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.
Enjoy 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 gdwatry@ucdavis.edu.
Democracy requires deliberation
Taipei Times
Ming-Cheng Lo, professor of sociology
6 things you should do at night if you want to be happier in the morning
Buzzfeed
Robert Emmons, professor emeritus of psychology
In California's conservative Central Valley, alarm over Trump's deportation threats grow
The Desert Sun
Giovanni Peri, C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics
Affordability a key issue for California Democrats, Republicans in new year
Courthouse News Service
James Adams, Distinguished Professor of political science
Texas buys billboards in Central America warning migrants of danger of rape and abuse on journey to US
The Independent
David Kyle, associate professor of sociology
Teen Mental Health and Online Learning | CA Water Outlook and Priorities | Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito Performs
Capital Public Radio
Drew Cingel, associate professor of communication
What to watch for in chemistry in 2025
Chemical & Engineering News
Jesús Velázquez, associate professor of chemistry
Sandra Gilbert, literary critic whose 1979 polemic The Madwoman in the Attic became a classic
MSN.com
Sandra Gilbert, professor emerita of English
New study to explore impact of Type 1 diabetes on children’s brain development
Manage Healthcare Executive
Simona Ghetti, professor of psychology
Millions of Mexican Americans were deported in the 1930s. Are we about to repeat this ‘ethnic cleansing’?
The Guardian
Kevin R. Johnson, Distinguished Professor of law, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and professor of Chicana/o Studies
Trippy science unravels the mystery of psychedelics’ anti-anxiety effects
The Scientist
David Olson, director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and professor chemistry
Partner’s positive mood linked to reduced cortisol levels in older couples
MSN.com
Tomiko Yoneda, assistant professor of psychology
Can Trump's proposed tariffs revive the steel industry? Probably not, experts say
ABC News
Katheryn Russ, professor of economics
Physicists propose how to test if the universe is finely tuned for life
IFL Science
Nemanja Kaloper, professor of physics
The neuroscience of memory: deja vu, photographic memory, improving cognition & why we remember with Charan Ranganath, Ph.D.
The Rich Roll Podcast
Charan Ranganath, professor of psychology
New import taxes are a bad bet
The Carolina Journal
Christopher Meissner, professor of economics
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November Media Mention Highlights
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. Enjoy some of these news media highlights from November.