Telling women’s stories is what excites writer Iris Jamahl Dunkle. Since 2019, the biographer, poet and creative writing instructor has been shedding light on these previously underappreciated women in two books as well as a weekly online newsletter. Her latest book, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb," is about a female writer who, while living among Dust Bowl refugees in California.
Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, L&S staff select works from our Bookshelf of UC Davis authors. Our November 2024 selections are in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.
Welcome to Books of the Month, where once a month, College of Letters and Science staff select works from our Bookshelf of entirely UC Davis authors. Start the quarter off strong by adding these staff picks to your reading list in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sixteen years in the making, the UC Davis Department of Statistics family tree traces the academic lineages of current faculty in the department. Pete Scully shares the inspiration behind the graphic's design.
We a deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of David Biale just following his 75th birthday. Biale was a professor emeritus at UC Davis and a long-time Berkeley resident.
A new study in history is the first full-length academic article to describe the life of a once-influential veterinarian who has been overlooked first because of prejudice in the Cape Colony region and the subsequent apartheid that divided the nation of South Africa between white and non-white people.
In response to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s recent death, "Navalny," a documentary focused on his 2020 poisoning and life thereafter, will be screened at Cruess Hall on Feb. 26. The screening is free and open to the public.
Kathy Stuart, associate professor of history, delights in crime and deviance — her research specialty. Her research has inspired a period film, "The Devil’s Bath," based on her latest research and book, "Suicide by Proxy in Early Modern Germany: Crime, Sin and Salvation."
Kathryn Olmsted, a professor in the Department of History at UC Davis, has been named associate dean of the faculty in the social sciences in the College of Letters and Science. As associate dean, Olmsted will provide oversight of academic personnel and faculty affairs for all departments in the social sciences.
Students from across the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis shared their research on some of California’s most pressing policy issues in a fast-paced poster session during this summer’s UC Center Sacramento Undergraduate Research Showcase.
