Four students were honored with awards, including three art purchase prizes. In all, 20 Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts and doctoral students from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis participated in the event. The design and art studio work will be exhibited at the museum through June 20.
In his newly released documentary film, Umbria Jazz Feast, UC Davis Professor of Music Pierpaolo Polzonetti investigates the perceptions and identities of jazz as it intersects with the cuisine, art, and culture of locals and visitors in Perugia, a medieval town in central Italy. A musicologist specializing in music and food, Polzonetti focused on how the festival enabled a synesthetic experience; that is, one in which different senses are simultaneously engaged.
What if you could talk Shakespeare’s Macbeth out of violence? A new UC Davis-developed game lets players do just that, using AI to simulate dialogue and teach real-world conflict de-escalation skills through interactive storytelling rooted in some of the greatest dramas in the English language.
The Imagining America (IA) consortium brings together scholars, artists, designers, humanists and organizers to imagine, study and enact a more just and liberatory ‘America’ and world. It is currently open to participation proposals for its 2026 IA National Gathering in October, the last to be held in Davis before the consortium moves to a new host campus next year.
From digital data and technology to the environment, healthcare and the body, graduate students from across the College of Letters and Science at University of California, Davis, are pushing boundaries with their experimental research and creative expression. The results, varied in medium and discipline, will be on display at the Arts & Humanities 2026 Graduate Exhibition.
Gözde Göncü-Berk, associate professor of design and a leader in the emerging field of wearable technology, recently received the prestigious Jacquelyn Anderson Wellness Innovation Award from the UC Davis Office of Wellness Education (OWE). The award honors individuals who exhibit outstanding innovation in research, education or advocacy within the realm of wellness.
In a new internship with the City of Davis, UC Davis students are helping the city better meet the needs of its Spanish speaking residents. A cohort of five students spent months working with City staff, learning best practices when it comes to translating content such as city documents, press releases, public service announcements and social media posts.
This book aims at an exploration of Chinese literary studies in comparative, cross-cultural, transnational, and global contexts. It is one of the first of its kind in dealing with methodological and theoretical issues regarding Chinese, comparative, and world literature in recent years.
The 2026 Film Festival at UC Davis showcases short films created by UC Davis students and recent alumni as well as submissions from student filmmakers from Northern California colleges and universities. This year’s festival is being produced by a team of students who are mentored by Julie Wyman, associate professor of cinema and digital media.
Homer’s ancient epic is given new life in the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance’s presentation of "The Odyssey in Shadow," a large-scale cinematic shadow theater experience. The production will preview on June 1 and will run on June 2, 3 and 4 in the Arena Theatre, Wright Hall.
