Society, Arts &amp; Culture Content / Society, Arts &amp; Culture Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Weekender: Start Your March with the Arts /arts/blog/weekender-start-your-march-with-arts Concert in memory of Albert J. McNeil (music department faculty); Thursday noon concert, music from Hawaii and more. March 06, 2025 - 10:10am Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-start-your-march-with-arts ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Media Sources on Trade, Supply Chain /news/tariffs-and-trade-policies <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ sources for media on tariffs and trade policies</p> March 05, 2025 - 10:52am Karen Michele Nikos /news/tariffs-and-trade-policies How Do Pilgrimage Sites Arise? /curiosity/blog/how-do-pilgrimage-sites-arise <p dir="ltr"><span>Pilgrimages are ubiquitous across all major world religions. From the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/self-society/connecting-indias-hindu-past-and-present-ganges-river-during-kumbh-mela"><span>Kumbh Mela</span></a><span>, a Hindu festival on the banks of India’s Ganges River, to Mecca, the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, millions of people travel to various sites across the globe to engage in rituals and connect with their faith.</span></p> March 04, 2025 - 8:12am Jamie Sara Gelfond /curiosity/blog/how-do-pilgrimage-sites-arise Weekender: The Sun is Out, New Art is In /arts/blog/weekender-sun-out-new-art <h2 class="heading--underline"><span lang="EN"><strong>Le Jazz Hot Quartet plays in the style and spirit of Django Reinhardt for noon concert</strong></span></h2><p><span lang="EN"><strong>Thursday, Feb. 27, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center</strong></span></p> February 27, 2025 - 10:43am Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-sun-out-new-art How Does Investment in Black Communities Help Everyone? /blog/how-does-investment-black-communities-help-everyone <p><span>This story is part of&nbsp;<strong>California Voices,</strong>&nbsp;a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more&nbsp;</span><a href="https://calmatters.org/category/commentary/"><span><strong>here</strong></span></a><span>.&nbsp;</span></p> February 21, 2025 - 9:50am Karen Michele Nikos /blog/how-does-investment-black-communities-help-everyone What is Birthright Citizenship? /curiosity/blog/what-birthright-citizenship <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-left"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-sf-small"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_small_width/public/media/images/gregory-downs_0.png?itok=JiLxxPP5" width="200" height="223" alt="Gregory Downs, a constitutional scholar and professor of history in the College of Letters and Science at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ" typeof="Image" class="image-style-sf-small-width"> </div> <figcaption>Gregory Downs, a constitutional scholar and professor of history in the College of Lette</figcaption></figure> February 21, 2025 - 9:21am Jamie Sara Gelfond /curiosity/blog/what-birthright-citizenship Weekender: Experience the Art, Music of Different Cultures /art/blog/weekender-experience-art-music-different-cultures <h2 class="heading--underline"><span lang="EN"><strong>This week’s Shinkoskey Noon Concert on 'The Art of the Trio Sonata'</strong></span></h2><p><span lang="EN"><strong>Thursday, Feb. 20, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center</strong></span></p> February 19, 2025 - 2:15pm Jamie Sara Gelfond /art/blog/weekender-experience-art-music-different-cultures Gorman Museum Features 'Olé Ham Nees: We Call Him Coyote' /news/uc-davis-gorman-museum-native-american-art-opens-ole-ham-nees-we-call-him-coyote <p><span>A solo exhibition now on view at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art features the artwork of Harry Fonseca drawn from the Shingle Springs Band Collection.&nbsp;Embracing the lifework of this tribal citizen, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians acquired an important collection of works spanning his career.</span></p><p><span>The Gorman Museum, at the University of California, Davis, is one of the few university-based Native American Art museums in North America.</span></p> February 19, 2025 - 1:20pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-gorman-museum-native-american-art-opens-ole-ham-nees-we-call-him-coyote Weekender: Celebrate Your Love of Art this Valentine's Weekend /arts/blog/weekender-celebrate-your-love-art-valentines-weekend This week, you'll find a slew of activities in music, art and culture. Read about them all in the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Arts Blog. February 13, 2025 - 11:12am Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-celebrate-your-love-art-valentines-weekend ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Art History’s Watenpaugh Inspires with Her Perspective on Art and Cultural Heritage Destruction /arts/blog/uc-davis-art-historys-watenpaugh-inspires-her-perspective-art-and-cultural-heritage <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-left"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/images/images.jpeg" width="678" height="452" alt="Heghnar Watenpaugh, professor of Art History at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ."></div></figure> February 10, 2025 - 3:01pm Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/uc-davis-art-historys-watenpaugh-inspires-her-perspective-art-and-cultural-heritage