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Charan Ranganath, a distinguished professor in the Department of Psychology, focuses on human memory, neurocognition, and executive control.

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Janine Wilson serves as the Undergraduate Chair to the Economics Department and studies how hybrid and online teaching affects student success.

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Wilsaan Joiner, a professor in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, conducts research on sensory information and impairments of the nervous system.

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Ermias Kebreab, the Sesnon Endowed Chair in the Animal Science Department, strategizes using feed additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock.

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Get a “Last Look” at fall quarter exhibits like Ritual Clay and Entangled Writing at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Saturday, Dec. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 29.

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UC Davis Historian Wins Award for ‘Suicide by Proxy’ Book Made into Film

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Dean Johnson to Step Down at End of Academic Year

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