Science & Technology

A graduate student discovered this pattern with the help of museums The size and length of a monarch butterfly can indicate whether it is part of a migrating population. Micah Freedman, who received his  Ph.D. in population biology from UC Davis, is the main author of this study that has been published in the Proceedings […]

Daily cases and hospitalizations have peaked sooner than experts had expected Despite promising developments in the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, cases of infection have increased in all 50 states during the past few weeks, according to NBC News. The number of daily cases in the United States hit an all time high this […]

Revenues raised from tax are reinvested in community public health organizations  A recent study, co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Falbe, an assistant professor of nutrition and human development at UC Davis, assesses the impact of Measure D, a 2014 sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) excise tax in Berkeley, Calif. Within a year of the tax, the consumption of […]

Team of over 100 health experts collaborate on first surgery of this kind at UC Davis After a 24-hour surgery on Oct. 24 and 25 at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, nine-month-olds Abigail Bachinskiy and Micaela Bachinskiy went from being attached at the head to beginning their lives as two individual babies. When Granger Wong, the […]

New methods of research could help those with ADHD Researchers at UC Davis have discovered that oxytocin, a stress-buffering molecule, exists in cells outside the hypothalamus and is located in the extended amygdala of the brain. The oxytocin produced in the extended amygdala can cause social anxiety behaviors to occur in mice, while oxytocin produced […]

Graduate students at UC Davis get a firsthand look at climate change through their research Experts find it alarming that a body of water as big as the Laptev Sea in Russia is no longer freezing at its general rate. The sheet of ice on the Laptev Sea is nonexistent this year in comparison to […]

The Wildlife Defense Network combines academic expertise and government resources in a coordinated wildlife rescue effort During the devastating and premature wildfire season this summer, one group of fire victims often went overlooked—wildlife mammals. One organization, The Wildlife Disaster Network, is using veterinary expertise and other resources to address the medical concerns of wildlife impacted […]

UC Davis study shows empathy may not always be perceived as a merit Empathy often has the connotation of being a universal good, but is this truly how society perceives it? A recent UC Davis study led by Y. Andre Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology, revealed that empathy may not always be seen as […]

UC Davis study links COVID-19 conditions to safety issues A recent UC Davis study reveals that, aside from the inherent dangers, the COVID-19 pandemic is also prompting safety concerns from an increase in firearm purchases. Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, an assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine, explained that after looking at the intersections between violence, […]

Professor of virology recognized for discovery of the hepatitis C virus When Charles Rice, a professor of virology at The Rockefeller University, heard his landline ringing at 4:30 a.m., he figured someone from his laboratory was pulling a prank on him. But when the voice on the other end of the line mentioned the names […]

Trump’s tweets show how media consumption affects our understanding of COVID-19  After being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19, President Donald Trump took to Twitter, claiming to have been “cured” by a cocktail drug created by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. While some Americans may believe this drug can put an end to the […]

Experts compare the efficacy of different masks in blocking particles Although wearing masks in public has been common in some countries since before the pandemic, it was not until recently that masks have become a staple item in the U.S. Considering both the COVID-19 pandemic and the unhealthy air quality due to the recent wildfires […]