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New Faculty Spotlight: Colin Webster

The Classics Program at UC Davis welcomes a new assistant professor specializing in ancient science, medicine, and philosophy. Colin Webster joins UC Davis after completing his doctorate in Classics from Colombia University.

Colin Webster, Assistant Professor, Classics Program

Webster spoke with the Davis Humanities Institute after teaching his 400-seat course “Greek & Latin Elements in English Vocabulary” – a popular undergraduate class that explores the Latin and Greek roots of words in the English language, with “some Greek and Roman history thrown in,” Webster explains.

New Faculty Spotlight: Helen Koo and Stefan Uhlig

In this “Spotlight on New Faculty,” the UC Davis Humanities Institute interviewed two new faculty members in the Division of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies. UC Davis welcomes Helen Koo, assistant professor in the Department of Design, and Stefan Uhlig, assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Literature.

Helen Koo, Assistant Professor, Department of Design

Helen Koo is an interdisciplinary scholar and designer with expertise in fashion design, wearable technology, smart clothing, and sustainable garments.

UC Davis Faculty Practice Humanities Research and Community Engagement

Three UC Davis faculty members were awarded the UC President’s Public Partnerships in the Humanities grants from the University of California Humanities Research Institute. Claire Napawan and Sheryl-Ann Simpson, assistant professors in Human Ecology, received support for their project “Our Changing Climate: Resilience Networks at the Community Scale,” and Robyn Rodriguez, associate professor in Asian American Studies, will use the funding towards her project, “WELGA! Filipino-American Perspectives on the Grape Strike of 1965.”

New Faculty Spotlight: Clarissa Rojas and Susy Zepeda

In this “Spotlight on New Faculty,” the UC Davis Humanities Institute interviewed two new faculty members in the Department of Chicana/o Studies. Clarissa Rojas and Susy Zepeda enrich the department’s teaching and research on critical studies of health, and Chicana/o identity.

New Faculty Spotlight: Margaret Ronda and Tobias Menely

In this “Spotlight on New Faculty,” the UC Davis Humanities Institute interviewed two new faculty members in the Department of English. Both Margaret Ronda and Tobias Menely strengthen the department’s work in the environmental humanities, with special interests in poetics and ecology.

"All Things Great and Small" Promises to be Truly Interdisciplinary

Sometimes the word “interdisciplinary” is more an aspirational than an accurate label in academic work, but “All Things Great and Small: Interdisciplinary Interspecies Community,” taking place on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 17, will be a campus event that is truly worthy of the word.