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 the past month.
If you have a media mention that you would like included in our media mentions section, please reach out to Greg Watry at [email protected].
Does trade cause peace? Ask an economist
Financial Times
Christopher Meissner
Professor of Economics
Drones join LAPD helicopters in city skies for standoffs, chases — and surveillance
Los Angeles Times
Caren Kaplan
Professor of American Studies
Ecotopia
Sactown Magazine
Tim McNeil
Professor of Design
New study reveals complex origins of modern humans in Africa
SSBCrack News
Brenna Henn
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Associate Director for Human Genomics
UC Davis professor honored as one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2026
KCRA
Tony Tyson
Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy
What appeared to be a simple union of plates in California hides a much more chaotic system, and these small earthquakes have just exposed it
ECOticias.com
Amanda Thomas
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Louise H. Kellogg Endowed Chair
California bill would ban cellphones in schools
Courthouse News Service
Martin Hilbert
Professor of Communication
Ibogaine hype is outpacing the science
Bloomberg
David Olson
Director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
Professor of Chemistry
The Iran war is making life more expensive for Americans
CNN
Derek Stimel
Associate Professor of Teaching Economics
AI agents are coming for your dating life
WIRED
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
The funny thing about ADHD
NPR
Manvir Singh
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
6 things you should do at night if you want to be happier in the morning
HuffPost
Robert Emmons
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
How could rising gas prices affect the EV market?
The Week
Erich Muehlegger
Professor of Economics
Federal judge: Continued Border Patrol sweeps in California violated court order
Associated Press
Kevin Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/o/x Studies
California’s immigration history | San Joaquin Valley housing plans get a ‘final warning’ | ‘The Tallest Dwarf’ documentary
CapRadio
Julie Wyman
Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
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March Media Mentions
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 March 2026.
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