance-and-connect-women-through-philanthropy <p><strong>Updated 2:30 p.m. March 12: </strong>Igniting Connections, the inaugural forum of Women &amp; Philanthropy, is being postponed and will be rescheduled on a later date.</p> March 12, 2020 - 2:35pm Cody Kitaura /news/new-group-advance-and-connect-women-through-philanthropy