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ɫ��ɫ Artist, Sociologist, Ph.D. Student Reflect on ‘Breathe' Exhibition at Manetti Shrem Museum

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — October 08, 2025 - 10:21am

The transparent, glass gallery doors of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at ɫ��ɫ act as a portal to another world where an echoing, ambient sound can be heard in the distance.

This world is dimly lit and guarded by two large human-like figures, their long hair made of gray and black fibers, dressed in what might be space suits of the future or the casualwear of an alien species, fused together with colorful yarn.

Weekender: Mondavi Season Opens With Rock and Jazz; 1st Noon Concert includes Music from Johannes Brahms

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — October 02, 2025 - 10:37am

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts opens Thursday with Talking Heads film and talk

The ɫ��ɫ, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts this 2025-26 season includes a diverse array of artists, from classical, to jazz, to global and everything in between for music. Performers include rising stars and old favorites, and plenty of dance. There’s ample family entertainment too, as well as prominent speakers.

ɫ��ɫ Researchers Develop Theoretical Model to Determine How Pilgrimages Can Emerge

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — October 01, 2025 - 3:51pm

Pilgrimages are ubiquitous across all major world religions.

Music, Dance and Film Highlight Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Season Starting Oct. 3

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 30, 2025 - 12:21pm

What Do Fewer People, Immigrants Mean for the Nation?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 26, 2025 - 3:36pm

For the first time since the COVID-19 years, the number of immigrants in the United States has declined.

Aggressive immigration policies have led to 1.4 million fewer immigrants in the country between January and May alone. This number includes 750,000 workers. Historically, mass immigrant exoduses and outright removals far below this scale left lasting harm on communities and local economies.

ɫ��ɫ Researchers Look at How the Brain Prioritizes What We See

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 23, 2025 - 8:00am

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us.

But it’s unclear whether our brain’s attention focuses first on a broad characteristic of the anticipated object, such as movement, or a specific feature — such as the direction of movement up or down.

Photography Exhibition Documenting the Lives of California Farmworkers Opens at ɫ��ɫ

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 11, 2025 - 1:25pm

A traveling exhibition of nearly 90 works by labor photographer and journalist David Bacon opens on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the ɫ��ɫ. Organized by the ɫ��ɫ Labor and Community Center in partnership with the artist, the exhibition shines a light on the experiences, strength and resilience of farmworkers in Northern California.

Weekender: New Exhibitions at Library; Museums in Region

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 11, 2025 - 9:26am

Editor's note: One can tell fall is coming by how many art events have started on campus and in the area. Don't miss out. Read more below. The Weekender is published each Thursday during the school year to help you plan your weekend.

Manetti Shrem Museum fall 2025 exhibitions explore the borderlands; environmental justice

On view through Nov. 29, 2025; Opening Celebration Sept. 28, 2-5 p.m.

ɫ��ɫ Study Reveals Why Sharing Data Between Tech Rivals Can Be Winning Strategy

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 10, 2025 - 9:45am

In today’s data-driven economy, firms typically guard their data as a crown jewel of competitive advantage. But new ɫ��ɫ research suggests that, under certain conditions, the smartest move may be to share that data —even with rivals.

Manetti Shrem Museum Fall 2025 Exhibitions Explore the Borderlands; Environmental Justice

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 09, 2025 - 10:05am

Two exhibitions that invite visitors to reflect on the present by considering the past and our shared future are on view this fall at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at ɫ��ɫ. The exhibitions are on view through Nov. 29.