ARTS & HUMANITIES

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EXHIBITIONS

Free Indoor Art Exhibits and Museums to Visit at UC Davis this Summer
Industrial metal pod sculpture split open, purple-lit cushioned interior on gallery floor

HONORS

Beatriz Cortez Named Joan Mitchell Fellow
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UC Davis Chorus Makes History with Carnegie Hall Debut

by Maria Sestito

From Broadway shows to impromptu subway rides, singers from across the UC Davis campus and community set out on New York City this summer to make their Carnegie Hall debut with Director of Choirs  Nicolás Dosman at the helm. American composer Rosephanye Powell accompanied the performance of 'The Cry of Jeremiah.'

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RESEARCH

BioInnovation Lab Connects Students to Real-World Research

A maker space for undergraduate research, the BioInnovation Lab allows students to learn basic lab skills, experiment, innovate and contribute to research.
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ART HISTORY

Heghnar Watenpaugh on Preserving Cultural Heritage Worldwide

Professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discusses her experience teaching in Paris amidst controversy over museum staffing, security, ownership and restitution in France and the larger museum community. She will continue her own research at the Getty Museum in fall.
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CINEMA

Inside the Minds of Three Student Filmmakers

A short film about a serial bike thief slinking around the streets of Davis doesn’t seamlessly transition into meditations on how technology may hinder modern life, but no two films at the 2026 Film Festival at UC Davis could be thought of as alike.
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LITERATURE

To Be or Not to Be ... In Virtual Reality

William Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” But what would the late-16th-century playwright’s work look like in the virtual world? A collaboration at UC Davis is giving students the chance to find out.

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Cal Studio Presents Two Speakers on Videos, Video Games

  • by College of Letters and Science
The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program is bringing two speakers to the UC Davis campus this fall to discuss video games, video culture and integrating the internet into curatorial practices. Artist Alice Bucknell will speak on Oct. 1. Curator and writer Barbara London will speak Oct. 22.
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Artist Cassils Appointed to Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio

  • by Clémentine Sicard
Renowned performance artist Cassils has been appointed to the Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program at the University of California, Davis. Cassils is a Canadian transgender artist who makes their own body the material and protagonist of powerful performances that examine the histories of LGBTQI+ violence, representation and struggle while illuminating narratives of resilience and empowerment.
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From Eras Tour to Classroom: Teaching Taylor Swift as Literature

  • by Colette Daulton
“Folklore and Fairytales: the Literary Words of Taylor Swift” is a one-unit first-year seminar that treats Swift’s songwriting as a serious object of literary study, incorporating readings, discussions, creative analysis, and, of course, listening sessions. The course is open to all undergraduates, with preference given to first-years, and is offered through the Office of Undergraduate Education.

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