Torkwase Dyson, the winter quarter spotlight artist in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies, is scheduled to speak on campus on Feb. 27. Dyson is a painter working across multiple mediums to explore the continuity between ecology, infrastructure and architecture.
Tony Tyson, a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, recounts the origin of the Rubin Observatory and his decades-long journey to make the facility a reality.
Our February 2025 "Books of the Month" selections honor Black History Month. Get familiar with some lesser known aspects of American history, celebrate song and dance, or immerse yourself in someone else’s story. This month’s reads include cultural and historical analyses as well as two memoirs, a biography and a novel.
A UC Davis researcher exploring the possibilities of quantum chemistry was recently awarded a five-year, $660,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER).
Every day faculty and students from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are highlighted in the news media, having their research featured and commenting on the most pressing issues facing the world. Enjoy some of these news media highlights from the past month.
Edmond Dédé's four-act opera, “Morgiane," written in 1888, is the oldest known opera composed by an African American.
Sally McKee, now a retired history professor at UC Davis, helped unearth his story in a biography on Dédé in 2017. Now, in 2025, the work is finally being performed in full.
A group of UC Davis researchers recently shared their experiences after completing a four-week field season at Antarctica's Lake Fryxell. The seminar titled “UC Davis in Antarctica” was broadcast via YouTube livestream from Antarctica’s McMurdo Station.
A minimalist work of experimental theater, "Small Mouth Sounds" casts the audience as voyeurs in an entertaining adventure that gradually turns more serious. Set at a rustic retreat, the dramedy, presented by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, opens Feb. 27 in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre.
When Bayleigh Baldwin, a linguistics major and Letters and Science student ambassador, first arrived at UC Davis, she didn’t really know what it meant to be at a research university. Now a senior, she is interviewing with graduate programs across the country where she might launch her research career.
Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research announced by the White House Jan. 13 and 14.
