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TAKE ACTION

Inside SB 895: Science Funding on the Ballot

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DESIGN

Village Homes: The Solution to Our Problems?

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Bad Bunny’s Code-Switching Helps Bilingual Students Feel Seen

by Maria Sestito

The worldwide superstar's pride in his culture and use of language validates experiences of many bilingual Spanish speakers, including at UC Davis.

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ART

The Legacy of Painting

Roland Petersen, known for his Picnic Day paintings, reflects on his life’s work and his personal love story. Petersen, who turned 100 on March 31, still paints every day.

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EXHIBITS

Spotlighting Indigenous Women

Gorman Museum exhibition by Shelley Niro explores traditional stories, transgresses boundaries and embodies the ethos of her matriarchal culture.

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CULTURE

Ancient Poetry Has Lessons Today

Archana Venkatesan discusses the importance of ancient poetry and her research on as the Alvars, which translates to “those who are immersed in god.”

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GLOBAL TEA

Steeping in the Geopolitics of Tea

Ph.D. candidate Thiago Braga is unraveling the geopolitical history underlying the traditional tea revival across China and Taiwan.

Stories you may have missed

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Students Help Show Inner Workings of Museum, Digitize Collection

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • March 25, 2026
  • Arts & Humanities
An exhibition on view at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis shows in real time the digitization of the university’s Fine Arts Collection. Visitors not only view the art but watch as it’s unpacked, photographed and entered in a database where it will be searchable by the public soon.
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UC Davis Fashion Students Learn From Scottish Artisans at Royal Estate

  • by Maria Sestito
  • March 20, 2026
  • Arts & Humanities
In a small Scottish village on the vast estate of King’s Foundation, filled with green grasses, manicured gardens and roaming farm animals, a group of UC Davis design students experienced first-hand what local and sustainable fashion looks like in the U.K.
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Inside UC Davis’ Winter Musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

  • by Maria Sestito
  • March 10, 2026
  • Arts & Humanities
'The Drowsy Chaperone' tells the story of a man looking back on his life via his relationship to an audio recording of an old musical from 1928. Using his imagination only, "the Man in the Chair,” drawing from old Hollywood and musical theatre tropes and stereotypes, sends the stars of the musical into a mash-up performance wherein hilarity, beauty and chaos ensue.
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New Book Explores the Human Cost of DOGE Cuts Under Trump and Musk

  • by Maria Sestito
  • January 27, 2026
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Self & Society
What happens when “efficiency” comes at the expense of people? In his new book, American Carnage, Journalist and UC Davis Writing Center lecturer Sasha Abramsky examines the human cost of DOGE cuts during the second Trump administration. From lost healthcare to erased pensions, Abramsky focuses on the lived experiences behind policy decisions and reflects on empathy, free speech and the state of journalism today.
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UC Davis Presents Tony-Award Winning Musical Comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone” 

  • by College of Letters and Science
  • January 21, 2026
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Community
Winner of two Tony Awards, for Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age of the Broadway musical. The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents the hilarious musical in the Main Theatre, Wright Hall, and runs Feb. 26, 27, 28 and March 5, 6 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 28 and March 7 at 2 p.m.

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