College of Letters and Science Content

What Makes a Hit? On TikTok and Spotify, Listeners Only Partly Decide

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 09, 2026 - 12:21pm

TikTok is built for people to create and share their own content, so dance music and indie artists fill the platform’s Top 100. On Spotify, love songs and music from major record labels dominate its top charts. On both platforms, people’s preferences only partly explain what songs become hits.

Weekender: A Horse Trots Across Campus; Art Blends with Music in Noon Concert; ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ in Theatre

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 26, 2026 - 10:11am

Bow Tie, a Deborah Butterfield sculpture of a horse, was relocated from its long-time

UC Davis Student Graduates After More Than 47 Years

Julia Ann Easley — June 10, 2025 - 10:23am

Editor’s note: Commencements require tickets for admission. For a media credential, contact Julia Ann Easley in advance at jaeasley@ucdavis.edu.

Deborah Thompson Austin of UC Davis’ alumni association will instruct hundreds of undergraduates to move the tassel on their graduation cap from left to right at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center Saturday morning.

Manetti Shrem Museum Presents 20th Century Collection, California Artists in Expansive Fall Season

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 04, 2024 - 9:53am

Two new exhibitions opening Sept.

What are the Limits of Free Speech?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — July 30, 2024 - 4:13pm

The right to free speech is part of our American identity, but what if some forms of speech use this idea of freedom against us? Increasingly, certain forms of speech — hate speech and disinformation in particular — threaten our society and the many freedoms we might take for granted.

What is the Role of Social Media in Shaping our Political Attitudes?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — July 31, 2023 - 3:28pm

This blog post is partly taken from an original story that appears on the Syracuse University site here.

12 Named Hellman Fellows

Dave Jones — October 18, 2022 - 11:08pm

Twelve assistant professors at UC Davis are the beneficiaries of a 15-year-old program aimed at solving the conundrum of early-career funding

How Do You Pay Tribute to An Asian American Hero?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 27, 2021 - 3:23pm

Adriel Luis, UC Davis alum, created “Folk Hero: Remembering Yuri Kochiyama Through Grassroots Art.”

Design Students 'Book' on Awareness Project at The Barn Gallery

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 25, 2021 - 10:31am

UC Davis design students have exhibitions featured at the Barn Gallery, Woodland — "Project: Hope" and "Black Lives Matter."