/ Resident Expert Content for Ā鶹“«Ć½ en /magazine/meet-percussionist <p><span>A professional percussionist, Ā鶹“«Ć½ lecturer in music and advocate of musical education, Chris Froh has built a career fostering the talent of musicians while helping students discover new ways of listening and connecting through music.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>But Froh didnā€™t always plan to become a professional musician. In fact, he didnā€™t even start on percussion. His first spark of interest in music happened in elementary school after spending time with his aunt, who was dating a flutist at the time.&nbsp;</span></p> August 18, 2025 - 9:11am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-percussionist /magazine/meet-law-and-economy-expert <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-sf-landscape-16x9"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_landscape_16x9/public/media/images/Shayak-Sarkar-UC-Davis.jpg?h=854a7be2&amp;itok=mpG1lXfq" width="1280" height="720" alt="Man leans against a table in an outdoor patio" typeof="Image" class="image-style-sf-landscape-16x9"> </div> <figcaption>Professor Shayak Sarkar (Gregory Urquiaga/Ā鶹“«Ć½)</figcaption> </figure> <p>&nbsp;</p> May 19, 2025 - 9:00am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-law-and-economy-expert /magazine/meet-the-historian AndreĢs ReseĢndez is currently exploring the historical significance of expeditions connecting the American and Asian continents. May 21, 2024 - 2:44am Russell L Thebaud /magazine/meet-the-historian /magazine/meet-the-forensic-entomologist Robert ā€œBobā€ Kimsey ā€™76, Ph.D. ā€™84, is also known as ā€œDr. Deathā€ for his work analyzing forensic evidence. March 06, 2024 - 12:50am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-forensic-entomologist /magazine/meet-the-evolutionary-biologist Assistant Professor Rachael Bay studies how organisms evolve to survive a changing climate. February 20, 2024 - 2:22am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-evolutionary-biologist /magazine/meet-the-conservation-ecologist Assistant Professor Justine Smith analyzes development and climate change to preserve animal movement around the state. January 08, 2024 - 7:30am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-conservation-ecologist /magazine/meet-the-sensory-scientist Associate Professor Julien Delarue researches sensory and consumer science. November 27, 2023 - 3:55am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-sensory-scientist /magazine/meet-the-master-brewer Glen Fox, a leading expert in brewing science, talks climate change. April 13, 2023 - 5:50am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-master-brewer /magazine/meet-the-immigration-policy-expert Bradford Jones, a political science professor, studies the effects of immigration policies on Latinx communities. October 27, 2022 - 7:46am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-immigration-policy-expert /magazine/meet-the-political-scientist Benjamin Highton researches public opinion and American voting patterns. September 19, 2022 - 4:55am Jocelyn C Anderson /magazine/meet-the-political-scientist