Science & Technology

What is the one place to simultaneously learn about electron microscopes, the qualities of a perfect leader and how owning a dog can extend one’s life by seven years?

When I sit down for a tasty meal, I try not to think about poop.

From analyzing access to critical medications to exploring the development of diabetes, many UC Davis students presented health and medical-related research at the 22nd Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference on Friday and Saturday.

Pain, swelling or lumps on the testicles are concerns for men, as they may be symptoms of testicular cancer. Younger men are already more inclined to develop testicular cancer than older men, but the treatment of testicular cancer also poses a health concern.

A recent study of children waiting for kidney transplants has found that girls are less likely than boys to be placed on the waiting list to receive a kidney.

With one-third of all amphibians – over 2,000 species – listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s official list, Save The Frogs, a non-profit organization devoted to amphibian conservation, has been educating people on the declining frog populations and increasing awareness of the current dangers to frogs.

With the help of certified pilots and a twin-engine plane, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has begun to map rock formations buried beneath the surface of the Sacramento Delta, including the Davis area. This will be the first comprehensive survey of fault lines and hydrology in the area, and researchers hope to learn more about how underground geology affects the stability of river levees.

When we stare at the stars, what do we see? Our eyes only see the billions upon billions of tiny lights, indicative of the simultaneously destructive and life-giving force of nuclear fusion occurring millions of light years away.

Insect-eating bats likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at least $3 billion per year in pest control, according to an analysis published in this week’s Science magazine’s “Policy Forum.”

You stand at the bus stop, waiting to go to Sacramento. A woman stands beside you holding a baby. You take another look at the mother and her child. You look at the baby and suddenly have an odd, creepy feeling you can’t quite explain. The child is a little too still, the infantile cooing a little off …

Music discovery websites like Pandora and Last FM are great when you already have an artist in mind, but what about when you want to find something truly specific to how you are feeling at that moment? That’s where Musicovery comes in.

You fire a bullet that kills a wild pig while out hunting. That’s the last of that bullet, right? Wrong. The lead in the bullet has lingering effects on carrion-eating birds. This exposure means that birds like turkey vultures and golden eagles can suffer from neurological problems such as blindness if they eat lead-contaminated meat.