A woman in a library surrounded by books

November Books of the Month

  • by College of Letters & Science
Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, L&S staff select works from our Bookshelf of UC Davis authors. Our November 2024 selections are in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.
Redwood trees photographed from below looking up toward the sky

Mapping the Past to Preserve the Future

  • by Guananí Gomez-Van Cortright
A $1.6 million Climate Action Seed Grant is funding a project to survey the landscape and plan climate resilience projects on Indian allotment lands. The UC Davis-led project will utilize landscape surveys, climate modeling, and the expertise of allottees to understand what is on their land and how it has changed over the past 20 years.
A side by side shot of two photos with the first being George Blake and then his granddaughter Jada McCovey

Student Following in Her Grandfather’s Artistic and Academic Footprints 

  • by Jeffrey Day
Jada McCovey, a third-year Native American studies and environmental studies student, celebrates legacy of her grandfather, fellow UC Davis alum and artist George Blake. A transfer student, McCovey wanted to be closer to her family and study at her grandfather’s alma mater.
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