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I am thrilled to be stepping in as Interim Director of the UC Davis Institute of the Environment. See the Office of Research's Announcement. I look forward to working with all our community members!

“Originally published by the UC Davis Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement.”

“Originally published by the UC Davis Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement.”

Dr. Clare Cannon has been elected Vice President-Elect (2024-2025), Vice President (2025-2026) of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), an academic organization dedicated to social justice. SSSP is "an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social problems." Her two-year term begins during their annual meeting August 9-11 in Montreal, Canada. 

Dr. Cannon was nominated as the Class of 2020 Commencement speaker for her alma mater, Scripps College. She was delighted to attend and celebrate the students making up their commencement, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can watch her speech here. Congratulations to the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022!

Department of Human Ecology’s Clare Cannon was named a Chancellor’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The fellowship “recognizes exceptional contributions in supporting, tutoring, mentoring, and advising” underrepresented students and/or underserved communities, Chancellor Gary S. May said in a letter.

Dr. Clare Cannon, assistant professor of community and regional development in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received the Early Career Award. According to IARSLCE, this award acknowledges and celebrates intellectual leadership through an emerging body of work that has begun to demonstrate broad and deep impact on the study and/or practice of service-learning and community engagement, including the communities, cultures, and systems within which it is undertaken.