Four faculty members have received the 2023 College of Letters and Science Teaching Awards. The awards recognize outstanding teaching on the undergraduate and graduate levels, both inside and outside the classroom.
A mathematician studying the geometry behind refractions, a technologist creating wearables for the chronically ill, and a science historian revealing the complex history of sociogenomics have been named the 2023 Dean’s Faculty Fellows for the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis.
To encourage new interdisciplinary collaborations, the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis will launch the L&S Unites Initiative, which will support research projects from faculty across two, preferably three, of the college’s historic divisions.
Eleven faculty members from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis were recently awarded Revitalization Research Program Grants. Intended to support faculty whose research programs have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the college-funded grants support the continuation or completion of stalled, high-priority projects.
In this interview, filmmaker Julie Wyman, associate professor of cinema and digital media, discusses the vital role of community engagement in shaping her work. She also discusses the inspiration behind her documentary exploring the little people community's perspectives on new pharmaceutical treatments for dwarfism.
Danielle (Chatterton) Czelusta (B.A., Communication, ’08) has established a flourishing philanthropy career. Over the past several years, Czelusta supported the nonprofit medical centers in the Napa Valley, raising over $100,000 with her first effort.
