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UC Davis Graduate Exhibition Showcases Next Generation of Artists, Thinkers

  • by Maria Sestito and Laura Compton
  • May 19, 2025
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • University
Dancers on white stage dressed in red costumes

Weekender: Wearable Design; Spring Music; Next Season Mondavi Tickets Go on Sale

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • May 15, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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How Can Teachers Avoid Burnout?

  • by Madeline Gorrell, School of Education
  • May 08, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band brings charisma, passion, and purpose to the Jackson Hall stage at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts this week (Jasz Garrett/ photography).

Weekender: Art, Lectures, Film Explore Structures and Movie Magic

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • May 07, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
A diverse group of smiling young people outdoors in sunshine

The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, Or Society — Or Both

  • by Andy Fell
  • May 02, 2025
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Don't miss the exhibit ‘Community in Bloom’ at Shields Library about the history of the UC Davis arboretum, where a pop-up performance will be happening Wednesday, May 7, from 2-3 p.m. on the Grand Staircase Mezzanine featuring dancers from the Department of Theatre and Dance (courtesy).

Weekender: Student-Created, Curated Art Takes On Davis in Performances, Exhibitions

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • May 01, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Gallery view of 'Through Their Eyes: Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection' on display until June 22. (Courtesy/ The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art)

Ongoing Art at UC Davis: Spring 2025

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • April 30, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Two porcelain cast Styrofoam teacups for lecture with Amber Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes (courtesy)

Weekender: Music, New Book, Puppet Master and More

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • April 17, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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What Do Butterflies Have to Do with ADHD?

  • by Alex Russell
  • April 15, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
This Picnic Day, spark your creativity and wonder with a stop at the Manetti Shrem Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by making art with friends, family, and other Davis residents (courtesy).

Weekender: Picnic Day Brings the Art to Davis

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • April 10, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Gracianne Kirsch, a UC Davis Art Studio M.F.A. alum, with their work at the Arts & Humanities 2024 Graduate Exhibition held in the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. Kirsch won the inaugural Letters & Science Prize for Excellence. (Hung Q. Pham Photography)

Merging the Ethereal and the Tangible

  • by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
  • April 07, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
This weekend in Circa's "Opus", 10 acrobats and the Debussy String Quartet celebrate the music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in a work of stunning power, virtuosity and physical poetry (Justin Nicholas/ photography).

Weekender: Spring into Spring Arts

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • April 03, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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Alumni Couple to Receive 2025 UC Davis Medal, University’s Highest Honor

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • March 27, 2025
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Adele Zhang, senior continuing lecturer, prepares a recently donated garment to be added to the Design Collection at UC Davis. (Maria Sestito/ UC Davis)

Adele Zhang Brings UC Davis Textile Collection to London

  • by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
  • March 27, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Two chimpanzees using hand gestures with green, natural background

The Conversation: How are Humans Different From Other Animals?

  • by Eli Elster, Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, UC Davis
  • March 19, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
2025 Massive Reforms photo with American Flag in Background and 2025 Massive Reforms in foreground

UC Davis Expert Media Sources on Federal Issues

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • March 18, 2025
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Pipeline in green valley

The Conversation: Do Environmental Protection Laws Still Apply Under Trump?

  • by Albert C. Lin, UC Davis Professor of Law
  • March 13, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Environment
  • Society, Arts & Culture
This Sunday at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Yamato's enticing drum performance features over 40 Taiko drums on stage. You’ll become engulfed in the sound of the Taiko, becoming one with the performers. (Courtesy photo)

Weekender: End the Quarter with Exciting Music and Dance

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • March 13, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Green card with American Flag

The Conversation: Can the Trump Administration Legally Deport Palestinian Rights Advocate Mahmoud Khalil?

  • by Gabriel J. Chin, UC Davis Professor of Law
  • March 13, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
map of Gaza strip area

How Do UC Davis Scholars Tackle Antisemitism and Islamophobia?

  • by Maria Sestito
  • March 12, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
The choruses of UC Davis — the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers — join to sing the music that Albert J. McNeil (1920–2022) loved and championed with guest conductor Dr. Jan Taylor this weekend.

Weekender: Start Your March with the Arts

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • March 06, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
steel

UC Davis Media Sources on Trade, Tariffs, Supply Chain

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • March 05, 2025
  • Society, Arts & Culture
People gathering at rocky sanctuary site in Peru.

How Do Pilgrimage Sites Arise?

  • by Greg Watry
  • March 04, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture
UC Davis Art Lecture Series features Torkwase Dyson whose work explores ecology, infrastructure, and architecture this upcoming week. Picture details: Torkwase Dyson, Liquid A Place (Lance Gerber/ photography, Courtesy of the artists and Desert X).

Weekender: The Sun is Out, New Art is In

  • by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
  • February 27, 2025
  • Arts Blog
  • Society, Arts & Culture
Black children in classroom at St. HOPE's Public School 7, Sacramento

How Does Investment in Black Communities Help Everyone?

  • by Ya Yang/UC Davis Graduate Student/for Cal Matters
  • February 21, 2025
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Society, Arts & Culture

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