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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 University of California, 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 University of California, 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.

�ٺ��Ƶ Media Experts for Election 2024

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

�ٺ��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 �ٺ��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 University of California, 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.

The Conversation: What is the Meaning of Kamala?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 14, 2024 - 9:32am

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris became a presence on the national scene, her name — a common one for women in India — has attracted a lot of attention, most specifically for its pronunciation.

The three-syllable word should be pronounced “Come-a-laa” (Kamalā), with the final long “a” signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.

Berkeley Ordinance Replaced Junk Food in Store Checkouts

Karen Michele Nikos — August 08, 2024 - 8:28am

Parents shopping with their children in Berkeley, California, can now breathe a sigh of relief when they get to the checkout lane. Likewise, Berkeley shoppers looking for an impulse snack purchase now have healthy options at the checkout.

That is because in March 2021, Berkeley became the world’s first city to implement a healthy checkout policy, which sets nutritional standards for store checkouts. Berkeley, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been followed by Perris, a small city in Southern California, as well the United Kingdom.

�ٺ��Ƶ Study Highlights Factors Associated with Higher Tuberculosis Risk in South Africa

Karen Michele Nikos — August 01, 2024 - 1:51pm

Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. About 10 million people fall ill with the disease every year, and roughly 1.5 million people die because of it, according to the World Health Organization. Additionally, about one-quarter of the world’s population is infected with the disease’s causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.