NEWS & NOTEWORTHY

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BOOKS OF MONTH

L&S Fiction Reads For Summer
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NEWS

June Media Mention Highlights
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AWARDS

UC Davis Library Honors Four Letters and Science Undergraduates with the Norma J. Lang Prize

Four of the nine total Lang Prize honors were awarded to students majoring in the College of Letters and Science for their research across the social sciences and humanities.
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AWARDS

Inaugural Walter J. Stone Endowed Fellowship Awarded for Research on Latin American Politics

Anissa Joseph, a Ph.D. candidate in political science, is the inaugural recipient of the Walter J. Stone Endowed Fellowship, which provides a $6,000 summer stipend to advance her research.
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Davis Humanities Institute Awards Fellowships for Collaborative Research

The Network Collaboration Fellowships provide $5,000 in support for fellows or their collaborators to travel to connect on a shared project.
Pulitzer winners for 2025

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2025 Pulitzer Prize in History Winner and Finalist Are Both Ph.D. Alumni in History at UC Davis

This year, both the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History and the sole finalist are alumni of the history Ph.D. program.

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Associate Professor Bettina Ng’weno Wins Mentoring Award

  • by College of Letters and Science
Associate Professor Bettina Ng’weno, Department of African American and African Studies, has been honored with this year's Distinguished Graduate and Postdoctoral Mentorship Award from UC Davis Graduate Studies and the Graduate Council. This award shines a light on the power of mentorship in shaping the academic and professional journeys of UC Davis graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
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UC Davis Researchers Awarded SEED Funding to Advance Research in Historically Underfunded Disciplines

  • by UC Davis Office of Research
The Office of Research is pleased to announce the recipients of the second cohort of the UC Davis Humanities and Social Sciences Stimulating Exceptional and Essential Discovery (SEED) Funding Program. The awards support research activity in historically underfunded disciplines with a high likelihood of impact in the humanities and related social sciences.
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May Media Mention Highlights

  • by College of Letters and Science
Every day faculty and students from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are highlighted in the news media, having their research featured and commenting on the most pressing issues facing the world. Check out some of these news media highlights from May 2025.

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