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Karen Nikos-Rose
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Arts Blog Editor at UC Davis. Represent arts, social sciences, humanities and grad schools. Quilting teacher at UC Davis.
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The story behind the story: How SNAP works and why the shutdown has done damage to families. #UCDavis economist explains www.ucdavis.edu/news/beyond-... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @history-ucdavis.bsky.social
Beyond the Shutdown: How SNAP Budget Cuts Threaten Families’ Access to Food
Payments through SNAP, the federal food assistance program, have been delayed during the government shutdown, but program cuts in this summer’s budget bill already put vulnerable families at long-term...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Beyond the Shutdown: a UC Davis economist explains the issues with losing SNAP benefits and the hardships of families dependent on them. www.ucdavis.edu/news/beyond-...
Beyond the Shutdown: How SNAP Budget Cuts Threaten Families’ Access to Food
Payments through SNAP, the federal food assistance program, have been delayed during the government shutdown, but program cuts in this summer’s budget bill already put vulnerable families at long-term...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Catch a concert, attend a lecture, go to a museum and go to the Native Art Market. See it all in the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we...
Weekender: Taproot New Music Continues; Art Lectures; Native Art Market
Beginning today, you can catch some new music at Taproot, attend an art lecture, and then go to a museum and the Native Art Market at the Gorman.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Just after being named Poet Laureate, he speaks to students at #UCDavis. Read about his visit in the Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/li...
Living Life More Fully: U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Connects with UC Davis Students
Just weeks after being named U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress, Arthur Sze visited UC Davis, sharing his love of poetry and translation with students, faculty and community members.Sze is ...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Plenty of spooky and Hallowed art events starting today and all weekend. Don't miss out. Read the #UCDavis Arts Blog for all the info. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Día de Los Muertos, Halloween Inspire Events
Halloween and Día De Los Muertos weekend at UC Davis offer events at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts and Pitzer Center on the UC Davis campus and TANA in Woodland. Catch all of them. Most e...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attend a concert, (first one at noon today); see art, celebrate Halloween with a discount coupon that helps UC Davis Children's Hospital: All in the #UCDavis Arts Blog www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Taproot Festival Begins; More Music; Celebrate Día de Los Muertos
Listen to new music; start celebrating Día de Los Muertos. Get ready for Halloween.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Here's why I left @latimes.com to start a newsletter about climate and culture. The story starts with Disneyland, Autopia and my grandfather, an incredible rabbi who passed away last year at 100. Hope you'll subscribe to Climate-Colored Goggles. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/why-writin...
Why I'm writing about climate and culture
I never expected to leave the Los Angeles Times and start a Substack. Then a story about Disneyland caught me by surprise.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Congratulations to UC Davis PhD Alum Dr. Rajbir Singh Judge, who won the Best First Book in the History of Religions Prize at the American Academy of Religion! Read more at this link
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October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wondering what to do? Catch any of the #UCDavis ongoing exhibitions at Gorman, Manetti Shrem and Design museums. Read all about them in the Arts Blog www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/on... @UCDLandS @ucdavis
Catch Ongoing Fall 2025 Art Exhibitions at UC Davis
Manetti Shrem fall exhibitions offer 'OJO' and 'Breathe'Two exhibitions that invite visitors to reflect on the present by considering the past and shared future are on view this fall at the
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October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Gorman Museum of Native American Art at UC Davis has plenty for you to see, shop for ....and hear a talk Saturday, all convenient during an arboretum stroll. www.ucdavis.edu/news/gorman-... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdeducation.bsky.social @history-ucdavis.bsky.social
UC Davis Gorman Exhibition Spotlights Artworks by a Leader in Contemporary Native American Art
The Gorman Museum of Native American Art at University of California, Davis, presents a solo exhibition of works by Rick Bartow (1946-2016), a member of the Mad River band of the Wiyot Tribe, indigeno...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Get ready for the weekend in the #UCDavis Arts Blog www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social @history-ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social
Weekender: Poet Laureate Reads; Stamping at TANA; Philharmonia Orchestra
Poetry, Gorman art talk, concerts, TANA stamping and much more on tap this weekend.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze on campus. Just named to the honor, speaking at events #UCDavis College of Letters and Science this week. (Scheduled before he was so honored!). ealc.ucdavis.edu/news-and-eve... and tomorrow ealc.ucdavis.edu/news-and-eve... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Event (10/15): Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese Poetry with Arthur Sze | East Asian Languages & Cultures
Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese Poetry with Arthur SzeWednesday, October 15 - 4:00 – 6:00pm
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October 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
No FOMO if you do even one thing in the #UCDavis Arts Blog this weekend, and beyond. Good reading too. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdavislibrary.bsky.social
Weekender: TANA Event, Library Archives Exhibit, Concerts, Talks
This week's Weekender is a reminder why at the Arts Blog, we start our weekends on Thursday!
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October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Get a tour of the #UCDavis Manetti Shrem Museum with an artist, a sociologist and an earth and planetary sciences Ph.D. student....Understand climate, the exhibition 'Breathe' in a new way. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/uc... @ucdlands.bsky.social
UC Davis Artist, Sociologist, Ph.D. Student Reflect on ‘Breathe Exhibition’ at Manetti Shrem Museum
The transparent, glass gallery doors of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis act as a portal to another world where an echoing, ambient sound can be heard in the distance.  ...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“If the war in Gaza ends this week — not a sure thing — it will be followed by a long battle about its lessons,” writes Bret Stephens. “Here are mine.”
Opinion | What Israel Should Learn From Two Years of War
The only viable path to a Palestinian state is an end to the fantasy of Israel’s destruction.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
How do students with disabilities best achieve success in higher education? See the five common attributes in #UCDavis research by Prof Lauren Lindstrom and others at School of Education. www.ucdavis.edu/blog/curiosi... @ucdeducation.bsky.social
How Do Students with Disabilities Achieve Success in College?
College students with disabilities have lower enrollment and completion rates than their peers without disabilities. But a new University of California, Davis, study found that some students make good...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As the world marks 2 years since the Oct. 7 attacks, see a #UCDavis study by Leah Hibel looking at how Jews are experiencing heightened anxiety, depression since then www.ucdavis.edu/news/califor... @ucdavis.bsky.social @history-ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social
California Jews Experiencing Heightened Depression, Anxiety Since 2023 Hamas Violence
California Jews are reporting significantly greater symptoms of depression and anxiety since the Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians in October 2023, according to a University of California, Davis, stu...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wondering where that UC Davis welcome mural came from? Why, a UC Davis artist of course. She thought it was a good idea to beautify the freeway and Davis. Read all about her, and the mural, in the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
‘Welcome to Davis’ Mural Celebrates City and UC Davis Legacy
Seongmin Yoo identifies as an “Aggie” in every sense of the word. Though she grew up in South Korea, she says Davis is “home.”Yoo has been working with the Davis Mural Team for the last three years an...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Catch all the happenings in music and art at #UCDavis and beyond in the Arts Blog weekender www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Mondavi Season Opens With Rock and Jazz; 1st Noon Concert includes Music from Johannes Brahms
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts opens Thursday with Talking Heads film and talkThe University of California, Davis, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts this 2025-26 season...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Museums exhibits, artist visits, and even Halloween costumes in the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Grand Opening of Manetti Shrem Exhibition with Artists; Gorman opens with Bartow
Manetti Shrem fall celebration this weekend for 'OJO' and 'Breathe'Museum Opening Celebration Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-5 p.m.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Plan your Autumn art exhibition visits with the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavislibrary.bsky.social
Weekender: New Exhibitions at Library; Museums in Region
Editor's note: One can tell fall is coming by how many art events have started on campus and in the area. Don't miss out. Read more below. The Weekender is published each Thursday during the school ye...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How does the Fed guide the U.S. Economy? Find out what a #UCDavis expert has to say. In the Curiosity Gap blog. www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/bl... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdavisecon.bsky.social
How Does the Federal Reserve Guide the U.S. Economy?
For more than a century, the Federal Reserve has steered the U.S. economy largely free from political influence. From World War II to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve has worked to keep the ...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Escape the violence and get your art on! Sooth your soul even as you see issues of the day: borderlands, climate, farmworkers. In the Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdavislibrary.bsky.social @history-ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social
Weekender: New Exhibitions at Library; Museums in Region
Editor's note: One can tell fall is coming by how many art events have started on campus and in the area. Don't miss out. Read more below. The Weekender is published each Thursday during the school ye...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What's up in the arts in and around Davis? Find out more in the #UCDavis Arts Blog. Crocker has September events. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: Meet the Percussionist; Go 'Into the Woods' in Woodland
While some UC Davis art and music is on hold, the Arts Blog provides other features of interest in the area.UC Davis percussionist Chris Froh shares how he got hereA professional percussionist, UC Dav...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
See the latest horse #UCDavis vet med. Hint: you cannot ride him. Also read about poetry and art books from L and S faculty. In the Arts Blog Weekender www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @vetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: See Vet Med's Newest 'Horse'; Find an Art Book; Poetry
While music and other art events are not yet happening on campus, you can still do some arty things. Go see horses (the sculptured kind) at Vet Med or read a book, or just read stories about books, be...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM