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Better Disciplinary Structures in Schools Can Help Reduce Hate Speech Directed Against Asian American Students

Karen Michele Nikos — May 28, 2024 - 8:45am

Asian Americans have been the targets of hate speech for generations, particularly during the COVID pandemic. But new research by the University of California, Davis, suggests that Asian American adolescents experience fewer incidents of hate speech in schools with stronger disciplinary structures and adult support.

Lower Grades, More Absences for High Schoolers Who Use Both Tobacco and Cannabis

Karen Michele Nikos — March 14, 2024 - 12:25pm

More states in the U.S. are legalizing recreational cannabis, leading to concerns that teen use will increase. Tobacco consumption among high school students, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is a concerning 12.6%, although trending downward.

Tom Smith to Serve as School of Education Dean

Cody Kitaura — February 02, 2024 - 10:00am

Tom Smith, a professor of public policy and education in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, will join �ٺ��Ƶ as its new dean of the School of Education on June 1.

Grants to Explore Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities

Karen Michele Nikos — February 28, 2023 - 2:00pm

Research to probe needs of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California, provide policy recommendations.

ORG CHART: Government Appointees and Student Farm Director

Dave Jones — January 17, 2023 - 5:39pm

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Graduation Speaker Empowered by Freshman Spirit

Julia Ann Easley — December 06, 2022 - 9:32am

Kaitlin “Kat” Raymond ’22 will walk about 1,000 graduating students back to freshman year when she speaks at fall commencement and a spring makeup commencement this Saturday (Dec. 10).

�ٺ��Ƶ-Led Team Awarded $3 Million Grant to Assess Pandemic Recovery Efforts by Community Colleges

Karen Michele Nikos — October 05, 2022 - 10:00am

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences has awarded a $3 million research grant to a University of California, Davis-led research team to assess pandemic recovery efforts undertaken by the California Community Colleges.

ORG CHART: Ahmet Palazoglu to Begin Term as Senate Chair

Dave Jones — August 30, 2022 - 11:17am

MORE ORG CHART: Brian R.

New Fellows Board to Connect GSM Researchers With Others Across Campus

Dave Jones — August 24, 2022 - 10:34am

The Graduate School of Management’s Faculty Research Committee recently established a Board of Fellows intended to be a “boundary-spanning group” that connects the GSM to the university’s broader community of scholars.

How Does Household Food Insecurity Affect Young Children with Disabilities?

Karen Michele Nikos — June 21, 2022 - 10:44am

Food insecurity is one of many pathways through which the cascading influences of economic hardship can ultimately impact children’s outcomes.