Faculty Content

�ٺ��Ƶ Historian Wins Award for ‘Suicide by Proxy’ Book Made into Film

Karen Michele Nikos — November 07, 2024 - 12:41pm

�ٺ��Ƶ Professor Kathy Stuart, author of Suicide by Proxy in Early Modern Germany: Crime, Sin and Salvation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) has won the 2024 Natalie Zemon Davis Prize in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

“What to do about women (and sometimes, men) who gruesomely murdered children because of their own ‘weariness with life?’ This was a dilemma faced by elites in German-speaking lands during the 17th and 18th centuries,’ reads the description of Stuart’s book by award givers.

Faculty Parent Support Group

Julie Ling Huang — October 15, 2024 - 2:49pm

The demands of parenthood can be overwhelming, and the pandemic has only intensified these challenges. Meet and connect with other faculty parents via Zoom as we share ideas and strategies for engaging in research and writing while parenting.

Fall 2024 Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 16, 12-1p.m. - "Managing and Understanding Power Struggles" featuring invited speaker Jill Rosenthal, MSW and parenting coach.

Celebrate New Emeriti at Feb. 7 Event

Cody Kitaura — February 06, 2024 - 3:17pm

The campus community is invited to a celebration Wednesday (Feb. 7) in honor of the 73 faculty members who transitioned to emeritus status last summer.

“For decades they strived to make �ٺ��Ƶ a better place, and many will remain engaged with research, teaching and public service,” said Walter Leal, distinguished professor of molecular and cellular biology and organizer of the celebration.

He honored some faculty members in a tribute video in the fall, and will honor the rest at the event this week.

Dean Johnson to Step Down at End of Academic Year

Karen Michele Nikos — October 11, 2023 - 12:20pm

Kevin R. Johnson will step down as dean of University of California, Davis, School of Law in July after an extraordinary three terms and 16 total years of service. He will return to faculty in the school.

Alessandro Ossola Named Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research

Katherine E Kerlin — April 24, 2023 - 7:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ Assistant Professor Alessandro Ossola is a recipient of FFAR's 2022 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award.

Musical Update, Including Awards

Dave Jones — April 21, 2023 - 12:06pm

Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics
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Public Health Is Subject of CPE’s 1st ‘Degree Pipeline’

Dave Jones — April 18, 2023 - 7:31am

Continuing and Professional Education, or CPE, has developed its first certificate program that can serve as a bridge to �ٺ��Ƶ graduate degrees.

8 From �ٺ��Ƶ Elected as AAAS Fellows

Andy Fell — January 31, 2023 - 8:00am

Eight faculty from �ٺ��Ƶ are among 506 elected as new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced today (Jan. 31). AAAS fellows are scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines ranging from research, teaching and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.

Here are the new fellows from �ٺ��Ƶ, with their AAAS citations:

‘Mike Henderson: Before the Fire, 1965-1985’ Opens Jan. 30 at Manetti Shrem Museum

Karen Michele Nikos — January 09, 2023 - 10:00am

An exhibition featuring pioneering artist Mike Henderson’s rarely seen contributions to the history of contemporary painting and filmmaking and radical Black politics opens Jan. 30

The Conversation: Why Do Some People Think Fascism Is Greatest Expression of Democracy?

Karen Michele Nikos — November 08, 2022 - 8:56am

Warnings that leaders like Donald Trump hold a dagger at the throat of democracy have evoked a sense of befuddlement among moderates.