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A human embryo, which looks like a gathering of circles, sits amid a light blue background.

Echoes of Eugenics

  • by Greg Watry
  • August 26, 2025
  • Science & Technology
  • Self & Society
UC Davis science historian Emily Merchant explores the legacy of eugenics and its echoes in today’s polygenic embryo screenings for intelligence.
Roger Casals, Associate Professor of Design Gozde Goncu-Berk and Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies Emily Merchant.

Mathematician, Designer and Science Historian Named Dean’s Faculty Fellows

  • by Greg Watry
  • June 09, 2023
  • Community
A mathematician studying the geometry behind refractions, a technologist creating wearables for the chronically ill, and a science historian revealing the complex history of sociogenomics have been named the 2023 Dean’s Faculty Fellows for the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis.
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