In exploring the rich tapestry of global cultures, few elements weave as intricate a story as tea. Tracing the spread of tea culture offers a unique lens for art historian Katharine Burnett, professor and co-chair in the Department of Art and Art History, to explore the complex interplay of tradition, globalization, and identity. Burnett’s fascination with tea inspired her to launch UC Davis’s Global Tea Institute for the Study of Tea Culture and Science, which delves into both the cultural and scientific aspects of tea.
Professor Emerita Halifu Osumare returns to campus this month to read from and celebrate her new memoir, "Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula, Hip-Hop and the Dunham Legacy," with the UC Davis Department of African American and African Studies.
Science fiction is a sandbox for the imagination, one that’s tethered to our greatest hopes and fears, for the future, for technology, for our destiny as a species. We asked a few Department of Science and Technology Studies faculty for their top science fiction recommendations for the eager reader.
Psychologist and neuroscientist Charan Ranganath’s bestselling new book, "Why We Remember," combines the latest research from his field with his own personal experiences to share how memory actually works and the role it plays in our daily lives.
New UC Davis research documents the life of Jotello Soga, the first formally trained veterinarian in southern Africa, whose life and contributions a hundred years ago had been buried under the weight of racial prejudice and South African apartheid.
In response to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s recent death, "Navalny," an Academy Award-winning documentary focused on his 2020 poisoning and life thereafter, will be screened on campus at 1002 Cruess Hall, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m., with UC Davis expert-led discussion to follow.
In new research, UC Davis philosopher Elaine Landry finds that the writings of Plato from 2,400 years ago show a better way to think about what’s real in mathematics.
It has been just over 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming. The gay college student had been tied to a fence post, tortured and left to die.
Graphic storyteller and UC Davis alumna Maureen Burdock explores themes of rest, resistance and productivity culture in an upcoming graphic novel. The author will be on campus to discuss her work-in-progress on Feb. 22.
For decades, UC Davis anthropology professor Suad Joseph has studied media representations of Muslim women, work that led to her founding an award-winning encyclopedia on Islam and women that today is the only reference of its kind in the world.
Stanford University professor Robert Pogue Harrison gives this year’s Eugene Lunn
Memorial Lecture “What is a River? Nature, Culture, and the Human Psyche” at the
Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Jan. 31.
While so much of the ocean is still a mystery to us, the beauty and life within it are being affected by our choices as a species. In some ways, its' changing faster than we can study them. In the book “At Every Depth,” UC Davis scientist Tessa Hill and writer Eric Simons chronicle those changes through the eyes of the community members closest to the shores. But the book is not a passive volume. Instead, it’s a call to action.
Sometimes serendipity plays a pivotal role in research. For Tobias Warner, an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of French and Italian, such a circumstance was integral to uncovering a forgotten poem written by foundational Senegalese author and feminist Mariama Bâ, an important figure in African literature despite leaving behind only a handful of published works.
A research team led from the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain found that adolescent girls
who have a stronger tendency to ruminate show different patterns of brain activity when
faced with social rejection.
Created over 10 years ago by Professor of Chemistry Jared Shaw, the Davis Science Café provides an avenue for the community to learn about the current state of science across its many disciplines. Learn more about the Davis Science Café in the above video.
The meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at G Street WunderBar in Davis at 5:30 p.m.