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.
How do cities plan for the future? UC Davis Professor Catherine Brinkley discusses urban planning, environmental justice and community development at a recent June Davis Science Café.
A new study in psychology used advanced statistical modeling to chart loneliness and social isolation as older adults move through stages of cognitive impairment and mortality. The results suggest that loneliness plays a much stronger role in cognitive impairment and shorter life spans than social isolation on its own.
A recent study at UC Davis tested whether a classroom curriculum could reduce that stigma. Not only did the class reduce prejudice against consensual non-monogamy, but it also increased all students’ relationship skills and sense of belonging.
A recent decision in Virginia restores voting rights based on a law from 1870 that sought to prevent discrimination by the state. Legal briefs written by UC Davis experts provided the historical groundwork for that decision.