A new book by UC Davis political scientist Amber Boydstun explains why some events drive media storms, an explosion of sustained media coverage, and why other events, even very similar ones, don’t.

A new study by UC Davis and Stanford SPARQ applied AI tools and techniques to New York Police Department body-worn camera footage to learn whether officers followed legal rules for stops and searches.

A recent study at UC Davis tested whether a classroom curriculum could reduce that stigma. Not only did the class reduce prejudice against consensual non-monogamy, but it also increased all students’ relationship skills and sense of belonging.

Research shows that taxes, and what we decide they should be, directly affect our long-term social and economic health as a nation — for better or for worse. This in-depth article explains how income and corporate taxes in the U.S. affect economic growth, inequality and government spending.

A recent decision in Virginia restores voting rights based on a law from 1870 that sought to prevent discrimination by the state. Legal briefs written by UC Davis experts provided the historical groundwork for that decision.

From deep archival research and interviews with cultural curators and government officials to studying tea art and learning brewing techniques from tea masters, anthropology Ph.D. candidate Thiago Braga, through his research, is unraveling the geopolitical history underlying the traditional tea revival across China and Taiwan.

While structural racism can be measured across an entire neighborhood, city or county, its impact on people’s lives might be more localized. A recent study in sociology found that people most impacted by structural racism died more than two years sooner than the average American adult.

A new study in communication examined how the data-driven business models of TikTok and Spotify shape both the music artists make, and the songs people listen to. The study was published Feb. 27 in the journal Information, Communication & Society.

Known as the Forged Gold Battalion, the UC Davis Reserve Officer’s Training Corps has been known for the excellence of its program and students. The Army's ties to UC Davis go back over 100 years, predating the formal naming of the university.

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings from new research in psychology that creates a detailed picture of children’s social lives by identifying patterns and predictors of adolescent social health.