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].
Can our model of the cosmos work without dark energy? New research says it can
Gizmodo
Blake Temple
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
DHS blames CA sanctuary law in Modesto triple homicide. Newsom, expert push back
The Modesto Bee
Kevin Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/o/x Studies
What are the cheapest, priciest states for EV ownership?
KLFY-TV
Erich Muehlegger
Professor of Economics
Mainstream California Democrats survived election night, but their brand remains challenged
The Los Angeles Times
James Adams
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
The 'assimilate or go home' crowd could use a history lesson
Bloomberg
Santiago Pérez
Associate Professor of Economics
30 novels, mysteries, romance and nonfiction books for your June TBR list
Orlando Sentinel
Zinzi Clemmons
Associate Professor of English
Director of Creative Writing
The million-dollar race to ‘blow up’ math’s hardest equations
Scientific American
Steve Shkoller
Professor of Mathematics
As human Ebola cases climb in DRC, critically endangered gorillas are at risk
South Africa Today
Damien Caillaud
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Believing you’re lonely has far more impact on brain health than actually being alone, scientists find
The Independent
Tomiko Yoneda
Assistant Professor of Psychology
A cosmic case of mistaken identity
New Scientist
Maruša Bradač
Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Poem on fire
Los Angeles Review of Books
Katie Peterson
Professor of English
The origins and meaning of Juneteenth
WOLBAM
Gregory Downs
Professor of History
Stepping out of the shadows
Hidden Brain
Allison Ledgerwood
Professor of Psychology
Science of attraction, compatibility & romance
GetPodcast
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
US chemistry graduate programs scale back
Chemical & Engineering News
Kyle Crabtree
Associate Professor of Chemistry
The greatest moments in American history
The New Republic
Eric Rauchway
Distinguished Professor of History
A seismic event bounced off Earth’s core and shifted an island country
CNN
Amanda Thomas
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Louise H. Kellogg Endowed Chair
Rich countries reap big economic gains from immigration, study says
The Daily Star
Giovanni Peri
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics
The System: Zak Cheney-Rice
New York Magazine
Brad Jones
Professor of Political Science
Reframing defeatist thoughts into can-do energy
WVPS
Amber Boydston
Professor of Political Science
Sacramento-area patients turning to psychedelics for mental health treatment
Abridged by PBS KVIE
David Olson
Director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
Professor of Chemistry
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