Every day researchers 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.

Meet the powerful yokai that inspired the demon king in 'Demon Slayer'

National Geographic

Michael Foster, professor of East Asian languages and cultures

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Storing renewable energy, one balloon at a time

The New York Times

James Bushnell, professor of economics

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What is the heaviest animal on Earth?

BBC

Ryosuke Motani, professor of earth and planetary sciences

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Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world

Newswise

Lisa Oakes, professor of psychology

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America is hitting ‘peak 65’ this year. Here’s how it will impact everyone

ABC 10

Derek Stimel, associate professor of teaching economics

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Gordion: A lost city of legends in central Turkey

BBC – Travel

Lynn Roller, professor emerita of art history

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Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory

New Scientist

Charan Ranganath, professor of psychology

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Berlinale review: The Devil’s Bath is an ominous, empathetic psychological thriller

The Film Stage

Kathy Stuart, associate professor of history

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As a California task force seeks atonement, Indigenous communities are having a quiet reckoning

San Francisco Chronicle

Beth Rose Middle Manning, professor of Native American studies

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‘Open Country’ hits the open road: UCD professors release country music documentary

Davis Enterprise

Glenda Drew, professor of design

Jesse Drew, professor of cinema and digital media

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Spycraft 101 podcast: the defection of a community spy queen with Kathryn Olmsted

Ivoox

Kathryn Olmsted, professor of history

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Local dance scholar on national book tour

The Sacramento Observer

Halifu Osumare, professor emerita of African American and African studies

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Is love blind? A UC Davis psychologist explains the rules of attraction

KSKA

Paul Eastwick, professor of psychology

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More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters

Reuters

Xiaoling Shu, professor of sociology

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America’s lost year for electric cars

The Atlantic

David Rapson, professor of economics

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Sac County sees low voter turnout in California Primary Election. What happened and what to expect in November

KCRA-TV

James Adams, distinguished professor of political science

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Teen girls who ruminate experience heightened rejection sensitivity

ADDitude

Amanda Guyer, associate director of the Center for Mind and Brain