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by Cody Kitaura | March 31, 2026 

This article was originally published by Dateline UC Davis and can be read here

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Brent Horning (Graduate Student in the Study of Religion) has been appointed to the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board (CGPSA) for the 24'-25' academic year to advocate for graduate and professional students, and advise the Chancellor's Office accordingly. His primary goals are promoting involvement of the Department of Religion, Culture, and Society in campus-wide issues like AI Ethics, and streamlining accessibility of student resources.

This article was featured in the UC Davis Letters and Science Magazine

Yesterday I hiked on the Miwok trail from the shoulder of Mt. Tamalpais back to my boat in Sausalito. As I passed through Muir Woods National Monument, I witnessed an early casualty of the administration’s assault on public history.

California has a new state holiday: Diwali. 

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” the holiday is celebrated by many religious communities in India and across the diasporas, including Hindus and Jains. It marks the end of longer, light-filled days and celebrates the conquering of good over evil. 

School pride will be swelling among University of California, Davis, students as they start fall classes Wednesday (Sept. 24).

The campus tied for No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities and earned accolades for innovation, social mobility and more in the 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, published Monday (Sept. 22).

This is the fifth consecutive year the campus has been ranked among the media outlet’s top 10 public universities.

GGSR PhD Candidate and UCD Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellow, Cai Thorman, has been awarded the AIA 2019 Graduate Student Paper Award (First Prize) and the WCC 2019 Pre-PhD Paper Presentation Prize for her paper entitled, “Matrilineal Lineage in Cult for Hellenistic Queens,” presented at the AIA/SCS 2019 Joint Annual Meeting January 3-6, 2019 in San Diego, CA.

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