Delix Therapeutics recently announced that the first neuroplastogen drug based on UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics (IPN) research will be tested in patients with major depressive disorder.
The University of California, Davis, welcomed one of its most diverse entering classes and became eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, as it enrolled a record 41,239 students in fall 2024.
Marisol de la Cadena, a professor of anthropology and science and technology studies in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, has been awarded the 2024 Vega Medal from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography.
A collaborative project led by UC Davis, working with four California Community Colleges and three California State University campuses, has won a $1.5 million grant to help address equity gaps in writing support and AI literacy.
With the start of the new year and upcoming presidential inauguration, we’ve chosen to focus on politics, advocacy and community organizing. At the College of Letters and Science, we’re thinking deeply about these topics and the work of our faculty and lecturers demonstrates just that.
Every day faculty and students from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are highlighted in the news media, having their research featured and commenting on the most pressing issues facing the world. Enjoy some of these news media highlights from the past month.
UC Davis Professor of Art Robin Hill was recently awarded the “Anonymous Was a Woman” Award – a $50,000 unrestricted grant awarded each year to 15 women artists over the age of 40 who are at a critical junction in their career.
Across his career, Distinguished Professor of Psychology Steven Luck has shifted his own focus multiple times, from mainly research to an intense focus on teaching and mentoring students who make the most out of every opportunity. For this work, Luck has just received the 2025 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement.
The UC Davis Department of Communication rose to #13 among its peers globally in 2024, ranking 11 spots higher than just a year ago. This year’s rankings, released in November, recognize UC Davis faculty’s outsized impact compared to much larger departments.
Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, professor of art history at UC Davis, will be discussing "Survivor Objects and Captive Sites: Art and Cultural Heritage in Genocide" at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles on Dec. 15.
