Science & Technology

UC Davis science faculty find incorporating writing into traditional science classes improves academic performance among students. Writing may not be every scientist’s favorite subject. In order to change this, some UC Davis science professors are starting to incorporate writing into science coursework, from entry-level biological science courses to advanced, upper-division biochemistry and cell biology courses. […]

Total body scanner produces 3D videos and images with 40 times more detail Researchers at UC Davis have developed an improved PET scanner, a machine that produces images that doctors use to treat cancer and heart disease. The machine produced its first images last month. “We were blown away, we were so stunned by how […]

UC Davis researchers find a way to replicate crop plants through seeds Researchers at UC Davis have discovered a way to clone crop plants, making resilient crops more available to farmers everywhere. “We developed a method to make rice seeds that are clones of the mother plant,” said Venkatesan Sundaresan, a professor of plant biology […]

The George Lab aims to model tumor microenvironments and physiological networks for cancer patients three dimensionally. Though two-dimensional animal modeling has provided valuable information for human cellular interactions and disease mechanisms, it faces limitations. Human cells adopt different behaviors across two-dimensional and three-dimensional models. In the human body, cells are surrounded by other cells from […]

The team’s process in preparing for the competition After months of reading through articles, touring various farms and listening to experts, the UC Davis Animal Welfare Judging team’s efforts paid off as they placed well at the Animal Welfare Judging Contest held by the American Veterinary Medical Association at Colorado State University. The undergraduate team […]

UC Davis students organizing electrical engineering program to make grade school robotics more affordable, accessible. Undergraduate students at UC Davis are developing a new electrical engineering program for high school students across the Sacramento area. These students will receive robotics kits this month and begin a 10-week learning experience that will culminate in a robotics […]

UC Davis Researchers find that a novel cancer treatment is more effective in obese patients. Researchers at UC Davis found that a promising new cancer treatment called checkpoint immunotherapy works better in obese patients than it does in lean patients. The scientists, who published their research in Nature Medicine on November 12, originally hypothesized […]

Part seven of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland After looking at the wide selection of archeology field schools to attend last summer, I ended up picking one in Poland, run by the Slavia Foundation. There were many reasons why I chose that field school, one of which is that […]

Music therapy shown to have benefits for medical patients With the developing progression of music therapy, hospitals and other facilities have begun to adopt various methods of incorporating the therapy into their services. The personalized elements of music therapy allow it to be used as a treatment for a wide variety of patients. Tori Steeley, […]

UC Davis researchers find a link between Bifidobacterium and lower levels of antimicrobial resistant genes The bacteria Bifidobacterium infantis started disappearing in Western countries in the 1950s. UC Davis researchers have found that the lack of B. infantis in the infant gut microbiome could negatively impact the health of these infants. Human milk contains oligosaccharides, […]

Instead of cramming for exams, taking advantage of the brain’s own memory and attention networks could be the grade changer. Exams challenge students to find creative ways to remember every detail from the first day of classes to the last.        Each strategy impacts the brain’s memory and attention networks. Memory is a collection of […]

Part six of a continuing series about experiences on an archaeological dig in Poland Last summer I was at an archaeology field school run by the Slavia Foundation in Poland. The site had both Bronze Age (IV and V Period) cremations and Early Modern (16th -18th century) coffin burials. Scraping away layers of dirt with […]