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Glass keychains can be purchased at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art (Gregory Urquiaga/ UC Davis).

The Arts Blog Gift Guide 2024 Offers Gifts for the Art Lover

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
December 02, 2024

After a remarkable 44-year tenure, Spring 2025 will bring the retirement of the Alexander String Quartet, following a final, celebratory season. See them on the Jackson Hall stage at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Dec. 1.

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

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
November 21, 2024

Black and white photo of woman looking in bookstore window of her own book

UC Davis Lecturer Spotlights Overshadowed Women; New Biography Highlights Sanora Babb

by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
November 15, 2024

Portrait of 123 Andrés who will take the stage at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts this upcoming Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. to bring sensory-friendly bilingual music to Davis. (Photography/ Dario Trevino)

Weekender: Art Jam, Comedy, Book Reading, and More

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
November 14, 2024

Press picture from The Devil's Bath, the topic for this year's annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture (Courtesy photograph, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion).

The Week Ahead: Two Films, A Memoir and More

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
November 12, 2024

Book in sepia tones sitting on wooden chair

UC Davis Historian Wins Award for ‘Suicide by Proxy’ Book Made into Film

by Karen Nikos-Rose
November 07, 2024

Chancellor Gary May attending Unexpected Legends film preview. (Gregory Urquiaga/ UC Davis)

Weekender: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, String Trio, and More

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
November 07, 2024

Child with dark curly hair and red shirt eats a school lunch.

More Families Purchased School Meals After Federal Nutrition Policies Enacted

by Karen Nikos-Rose
November 06, 2024

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Red, white and blue sign that says "election" with blue sky behind

UC Davis Media Experts for Election 2024

by Karen Nikos-Rose and Alex Russell
November 04, 2024

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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, "13 Tongues" (Photo by Liu Chen-hsiang)

Weekender: Halloween, Sheepmowers, Jazz, and More!

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 31, 2024

Lightbulb utility company

UC Davis Sources on Electricity; Utilities Policy

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 28, 2024

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Illustration of a donkey and elephant butting heads

Is Political Polarization Unique to the US?

by Alex Russell
October 28, 2024

portrait of man looking at phone with window and door behind him

Game Over? How Customers Respond When Mobile Banking App Rewards Go Dark

by Mike Palazzolo, UC Davis Graduate School of Management, and Simon Blanchard
October 25, 2024

Installation view of works by Phillip Byrne, left to right: Organ for a Future Body, After the End of the World, Aggregating Cocoon (Metamorphosis), all 2024. Photo: Muzi Rowe

Ongoing Art Exhibits at UC Davis

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 24, 2024

Sonic Horizons showing projection of nature on walls, 2024 (Maral Salehian)

Weekender: Sonic Horizons Immersive Experience Debuts; Día de los Muertos Art at Artery

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 24, 2024

Woman and man in evening attire, at microphone, in front of backdrop of Manetti Shrem Museum sign in rainbow colors

Jan Shrem, Who Provided Legacy of Art to UC Davis, Remembered

by News & Media Relations
October 24, 2024

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Two dark complected people sitting next to coffee cup in kitchen

New Study Finds Partner’s Happiness Linked to Lower Stress Hormone Levels in Older Couples

by Alex Russell, College of Letters and Science
October 22, 2024

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map of South American countries in green and pick with flag.

Being Part of a ‘Civilization’ Only Reduces Violence If You’re a Woman in Ancient Andes Populations

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 21, 2024

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"Asian futures, without Asians" by artist Astria Suparak showing artist in front of projected image (Courtesy, Mondavi Center)

Weekender: Mondavi Center's Performance and Talk with SFMOMA Curator

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 17, 2024

Black student wearing red holds paint brush near a wall mural with other teens in background

Culturally Supportive School Environments Contribute to Academic, Emotional, Social Success

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 14, 2024

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picture from Puffs of three people with wands (Courtesy, Woodland Opera House)

Weekender: Visiting Austrian Composer and Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 10, 2024

Photo of Sean Mason

Weekender: Noon Concert is Back; London Phil Coming to Mondavi

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
October 03, 2024

child on bridge over freeway traffic

Research in 4 Continents Links Outdoor Air Pollution to Differences in Children’s Brains

by Alex Russell
October 01, 2024

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Do Rom-Coms Depict Realistic Relationships?

by Kristen Yeung
September 30, 2024

Still from Clarissa Tossin’s Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab’ / Antes de que los Volcanes Canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing, 2022, color digital video, sound. Image courtesy of the artist and EMPAC / Rensselaer.

Weekender: New Mobile Moo-seum, Movie Screenings, Art Events

by Jamie Gelfond, UC Davis News and Media Relations Intern
September 25, 2024

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