Science & Technology

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 […]

Recent study finds the oligosaccharides in pomace could contribute to intestinal health Chardonnay pomace, which is the solid remains of wine grapes after juicing, has been found to increase health benefits in humans, according to a study written by a food science research team at UC Davis.  Oligosaccharides are a type of carbohydrate characterized by […]

A researcher, author and mother explains the educational path that led her to publish children’s books about science In the labyrinth of overcrowded lab offices that is the fourth floor of Tupper Hall, there is one more lab squeezed in: the Griffith Lab. Dr. Theanne Griffith is one of the newest faculty members in the […]

UC Davis partners with the Public Health Institute’s Child Health and Development Studies Michele La Merrill, an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology and a co-leading author of the recent study, explored the effects of widespread chemical exposures in the 1960s on individuals born during the time of use, as well […]

Raising the purchasing age of tobacco presents potential to discourage tobacco use in adolescents, according to research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center In 2016, California implemented the Tobacco 21 (T21) law that raised the age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21 years old. A recent UC Davis study by the UC Davis […]