Science & Technology

Enrollment is open for participants ages 12-17 in the Novavax COVID-19 clinical trial UC Davis Health is taking the next step in the fight against COVID-19 by beginning to enroll children ages 12-17 in a clinical trial to test the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. The trial is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials with the National […]

A discovery regarding T cells can help the creators of a future vaccine know how to produce the best immune response     Research at the Center for Immunology and Infectious Disease at UC Davis found that tissue-resident immune cells are not necessary for secondary protection in the female reproductive tract, suggesting that a vaccine can […]

Gene discovery could potentially improve growth and fitness in plants in stressful conditions After 10 years of embarking on a “very, bold risky project,” UC Davis researchers recently published a paper in Cell, according to Shiobhan Brady, a professor of plant biology and lead author of the study, via email.  For the first time, researchers […]

The SeaDoc Society, a donor-funded program of the UC Davis Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, presents a collaborative project aimed to help save the wild southern resident killer whale population from extinction “Free Willy,” which came out in 1993, portrayed killer whales as beloved and personable animals rather than killers—quite different from public perception […]

The flowers of UC Davis and their impact on the local organisms and communities A great place to find wildflowers in Davis is the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. The Arboretum is made up of 100 acres of land and includes demonstration gardens, scientific collections and the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve. Their mission is, […]

Landscape architect’s recent sheep project explores the use of sheep in maintaining landscapes Imagine if all lawn mowers on campus were replaced with grazing sheep who worked shifts to maintain our lawns. This idea is one that Haven Kiers, an assistant professor of landscape architecture in the Department of Human Ecology, is exploring through her […]

Lactoferrin, a sialic acid glycoprotein, can promote neurodevelopment or neuroprotection in a concentration-dependent manner The first two years of a newborn baby’s life are critical: Any changes the rapidly-developing brain experiences in response to environmental factors and any nutrients absorbed become irreversible later on in life. Human milk, the primary source of nutrients for a […]

E. wallecei and Eriophyllum mohavense in the Mojave Desert studied by an associate UC Davis professor, among others Researchers from UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis—including assistant professor of land, air and water resources Rebecca Hernandez—analyzed the population dynamics of rare native annual plant Eriophyllum mohavense and its closely related common native annual plant E. […]

MILO, or Machine Intelligence Learning Optimizer, is used with mass spectrometry to rapidly identify the presence of COVID-19 The pandemic has lasted for over a year now with many travelling to health centers and venues to be tested and vaccinated daily. In light of the potential setbacks that frequent testing may pose, UC Davis Health […]

PsychLight and is able to assist in creating psychiatric drugs     Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new fluorescent sensor named PsychLight, enhancing the field of psychiatric medicine. In the recent study, researchers found a non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog that includes antidepressant properties. Psychedelic analogs are hallucinogens that can be compared to regular hallucinogenic drugs […]

Four UC Davis professors, including Geerat Vermeji, were recently elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Geerat Vermeij, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis as well as a renowned paleobiologist and published author, is one of four UC Davis professors to have been recently […]

Yolo County continues to follow state public health guidelines regarding face coverings, which have not yet changed to match recently updated CDC recommendations Despite recent changes in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals regarding face coverings and physical distancing, according to a May 14 press release from Yolo […]