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UC Davis Paleontologist Honored by the American Geosciences Institute The American Geosciences Institute, or AGI, recently announced that paleontologist Sandra J. Carlson, a Professor Emerita in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, has been named the 2026 recipient of the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Disti...

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The History Department awards the Emile G. Scholz Prize, generously sponsored by alumnus Bret Hewitt, to the most outstanding paper completed in the second year graduate research seminar, History 203. This year's winner of the Scholz Prize is Titas Ganguly, for a paper entitled 'Amphibious lives, security markets and policing the colonial Bengal delta, 1860-1880'. Advised by Prof. Sudipta Sen, Titas conducted research in Kolkata and London for his paper, a sensitive and rigorous exploration of the changing nature of police work in the shifting environment of the Bengal delta under British rule. Congratulations, Titas!

UC Davis Student Startup Makes Vaccination Records Accessible, Portable and Global A new startup business by UC Davis undergraduate students saves people time and money by making verified vaccine records accessible from anywhere in the world.

How Q***r Joy and Social Connection Protect LGBTQ+ Mental Health Researchers at UC Davis are expanding into positive psychology to understand how social connection and the experience of joy can help people across LGBTQ+ communities to thrive.

Anthropologist Marisol de la Cadena Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences For her innovative research in Indigenous studies and on the politics of knowledge, de la Cadena was recently elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

The “National Masterwork Chorus,” which features nearly 70 singers from UC Davis and approximately 20 singers from the Granite Bay High School (directed by UC Davis music alum Susanna Peeples), will perform in Stern Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday, June 20 at 1 pm. The ensemble will perform Rosephanye Powell’s "The Cry of Jeremiah" which the UC Davis and Granite Bay singers recently performed at the Mondavi Center. Featuring a guest orchestra and Dr. Rosephanye Powell as narrator, UC Davis Professor of Teaching Nicolás Alberto Dosman will serve as conductor. Presented by the collaborative concert producer, National Concerts, this special concert program likely represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the students performing.
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