Jacob Hibel, professor of sociology in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, has just received a $1.69 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to study how special education across Oregon public schools affect lifelong outcomes for students with disabilities.
A new study in psychology found that experiences in the home growing up, even warm parenting, can drive different types of narcissism in young adulthood.
In a new study, a research team used advanced geochemical dating and analysis techniques to reveal that some asteroids and meteorites, such as Ryugu and Ivuna, originate from celestial bodies that formed less than 2 million years after the beginning of the solar system. This coincides with a period when the solar system was forming its first generation of planetesimals, the building blocks of planets.
Award-winning Italian writer Carlo Lucarelli spoke with students about what makes crime fiction work and how fictional stories can reveal truths about difficult moments in history. He also discussed his latest novel, L’inverno più nero, or The Darkest Winter.
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences today named 18 finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The awards recognize scientific advances made by researchers in the United States across the following disciplines: life sciences, chemical sciences, and physical sciences & engineering.
A new review paper on political polarization globally argues that combatting it begins with expanding research on it beyond the U.S. context, where it’s been most prominent. Doing so could help avoid responding to polarization in ways that make it worse.
UC Davis researchers are advancing RNA editing, a promising approach that could enable new therapies for genetic diseases without permanently altering DNA. The foundational science has shown great promise with the National Institutes of Health has invested millions of dollars in the research.
Estella Atekwana has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of the College of Letters and Science following the completion of a comprehensive performance review. The committee charged with conducting the review offered its unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement of her reappointment.
The National Science Foundation has just awarded a $174,000 research grant to psychologist Emorie Beck to study procrastination among students in the STEM fields. The study is part of a four-university collaboration that will develop new tools that can benefit all students.
UC Davis Global Affairs has awarded two 2026 Peter and Marion London Global Learning Expansion Grants to faculty in the College of Letters and Science to develop or enhance global learning in their courses.
