UC Davis College of Letters & Science
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The official BlueSky account for the UC Davis College of Letters & Science. #UCDLandS
Happy Halloween, Aggies!
Remember to stay safe, be kind, bring a sweater, and have fun! 🎃👻
Remember to stay safe, be kind, bring a sweater, and have fun! 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Happy Halloween, Aggies!
Remember to stay safe, be kind, bring a sweater, and have fun! 🎃👻
Remember to stay safe, be kind, bring a sweater, and have fun! 🎃👻
Teen mental health is complex, but UC Davis research is illuminating new paths. Amanda Guyer’s research explores how brain development and social interactions shape emotional well-being, providing critical insights into mental health.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Teen mental health is complex, but UC Davis research is illuminating new paths. Amanda Guyer’s research explores how brain development and social interactions shape emotional well-being, providing critical insights into mental health.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
Join us TOMORROW for the Majors Fair!
Enjoy games and prizes while taking the opportunity to explore over 80 majors and minors spanning across Letters and Science, Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and Engineering!
Visit https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/events/majors-fair-2025 for more.
Enjoy games and prizes while taking the opportunity to explore over 80 majors and minors spanning across Letters and Science, Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and Engineering!
Visit https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/events/majors-fair-2025 for more.
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Join us TOMORROW for the Majors Fair!
Enjoy games and prizes while taking the opportunity to explore over 80 majors and minors spanning across Letters and Science, Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and Engineering!
Visit https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/events/majors-fair-2025 for more.
Enjoy games and prizes while taking the opportunity to explore over 80 majors and minors spanning across Letters and Science, Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and Engineering!
Visit https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/events/majors-fair-2025 for more.
AI isn’t just changing technology; it’s changing lives.
UC Davis researcher Jingwen Zhang is exploring how chatbots can encourage people to be more active, make healthier choices, and improve their overall well-being.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
UC Davis researcher Jingwen Zhang is exploring how chatbots can encourage people to be more active, make healthier choices, and improve their overall well-being.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AI isn’t just changing technology; it’s changing lives.
UC Davis researcher Jingwen Zhang is exploring how chatbots can encourage people to be more active, make healthier choices, and improve their overall well-being.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
UC Davis researcher Jingwen Zhang is exploring how chatbots can encourage people to be more active, make healthier choices, and improve their overall well-being.
Learn more about how #UCDavisDelivers: https://bit.ly/47BrJQx
Three @ucdavis.bsky.social scholars walked into the same exhibition, and each saw something different.
In "Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice," art becomes a bridge between climate, justice, and hope.
Read more: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/brea...
In "Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice," art becomes a bridge between climate, justice, and hope.
Read more: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/brea...
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Three @ucdavis.bsky.social scholars walked into the same exhibition, and each saw something different.
In "Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice," art becomes a bridge between climate, justice, and hope.
Read more: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/brea...
In "Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice," art becomes a bridge between climate, justice, and hope.
Read more: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/brea...
Federal research funding is crucial.
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal research funding is crucial.
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
We’re proud to recognize the incredible contributions of our Latinx community. In honor of #LatinxHeritageMonth, we're showcasing some of the amazing resources that support students and empower them to thrive both on and off campus.
Visit chi.ucdavis.edu/resources bio to learn more.
Visit chi.ucdavis.edu/resources bio to learn more.
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We’re proud to recognize the incredible contributions of our Latinx community. In honor of #LatinxHeritageMonth, we're showcasing some of the amazing resources that support students and empower them to thrive both on and off campus.
Visit chi.ucdavis.edu/resources bio to learn more.
Visit chi.ucdavis.edu/resources bio to learn more.
Happy First Day of Classes, Aggies!
Whether you're just joining Letters and Science or returning for another quarter, we're thrilled to welcome you to campus.
Let's have an amazing quarter! 💙💛
@ucdavis.bsky.social
Whether you're just joining Letters and Science or returning for another quarter, we're thrilled to welcome you to campus.
Let's have an amazing quarter! 💙💛
@ucdavis.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Happy First Day of Classes, Aggies!
Whether you're just joining Letters and Science or returning for another quarter, we're thrilled to welcome you to campus.
Let's have an amazing quarter! 💙💛
@ucdavis.bsky.social
Whether you're just joining Letters and Science or returning for another quarter, we're thrilled to welcome you to campus.
Let's have an amazing quarter! 💙💛
@ucdavis.bsky.social
There are just 19 more days until Fall quarter kicks off at @ucdavis.bsky.social!
#DidYouKnow that almost all #Aggies pass through our college during their time here? We're incredibly proud to have the largest student body in the UC system.
Visit lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/ to get to know us!
#DidYouKnow that almost all #Aggies pass through our college during their time here? We're incredibly proud to have the largest student body in the UC system.
Visit lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/ to get to know us!
September 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
There are just 19 more days until Fall quarter kicks off at @ucdavis.bsky.social!
#DidYouKnow that almost all #Aggies pass through our college during their time here? We're incredibly proud to have the largest student body in the UC system.
Visit lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/ to get to know us!
#DidYouKnow that almost all #Aggies pass through our college during their time here? We're incredibly proud to have the largest student body in the UC system.
Visit lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/ to get to know us!
This summer, students from various disciplines joined @ucdavis.bsky.social History Professor Kathy Stuart in Vienna, Austria, for the learning opportunity of a lifetime!
Learn more about how you can join their next trip: bit.ly/45NjD6N
@history-ucdavis.bsky.social
Learn more about how you can join their next trip: bit.ly/45NjD6N
@history-ucdavis.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This summer, students from various disciplines joined @ucdavis.bsky.social History Professor Kathy Stuart in Vienna, Austria, for the learning opportunity of a lifetime!
Learn more about how you can join their next trip: bit.ly/45NjD6N
@history-ucdavis.bsky.social
Learn more about how you can join their next trip: bit.ly/45NjD6N
@history-ucdavis.bsky.social
How quickly is the universe really expanding?
Using polarization data from the Cosmic Microwave Background, Lloyd Knox and his team contributed to a new study that strengthens the standard cosmological model while adding fresh insight into the “Hubble tension.”
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Using polarization data from the Cosmic Microwave Background, Lloyd Knox and his team contributed to a new study that strengthens the standard cosmological model while adding fresh insight into the “Hubble tension.”
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
August 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How quickly is the universe really expanding?
Using polarization data from the Cosmic Microwave Background, Lloyd Knox and his team contributed to a new study that strengthens the standard cosmological model while adding fresh insight into the “Hubble tension.”
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Using polarization data from the Cosmic Microwave Background, Lloyd Knox and his team contributed to a new study that strengthens the standard cosmological model while adding fresh insight into the “Hubble tension.”
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Christina Thomas is reawakening a language, and with it, the heartbeat of her people.
As a doctoral candidate in Native American Studies at @ucdavis.bsky.social, she’s preserving Numu Yadooana, the Northern Paiute language, and sharing it with the next generation.
#UCDavisDelivers
As a doctoral candidate in Native American Studies at @ucdavis.bsky.social, she’s preserving Numu Yadooana, the Northern Paiute language, and sharing it with the next generation.
#UCDavisDelivers
August 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Christina Thomas is reawakening a language, and with it, the heartbeat of her people.
As a doctoral candidate in Native American Studies at @ucdavis.bsky.social, she’s preserving Numu Yadooana, the Northern Paiute language, and sharing it with the next generation.
#UCDavisDelivers
As a doctoral candidate in Native American Studies at @ucdavis.bsky.social, she’s preserving Numu Yadooana, the Northern Paiute language, and sharing it with the next generation.
#UCDavisDelivers
From the @ucdavis.bsky.social campus to deep underground, Aggie students are helping push the boundaries of physics.
Assistant Professor Matthew Citron's team designed, built, and installed a dark matter detector sensitive enough to search for particles we’ve never seen before.
#UCDavisDelivers
Assistant Professor Matthew Citron's team designed, built, and installed a dark matter detector sensitive enough to search for particles we’ve never seen before.
#UCDavisDelivers
August 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
From the @ucdavis.bsky.social campus to deep underground, Aggie students are helping push the boundaries of physics.
Assistant Professor Matthew Citron's team designed, built, and installed a dark matter detector sensitive enough to search for particles we’ve never seen before.
#UCDavisDelivers
Assistant Professor Matthew Citron's team designed, built, and installed a dark matter detector sensitive enough to search for particles we’ve never seen before.
#UCDavisDelivers
With a $1.6 million grant led by @ucdavis.bsky.social, Tribal nations and individual allottees are receiving crucial resources for climate adaptation and land stewardship.
Read more about our research at lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-del...
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Read more about our research at lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-del...
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
August 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
With a $1.6 million grant led by @ucdavis.bsky.social, Tribal nations and individual allottees are receiving crucial resources for climate adaptation and land stewardship.
Read more about our research at lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-del...
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Read more about our research at lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-del...
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
Traci Parker’s research at @ucdavis.bsky.social reveals the powerful role Coretta Scott King played within the Civil Rights Movement, not just as Martin Luther King Jr.’s partner but as a formidable leader and advocate.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
July 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Traci Parker’s research at @ucdavis.bsky.social reveals the powerful role Coretta Scott King played within the Civil Rights Movement, not just as Martin Luther King Jr.’s partner but as a formidable leader and advocate.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
A @ucdavis.bsky.social alum is challenging the fashion industry’s waste problem with mycelium.
This mushroom-based alternative offers a sustainable and biodegradable option that addresses fast fashion’s significant environmental impact and points toward a more responsible future.
#UCDavisDelivers
This mushroom-based alternative offers a sustainable and biodegradable option that addresses fast fashion’s significant environmental impact and points toward a more responsible future.
#UCDavisDelivers
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A @ucdavis.bsky.social alum is challenging the fashion industry’s waste problem with mycelium.
This mushroom-based alternative offers a sustainable and biodegradable option that addresses fast fashion’s significant environmental impact and points toward a more responsible future.
#UCDavisDelivers
This mushroom-based alternative offers a sustainable and biodegradable option that addresses fast fashion’s significant environmental impact and points toward a more responsible future.
#UCDavisDelivers
The American Dream is more than an idea; it’s a story people have lived, fought for, and, in many cases, been denied.
Explore its shifting meaning across race, class, and time, told through the people who have studied, experienced, and reimagined it: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/what...
Explore its shifting meaning across race, class, and time, told through the people who have studied, experienced, and reimagined it: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/what...
July 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The American Dream is more than an idea; it’s a story people have lived, fought for, and, in many cases, been denied.
Explore its shifting meaning across race, class, and time, told through the people who have studied, experienced, and reimagined it: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/what...
Explore its shifting meaning across race, class, and time, told through the people who have studied, experienced, and reimagined it: lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/feature/what...
In ten years, @ucdavis.bsky.social Global Tea Institute has become the world’s first academic center devoted to the study of tea.
From agriculture and health to art and cultural exchange, GTI brings together various disciplines to explore one of the world’s most storied plants.
#UCDavisDelivers
From agriculture and health to art and cultural exchange, GTI brings together various disciplines to explore one of the world’s most storied plants.
#UCDavisDelivers
July 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In ten years, @ucdavis.bsky.social Global Tea Institute has become the world’s first academic center devoted to the study of tea.
From agriculture and health to art and cultural exchange, GTI brings together various disciplines to explore one of the world’s most storied plants.
#UCDavisDelivers
From agriculture and health to art and cultural exchange, GTI brings together various disciplines to explore one of the world’s most storied plants.
#UCDavisDelivers
One @ucdavis.bsky.social Historian is demonstrating how scholarship can serve the public directly.
Through a partnership in West Oakland, he’s helping surface forgotten histories, elevate local voices, and transform engagement with the past.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #History #Research
Through a partnership in West Oakland, he’s helping surface forgotten histories, elevate local voices, and transform engagement with the past.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #History #Research
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One @ucdavis.bsky.social Historian is demonstrating how scholarship can serve the public directly.
Through a partnership in West Oakland, he’s helping surface forgotten histories, elevate local voices, and transform engagement with the past.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #History #Research
Through a partnership in West Oakland, he’s helping surface forgotten histories, elevate local voices, and transform engagement with the past.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #History #Research
Meet Professor Wojcieszak. She's actively working to help people develop sharper media literacy skills, especially when it comes to fake news on social media.
According to new research, people who regularly follow mainstream news sources are better at spotting false information online.
According to new research, people who regularly follow mainstream news sources are better at spotting false information online.
July 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Meet Professor Wojcieszak. She's actively working to help people develop sharper media literacy skills, especially when it comes to fake news on social media.
According to new research, people who regularly follow mainstream news sources are better at spotting false information online.
According to new research, people who regularly follow mainstream news sources are better at spotting false information online.
What can Earth's past teach us about climate change today?
At @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are using the geological record to understand how climate change reshapes Earth’s systems.
Read more about our impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
At @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are using the geological record to understand how climate change reshapes Earth’s systems.
Read more about our impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
July 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What can Earth's past teach us about climate change today?
At @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are using the geological record to understand how climate change reshapes Earth’s systems.
Read more about our impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
At @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are using the geological record to understand how climate change reshapes Earth’s systems.
Read more about our impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD #Impact #Research
🎓 Future teachers. Global classrooms. Real-world impact.
The @ucdavis.bsky.social CalTeach/MAST program allows undergraduates to step into classrooms and teach STEM long before they graduate.
Read more about our college's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
The @ucdavis.bsky.social CalTeach/MAST program allows undergraduates to step into classrooms and teach STEM long before they graduate.
Read more about our college's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
June 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🎓 Future teachers. Global classrooms. Real-world impact.
The @ucdavis.bsky.social CalTeach/MAST program allows undergraduates to step into classrooms and teach STEM long before they graduate.
Read more about our college's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
The @ucdavis.bsky.social CalTeach/MAST program allows undergraduates to step into classrooms and teach STEM long before they graduate.
Read more about our college's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
What if your shoes could help heal the planet?
As an M.F.A. student at @ucdavis.bsky.social Damien Mitchell combined traditional techniques with emerging technologies and eco-materials to create a shoe collection rooted in sustainability, community, and storytelling.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
As an M.F.A. student at @ucdavis.bsky.social Damien Mitchell combined traditional techniques with emerging technologies and eco-materials to create a shoe collection rooted in sustainability, community, and storytelling.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
June 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What if your shoes could help heal the planet?
As an M.F.A. student at @ucdavis.bsky.social Damien Mitchell combined traditional techniques with emerging technologies and eco-materials to create a shoe collection rooted in sustainability, community, and storytelling.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
As an M.F.A. student at @ucdavis.bsky.social Damien Mitchell combined traditional techniques with emerging technologies and eco-materials to create a shoe collection rooted in sustainability, community, and storytelling.
#UCDavisDelivers #UCDD
🎓 Please join us in celebrating Dyson Smith, this year’s recipient of the prestigious Herbert A. Young Award!
Named after @ucdavis.bsky.social chemistry professor and founding dean of Letters and Science, this is the highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.
Congratulations, Dyson! 💙💛
Named after @ucdavis.bsky.social chemistry professor and founding dean of Letters and Science, this is the highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.
Congratulations, Dyson! 💙💛
June 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🎓 Please join us in celebrating Dyson Smith, this year’s recipient of the prestigious Herbert A. Young Award!
Named after @ucdavis.bsky.social chemistry professor and founding dean of Letters and Science, this is the highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.
Congratulations, Dyson! 💙💛
Named after @ucdavis.bsky.social chemistry professor and founding dean of Letters and Science, this is the highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.
Congratulations, Dyson! 💙💛
Preserving history. Safeguarding justice.
@ucdavis.bsky.social history professor Charles Walker is working on a groundbreaking digitization project in Peru, digitizing fragile human rights documents.
Learn more about our faculty's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers
@ucdavis.bsky.social history professor Charles Walker is working on a groundbreaking digitization project in Peru, digitizing fragile human rights documents.
Learn more about our faculty's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers
June 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Preserving history. Safeguarding justice.
@ucdavis.bsky.social history professor Charles Walker is working on a groundbreaking digitization project in Peru, digitizing fragile human rights documents.
Learn more about our faculty's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers
@ucdavis.bsky.social history professor Charles Walker is working on a groundbreaking digitization project in Peru, digitizing fragile human rights documents.
Learn more about our faculty's impact: lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/research
#UCDavisDelivers