Society, Arts &amp; Culture Content / Society, Arts &amp; Culture Content for ɫɫ en Weekender: Chicana/o Film Series at TANA; 'Cara and Diego' at Crocker /arts/blog/weekender-chicanao-film-series-tana-cara-and-diego-crocker <h2><span><strong>El Norte in film series tonight at TANA</strong></span></h2><p><span><strong>Thursday, July&nbsp;3, 2025&nbsp;, 6:30 – 8 p.m</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>TANA, 1224 Lemen Ave., Woodland, free, no registration required</strong></span></p><p><span>Tonight&nbsp;TANA ɫɫ presents El Norte (1983), directed by Gregory Nava — a groundbreaking story of two siblings, Enrique and Rosa, who escape persecution in Guatemala and journey north to the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> July 03, 2025 - 10:01am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-chicanao-film-series-tana-cara-and-diego-crocker Wells Fargo Scandal Drove Borrowers to Fintech Lenders, ɫɫ Study Suggests /news/wells-fargo-scandal-drove-borrowers-fintech-lenders-uc-davis-study-suggests <p>The Wells Fargo financial scandal in 2016 diminished consumer trust in traditional banks while driving homebuyers to fintech lenders<strong> </strong>for mortgages, a ɫɫ, study suggests.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X25000704">paper</a>, “Trust as an entry barrier: Evidence from FinTech adoption,” was published online in the Journal of Financial Economics. The paper was written by Keer Yang, an assistant professor in the ɫɫ Graduate School of Management specializing in finance and financial technology.</p> July 03, 2025 - 9:39am Karen Michele Nikos /news/wells-fargo-scandal-drove-borrowers-fintech-lenders-uc-davis-study-suggests Study Suggests Remembrances of Dead Played Role in Rise of Architecture in Andean Region /news/new-study-suggests-remembrances-dead-played-role-rise-monumental-architecture-andean-region <p><span>Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture — large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility — were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, inequality and controlled labor forces. But this notion is being questioned as researchers uncover evidence that hunter-gatherer groups also built such structures.</span></p> July 01, 2025 - 8:19am Karen Michele Nikos /news/new-study-suggests-remembrances-dead-played-role-rise-monumental-architecture-andean-region Big Bang! Business Competition Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Entrepreneurs /curiosity/news/big-bang-competition-celebrates-25-years <p><span>Benjamin Wang ’06, a medical doctor, brought his life-saving innovation to the ɫɫ Big Bang! Business Competition in 2014. His team won first place — and Wang credited the experience with helping him launch the venture.</span></p><p><span>After witnessing a patient die from an antibiotic-resistant infection, he developed NEVAP — a breathing tube designed to prevent bacterial infections in ventilated patients.</span></p><p><span>"Winning the competition helped to validate the idea that creating a better breathing tube was possible and viable as a business," Wang said.</span></p> June 24, 2025 - 9:03am Jocelyn C Anderson /curiosity/news/big-bang-competition-celebrates-25-years ɫɫ Experts on Immigration, Citizenship, Labor and Human Trafficking /news/uc-davis-experts-immigration-migrant-workers-and-human-trafficking <p>The following ɫɫ, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news/experts . These resources will be updated regularly. This list was updated in June 2025.&nbsp;</p> June 18, 2025 - 1:44pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-experts-immigration-migrant-workers-and-human-trafficking Weekender: Catch Final Days of ‘Through Their Eyes;’ Grad Students Exhibition /arts/blog/weekender-catch-final-days-through-their-eyes-grad-students-exhibition <h2><strong>See works of 30 women artists through Sunday</strong></h2><p>An exhibition featuring 30 women artists drawn from the contemporary art collection of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is on view only through Sunday, June 22 at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.</p><p>The ɫɫ museum unveiled the first U.S. presentation of Italy’s renowned collection in January; see it before it closes this weekend.</p> June 18, 2025 - 9:26am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-catch-final-days-through-their-eyes-grad-students-exhibition Graduate Artists Honored; Sculptures from ‘BowerHaus’ on View, Visit Cruess for Design Works /arts/blog/graduate-student-artists-awarded-prizes-sculptures-bowerhaus-still-view-visit-cruess <h2><strong>Annual Arts, Humanities Graduate Exhibition announces prizes at celebration</strong></h2><p><strong>By Maria Sestito, College of Letters and Science (condensed from original story)</strong></p> June 11, 2025 - 10:17am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/graduate-student-artists-awarded-prizes-sculptures-bowerhaus-still-view-visit-cruess Weekender: Start Your Summer with Art, Music, Theatre and Sheep /arts/blog/weekender-start-your-summer-art-music-theatre-sheep <h2 class="heading--underline"><span lang="EN"><strong>'Sheepmowers' illustrate the art of grazing</strong></span></h2><p><span lang="EN"><strong>Wednesday, June 4 to Friday, June 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the ɫɫ Quad, free</strong></span></p> June 04, 2025 - 2:37pm Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-start-your-summer-art-music-theatre-sheep Elevating the Arts at ɫɫ at a Glance: June 2025 /arts/blog/elevating-arts-uc-davis-glance-june-2025 <h3>Elevating the Arts at ɫɫ: at a glance</h3><div><p><span>All events occur at ɫɫ, Old Davis Road, Davis.</span></p></div> June 04, 2025 - 9:32am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/elevating-arts-uc-davis-glance-june-2025 Weekender: Students Exhibit Work in Film, Theatre, Art, Recitals, More /arts/blog/weekender-students-exhibit-work-film-theatre-music-more <h2 class="heading--underline"><span><strong>Film Festival at ɫɫ showcases student films for 25th anniversary</strong></span></h2><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Through Friday, May 30, 7-9 p.m., 1002 Cruess Hall</strong></span></p> May 29, 2025 - 11:23am Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-students-exhibit-work-film-theatre-music-more