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].
How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol
Yahoo! News
L.M. Bogad
Professor of Cinema and Digital Media
Observations catch galaxy cluster in the process of merging
Phys.org
David Wittman
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
People who achieve the most later in life typically start off dabbling in disciplines, study shows
The New York Times
Dean Keith Simonton
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology
UCD museum showcases Village Homes on 50th anniversary
Winters Express
Tim McNeil
Professor of Design
UC Davis releases results of new study on music and lighting
OperaWire
Jae Yong Suk
Director of the California Lighting Technology Center
Associate Professor of Design
Psychedelic research shows promise for neurological conditions
The Scientist
David Olson
Director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
Professor of Chemistry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Is there a psychedelic aspect to childhood games?
InsideHook
Jay Mechling
Professor Emeritus of American Studies
Holiday spending to top $1 trillion
ABC 10
Christopher Meissner
Professor of Economics
Legislators should exert states’ rights and regulate AI
News from the States
Cindy Shen
Professor of Communication
100-year-old Sacramento-area woman helped U.S. win WWII as a Rosie the Riveter
Sacramento Bee
Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Professor of History
Fort Carson soldiers secured Southern Border, amid decline in immigration
Colorado Springs Gazette
Brad Jones
Professor of Political Science
Charts show how Trump’s deportation campaign has played out in the Bay Area, U.S.
San Francisco Chronicle
Kevin R. Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/or Studies
The visionary physicist who gave us a new way to view the cosmos
Nature
Tony Tyson
Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Cartel violence increases migrant risks at US-Mexico border
The Hill
Oscar Contreras-Velasco
Assistant Professor of Sociology
UC Davis launches sustainable design institute with backing from $20M arts endowment - Sacramento Business Journal
The Business Journals
Gözde Göncü-Berk
Director of the Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion and Textiles
Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Design, Fashion and Textiles
‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper reaches of Russian River for first time in decades
The San Francisco Chronicle
Jeff Mount
Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Holiday lights are getting brighter—and messing with our sleep
National Geographic
Michael Siminovich
Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency
Professor Emeritus of Design
Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition
Yahoo! News
Joshua Shanes
Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History
‘She gives us hope that another world is possible,’ UC professor lauds Mexico's president
CALÓ News
Inés Hernández-Ávila
Professor Emerita of Native American Studies
The 'bird test': The tiny sign that predicts divorce, experts say
MSN.com
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
Hunter-gather groups are much less egalitarian than they seem
New Scientist
Manvir Singh
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
UC-Davis finding rare earths in wastewater
Electronics Weekly
Justin Siegel
Professor of Chemistry
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November 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 November 2025.
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