About Letters & Science Magazine

The College of Letters & Science at UC Davis is the largest, most dynamic academic entity in the UC system and serves as the hub of one of the world's top research universities. What happens at L&S directly impacts the world every day in profound and tangible ways. 

At Letters & Science magazine, our mission is to connect you to the arts, humanities and science that deepen our understanding of ourselves and our world. We seek to help build a better informed, better connected society that values and fosters truth, safety, inclusion, a common good, sustainability, innovation and collaboration. In our vision of the world, curiosity is encouraged and rewarded, ideas are challenged, and solutions facilitated. In our world, thought leadership influences impact and the true value of a public institution is understood and appreciated.

We value honesty, authenticity, open-mindedness, curiosity, courage, accountability, dependability, humor, kindness, drive, humility, respect, openness to discourse and inquiry, and a focus on the future. We believe our mission, vision and values reflect those of our audience and our university.

We are truly grateful to have you along for the ride and we hope you enjoy our presentation of the content that emanates from this amazing college.

— The staff of Letters & Science Magazine

Meet the Letters & Science Magazine Team

Greg Watry

Greg Watry

(he/him)

Editorial Director, Department Editor
Science & Technology

gdwatry@ucdavis.edu

530-754-2222

Alex Russell

Alex Russell

(he/him)

Department Editor
Self & Society

parussell@ucdavis.edu

530-752-8585

Maria Sestito

Maria Sestito

(she/her)

Department Editor
Arts & Humanities

msestito@ucdavis.edu

530-754-3055

Sage Stanley

Sage Stanley

(they/them)

Department Editor
Community, Events

slstanley@ucdavis.edu

530-754-2427

Jordan Hicks

Jordan Hicks

(she/they)

Social Media, Digital Marketing

jghicks@ucdavis.edu

530-752-8927

Michael French

Michael French

(he/him)

Events Marketing

mgfrench@ucdavis.edu

530-752-5863