In a study appearing in Biogeosciences, the researchers designed an experiment at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in which they mixed crushed shells, or shell hash, into sand where baby Pacific littleneck clams burrowed and grew. They then monitored the clams’ growth and the water’s chemistry over a 90-day period.
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. Check out some of these news media highlights from the past month.
A record-breaking El Niño winter and the potential loss or weakening of federal disaster management services are among the factors that could determine whether Californians face catastrophic floods this winter and beyond.
Spend a day celebrating Native American art and culture at the second annual Native American Arts Market hosted by the Gorman Museum of Native American Art at the University of California, Davis on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The market will feature works and crafts by Native American artists from across California and beyond.
With the expansion of the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, the additional space fostered new gifts from private collections across the country. Since moving in 2023, nearly 300 works of Native American art have been accepted as gifts valued at more than $1 million. A selection of these artworks is showcased in “Gifts from the Heart: New Acquisitions at the Gorman."
In Octavio Solis’ provocative drama "Mother Road," the last surviving Joad and a distant relative embark on a life-changing road trip. The Department of Theatre and Dance at UC Davis presents this “sequel” to John Steinbeck’s American classic as the opening production of the 2026–2027 season. Performances begin on Nov. 19.
Five UC Davis faculty and staff have been named 2026-27 UC Dialogue Fellows for projects they will lead to advance the teaching and practice of dialogue across differences. Among those five, Heather Hether from the Department of Communication was named.
U.S. Senate races are increasingly decided by national forces rather than state-level politics or incumbency advantage. That makes election forecasts less certain than they appear, according to a new study in PS: Political Science & Politics by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and George Mason University.
For six days, Kat Kerlin joined a class of 11 creative writers and scientists from the University of California, Davis, and two outstanding guides as they sea kayaked across the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Washington. By the end of the week, they paddled 50 miles, visited seven islands and discovered we had a lot to learn from each other, and from this place.
Scientists report fossil evidence of the first fully marine amphibian in a study from the University of California, Davis; Peking University; and the Geological Museum of Guizhou. The amphibian is an armored, giant salamander-sized, bottom-dwelling ocean creature that the researchers named Gerrothorax maritimus.
