College of Letters and Science Content

Egghead’s Weekend Basket for February 27

Andy Fell — February 27, 2026 - 3:55pm

Busy week? Here's a round up of research stories from �鶹��ý to get you caught up.

Short Films Explore Quantum Physics

Andy Fell — February 26, 2026 - 11:51am

The Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a screening March 13 of “What is Real? Six Short Films About Quantum Physics.” The screening will take place at 7 p.m. in 1002 Cruess Hall, followed by a Q&A.

Adolescent Social Health May Foretell Loneliness, Aggressive Behavior, Study Suggests

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 23, 2026 - 2:27pm

Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new University of California, Davis, study that creates a detailed picture of children’s social lives by identifying patterns and predictors of adolescent social health.

How Does Rage Bait Affect Us?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 13, 2026 - 4:15pm

We’ve all seen rage bait posts on social media. They might be political or personal. They might be rude or outright false. What they have in common is the ability to make our blood boil.

How Did the Milky Way Galaxy Form?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 13, 2026 - 2:53pm

If you’ve ever been to a place with minimal light pollution and looked skywards at nighttime, you’ve probably seen our Milky Way galaxy. It manifests as a thick, hazy band of stars streaking across the sky.

Are We Connected by Evolution?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 11, 2026 - 9:43am

Paul Eastwick was in high school when he first came across the idea that evolution might explain how and why humans love. It was in a 1994 Time Magazine article about the book The Moral Animal by Robert Wright.

Photographic and Multimedia Artworks by Shelley Niro on View at Gorman Museum, �鶹��ý

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 10, 2026 - 10:40am

The Gorman Museum of Native American Art at the University of California, Davis, has on view photographic and multimedia artwork by award-winning artist Shelley Niro.

'Fertile Ground' �鶹��ý Faculty, Alumni Works on View at Paul Thiebaud Gallery

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 04, 2026 - 4:09pm

Fertile Ground: U.C. Davis Faculty & Alumni, at Paul Thiebaud Gallery through Feb. 28

645 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, 94133

Paul Thiebaud Gallery has opened Fertile Ground: �鶹��ý Faculty & Alumni. On view are paintings, and ceramic sculpture by Robert Arneson, William Theophilius Brown, Roy De Forest, April Glory Funcke, Robert Hudson, Grace Munakata, Manuel Neri, Cornelia Schulz, Sandra Shannonhouse, Wayne Thiebaud, Michael Tompkins, William T. Wiley, and Paul Wonner.

What Does Empathy Have to Do with Politics?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 02, 2026 - 10:28am

When President Donald J. Trump took office for the second time lat year, he enlisted tech giant Elon Musk to help find and cut “waste” in the federal government. Over the first few months of his second-term, Trump, Musk and the Administration cut federal funding to international aid programs, food programs and safety net programs even within the U.S. They took on science and medical research, too, slashing funding to universities and even government research institutions.

What Happens Inside a Black Hole?

Andy Fell — January 21, 2026 - 11:28am

You hurtle through space, barreling toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. A cosmic traveler, you shed the confines of human speed. As you reach our galaxy’s heart, you see it. Sagittarius A, our galactic center, a supermassive black hole.

The black hole is visible as negative space around which the accretion disk swirls in a chaotic, fiery fashion. Plasma particles shoot out in jets from its polar regions.