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. Check out some of these news media highlights from the past month.
Five UC Davis faculty and staff have been named 2026-27 UC Dialogue Fellows for projects they will lead to advance the teaching and practice of dialogue across differences. Among those five, Heather Hether from the Department of Communication was named.
Two College of Letters and Science at UC Davis faculty members and one affiliated research center were honored with awards from the UC Davis School of Medicine Office of Wellness Education for their pioneering work in the wellness space.
An ergonomic mouse. A lending library of field gear. A Slack channel where small safety questions are welcome. These are a few ways this year’s UC Davis Lab Safety Award winners keep safety in their daily routine.
The University of California, Davis, received $953 million in external research awards in the fiscal year 2025-26, supporting a broad range of research to enhance lives through advancements in healthcare, food supply, energy solutions, education and more.
College of Letters and Science staff have been recognized with some of this year’s top awards from both the university’s Staff Assembly and the Center for Inclusive Excellence.
A team of UC Davis scholars and Univision journalists have won an Edward R. Murrow Award for their production, De No Sabo a Sí Sé, which tells the story of Spanish in California and the experiences of heritage speakers. Professor of Spanish Claudia Sánchez-Gutiérrez acted as a co-producer and faculty reviewer on the project.
The artistry and craftsmanship of Italian haute couture will be on display in 'The Gift of Fashion: From the Maria Manetti Shrem Haute Couture Collection,' opens Oct. 14. Visitors to the free museum will have the rare opportunity for an up-close view of seven couture gowns by designers Roberto Capucci and Dolce & Gabbana, and pieces of jewelry designed by Dolce & Gabbana, Bulgari and Scavia, all on loan from the personal collection of the museum’s namesake, Maria Manetti Shrem.
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. Check out some of these news media highlights from the past month.
The 2026-2027 cohort features researchers whose work bridges the theoretical and the practical, seeking to affect concrete change — from evolving how institutions of higher education support native Spanish speakers, to shaping childcare policy, to developing new frameworks to aid in the legal fight against climate change.
