Science & Technology

These are some of the most popular STEM GEs that UC Davis has to offer    By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org    Every undergraduate at UC Davis needs to take a certain number of general education (GE) units to explore a variety of different subject areas, including science. These courses can be taken by students […]

Engineers hope to improve uncrewed aerial vehicles and make them more agile in the air by analyzing birds   By ARYAMAN BHATIA — science@theaggie.org   Engineers at UC Davis published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that highlights how gull wings adapt to atmospheric disturbances such as air turbulence. The […]

Incorporating exercises with a resistance element can potentially increase lifespan by five years   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org  Exercise intensity has been found to be correlated more strongly with a longer lifespan than exercise duration. Approximately 16% of deaths in the US can be attributed to physical inactivity, even in individuals who eat a […]

The expansion enables greater inclusivity and opportunity to uncover the mystery behind the disease disparity in this population   By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    The Female Asian Never Smoker (FANS) study, led by researchers at UC Davis, UC San Francisco and Stanford University, is expanding from the Bay Area to Sacramento. The study is […]

The clinical trial aims to reduce the occurrence of Invasive E. coli disease in patients who are 60 and older   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org    According to a recent study by UC Davis, a vaccine trial has been launched to prevent Invasive Escherichia coli disease (IED), caused by a bacteria commonly known as […]

The conference presented a series of speakers to medically inform the underserved Vietnamese community in Sacramento on mental health, healthy aging and diabetes   By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org    On May 13, UC Davis Health hosted its third annual Vietnamese Mini Medical School (VMMS), open for the Vietnamese immigrant and refugee community in Sacramento […]

Researchers are developing a toolkit that can efficiently help farmers rehabilitate land lost in wildfires    By ARYAMAN BHATIA — science@theaggie.org    Researchers at UC Davis are developing an artificial intelligence-based toolkit that can assess damages caused by wildfires to vegetated areas and accelerate the recuperation process for landowners.  With the rising temperatures caused due […]

The CapScan capsule passes through the small intestine to provide information about gut microbiomes and how diet affects health   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org    According to a recent publication in Nature, researchers have designed a capsule called CapScan to collect data about healthy human digestive systems. The project was conducted by researchers at […]

Study finds that plugging shallower wells first would be more cost-effective    By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    A recent paper by researchers at UC Davis and Louisiana State University estimated that it would cost around $30 billion to plug and abandon all inactive offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. It also informs […]

The center will focus on analyzing societal, environmental and biological factors that impact individuals in underserved communities   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org  Lea este artículo en español.   UC Davis Health is establishing a research center geared toward studying the correlation between stress and heart health in underserved communities. The PRECISE (Psychosocial stRessors and […]

UC Davis Health study finds that more bone breakdown predicts shorter lifespan in patients   By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    A new study from researchers at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that increased bone biomarkers are significantly associated with lowered survival for patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC).  Bone biomarkers are […]

The project, which compares these mammals’ genomes, allows researchers to create a clearer evolutionary timeline   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org  According to a recent issue from the journal Science, a project called the Zoonomia Consortium was able to shed new light on the evolution of mammals by comparing the genomes of 240 modern species.  […]