New research shows that the anti-anxiety and hallucinogenic-like effects of a psychedelic drug work through different neural circuits. The study, in a mouse model, shows that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics.
Tatiana Mamani, a Ph.D. candidate in physical chemistry working with Professor of Chemistry Davide Donadio, is among 62 Ph.D. students selected nationwide to participate in Department of Energy's Office of Science Graduate Student Research program.
Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, L&S staff select works from our Bookshelf of UC Davis authors. Our November 2024 selections are in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.
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.
The Department of Asian American Studies was approved for a $750,000 grant for a proposed interdisciplinary program and designated emphasis focused on critical empire and militarism studies. The Department of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies was approved for a $500,000 grant to fund a three-year working group focused on building the field of trans studies.
The University of California, Davis, is now eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for HSI status for the first time.
In The Small Matter of Suing Chevron, Suzana Sawyer chronicles the decades-long litigation process surrounding a 2011 judgment by an Ecuadorian court that held Chevron liable for $9.5 billion in damages for environmental contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Junko Ito, continuing lecturer of Japanese, has named the 2024 California Japanese Language Teacher of the Year by the California Association of Japanese Language Teachers. Ito has taught in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in L&S since 2010.
Ever wondered about the scientific accuracy of relationships in your favorite rom-coms? Paul Eastwick, a psychology professor at UC Davis, does this ins his newly released podcast Love Factually.
Almost three years after breaking ground, the Chemistry Building’s new addition opened its doors at the beginning of September — just in time for fall quarter.
