SELF & SOCIETY

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TAKE ACTION

Inside SB 895: Science Funding on the Ballot
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PSYCHOLOGY

Loneliness Drives Cognitive Impairment, Can Lead to Shorter Life, Study Suggests
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The Dangers of Remembering in the New Syria

by Keith David Watenpaugh

Keith David Watenpaugh, professor of human rights studies at UC Davis, traveled to Idlib, Syria, in the wake of civil war and shares how the nation can embrace the inherent differences of its peoples and build a successful society.

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GOVERNMENT

The Science of City Planning

Catherine Brinkley discusses urban planning, environmental justice and community development at the latest Davis Science Café.
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NEWS

What is a Media Storm?

New research explains why some events dominate news coverage while similar stories receive far less attention.
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EDUCATION

Researchers Test Kids' Math Skills, Learning Choices

At the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, children played a game that’s part of a scientific study to test whether they prefer to have choices in their learning.
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PSYCHOLOGY

6 Ways to Research Love at UC Davis

Attraction, attachment, being in love: These topics have all been fodder for magazine articles that multiple UC Davis researchers have been quoted in.

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How to Be American

  • by Alex Russell
The ways of being American since then have been as various as everyone who has built a life here. Learn about the legal and cultural definitions of what it means to be American in the year the nation celebrates its 250th birthday.
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How Will AI Affect Social Inequality?

  • by Neelanjana Gautam
Recently, the UC Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research convened a crosssector conference to examine the current impacts of AI in our lives — and how researchers, policymakers and industry leaders can respond.
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How an Adolescent’s Brain Reacts to Faces May Predict Their Social Future

  • by Alex Russell
It’s been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent’s brain response to a face might open a window to their social future. The UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain found that high activity It’s been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent’s brain response to a face might open a window to their social future.

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