Five faculty from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science were recently elected as new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced Jan. 31.
Liza Grandia, associate professor of Native American studies, and Keith David Watenpaugh, professor and director of human rights studies, have been honored by the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) for research and partnerships with a tangible impact on the daily lives of people in countries such as Guatemala and Syria.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Geerat Vermeij, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will deliver the upcoming New Emeriti Distinguished Lecture scheduled for Feb. 15.
Robin Erbacher, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Letters and Science, has been recognized among the top female scientists around the globe, as assessed by Research.com in its first ranking of the “Best Female Scientists in the World."
Chemist Justin Siegel is one of two UC Davis faculty members elected to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2022 class of fellows.
Siegel's work in computational enzyme engineering is focused on discovering catalysts that improve health and environmental outcomes. He holds more than 100 global patents and has co-founded eight startups in the last 10 years.
The Linguistics Society of America recently selected Robert Bayley from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science as the recipient of its 2023 Mentoring Award for his commitment to students before, during and long after their studies with him.
Fukushima, Japan, was struck by a triple disaster on March 11, 2011 — earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant failure. The disaster and its impact on the nation’s psyche has been explored extensively through film, literature and art during the decade since the disaster.
Nine early-career faculty in the College of Letters and Science were recently named to UC Davis’ 15th annual class of Hellman Fellows. They are among 12 faculty campuswide to receive Hellman Fellowships. Grants to the 2022 fellows, all of them assistant professors, range from $15,500 to $36,000.
Two professors and an alumnus of the Department of Economics in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science recently received a spate of honors from the Economic History Association.
Two EHA accolades went to Distinguished Professor Gregory Clark:
Estella Atekwana, a geophysicist and dean of the UC Davis College of Letters and Science, was named a fellow today by the American Geophysical Union for outstanding contributions to her discipline.
