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BOOKS OF MONTH

Celebrating Pride with L&S Authors

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Why Teaching Difficult Subjects Requires a Framework for Solutions

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UC Davis Alum Wins Prestigious Milken Educator Award for Excellence in Teaching

by Alex Russell

Alum Harry Shontz (LS '12), who majored in history and psychology at UC Davis, received the awards, which honors K-12 teachers for overall excellence. 

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GOVERNMENT

UC Davis Economist Helps Guide the State's Fiscal Future

Ina Simonovska is serving on the California Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, which makes policy recommendations across a range of pressing issues for the state.

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AWARDS

Top 2026 Undergraduates Honored by UC Davis College of Letters and Science

The College of Letters and Science has honored Jack Jacobs with the Herbert A. Young Award and Morgan Strong with the Leon H. Mayhew Memorial Award.

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EDUCATION

Meet 4 Students from UC Davis' Newest Major

Hear about the experiences of four of the 150 students enrolled in UC Davis’ inaugural business major cohort.

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TECHNOLOGY

Inside AI

Students learned AI literacy, ethics and prompt strategies in a hands-on experience that explored how large language models, such as ChatGPT, work. 

Stories you may have missed

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How Personality and Social Support Can Help Us Recover when Life Goes Wrong

  • by Alex Russell
  • June 18, 2026
  • Community
Emily Noyer, a Ph.D. student in psychology at UC Davis, is testing how our personalities and the people around us affect our chances of recovery when illness or injury turn life upside down.
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Keeping a Pulse on the Psychedelic Science Scene

  • by Greg Watry
  • June 08, 2026
  • Community
  • Science & Technology
Program coordinator Sarah Solar is the nexus point for the UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics. They liaison between campuses, establish connections between faculty affiliates and the institute, track funding, and coordinate and manage communications, among a host of other tasks. Their fingers are on the institute’s pulse, ensuring its operational functionality.
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UC Davis Student Startup Makes Vaccination Records Accessible, Portable and Global

  • by Alex Russell
  • June 02, 2026
  • Community
A new startup business by UC Davis undergraduate students saves people time and money by making verified vaccine records accessible from anywhere in the world.
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Behind the Funding: How the College’s Research Support Committee Deliberates Over Internal Awards

  • by Greg Watry
  • March 31, 2026
  • Community
Currently chaired by Professor of Science and Technology Studies Finn Brunton, the college's Research Support Committee is charged with the decision-making behind the college’s internal awards/grants. In addition to the Dean’s Faculty Fellowships, they’re responsible for the L&S Unites Initiative, Incentives for Large Grants Initiative and the new Regeneration Program Grants.
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UC Davis Campus Community Book Project Author Javier Zamora Meets Students Studying History of Immigration

  • by Alex Russell
  • March 20, 2026
  • Community
Javier Zamora, poet and author of this year’s UC Davis Campus Community Book Project selection, spent the morning with a classroom of students who are learning the immigrant histories of their own families.

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