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Andrés Reséndez on "Conquering the Pacific"

Soterios J Johnson — December 06, 2021 - 11:37pm

Acclaimed historian and �ٺ��Ƶ Professor Andrés Reséndez reveals the story of the Afro-Portuguese mariner who was the first to successfully navigate a round trip route from the Americas to Asia -- and how his remarkable tale was almost forgotten.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features the Mondavi Center for the Arts’ Executive Director on Program Highlighting Composers and Works Derailed by the Nazi Regime

Soterios J Johnson — May 17, 2023 - 10:00am

In the 1930s and ’40s, the Nazi regime in Germany and elsewhere in Europe banned and destroyed what it deemed “degenerate art” — modern styles of lit

How Did the Watergate Scandal Popularize Conspiracy Theories?

Maria Magdalena Martinez Castro — June 03, 2022 - 2:11pm

In a recent podcast episode of “American Scandal,” �ٺ��Ƶ History Professor Kathryn Olmsted discussed the Watergate scandal's role in history.

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Andy Fell — March 10, 2022 - 12:30pm

4 Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Karen Michele Nikos — April 22, 2021 - 11:21am

Four professors from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established in 1780, the academy includes Americans with accomplishments in a wide range of fields, including scientists, artists, performers, poets and political leaders.

Gold Rush Panel: How Can We Reframe History to Elevate Justice?

Karen Michele Nikos — April 12, 2021 - 2:22pm

In March the Humanities Institute hosted “Reimaging Stories from the Gold Rush,” the first of three events in “Reframing Sacramento.”

Historians to Digitize Endangered Peruvian Archive

Karen Michele Nikos — October 09, 2020 - 4:04pm

For years, the historical papers of a Peruvian peasants’ rights group sat heaped in piles on the floor of a house in downtown Lima — threatened by pests, political foes, thieves and natural disasters, but largely off limits to scholars and the public.

�ٺ��Ƶ Historians Receive National Parks Funding to Collect Women’s Stories

Karen Michele Nikos — September 02, 2020 - 4:30pm

Two University of California, Davis, historians have received funding from the National Park Service to address the educational gap in U.S. women’s history and role in the nation’s national parks. Professors Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor and Lisa Materson will craft 80 biographies of women involved in national parks in the western region of the United States, and, in a longer article, connect those women’s lives to the ongoing struggle for voting rights.

Lorena Oropeza Named Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Diversity

Karen Michele Nikos — August 20, 2020 - 9:40am

University of California, Davis, history professor Lorena Oropeza is having a leadership moment. Today, on the same day that the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities announced her selection as one of 26 fellows in the second cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has announced her appointment as the interim associate vice chancellor for academic diversity.

Redefining the Role of Public Monuments

Karen Michele Nikos — July 02, 2020 - 12:30pm

A few years ago, the nation stood watch as Confederate statues started tumbling down at the hands of protestors or at the direction of city officials, seeking peace and reckoning — mainly throughout the South — after the deaths of Black men at the hands of police and other racial injustices. A few weeks ago, the destruction of these monuments went national, inspired in part by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody in May. California became a large part of the conversation.