Science & Technology

Turning hungry sea urchins into delicacies might save kelp ecosystem they threaten to eat away The odds seem to be against California’s kelp forests and their ecosystems. Not only are rising ocean temperatures making it difficult for the kelp to thrive, but also due to the declining number of starfish and sea otters, the sea […]

UC fee grants to be utilized to produce fire-resistant building materials, cancer-combative isotope In an annual competition to promote multicampus projects in the UC, two UC Davis projects stood out. One is headed by Professor Michele Barbato in the department of civil and environmental engineering and centered around wildfire research. The other is connected to […]

Reasoning for cracks, water eruptions from Saturn’s moon modeled in collaborative research A tiny, frozen ocean world. Enceladus, the six largest of Saturn’s 62 confirmed moons, reaches only 310 miles in diameter, which, for reference, is about the size of the United Kingdom. An ice shell about eight miles in width covers the 20-mile deep […]

Flying into the future of agriculture Entomologists and engineers are collaborating on a new method of controlling agricultural pests. In Santa Monica, Calif., researchers flew drones with light-sensitive cameras over a strawberry field to locate pest-damaged plants. Armed with a map of leaf reflectance patterns, they deployed drones loaded with predatory bugs to spot treat […]

Best headphones for college students One casual walk around campus would likely prove headphones are a student staple. After all, how could one get across campus and through the various responsibilities of the day without a podcast, audiobook or music for company?  Keeping in mind price, comfort and audio quality, the following lists recommendations for […]

First look into neurology of decision making, how it differs in group interactions Studies on how choices are made when interacting with another individual have been done to a great extent. However, many important choices today are made within groups: Should we vote? Who do we vote for? Do we contribute our income to public […]

Synthetic dyes derived from plant material could encourage sustainability in the fashion industry When thinking about sustainability and carbon footprints, it is important to consider society’s most polluting industry: fashion. The industry is responsible for over 10% of carbon emissions, more than air and sea travel combined, and is the second largest consumer of water. […]

California Department of Public Health awards grants to two research teams focused on studying Alzheimer’s disease Worldwide, 44 million people have Alzheimer’s disease, with 5.5 million of them living in the U.S, according to Alzheimers News Today. Women make up two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease. In comparison to white individuals, African-Americans are about twice […]

More students use tablets in addition to their laptops, notebooks On the UC Davis campus, it seems that more and more students are supplementing their school materials with tablets. Sleek and light, tablets provide an effective alternative to the old-school style of pen and paper. Yet, although laptops and tablets seem similar in many ways, […]

Children of immigrants integrate into US economy at same rate as their historical counterparts U.S immigration is and has been a highly controversial topic — as false stereotypes and narratives of immigrants have arisen in the U.S., blaming them for high crime rates and stolen jobs, an increase of negative misconceptions about immigrants have seeped […]

Climate change leads to spread of phocine distemper virus in North Pacific  UC Davis researchers at the One Health Institute, in collaboration with other co-authoring institutions, have linked the loss of sea ice in the Arctic with the emergence of a deadly virus in marine mammals in the North Pacific, according to a study published […]

Planting genetically resilient forest in effort to battle forest fires, climate change Tree populations in the Sierra Nevada area have seen a considerable decrease in health and density. Between 2012 and 2016, the area lost more than 129 million trees. Patricia Maloney, UC Davis biologist and scientist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology […]