College of Letters and Science Content

��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Story Tip Sheet: Coping During the Holidays

Karen Michele Nikos — December 16, 2024 - 3:00pm

The University of California, Davis, offers experts on ideas for coping during the holiday season, whether that be last-minute shopping or travel, talking with relatives and friends or having questions about mental or physical health. The following researchers and practitioners offer advice and even explain why people might feel the way they do.

Solving the Moving Sofa Problem

Andy Fell — December 13, 2024 - 4:14pm

Korean mathematician Jineon Baek may have come up with a proof for a long-standing problem: What is the largest object that can fit around a corner of a certain size?

Weekender: A Last Look at Exhibits; Film Screening

Jamie Sara Gelfond — December 12, 2024 - 9:06am

Get 'Last Look' at fall quarter exhibits at Manetti Shrem; check out art, gifts at Gorman

In addition to regular hours through Dec. 22, special hours are Saturday, Dec. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, 254 Old Davis Road

Gorman Museum of Native American Art: exhibition and gift shop hours until Dec. 22, 181 Old Davis Road

Psychologist of ‘Attention’ Receives ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Teaching Prize

Karen Michele Nikos — December 10, 2024 - 10:23pm

How the brain remembers has a lot to do with focus. It’s in this area of cognitive science that Steven Luck, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, has built a career pushing the frontiers of both science and teaching.

Weekender: A White Christmas Performance, ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Alum Exhibit, and More!

Jamie Sara Gelfond — December 05, 2024 - 3:26am

She Kills Monsters’ final performances are this week

Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., Main Theatre at Wright Hall, ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis

Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m., Main Theatre at Wright Hall, ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis

Is the '27 Club' Real? Researcher Looks at Myths That Endure

Karen Michele Nikos — November 21, 2024 - 2:39pm

The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality

Weekender: Open Studios, Musics of the World, Photography Contest, and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 21, 2024 - 10:36am

Theatre and dance presents original dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters

Running from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Dec. 7, Main Theatre at Wright Hall, ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis

Performances are Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.

��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Lecturer Spotlights Overshadowed Women; New Biography Highlights Sanora Babb

Karen Michele Nikos — November 15, 2024 - 10:48am

Born in 1907, Sanora Babb was a writer and editor.

Anti-Anxiety and Hallucination-Like Effects of Psychedelics Mediated by Distinct Neural Circuits

Andy Fell — November 14, 2024 - 10:06am

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics. The anti-anxiety andhallucination-inducing qualities of psychedelic drugs work through different neural circuits, according to research using a mouse model. The work is published Nov. 15 in Science.

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties, New Research Finds

Andy Fell — November 12, 2024 - 2:41pm

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The study, the first of its kind to connect asthma to memory deficits in children, was published in Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open.