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UC Davis researchers found that adding crushed shells to beach sand reduced acidity and helped baby Pacific littleneck clams grow larger shells during a 90-day experiment at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, and gene tests showed shell hash largely removed acidification stress (a practice Indigenous communities have long used).

Nominations are open for the 2027 Davis Citizen of the Year Award and the 2027 Brinley Community Volunteer Award (nominations accepted through 5 p.m. on Nov.

30).

City leaders opened nominations for the 2026 Davis Citizen of the Year Award and the Brinley Community Volunteer Award; nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Nov.

30 (submitters should use the city's nomination form for details).

The Basement Gallery (student-run) opened its inaugural show About Looking on Oct.

23, letting visitors use flashlights in near-darkness to view 21 works by 20 undergraduate artists; the gallery will host a conversation club today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss the exhibition's themes.

The Outdoor Crew is a student-run hiking, camping, and adventure club with more than 480 members that offers affordable, organized trips with transportation to regional parks and an annual fall road trip to Death Valley; students can find meeting info on Instagram.

Mercy Hawkins' "Waltz of Life & Limb" features sculptural paintings and large-scale watercolors about the body’s ties to nature and climate, and is on display at the Pence Gallery (212 D St.) through Nov.

6; the gallery is open Tuesday–Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

UC Davis men's water polo beat Pacific 13-11 at Schaal Aquatics Center on Oct.

16, using a three-goal fourth-period run to stay 3-0 in Mountain West play and improve to 11-7 overall; they host Saint Mary's at 1 p.m. on Nov. 1.

I-House will host its 13th annual I-Fest from 2 to 9 p.m. on Nov.

7 at the International House, with 20 performing groups, cultural booths, food trucks, and a large Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan drumming performance (volunteers still being sought).