Science & Technology

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 […]

Food waste more complex, interconnected than commonly known Researchers at UC Davis have created a comprehensive report on food waste and loss to identify and provide solutions for the systemic inefficiencies currently in the food supply system that have resulted in the waste or loss of one third of global food.  “We wanted to look […]

Bureau of Land Management, Working Dogs for Conservation, US Geological Survey, UC Davis develop noninvasive method for reptile conservation In a novel study, specially trained detection dogs sniffed out the scat of endangered lizards, including the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, in the San Joaquin Valley. After four years of collecting samples, UC Davis researchers used a […]

Low human impact areas too isolated, may be detrimental to environment Half the Earth must be set aside for nature in order to prevent a mass extinction and preserve biodiversity, according to biologist and pulitzer winner Edward O. Wilson. With about 200 species going extinct every day, many argue that a serious conversation about the […]

Advanced practice residency program at Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing to provide care for underserved groups The new residency program for nurse practitioners at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing has opened its applications. While nurse practitioner residency programs exist at other institutions, this is the first one to be funded by the […]