Society, Arts & Culture Content

Men and Women Equally Attracted to Younger Partners, �ٺ��Ƶ Study Suggests

Karen Michele Nikos — January 27, 2025 - 12:35pm

Men and women alike are drawn to younger partners, whether or not they realize it. The conclusion came from a University of California, Davis, study of 4,500 blind dates of people seeking a long-term partner.

�ٺ��Ƶ Unveils Maria Manetti Shrem Art District: A Bold New Era for the Arts

Karen Michele Nikos — January 27, 2025 - 9:19am

The University of California, Davis, ushered in a new era for the arts with the grand opening of the Maria Manetti Shrem Art District — a vibrant hub designed to expand creativity, innovation and collaboration on campus and beyond.

Weekender: 10th Annual Tea Colloquium; New Exhibits Opening

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 23, 2025 - 9:23am

This year’s annual Valente Lecture features Emily Zazulia on Medieval Music

Thursday, Jan. 23, 4-5:30 p.m., Everson Hall Room 266

How Does Kumbh Mela Connect India's Present to its Past?

Karen Michele Nikos — January 16, 2025 - 10:23am

People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River where it meets and mixes with the water of the Yamuna and Sarasvati. The Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, which takes place every 12 years, and is the largest, pulls together multiple strands of India’s deep cultural past and its status today as the second-most populous nation in the world with international influence and ambition to reach for the stars.

Weekender: Exciting Art Lectures, Music, More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 16, 2025 - 3:19am

Experience Dvořák Wind Serenade for this week’s noon concert

Thursday, Jan. 16, 12:05 p.m., Shinkoskey Noon Concert, Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, free

Program

Antonín Dvořák: Serenade in D Minor, op. 44, B. 77

Robert Schumann: Selections from Six Studies in Canon Form, op. 56
with Cindy Behmer, oboe, Susan Lamb Cook, cello, and I-Hui Chen, piano

Ongoing Art in Davis: Winter 2025

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 16, 2025 - 3:02am

Warm up from the winter cold at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art through Jan. 26

Brenda Mallory’s exhibit, including the red mixed media piece you see here, will be on display at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art until Jan. 26.

International Students Boost Startup Creation, Lifting Local Jobs and Revenue, New Research Shows

Karen Michele Nikos — January 14, 2025 - 1:39pm

International graduate students created a disproportionate number of new business startups in the United States in the past decade. They also increased entrepreneurialism among their U.S.-born peers, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.

Manetti Shrem Museum to Present U.S. Debut of Italy’s Sandretto Collection, Solo Exhibition of Ceramic Artist Ruby Neri

Karen Michele Nikos — January 13, 2025 - 12:17pm

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, unveils the first U.S. presentation of Italy’s renowned Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection, and the first solo museum exhibition of artist Ruby Neri, on Jan.

Postcards from the Edge (of Davis) and Cookbooks through the Ages at Library

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 07, 2025 - 2:12pm

Shields Library at �ٺ��Ƶ has incorporated two new exhibits onto its main floor, allowing students, faculty and staff to take a break to learn about the history of Davis through postcards as well as how cultures preserve their histories through cooking. If you want to have a peek at how life was like before social media and recipe web sites, have a look. It's worth a visit.

�ٺ��Ƶ Media Sources on Trade, Supply Chain

Karen Michele Nikos — December 23, 2024 - 1:52pm

�ٺ��Ƶ sources for media on tariffs and trade policies