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The official magazine of the College of Letters & Science at UC Davis. Read More ⤵️
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Celebrating brilliant minds and brilliant books! 📚 Last week, we gathered at the UC Davis Library to honor our Letters and Science authors who have recently published books. This annual celebration brings together the library, the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, and the Davis Humanities Institute to spotlight the incredible scholarship happening right here in our college. Looking for more Letters and Science books? Check out our digital bookshelf at the link in our bio. A person standing behind a podium with a "UC Davis Library" sign, clapping. They are in a semi-outdoor setting with a glass wall in the background. There are a few people and a wine glass visible in the foreground.
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We are immensely pleased to welcome 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 to our faculty as a Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio. ㅤ “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to come back and continue working with the inspiring students and faculty at UC Davis, while also having the support to take big risks creatively,” Faught said. ㅤ Professor of Art Faught @hjfaught draws on broader social and political histories as well as his own experiences. He is particularly interested in resilience, queer joy and the complexities and contradictions of constructing an identity while being “pulled in multiple directions at one time.” ㅤ “Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Maria Manetti Shrem, UC Davis is emerging as a hub for textile arts and sustainable design,” said Estella Atekwana, dean of the College of Letters and Science. “The addition of Josh Faught, an exceptionally accomplished multimedia fiber artist, builds upon our legacy of excellence in the arts and reflects our commitment to providing transformative opportunities for students drawn to this dynamic and evolving field.” ㅤ 🧑‍🎨 Artist portrait of Josh Faught. ㅤ 📷 Josh guides studio art major Zitlallyc Bazan Herrera in the interdisciplinary course ART 113 "Vagabond Weaving" while Josh was a visiting professor in 2025 in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies @californiastudio at UC Davis. (TJ Ushing/UC Davis) ㅤ 📸 Detail: 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦, 2017, a site-specific textile for St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle. Hand-woven, hand-dyed cotton, hemp, and gold lamé; scrapbooking stickers; the entire 1999 season of the soap opera "Passions" (DVD); issue six of Pot Pourri, a sexual questionnaire for the 'new age;' giant clothespins, nail polish, and pins. ㅤ 📷 Josh speaks in Wright Hall's Main Theatre, 2025, wearing a white knit sweater adorned with polished stones and amber. (TJ Ushing/UC Davis) ㅤ 📸 1️⃣+2️⃣ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒, 2019; Hand dyed, hand woven hemp, cotton, and gold lamé; abstraction appropriated from a crowd photographed at Bette Midler’s 'Divine Miss M' tour; 'How to Hide Anything' on stretched linen. ㅤ #KendallKoppe @kendallkoppe.gallery
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We are thrilled to announce that Estella Atekwana has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of the UC Davis College of Letters and Science! 🎉 Visit the link in our bio to read more about her first term and her vision for the next five years. A group of people is gathered in a well-lit indoor space, engaging with each other around a table displaying various small items. The setting appears to be an event or exhibition. The individuals are dressed in a variety of outfits, and the atmosphere seems lively and interactive.
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Welcome back to campus, Aggies! 🐮 Whether you're returning for another quarter or just starting your UC Davis journey, we hope you have an AMAZING fall quarter. And be sure to tag us along the way! 📸 •••••• Image description: A photo of the Social Sciences and Humanities Building (also known as the Deathstar) on a sunny day at UC Davis. Cheeto's face peeks out from the top-left corner of the photo. In the top-right corner, the text overlay reads "welcome back!" with a fireworks graphic. A cat peers into the top left corner of the image, partially covering a view of a modern, multi-story building surrounded by trees and greenery. "WELCOME BACK!" is written in the sky with fireworks graphic above the text.
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What can a meteorite tell us about the very beginning of our solar system? New research involving UC Davis Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Qingzhu Yin and the Yin Lab is helping refine that timeline. By studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu and the Ivuna meteorite, researchers found evidence that their parent bodies formed less than 2 million years after the solar system began taking shape, earlier than the 2.2–3.5 million-year window in which other carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies formed. These remarkably preserved materials offer a rare glimpse into the earliest generation of planetesimals, the building blocks that would eventually become planets. Read the full story with the link in our bio. Image description: Headshot of a man in a suit and tie with a tree in the background, alongside text on navy blue and gold tile reading, “Some Asteroids and Meteorites Formed Less Than 2 Million Years After Solar System’s Birth.” #UCDavis #UCDavisGeology #EarthScience #PlanetaryScience
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We asked the Class of 2026 to share one word that captures their graduate experience. Here’s what they said!🎓 #GradStudies #OurUCDavis #UCDavisGrad #Commencement #Classof2026 Video Description: Master's and Doctoral graduates share one word that captures their graduate experience. Soft music plays in the background.
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Looking for fun summer classes at UC Davis? Explore the Science and Technology Department! 📈🔬❤️ Summer Session I: STS 101 - Data and Society When: MTWR 3:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Summer II: STS 016 - Sex, Science, and Society When: MTW 2:10 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. STS 101 - Data and Society When: MTWR 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. For more information, you can reach us at summer.ucdavis.edu #UCDSummer #UCDSummerSessions #UCDSummer Description: Slide 1: Promotional flyer for Science and Technology Department in the College of Letters and Science Slide 2: Promotional flyer for STS 16 course titled Sex, Science and Society running in Summer Session II. Slide 3: Promotional flyer for STS 101 course titled Data and Society running in both Summer Session I and II. Promotional flyer for Science and Technology Department in the College of Letters and Science
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#ICYMI, Grad Studies Professor and GradPathways Institute Director, Archana Venkatesan, discusses ancient poetry's impact. 📜 Read more at the news link in our bio. #GradStudies #OurUCDavis #FacultySpotlight @ucdlands @ltrscimag Image Description: Archana Venkatesan is a professor of religious studies and the faculty director of the GradPathways Institute. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis). Archana Venkatesan is a professor of religious studies and the faculty director of the GradPathways Institute. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis).
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Professor Stacy Fahrenthold’s _Unmentionables_ was awarded the 2026 David Montgomery Award, given by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) with co-sponsorship by the Labor and Working-Class History Association for the year’s best book on a topic in American labor and working-class history. The award committee cited the book as an „evocative and multisited story of early twentieth-century Syrian immigrants that reframes iconic moments of U.S. labor history through these workers but also weaves the work, mobilities, and labor activism of the Arab diaspora through global linkages to Beirut, Madeira, and Mexico.“ Learn more here: L&S Magazine story: https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/news-noteworthy/stacy-fahrenthold-receives-david-montgomery-award-book-syrian-american-labor
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AMAZING NEWS! TIME has named UC Davis Distinguished Research Professor Tony Tyson, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, to the 2026 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As chief scientist of the Rubin Observatory, Tyson has spent decades imagining and building the future of astronomy. Last year, thousands of galaxies came into focus as he finally saw the first images from the Chilean observatory -- a dream more than 30 years in the making. Tyson’s ideas have reshaped how we study the universe, and he’s still leading the charge, guiding a project that’s expected to transform our understanding of dark matter, deep space, and whatever surprises the universe has in store. A remarkable recognition of a remarkable scientist -- congratulations, Dr. Tyson! Visit the link in our bio to read more. This is a cover of Time 100 featuring Tony Tyson holding a pen, writing on a surface. He has short white hair and is wearing glasses, a gray sweater, and a striped shirt. The credit is given to Rocco Ceselin for Nature.
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Does it still count as a throwback if it just happened? As we prepare for Spring quarter to start next week, what better time to reminisce on a wonderful Winter term with our @ucdavis Aggies? 💙 #ThrowbackThursday •••••• Video description: A forty-second video of photos from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science Winter quarter 2026. Clips include photos of students, faculty, campus, the Global Tea Colloquium, the Miller Symposium, actress Marilu Henner, Cheeto the campus cat, and more. The song '1901' by Phoenix plays over the slideshow.
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Could LSD help treat schizophrenia without the hallucinations? @ucdavis scientists have developed a compound based on LSD that doesn’t cause hallucinations and could help treat conditions like schizophrenia. Led by Professor David Olson, this research explores how psychedelics can be reimagined as safe, effective mental health treatments by boosting brain plasticity. Visit the link in our bio to learn more. #UCDavisDelivers #FromLabstoLives •••••• Video description: A video shows a colorful graphic of a neuron against a black background. Text appears over the photo reading "Researchers Develop LSD Analogue with Potential to Treat Schizophrenia." The video transitions to another slide with light blue paint brushed over a dark blue background. Text overlay reads "Backed by federal research funding, UC Davis researchers are developing non-hallucinogenic psychedelics to help treat serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia. That’s Research. That’s UC Davis. UC Davis Delivers The World We Want. The World We Deserve." The video transitions to the final slide with a graphic for UC Davis Labs to Lives that states "Real Research. Real People. Real Impact."
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