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Andrés Reséndez on "Conquering the Pacific"

Soterios J Johnson — December 06, 2021 - 11:37pm

Acclaimed historian and 91��Ƭ Davis Professor Andrés Reséndez reveals the story of the Afro-Portuguese mariner who was the first to successfully navigate a round trip route from the Americas to Asia -- and how his remarkable tale was almost forgotten.

What is Birthright Citizenship?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — February 21, 2025 - 9:21am

Gregory Downs, a constitutional scholar and professor of history in the College of Lette

Weekender: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, String Trio, and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 07, 2024 - 10:06am

Youn Sun Nah brings jazz to Davis

From Thursday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission

Youn Sun Nah first heard Nina Simone in high school. From that moment on, she decided to pursue jazz.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features the Mondavi Center for the Arts’ Executive Director on Program Highlighting Composers and Works Derailed by the Nazi Regime

Soterios J Johnson — May 17, 2023 - 10:00am

In the 1930s and ’40s, the Nazi regime in Germany and elsewhere in Europe banned and destroyed what it deemed “degenerate art” — modern styles of lit

How Did the Watergate Scandal Popularize Conspiracy Theories?

Maria Magdalena Martinez Castro — June 03, 2022 - 2:11pm

In a recent podcast episode of “American Scandal,” 91��Ƭ Davis History Professor Kathryn Olmsted discussed the Watergate scandal's role in history.

VIDEO ADDED: ‘91��Ƭ Davis LIVE’ on Ukraine and Russia

Andy Fell — March 10, 2022 - 12:30pm

4 Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Karen Michele Nikos — April 22, 2021 - 11:21am

Four professors from the 91��Ƭ, Davis, have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established in 1780, the academy includes Americans with accomplishments in a wide range of fields, including scientists, artists, performers, poets and political leaders.

Gold Rush Panel: How Can We Reframe History to Elevate Justice?

Karen Michele Nikos — April 12, 2021 - 2:22pm

In March the Humanities Institute hosted “Reimaging Stories from the Gold Rush,” the first of three events in “Reframing Sacramento.”

Historians to Digitize Endangered Peruvian Archive

Karen Michele Nikos — October 09, 2020 - 4:04pm

For years, the historical papers of a Peruvian peasants’ rights group sat heaped in piles on the floor of a house in downtown Lima — threatened by pests, political foes, thieves and natural disasters, but largely off limits to scholars and the public.

91��Ƭ Davis Historians Receive National Parks Funding to Collect Women’s Stories

Karen Michele Nikos — September 02, 2020 - 4:30pm

Two 91��Ƭ, Davis, historians have received funding from the National Park Service to address the educational gap in U.S. women’s history and role in the nation’s national parks. Professors Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor and Lisa Materson will craft 80 biographies of women involved in national parks in the western region of the United States, and, in a longer article, connect those women’s lives to the ongoing struggle for voting rights.