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.
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Age gaps in relationships are not as bad as you think
Economist.com
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
Conspiracy theories all trace back to an unexpected origin, scientist finds
Popular Mechanics
Eli Elster
Graduate Student in Anthropology
Almost 50k Sacramento policyholders have national flood insurance. The program could lapse this week
Capital Public Radio
Nicholas Pinter
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Associate Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Test your brain rot: can you define ‘lowkenuinely’?
New York Times
Isaiah duPree
Undergraduate Student in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Village Homes 50th anniversary
CBS Sacramento
Timothy McNeil
Professor of Design
Study finds racial biases in media coverage of mass shootings and gun violence
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Rob Voigt
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Bloomington honors women’s role in Civil Rights Movement at MLK Jr. Day celebration
Indiana Daily Student
Traci Parker
Associate Professor of History
AG1 gains nationwide in-store access through The Vitamin Shoppe partnership
Nutritional Outlook
Justin Siegel
Professor of Chemistry
Experts warn of looming catastrophe as hidden faults are found at America's earthquake hotspot
Daily Mail
Amanda Thomas
Kellogg Endowed Chair in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
RFK Jr. just flipped the food pyramid to create a funnel of performative masculinity
Mother Jones
Charlotte Biltekoff
Darrell Corti Endowed Professor in Food, Wine and Culture
The sea lions of the Galápagos are not ready to stop nursing
The New York Times
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Professor Emerita of Anthropology
For some veterans, psychedelics are a last hope—and a dangerous gamble
Mother Jones
David Olson
Director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
Professor of Chemistry
More Latino students are attending Cal State. But where are the Latino professors?
CalMatters
Isabella Cantu
Graduate Student in Sociology
Top Trump officials reverse themselves on Minneapolis shooting. Is it policy change or damage control?
The Los Angeles Times
Kevin R. Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/o Studies
California's largest reservoir rises 36 feet as rains boost water supply statewide
Miami Herald
Jeffrey Mount
Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jan. 6 and the long shadow of Civil War and Reconstruction Era political violence
Talking Points Memo
Gregory Downs
Professor of History
Astronomers reveal hidden lives of the early universe’s ultramassive galaxies
W.M. Keck Observatory
Benjamin Forrest
Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Astronomy
Brenna Henn wanted to improve genetic medicine. Then her N.I.H. grant was cut.
New York Times
Brenna Henn
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Associate Director for Human Genomics
Immigration raids linked to significant California job losses, analysis finds
Los Angeles Times
Giovanni Peri
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics
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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 December 2025.
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