The Home Stretch

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The Home Stretch

Hello CBS,

You’re nearly there. Though it’s a busy and demanding time, we hope that you will find small ways to give yourself a break during the week, and to celebrate what you’ve accomplished this year. You have a lot to be proud of.

To all the CBS Aggies who are finishing their undergraduate degrees this week, we congratulate you. Take a bow and surround yourself with your loved ones and those who celebrate you. And enjoy this weekend’s celebration, you’ve earned it! You can find a short congratulatory message from Dean Winey, as well as this year’s list of CBS award recipients, here.

To all those who will be returning in the fall, we look forward to seeing you back on campus, and in the lab, the field and the lecture hall in September.

In the meantime, good luck on your finals, and enjoy your summer!

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Your CBS Undergraduate Deans,

Helen Frasier, Michele Igo, and Mark Winey

Wellness Corner

Take a Break (to Stay Focused)

It’s important to take breaks while you study. After all, your brain needs a rest too! As you take a study (or pre-study) excursion during finals week, wander by the CBS Dean's Office, 202 Green Hall, and grab some snacks!

Here are Five Study Break Workouts and Energizing Study Break Ideas

Study-Break Surveys

Options for Quick, 5-minute Breaks!

Do you still need a couple of breaks after trying the tips from our Wellness Corner? Here are two (less than) 5-minute study-break surveys that offer useful distraction! And your answers (even if you are graduating) help CBS students.

Survey #1: CBS & Library Services

Survey #2: Finals and Dead Week

Awards Recap!

CBS Student Award Ceremony

Earlier this month, we honored some of our top students, many of whom are in this year’s graduating class. To all those who attended, we thank you for joining us to celebrate your outstanding achievements!

Check out the photos

Discovering Academia

Summer Listening

Looking for something to listen to this summer? This student-produced podcast features some of UC Davis’s most celebrated faculty. The “Discovering Academia” podcast is off to a great start with more than a dozen episodes currently produced.

Check it out

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Be a Biologist!

Staying INVOLVED

CBS clubs like BioBoosters need you! Stay involved this summer as we build club plans for next year. BioBoosters hosts events for CBS students to make friends and meet faculty. Email Assistant Dean Frasier to get involved.

Being a MENTOR

Mentorship is a rewarding experience, and every mentee enriches our lives in different ways. The peer mentor application is OPEN for the CBS BioLaunch Mentoring Program!

Doing Summer RESEARCH

Diving into research this summer in a lab, the field, or remotely? For units or not? Whatever YOUR answers, talk to your faculty and submit a Students in Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) form.

Applying to a Health Professions Program?

Connect with HPA

The Health Professions Advising office supports all pre-health UC Davis students and alumni. Strengthen your application with HPA at Zoom Drop-Ins, App Prep Program, and Interview Week. Not applying yet? Join us for our Summer Programming.

Pre-Health Conference at UC Davis

October 14, 2023

This conference provides all students with the information and skills necessary to succeed in their admission process. Attendees have the opportunity to explore a huge variety of health professions.

More info and registration

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CBS Student Bulletin

From internships to job postings, bookmark the page for all the latest options and opportunities.

Take a look

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ICC Newsletter

Want even more options? Check out the ICC's Health and Biological Sciences Newsletter.

Take a look

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Questions or comments?

You are a part of the CBS community, and the reason for The DNA! Send your questions, ideas and submissions for future issues to Assistant Dean Helen Frasier at: hsfrasier@ucdavis.edu.

The Deans' News and Announcements (The DNA) is a monthly electronic newsletter for undergraduate students in the College of Biological Sciences.

The DNA is published by the CBS Dean’s Office.