The intersection between climate change and art history opens new pathways for understanding how visual and material culture mediates human relationships to the natural world. This year's Alan Templeton Colloquium in Art History will feature art historians Andrew Patrizio and Alan C. Braddock in conversation on March 6 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
John Gossage, photographer and bookmaker, and Teju Cole, a writer and photographer, will be the featured in conversation at this year's Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture at UC Davis. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place Thursday, Jan. 15 at 4:30 p.m. at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
This year’s annual Global Tea Institute Colloquium honors the legacy of tea with its theme: Art of Tea in Culture and Science, Society and Health. It will feature tea scholars from across UC Davis.
Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, we select works from our Bookshelf of authors within the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. January is often a time for self-reflection and goal setting, so this month’s list features books that touch on both.
"Village Homes: A Radical Plan" celebrates the 50th anniversary of an innovative west Davis neighborhood community. Curated by Professor Timothy McNeil and guest curator Adrienne McGraw, the installation showcases the vision, concepts, and development behind the project and its goals. The exhibition runs Jan. 20 through June 19 in the UC Davis Design Museum.
Wendi S. Williams, Ph.D., a UC Davis undergraduate alumna in psychology, brings a powerful blend of scholarship, leadership, and lived experience to her role as APA’s 2026 president. Driven by curiosity, empathy, and a deep commitment to social change, she found her calling in psychology through storytelling, connection and advocacy.
In her first physics internship at UC Davis, undergraduate student Kelsey Stallard always felt concern she didn’t know enough. Leaning into curiosity would help a year later in her internship at Stanford University where she got to work with lasers and won a prize for her research.
A professional percussionist, UC Davis lecturer in music and advocate of musical education, Chris Froh has built a career fostering the talent of musicians while helping students discover new ways of listening and connecting through music. He was recently featured in UC Davis Magazine.
The University of California, Davis, is in the inaugural class of California universities and colleges designated as Black-Serving Institutions, or BSIs, under a state initiative recognizing those that “excel at providing academic resources to Black and African American students.”
Tucked beside the Earth and Physical Sciences Building, the California Rock Garden is one of UC Davis’ most unique outdoor classrooms. With more than 50 boulders and core samples on display, the garden tells stories of ancient oceans, erupting volcanoes, and shifting landscapes. Take a walk with us as we explore five featured specimens that stand out both in beauty and scientific significance.
