The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science seeks to foster the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in STEM fields, shepherding them from college through their careers with the hope of achieving true diversity that accurately reflects population demographics.
Increasing diversity among faculty in higher education has become a major priority within the University of California. A summer program led by the Center for Poverty and Inequality Research hosted CSU undergraduates from across the state to help clear a pathway for them to pursue advanced degrees.
UC Davis director of choirs and assistant professor of teaching Nicolás Alberto Dosman has just published a book to help those new to the profession. "Growing Your Choral Program: A Practical Guide for New Directors" was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in 2024.
The College of Letters and Science at UC Davis has launched a committee that will advise the college leadership on targeted efforts and priorities to support diversity, equity and inclusion related to faculty, staff and students.
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that there is an association between how songs sound and their place in our emotional lives. Sourcing songs from across the globe, Manvir Singh and his fellow researchers found that people from different types of societies can successfully identify a song’s type by how it sounds, regardless of the language of its words.
