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Composite image made up of 3 rows of 3 photos. Left to right, starting from top row: Rice being loaded into an open trailer; garter snake; ducks; a seabird sitting on a straw nest; flooded rice fields at sunset; flock of birds over flooded fields; sandhill cranes; school of fish; three people walk through a field.

California Rice and Conservation

by Andy Fell
April 07, 2025

Gracianne Kirsch, a 51�Թϱ�� Art Studio M.F.A. alum, with their work at the Arts & Humanities 2024 Graduate Exhibition held in the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. Kirsch won the inaugural Letters & Science Prize for Excellence. (Hung Q. Pham Photography)

Merging the Ethereal and the Tangible

by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
April 07, 2025

This weekend in Circa's "Opus", 10 acrobats and the Debussy String Quartet celebrate the music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in a work of stunning power, virtuosity and physical poetry (Justin Nicholas/ photography).

Weekender: Spring into Spring Arts

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
April 03, 2025

Left, a man with cropped hair and glasses wearing a grey jacket; right, a shorter woman with shoulder length brown hair, glasses and a pink jacket. They stand in front of a poster for the 25th Anniversary of the Bryan Miller Symposium with a list of sponsors.

The Rise of Pseudocannabinoids

by Greg Watry
April 02, 2025

Black and white photo of a woman in early 20th century clothing with a white blouse, long skirt and bow at her throat. Her hand rests on the back of a chair.

Play Dives into the Life of Famed Mathematician Emmy Noether

by Greg Watry
March 27, 2025

Adele Zhang, senior continuing lecturer, prepares a recently donated garment to be added to the Design Collection at 51�Թϱ��. (Maria Sestito/ 51�Թϱ��)

Adele Zhang Brings 51�Թϱ�� Textile Collection to London

by Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science
March 27, 2025

A translucent curved shape above a dish of liquid with some green color below. The image is framed by blue bars.

Holographic 3D Printing With Soundwaves

by Jessica Heath
March 26, 2025

Two chimpanzees using hand gestures with green, natural background

The Conversation: How are Humans Different From Other Animals?

by Eli Elster, Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, 51�Թϱ��
March 19, 2025

Pipeline in green valley

The Conversation: Do Environmental Protection Laws Still Apply Under Trump?

by Albert C. Lin, 51�Թϱ�� Professor of Law
March 13, 2025

This Sunday at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Yamato's enticing drum performance features over 40 Taiko drums on stage. You’ll become engulfed in the sound of the Taiko, becoming one with the performers. (Courtesy photo)

Weekender: End the Quarter with Exciting Music and Dance

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
March 13, 2025

Green card with American Flag

The Conversation: Can the Trump Administration Legally Deport Palestinian Rights Advocate Mahmoud Khalil?

by Gabriel J. Chin, 51�Թϱ�� Professor of Law
March 13, 2025

map of Gaza strip area

How Do 51�Թϱ�� Scholars Tackle Antisemitism and Islamophobia?

by Maria Sestito
March 12, 2025

The choruses of 51�Թϱ�� — the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers — join to sing the music that Albert J. McNeil (1920–2022) loved and championed with guest conductor Dr. Jan Taylor this weekend.

Weekender: Start Your March with the Arts

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
March 06, 2025

People gathering at rocky sanctuary site in Peru.

How Do Pilgrimage Sites Arise?

by Greg Watry
March 04, 2025

51�Թϱ�� Art Lecture Series features Torkwase Dyson whose work explores ecology, infrastructure, and architecture this upcoming week. Picture details: Torkwase Dyson, Liquid A Place (Lance Gerber/ photography, Courtesy of the artists and Desert X).

Weekender: The Sun is Out, New Art is In

by Jamie Gelfond, News and Media Relations Intern
February 27, 2025

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