Among the Academies: Ancient Poetry’s Lasting Impact

Cody Kitaura — March 31, 2026 - 12:00pm

Spending entire days — or longer — trying to find meaning in a single poem is the opposite of quick, online activity many students might be used to, but that type of slow study is something that still resonates with them, Professor Archana Venkatesan said.

�鶹��ý Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 14, 2017 - 2:52pm

Mohini Jain, philanthropist, retired teacher and longtime resident of Davis, has made a $1.5 million gift to the University of California, Davis, to advance the study of Jainism, one of the world’s most revered and ancient philosophies.

The gift will establish the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in the Department of Religious Studies as part of a larger effort to position �鶹��ý as a leader in the study of Indian religions and the interdisciplinary field of South Asia studies broadly.

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Among the Academies: Ancient Poetry’s Lasting Impact

�鶹��ý Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism