March Media Mention Highlights
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
Storing renewable energy, one balloon at a time
The New York Times
James Bushnell, professor of economics
What is the heaviest animal on Earth?
BBC
Ryosuke Motani, professor of earth and planetary sciences
Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world
Newswise
Lisa Oakes, professor of psychology
America is hitting ‘peak 65’ this year. Here’s how it will impact everyone
ABC 10
Derek Stimel, associate professor of teaching economics
Gordion: A lost city of legends in central Turkey
BBC – Travel
Lynn Roller, professor emerita of art history
Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory
New Scientist
Charan Ranganath, professor of psychology
Berlinale review: The Devil’s Bath is an ominous, empathetic psychological thriller
The Film Stage
Kathy Stuart, associate professor of history
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
‘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
Spycraft 101 podcast: the defection of a community spy queen with Kathryn Olmsted
Ivoox
Kathryn Olmsted, professor of history
Local dance scholar on national book tour
The Sacramento Observer
Halifu Osumare, professor emerita of African American and African studies
Is love blind? A UC Davis psychologist explains the rules of attraction
KSKA
Paul Eastwick, professor of psychology
More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters
Reuters
Xiaoling Shu, professor of sociology
America’s lost year for electric cars
The Atlantic
David Rapson, professor of economics
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
Teen girls who ruminate experience heightened rejection sensitivity
ADDitude
Amanda Guyer, associate director of the Center for Mind and Brain