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].
New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
Associated Press
Kevin R. Johnson
Distinguished Professor of Law
Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest
Professor of Chicana/o/x Studies
An underappreciated problem with dating apps
The Atlantic
Paul Eastwick
Professor of Psychology
Converse ad controversy with Dr. Traci Parker
CBS News
Traci Parker
Associate Professor of History
These are Americans’ worst beach habits—and 70% admit to doing the grossest one
Travel & Leisure
Geerat Vermeij
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Google Is sending an A.I. data center to outer space
The New York Times
Crocker Nuclear Lab
Cruess Hall Theater packed for screening of ‘The Palestine Exception’
The Davis Enterprise
Suad Joseph
Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Josh Faught named Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio
The Dirt
Josh Faught
Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio
Cheeto a UC Davis campus cat recovering after health scare
ABC 10
Krystal Scruggs
Pre-Award Assistant/Academic Personnel, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Gorman Museum of Native American Art at UC Davis
CBS
Veronica Passalacqua
Executive Director, Gorman Museum of Native American Art
Tucker Carlson once hated 9/11 conspiracy theories. Now he’s amplifying them to millions
Poynter
Kathryn Olmsted
Distinguished Professor of History
Reining in big tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
The Los Angeles Times
Samantha Vigil
Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication
Do psychedelics need the trip to treat depression?
Psychology Today
David E. Olson
Director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics
Professor of Chemistry
How all 50 states have introduced bills to regulate digital media for kids. A new database tracks them
Health Medicine Network
Drew Cingel
Associate Professor of Communication
Elements of New Zealand electricity market 'really appealing' - visiting US expert
Radio New Zealand
James Bushnell
Professor of Economics
Soaring diesel prices are hammering California farmers at exactly the wrong time
San Francisco Chronicle
Erich Muehlegger
Professor of Economics
Trump wants to give out $5,000 checks. It would cost more than $1 trillion
The New York Times
Ina Simonovska
Associate Professor of Economics
Is this how the world ends? Extinction scenarios are taking over the AI debate
The Washington Post
John R. Hall
Research Professor of Sociology
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August 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 August 2026.
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UC Davis researchers are advancing RNA editing, a promising approach that could enable new therapies for genetic diseases without permanently altering DNA. The foundational science has shown great promise with the National Institutes of Health has invested millions of dollars in the research.