Congratulations to the Letters and Science Class of 2026! 🎉🎓
We are so proud of all of your hard work and cannot wait to see the future you help create.
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Anthropologist Marisol de la Cadena has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for her research on Indigenous knowledge, language, and “ways of knowing.” Her work explores how anthropology can expand how we think about the world and one another.
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Congratulations to UC Davis sociology major Rianna Herrera on receiving a 2026 Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research.
Her honors thesis explored the experiences and aspirations of Filipina and gender-non-conforming Filipinx American college students.
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UC Davis mathematicians have published research challenging the standard model of cosmology, suggesting the accelerating expansion of the universe may be explained by instabilities already built into Einstein's equations.
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At Davis Science Café, @ucdavis.bsky.social fish ecologist Carson Jeffres discussed salmon restoration, floodplain habitat and why rebuilding California salmon populations is a societal effort — not just a scientific one.
Read more about the research at the Letters and Science Magazine.
UC Davis alum Harry Shontz recently received the prestigious Milken Educator Award, one of the nation’s top honors for K-12 teachers.
His approach to teaching history focuses on critical thinking, civic engagement and meaningful student relationships.
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This month's Books of the Month highlights authors that explore gender, sexuality, queer history, identity, health, and belonging.
From queer theory and transgender health care to Indigenous feminisms and LGBTQ+ history, these works invite readers to see the world from new perspectives.
Early‑stage research matters. $1.2M in W.M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding is supporting six @ucdavis.bsky.social research teams tackling challenges from viruses to carbon capture. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social
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The UC Davis Library has honored Rianna Herrera, a major in sociology, with a 2026 Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research. She placed third in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences category for her honors thesis that explores the co...
This month's Books of the Month list features works authored or edited by faculty, focusing on gender, sexuality and societal norms. Learn more about queer theory, the history of hormone replacement therapy and how topics like gender and sexuality are t...
Alum Harry Shontz (LS '12), who majored in history and psychology at UC Davis, received a 2025-26 Milken Educator Award. The award, one of the most highly regarded honors for K-12 teachers, recognizes overall excellence.
Mathematicians are challenging the idea that dark energy is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe. In a new paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, mathematicians from the University of California, Davis, provide math...
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When Carson Jeffres looks at the Yolo Bypass, he sees much more than a heavily trafficked strip of I-80 cutting across land meant for water overflow and agriculture. He sees an ecosystem amidst transformation, one integral to making California, as Jeffr...
To restore California's #salmon, researcher Carson Jeffres says we must build a "salmon society."
By routing juvenile #Chinook through floodplains like the Yolo Bypass, where food is 100x more abundant, they grow 8x faster than in the river.
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The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce new awards totaling $1.2 million from the Bridge Funding Initiative supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation. This investment will provide cri...
Congratulations to all of the Masters, MFA and Doctoral graduates in the #ClassOf2026! Tune in to the Graduate Studies Master's Commencement Ceremony livestream at 10:00 AM (https://ucdav.is/4uxlRjN) and the MFA and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony at 3:00 PM (https://ucdav.is/4xn04hd).
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At Davis Science Café, @ucdavis.bsky.social fish ecologist Carson Jeffres discussed salmon restoration, floodplain habitat and why rebuilding California salmon populations is a societal effort — not just a scientific one.
Read more about the research at the Letters and Science Magazine.
When Carson Jeffres looks at the Yolo Bypass, he sees much more than a heavily trafficked strip of I-80 cutting across land meant for water overflow and agriculture. He sees an ecosystem amidst transformation, one integral to making California, as Jeffr...
For her innovative research in Indigenous studies and on the politics of knowledge, de la Cadena was recently elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
