Alum Changemaker Awarded Prestigious Global Scholarship

Recent Letters and Science alumna Celene Aridin joins an elite cadre of 150 scholars from around the world who will study China’s emerging role in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar.

What Is Processed Food? It Depends on Who You Ask

In her new book, "Real Food, Real Facts: Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge," Charlotte Biltekoff explores friction between the U.S. public and food marketers when it comes to food processing.  She and others at UC Davis are making these types of conversations real and accessible to people both in and outside of the food industry. 

‘Visual Journals’ Exhibit Brings 'Design in Europe' Experience Home

Since the first iteration of “Design in Europe," a study abroad program at UC Davis, students have kept visual journals of their travels – six to eight pages per day – that are a mix between a scrapbook, sketchbook, travelogue, collage and diary. The journals have been exhibited in Iceland, Scotland, England and the Netherlands. Now, for the first time, these journals are being exhibited all together right here in Davis, Calif.

December Media Mention Highlights

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.

Following Passions and Finding Community

The moment Vinh Ton got accepted at UC Davis, he started a spreadsheet. He already knew he would major in statistics, but he also wanted to minor in theater & dance. As a transfer student, packing everything into two years would require careful planning, and it wasn’t too soon to start.

This Time, Graduation to Be Real for UC Davis Student

A participant in a University of California pilot program to help students return to finish their degrees, Emmanuel "Manny" Garcia Pereida of Oakland graduated from UC Davis Dec. 14, 2024. When he crossed the graduation stage for the first time in 2019, he didn't realize he was eight credits shy of his degree.

How Togetherness Makes the Undergrad Grind Worthwhile

For Katie Cohen, part of undergrad life is made up of “the grind.” Now in her second year on campus, Cohen, a sociology major and L&S Ambassador, has also learned that friendships are what make for more than just the basic college experience.