From digital data and technology to the environment, healthcare and the body, graduate students from across the College of Letters and Science at University of California, Davis, are pushing boundaries with their experimental research and creative expression. The results, varied in medium and discipline, will be on display at the Arts & Humanities 2026 Graduate Exhibition.

In a new internship with the City of Davis, UC Davis students are helping the city better meet the needs of its Spanish speaking residents. A cohort of five students spent months working with City staff, learning best practices when it comes to translating content such as city documents, press releases, public service announcements and social media posts.

The 2026 Film Festival at UC Davis showcases short films created by UC Davis students and recent alumni as well as submissions from student filmmakers from Northern California colleges and universities. This year’s festival is being produced by a team of students who are mentored by Julie Wyman, associate professor of cinema and digital media.

Homer’s ancient epic is given new life in the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance’s presentation of "The Odyssey in Shadow," a large-scale cinematic shadow theater experience. The production will preview on June 1 and will run on June 2, 3 and 4 in the Arena Theatre, Wright Hall.

Just weeks before heading to New York City to perform at the legendary Carnegie Hall, the choruses of UC Davis will join the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Rosephanye Powell’s “The Cry of Jeremiah” at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on May 31.