College of Letters and Science Content

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

Karen Michele Nikos — March 05, 2025 - 10:52am

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

Weekender: The Sun is Out, New Art is In

Jamie Sara Gelfond — February 27, 2025 - 10:43am

Le Jazz Hot Quartet plays in the style and spirit of Django Reinhardt for noon concert

Thursday, Feb. 27, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center

How Does Investment in Black Communities Help Everyone?

Karen Michele Nikos — February 21, 2025 - 9:50am

This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here.

What is Birthright Citizenship?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — February 21, 2025 - 9:21am

Gregory Downs, a constitutional scholar and professor of history in the College of Lette

Diving in Antarctica

Andy Fell — February 11, 2025 - 2:06pm

The McMurdo Dry Valleys don’t look like they belong in Antarctica. Largely devoid of snow, the landscape is mostly dirt and rock. When explorer Robert Falcon Scott trekked the area in 1903, he referred to it as “the valley of the dead.”

But that name is a misnomer. While life may not be evident to the naked eye, beneath the icy surface of Lake Fryxell, microscopic communities teem with life. Microbes, nematode worms and tardigrades thrive in this environment.

�ٺ��Ƶ Experts on Immigration, Labor and Human Trafficking

Karen Michele Nikos — February 10, 2025 - 1:44pm

The following University of California, Davis, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news under "experts" tab. These resources will be updated regularly. This list updated July 2024.

Tony Tyson: Sifting Through the Cosmic Noise

Andy Fell — February 07, 2025 - 9:51am

In a dark, light-tight room on the fifth floor of the �ٺ��Ƶ Physics Building, researchers recreate the night sky. But the simulated sky isn’t projected onto a wall or ceiling. Instead, a large, tube-like device, housed in a transparent cage, uses a reticle mask, also known as a photomask, to achieve the simulation. Wires crisscross the instrument — known as an optical simulator — and liquid nitrogen cools it when it’s in use.

�ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Achieve Total Synthesis of Ibogaine

Andy Fell — February 06, 2025 - 10:45am

Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ibogaine is a finite resource, extracted from plants native to Africa like the iboga shrub (Tabernanthe iboga) and the small-fruited voacanga tree (Voacanga africana). Further, its use can lead to irregular heartbeats, introducing safety risks and an overall need to better understand how its molecular structure leads to its biological effects.

Weekender: Soul Music, Drag and ArtMix Bring Fun to the Arts

Jamie Sara Gelfond — February 06, 2025 - 8:27am

Indulge your senses in Shaam-E-Ghazal poetry night

Flyer for Shaam-E-Ghazal (courtesy)

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Is There Too Much Administrative Burden in Accessing SNAP and WIC Benefits?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — February 06, 2025 - 2:35am

In a recent study done by �ٺ��Ƶ professors Marianne Bitler and Seojung Oh as well as University of Utah professors Jason Cook and Paige Rowberry, evidence was found of a new form of benefit redemption cycle in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), different from that seen with Food Stamps.