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Researchers Identify Tooth Enamel Proteins That Offer Window into Human Health

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2024 - 8:47am

Native Americans living in coastal Northern California during the Mission era were presumed to experience high rates of disease and stress.

Not until now, however, did scientists have hard evidence of their health issues, according to new research conducted in cooperation with Native descendants. A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations — from the ancient to the modern. It is believed to be the first research of its kind.

Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2024 - 1:02am

Enrollment of low-income, undocumented students declined by half at ��Ƶ and California State University campuses from 2016 through the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new study by the ��Ƶ Civil Rights Project at UCLA and ��Ƶ School of Law.

Rohde Awarded Commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation in the Library of Congress

Jamie Sara Gelfond — September 18, 2024 - 7:41am

A ��Ƶ professor recently received a 2024 commission from the Serge Koussevitzky Foundation ) to write a new work for Brightwork New Music

Supported Youth Become Supportive Adults, Researchers Find

Karen Michele Nikos — September 12, 2024 - 9:01am

Adolescents who had emotional support from friends and relatives, and who were biologically prepared to respond well to others, were more likely to exhibit prosocial behavior and empathy for others as they entered young adulthood, compared to adolescents without that kind of backing. The findings came from a recent ��Ƶ, Davis, study of Mexican-origin teens living in the United States.

New Artwork in Library Courtyard Commemorates Jewish Resistance During World War II

Karen Michele Nikos — September 09, 2024 - 9:19am

Alumnus Jeffrey Berger ’74 and his wife Sheri Berger have donated a major piece of public art to ��Ƶ, Davis. “Ghetto Wall,” an original sculpture by the prominent California artist and educator Ruth Cozen Snyder, was installed on Aug. 24 in the courtyard of Peter J. Shields Library, at the heart of the Davis campus.

Weekender: Fall Exhibits, Open Studios, and New Art!

Jamie Sara Gelfond — September 05, 2024 - 5:23pm

This month’s Art Spark theme at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art: Encapsulated

Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m.

��Ƶ Media Experts for Election 2024

Karen Michele Nikos — September 05, 2024 - 1:04am

��Ƶ has political scientists, historians, security experts and law professors who can address various issues in the elections this year. This expert guide was initially published in February and again updated in September 2024. Also, here is an article from ��Ƶ Magazine with our experts calling out some of the larger issues in the upcoming election.

Manetti Shrem Museum Presents 20th Century Collection, California Artists in Expansive Fall Season

Karen Michele Nikos — September 04, 2024 - 9:53am

Two new exhibitions opening Sept.

Media Experts on Economic Issues

Karen Michele Nikos — August 22, 2024 - 10:07am

The following ��Ƶ, Davis, sources are available to share expertise with media on various aspects of the economy, including climbing gas prices. Specific lists on trade (including supply chain), poverty and minimum wage are linked at the bottom. This list updated in 2024.

How Do You Take History from the Front Porch to the Streets?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 19, 2024 - 2:25pm

Dave Peters’ porch in West Oakland is a place everyone in the area knows, partly because of the décor, but mostly because of the effervescent, exuberant man who spends many days there, calling out to neighbors and passersby, letting people know that he is there and letting people know that he recognizes that they are there too.