From medieval medical tools and methodologies to modern analyses of health care access for women and marginalized groups, our scholars bring context and new connections to a topic that is both contentious yet necessary to daily life and humanity's existence.

Tamara Swaab, professor of psychology at UC Davis, has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, or KHMW, one of the highest honors bestowed on scholars in the Netherlands.

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings from new research in psychology that creates a detailed picture of children’s social lives by identifying patterns and predictors of adolescent social health.

George “Ron” Mangun and Tamara Swaab are joining the University of Birmingham in the U.K. on the faculty of the School of Psychology and the Centre for Human Brain Health after careers spent making UC Davis a global leader in the fields of psychology and neuroscience.

The new book, Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection, by UC Davis psychologist Paul Eastwick, explains what happens when the mist of desirability wears off and compatibility has the chance to chart lasting love and happiness.

A new review paper from the Center for Mind and Brain suggests that a person’s environment in early childhood has much more to do with how they engage executive function — like exerting self-control — throughout their lives than innate ability.

Karen Bales, a professor in the Departments of Psychology and of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at UC Davis, has been named director of the California National Primate Research Center. She has served as interim director of CNPRC since January 2024.

Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, we select works from our Bookshelf of authors within the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. January is often a time for self-reflection and goal setting, so this month’s list features books that touch on both. 

Stress in Childhood focuses on important contexts that shape children's responses to stress and their coping capacities, including the family system, peers, schools, neighborhoods, the broader culture, as well as clinical settings.

Feeling happy is good for everyone’s health, but sharing everyday happiness with a life partner brings even greater health benefits, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.