/ Community And Regional Development Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /news/uc-davis-top-graduating-student-picnic-day-chair <p><span><span>Senior Amanda Portier of the University of California, Davis, led the team of hundreds that put on this year’s Picnic Day — attended by tens of thousands of people and believed to be the largest student-run event in the country. She also has been a mentor to individuals with intellectual disabilities, shed light on social justice issues and achieved a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average. </span></span></p> June 07, 2022 - 11:52am Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-top-graduating-student-picnic-day-chair /curiosity-gap/how-have-pandemics-historically-changed-cities <p><em>This blog is by <a href="https://humanecology.ucdavis.edu/catherine-brinkley">Catherine Brinkley,</a> assistant professor of community and regional development.</em></p> <p><em>Reprinted from <a href="https://bit.ly/2zXb9NB">The Conversation</a>.</em></p> May 19, 2020 - 2:10pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity-gap/how-have-pandemics-historically-changed-cities