Federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis is part of a larger history of government violence against citizens and non-citizens alike. However, today’s technology, rhetoric and legal tensions are changing what that violence means for society.
Tucked away among green pathways, fruit trees and vineyards is a planned community ahead of its time in sustainability and intentional living. Fifty years after its groundbreaking, Village Homes still stands out as a model for sustainable, intentional living.
This past year brought hurdles as we have never encountered in our 75 years, including a punishing state budget shortfall, dramatic cuts to Federal research funding, a significant drop in international applications, and the Federal Government’s open declaration of war on higher education, to name but a few.
As humanity reckons with a climate shaped by a legacy of burning fossil fuels, implementing solutions we already have requires large-scale coordination and overcoming social challenges that stunt action.
Walk through the "Breath(e)" exhibit with various scholars from different departments across the College of Letters and Science as they reflect on the art and how it connects to their own work and the world.
The California Families Project is the most comprehensive long-term study of Latino families in the U.S. It has built an unparalleled dataset that researchers at UC Davis and other leading universities around the world use to study the complexity of challenges facing Mexican-origin families in California.
El Proyecto de las Familias de California, es el estudio más completo a largo plazo sobre familias latinas en EE. UU., y ha creado un conjunto de datos incomparable. Investigadores de UC Davis y otras universidades líderes a través del mundo utilizan esos datos para estudiar la complejidad de los desafíos que enfrentan las familias de origen mexicano en California.
An interdisciplinary research collaboration between the California Lighting Technology Center, or CLTC, and the Center for Mind and Brain, or CMB, The Color Lab is part of an effort to implement human-centric lighting designs to optimize well-being.
The American Dream as both idea and ideal, for all its complications, has had an undeniably powerful role in shaping values and aspirations in the U.S. and far beyond its borders. We spoke with faculty and students in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis who represent a wealth of knowledge and perspectives that help us think about American society’s past, present and continuing potential.
The Critical Medical Humanities Program at Aggie Square in Sacramento offers undergraduates an immersive, cohesive learning experience looking at medical issues from multiple cultural and ethical perspectives, giving students a more well-rounded baseline to work from. Taking place across just one quarter, the program meets the requirements for the medical humanities minor. The first official cohort and one of the program's creators discuss the importance of humanities in health care.
