Science & Technology

UC Davis researchers use tiny transponders and urban feeders to study hummingbird behavior Researchers at UC Davis studied the habits and visits of Anna’s hummingbirds and Allen’s hummingbirds to urban feeders in an effort to further understand their behavior and health. The feeders were equipped to beep every time a hummingbird visited, giving researchers information […]

Gender-inclusive, agricultural and nutrition extension programs lead to healthier international farming communities. Nutrition is not the same across all farming communities. Some farming communities encounter mixed nutritional messages, which challenges their health and agricultural development. Extension programs, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, find solutions that match country and culture-specific realities for […]

Research reveals how increasing minimum wages can improve public health When the topic of income is raised, the issue is conventionally associated with the field of economics. Current research, however, suggests that a correlation exists between income and public health, specifically between minimum wages and smoking addiction. According to a recent study entitled “Minimum Wages […]

A team of UC Davis students wins the $500,000 prize for its chatbot Gunrock After nearly a year of hard work, the UC Davis student team that participated in the Amazon Alexa Prize 2018 competition won the $500,000 prize for their chatbot, Gunrock. Gunrock was assessed on its ability to hold a conversation on a […]

A new plastic developed by UC Davis could prevent the spread of dangerous microorganisms. When someone walks into a supermarket and buys an apple, the purchase is the final step in a complex supply chain that brought the apple to the shopping bag. Every time the apple touched a surface during its journey, the fruit […]

UC Davis Medical Center partners with local schools to promote early mental health detection services and treatment strategies. Some people hear a phone ring only to realize that the phone never even made a sound. Others notice sudden shifts of movement when walking around a dark, unfamiliar setting. These experiences point to brief moments of […]

Research gives rise to evidence suggestive of early cnidarian history Jellyfish have a more complicated life cycle compared to their relatives, some of which include sea anemones and corals, so one may assume that they have a more complex genetic composition as well. Recent research, however, suggests that this may not be the case. The […]

The undergraduate-run organization aims to provide all students with laboratory experience From developing a vegan cheese to finding a lower cost alternative for assaying plant disease, BioInnovation Group offers undergraduate students a myriad of opportunities to obtain hands-on research experience. Initially called the Synthetic Biology Club, members such as Lisa Illes, a fourth-year biosystems engineering […]

UC Davis Center for Vision Science hosts the 2019 Annual Center for Vision Science Symposium The Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility Auditorium was packed with researchers, students and the general public as the Center for Vision Science hosted its Annual Symposium on January 11. The event featured updates from the center, research talks presented by […]

A new building on the UC Davis campus is a part of the growing trend of using wood in large structures to reduce carbon emissions. On the south side of campus, workers are busy installing a gigantic wooden roof that will cover the new Tercero Dining Commons 2, a new dining hall meant to accommodate […]

Crucial factor identified in effort to better understand how global warming will alter alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range UC Davis researchers published a study in December examining how climate change is affecting lakes in the Sierra Nevada. The researchers worked with data that had been collected at Emerald Lake in Sequoia National […]

Rodent genome phenotyping may shed light on human ophthalmological diseases Imagine an assembly line of 20,000 mice being individually examined from head to toe. This is the project the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium is tackling as entities of this consortium all around the world, including the UC Davis Mouse Biology Program, are creating single knockout […]