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].
California’s coastal waters are transforming at a surprising rate. Here’s what the future could look like
San Francisco Chronicle
Tessa Hill
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Small icy moons are hiding boiling oceans deep under their frozen shells, scientists say
MSN.com
Maxwell Rudolph
Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The soft power of gratitude
Psychology Today
Robert Emmons
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Chatbot crackdown: how California is responding to the rise of AI
KCRA
Jingwen Zhang
Associate Professor of Communication
Here’s how rocks heal themselves in deep faults
Yahoo! News
Amanda Thomas
Kellogg Endowed Chair in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Why embrace cynicism over hope?
Taipei Times
Ming-Cheng M. Lo
Professor of Sociology
How songs are irrevocably linked to past relationships, according to science
Far Out Magazine
Petr Janata
Professor of Psychology
‘A recipe for idiocracy’
The Atlantic
Janine Wilson
Professor of Teaching Economics
Sharing happy moments may be the key to healthy aging
Earth.com
Tomiko Yoneda
Assistant Professor of Psychology
How California’s new ultra-processed foods law will transform school lunches
Cap Radio
Charlotte Biltekoff
Darrell Corti Endowed Professor in Food, Wine and Culture
Misinformation spreads as Trump moves to cut aid for some California students
CalMatters
Kevin R. Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/or Studies
‘Unlawful coercion’: Trump can’t withhold funds or demand payment from UC, federal judge rules
CalMatters
Estella Atekwana
Dean, College of Letters and Science
Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Chabria: How can Newsom stay relevant? Become the new FDR
The Los Angeles Times
Eric Rauchway
Distinguished Professor of History
Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape
Los Angeles Times
Brittani Orona
Assistant Professor of Native American Studies
The politics of ‘audit’: how Texas is using bureaucracy to erase gender studies
Ms. Magazine
Traci Parker
Associate Professor of History
The rise of singlehood is reshaping the world
The Economist
Xiaoling Shu
Professor of Sociology
Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms
Los Angeles Times
Brad Jones
Professor of Political Science
How redistricting turned a setback into a bloodbath
Politico
Erik Engstrom
Professor of Political Science
How to detect hidden stars using elemental signatures
Chemical & Engineering News
Brenna Mockler
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
“Good science is good business”: AG1 and IIFH partnership to advance metabolic health
Nutrition Horizon
Justin Siegel
Professor of Chemistry
Is trouble brewing for the worldwide tea industry?
BBC
Katharine Burnett
Professor of Art History
Faculty Director, Global Tea Institute for the Study of Tea Culture and Science
How new H-1B fees could throttle U.S. innovation
InformationWeek
Giovanni Peri
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics
UC professors censor their own classes waiting for Trump’s crackdown, court filings show
San Francisco Chronicle
Stacy Fahrenthold
Professor of History and Middle East/South Asia Studies
How childhood relationships affect your adult attachment style, according to large new study
Scientific American
Phillip Shaver
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology
What Is Love?: PW Talks with Paul Eastwick
Publisher’s Weekly
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
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October Media Mentions
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 October 2025.
Estella Atekwana Strengthens Kenya Research Ties with UC Davis and California Delegation
Global research collaborations on climate change, transportation, health and poverty were the focus of a UC Davis and the State of California delegation to Kenya that included Estella Atekwana, dean of the College of Letters and Science. The University of Nairobi hosted Atekwana as part of an 11-member delegation led by UC Davis Chancellor Gary May on November 10.