Science & Technology

New research may have implications for supercomputing Researchers at UCLA, with the help of researchers from UC Davis, UC Irvine and Stanford, have found evidence of the Majorana particle. This particle acts as its own antiparticle and belongs to a class of fundamental particles: fermions. The experiment was conducted by first constructing a “layer cake” […]

UC Davis computer science professor researches computer vision Yong Jae Lee, an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Computer Science, recently won the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a grant that provides $501,000 over a period of five years to early-career faculty who have demonstrated potential to make significant advances in their fields. […]

Bacteria that break down breast milk colonize newborns better with Evivo probiotic Pediatricians and microbiologists have shown that a short dose of a probiotic product given to breastfed newborns can have enduring impacts on their gut microbiomes. The probiotic Evivo boosts the presence of Bifidobacterium longum infantis, a beneficial bacteria that specializes in breaking down […]

Plant-based meat product may have better environmental, health impacts In 2011, Patrick Brown founded Impossible Foods Inc., which is based in Silicon Valley. The company is dedicated to creating alternative forms of animal produce and released its first product four years ago. Composed of wheat protein, potato protein and soy, this alternative meat has been […]

New research improves noninvasive brain imaging What might a stroke patient, a drowning person, and someone with severe traumatic brain injury have in common? If the stroke results from a blood clot in the brain, then all three might experience changes in their cerebral circulation. Blood flow in the brain is an important indicator of […]

Half of threatening encounters end with violence, racial bias exists Chris Smith, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, started collecting data about violent police encounters in 2015 while wrapping up her Ph.D. project. “It was a good year to collect data, and I wasn’t the only one working on this,” Smith said. “The […]

California researchers find that several factors, including social experiences, can negatively impact pregnancies Researchers at UC Davis and the University of North Carolina have found that mothers born outside the U.S., across many races and ethnicities, have lower infant mortality rates (deaths per 100,000 infants) than mothers born inside the U.S. when both groups give […]

How design might help the opioid crisis Depression. Migraines. Broken bones. Pain can take many different forms. When one considers the ways in which age, gender and culture can affect the perception of an individual’s pain, it can be very difficult to communicate effectively what they are feeling. This is especially true for those who […]

UC Davis students build improved social bot Currently, most chatbots are task-oriented. They can answer questions or complete a task, but they can’t necessarily hold a long conversation. Team Gunrock, a team of UC Davis students selected to compete in Amazon’s 2018 Alexa Prize Challenge, wants to change that. “We are hoping to build a […]

A UC Davis study found regulations for keeping, maintaining chickens are lacking in many areas A recent UC Davis study showed that, while more people are getting backyard chickens, there are very few structures in place to protect them as well as a shortage of resources for flock owners. “Very few of the cities required […]

Despite challenges, mothers in academia continue to thrive A recent article in “The Scientific American” by professor Rebecca Calisi in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at UC Davis brought to light many of the challenges mothers face while pursuing careers in academia. This article lead to a paper about resources that should be […]

Disruption of koala microbes raise questions for microbial biologists A recent study from the Jonathan Eisen Lab at UC Davis looked at how the gut biomes of koalas are being disrupted by antibiotic treatment. Katherine Dahlhausen, a graduate student of biophysics and the lead researcher, came upon the project almost by happenstance. “I was on […]