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 gdwatry@ucdavis.edu.
Medical benchmarks and the myth of the universal patient
The New Yorker
Manvir Singh, assistant professor of anthropology
Total synthesis of anti-addictive alkaloid in just seven steps
Chemistry World
David Olson, director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and professor of chemistry
How Trump’s immigration crackdown could backfire
CNN
Giovanni Peri, C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics
Echoes of Ronald Reagan or something more? A look at Donald Trump’s overhaul of Washington
McClatchyDC
James Adams, Distinguished Professor of political science
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
The Good Men Project
Qing-Zhu Yin, professor of earth and planetary sciences
"Consumers are likely to pay higher prices": Trump tariffs are here
Salon
Christopher Meissner, professor of economics
Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs take effect tomorrow — here’s how they could impact prices
Forbes
Katheryn Russ, professor of economics
Charan Ranganath on why we remember: the memory science behind productivity and thriving
Thrive Global
Charan Ranganath, professor of psychology
ICE reveals how many deportations have been carried out under Trump
Newsweek
Kevin R. Johnson, Distinguished Professor of law, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest law and professor of Chicana/o studies
Bridging art and science, new exhibition highlights environmental concerns
ArtDaily
Michael O’Donnell, deputy director of the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute
Happy wife, happy life? Science shows your partner’s good mood has a huge impact on your health
New York Post
Tomiko Yoneda, assistant professor of psychology
Making the case for science
The Morning Sun
Jesse Niebaum, project scientist at Center for Mind and Brain
South Africa will not remove Antarctic team after a reported assault
The New York Times
Dawn Sumner, professor of earth and planetary sciences
Don’t remember being a baby? A new study explains why
CNN International
Simona Ghetti, professor of psychology
A scholar and a hater: new podcast focuses on historical figures that suck
The Guardian
Claire Aubin, lecturer in history
Sacramento man exchanges birthday card with cousin that’s been in their family since 1936
The Sacramento Bee
Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor, professor of history and associate dean of graduate studies
Running while Black, Latino, or Asian American — under Trump
Yahoo! News
Bradford Jones, professor of political science
Isabel Montañez on using the Late Paleozoic ice age as an analog for present-day climate
Geology Bites
Isabel Montañez, Distinguished Professor of earth and planetary sciences
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February Media Mention Highlights
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.