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Hundreds of stars and galaxies against a black background

Is This Universe Tuned to Support Life?

by Greg Watry
January 10, 2025

Woman in red sweater sleeping

UC Davis Story Tip Sheet: Coping During the Holidays

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 16, 2024

A despondent man sits at one end of a sofa wedged in a space too narrow for it.

Solving the Moving Sofa Problem

by Andy Fell
December 13, 2024

Get a “Last Look” at fall quarter exhibits like Ritual Clay and Entangled Writing at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Saturday, Dec. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 29.

Weekender: A Last Look at Exhibits; Film Screening

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
December 12, 2024

Man in front of classroom

Psychologist of ‘Attention’ Receives UC Davis Teaching Prize

by Alex Russell, College of Letters and Science
December 10, 2024

Choruses of UC Davis present Seasons of Migration this Friday at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts (Courtesy photo).

Weekender: A White Christmas Performance, UC Davis Alum Exhibit, and More!

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
December 05, 2024

Star of Jimi Hendrix on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Is the '27 Club' Real? Researcher Looks at Myths That Endure

by Zackary Okun Dunivin, College of Letters and Science
November 21, 2024

The Curiosity Gap

After a remarkable 44-year tenure, Spring 2025 will bring the retirement of the Alexander String Quartet, following a final, celebratory season. See them on the Jackson Hall stage at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Dec. 1.

Weekender: Open Studios, Musics of the World, Photography Contest, and More

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
November 21, 2024

Black and white photo of woman looking in bookstore window of her own book

UC Davis Lecturer Spotlights Overshadowed Women; New Biography Highlights Sanora Babb

by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
November 15, 2024

Green blobs connected by green tendrils over purple blobs in a roughly geometric pattern. The background is black.

Anti-Anxiety and Hallucination-Like Effects of Psychedelics Mediated by Distinct Neural Circuits

by Greg Watry
November 14, 2024

Advancing Health Worldwide

An African American man helps a child use an inhaler. They are sitting on a couch in a casual home setting.

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties, New Research Finds

by Alex Russell
November 12, 2024

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, "13 Tongues" (Photo by Liu Chen-hsiang)

Weekender: Halloween, Sheepmowers, Jazz, and More!

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 31, 2024

Outdoor scene of a cliff of rock with mountains in the background. Small human figures can be seen at the base of the cliff.

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes a Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate

by Kitta MacPherson
October 30, 2024

Transparent graphic of human head showing the brain. In the center is a red dot.

The Roots of Fear: Understanding the Amygdala

by Andy Fell
October 30, 2024

Lightbulb utility company

UC Davis Sources on Electricity; Utilities Policy

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 28, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

Installation view of works by Phillip Byrne, left to right: Organ for a Future Body, After the End of the World, Aggregating Cocoon (Metamorphosis), all 2024. Photo: Muzi Rowe

Ongoing Art Exhibits at UC Davis

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 24, 2024

Sonic Horizons showing projection of nature on walls, 2024 (Maral Salehian)

Weekender: Sonic Horizons Immersive Experience Debuts; Día de los Muertos Art at Artery

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 24, 2024

Woman and man in evening attire, at microphone, in front of backdrop of Manetti Shrem Museum sign in rainbow colors

Jan Shrem, Who Provided Legacy of Art to UC Davis, Remembered

by News & Media Relations
October 24, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

Two dark complected people sitting next to coffee cup in kitchen

New Study Finds Partner’s Happiness Linked to Lower Stress Hormone Levels in Older Couples

by Alex Russell, College of Letters and Science
October 22, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

Graphic of two branching trees shaped as human heads facing each other. Between them is a burst of light.

Exploring the Psychedelics Within Us

by Greg Watry
October 21, 2024

map of South American countries in green and pick with flag.

Being Part of a ‘Civilization’ Only Reduces Violence If You’re a Woman in Ancient Andes Populations

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 21, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

"Asian futures, without Asians" by artist Astria Suparak showing artist in front of projected image (Courtesy, Mondavi Center)

Weekender: Mondavi Center's Performance and Talk with SFMOMA Curator

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 17, 2024

What Motivates Food Bank Donors?

by Alana Haynes Stein and Catherine Brinkley
October 11, 2024

picture from Puffs of three people with wands (Courtesy, Woodland Opera House)

Weekender: Visiting Austrian Composer and Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 10, 2024

Concept art with the panel divided diagonally from lower left to upper right. Left side in blue tones a robotic face, right side in red/orange tones a human face.

AI: A Tectonic Shift in Human Society

by Alex Russell
October 08, 2024

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