ARTS & HUMANITIES

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HUMANITIES

Meet the 5 Women Named DHI Faculty Research Fellows for 2026-2027
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BOOKS

Letters and Science Authors Explore Monsters, Real and Imagined
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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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ENDOWMENT

Josh Faught Named Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio

In his first year at UC Davis, acclaimed fiber artist Josh Faught will teach courses on sculpture and professional practices. He plans to bring vagabond weaving back in the spring.

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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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EDUCATION

What Teaching Writing with AI Reveals About Student Voice

University Writing Program instructors collect data from their classrooms about how students respond to AI feedback compared with peer feedback.
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FASHION

Italian Haute Couture Exhibit Opens at Manetti Shrem Museum

Get on up close view of the artistry and craftsmanship of Italian haute couture in ‘The Gift of Fashion: From the Maria Manetti Shrem Haute Couture Collection,' opening Oct. 14.

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Cal Studio Presents Two Speakers on Videos, Video Games

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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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To Be or Not To Be ... in Virtual Reality

  • by Sarah Colwell
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 the University of California, Davis, among the DataLab, the ModLab and the Department of English is giving undergraduate students the chance to find out.
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Inside the Minds of Three Student Filmmakers

  • by Abhinaya Kasagani
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, save for their resolve to serve as recognizable representations of our present-day world.

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