Daniela Gutiérrez Flores, assistant professor of Spanish at UC Davis, recently appeared on KQED's "Beyond the Menu" show.
In this episode, host Cecilia Phillips interviews the owners of El Garage in Richmond, Calif. as well as food writer Bill Esparza and Gutiérrez Flores, who specializes in early modern Spanish and colonial Latin American studies, about birria tacos — and their history — in the Bay Area and beyond.
Beginning April 1, the UC Davis campus is celebrating the Year of the Eggheads, marking the 30th anniversary of the campus installation of Robert Arneson’s iconic Egghead sculptures.
Desirée Martín, associate professor of English, makes a case for building bridges between academic and home spaces for students, especially those who identify as first-generation and/or underrepresented minority (URM) students.
While adoration for Disney princesses continues to grow in terms of film ratings, some parents wonder what effects these idealized images of young women might have on how their children feel about and express themselves. In new research, a favorite princess improved—but did not harm—young children's confidence in their own bodies and the diversity of the ways in which they chose to play.
Melinda Guzman, Cathy Rodriguez Aguirre and Lydia Ramirez attended UC Davis at different times, pursued different majors in the College of Letters and Science, and followed different paths to successful careers in law, business advocacy and banking.
Their paths converged at various times, most recently with a shared honor: each was named to The Sacramento Bee’s inaugural list of Top 25 Latino Change Makers for leading positive transformations in their communities.
