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Textile Exhibit Weaves Story of Shared Human Existence

As part of a co-curated exhibit pulled from the Jo Ann C. Stabb Design Collection at UC Davis, "Textiles: The Art of Mankind," puts this shared history — and future — on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.

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Finding False Signals

Researchers use computational models to refine the search for primordial states of matter.

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Understanding Fear to Rob it of its Strength

Psychology Ph.D. student and military veteran Zachary Oakland is developing a new understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder. 

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