A new UC Davis study has found that California Jews are experiencing significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety following the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians. While the violence itself contributed to distress, researchers emphasize that concerns about antisemitism in the U.S.—ranging from harassment to synagogue vandalism—were a major factor driving psychological strain.
UC Davis students are uncovering hidden stories from Yolo County’s past, highlighting a little-known Black community in Woodland that thrived in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. Through research led by Associate Professor Cecilia Tsu and a team of undergraduate and graduate students, the project documented the lives of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants, preserving photographs, maps, court records, and personal histories.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances.
The 2025-2026 Campus Community Book Project focused on the theme of belonging and featured Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Solito narrates Javier Zamora’s 3,000-mile journey at the age of nine from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border to reunite with his parents. What was anticipated to take two weeks expands into two life-altering months alongside fellow migrants who will come to encircle him like an unexpected family.
As incidents of antisemitism continue to make headlines across the country, UC Davis faculty in the Jewish Studies Program are encouraging the campus community to engage with a timely and rigorous resource: A Campus Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in a Time of Perplexity, published by the Nexus Project.
The University of California has released a new Combating Antisemitism webpage outlining recent steps to address rising antisemitism and foster safer, more inclusive campus environments.
In a small conference room on the UC Davis campus in 1990, a group of students, staff, faculty and administrators gathered around a table and started discussing the language of a bold new statement.
More than 300 members of the UC Davis community recently gathered for a Race Matters session on the Principles of Community, a dynamic workshop hosted by the UC Davis Human Resources department.
A historic collaboration between the UC Davis Department of History, Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, and the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) is helping bring academically grounded lessons about Middle Eastern history into K-12 classrooms—at a time when teachers say the need for context and accuracy has never been greater.
