Science & Technology

Studying groundwater to protect health, water needs of the future Water has been a precious resource in California’s modern history. Many conflicts have been waged over surface water usage from lakes and dam construction on rivers, but the future of California’s water availability may be in the vast groundwater reserves found in the rocks below […]

Entrepreneurship program culminated 12-week program with event for companies, investors Curing breast cancer, keeping Unitrans buses clean and coaching athletes online — all of these services have a few things in common. Namely, they are startups created by UC Davis alumni and are supported by PLASMA. PLASMA at UC Davis is a new accelerated program […]

Historic wildfires in Northern California inspire public health research 2017 is the most destructive year on record in terms of fire damage to structures, with at least 10,000 structures affected overall. Many structures were razed by fire, as in both the Tubbs and Nuns fires of Northern California. Both fires rank in the top ten […]

Freshwater turtles face deadly threat of rising sea levels The threat of sea level rise is concerning for many animals and plant species, as an untold number of organisms could be affected. One particularly vulnerable group is freshwater turtles, since many of them live near oceans or in areas where saltwater and fresh water meet. […]

UC Davis Feminist Research Institute calls for seed grant proposals The Feminist Research Institute defines feminist research as inclusive, intersectional, justice-oriented and transformative. The Institute promotes these values through the promotion of deeply collaborative research. “We are invested in growing the depth and breadth of feminist research at UC Davis,” said Sarah Rebolloso McCullough, the […]

UC Davis study shows bedrock is major nitrogen source for terrestrial ecosystems The atmosphere has long been regarded as the main source for nitrogen in the environment. Microbes and other organisms fix the nitrogen gas into a form available for plants to use while the rest is recycled in surface soils. In the ocean, plankton […]

Connected Horse Project works to help dementia patients, caregivers Dementia affects about 50 million people worldwide, and is expected to reach 82 million in 2030. Unlike other global health priorities, dementia itself is not a disease. It is a term describing symptoms such as a decline in memory and other thinking skills severe enough to […]

Waterway project is seeking to enhance Arboretum through creative means in phase four A project to enhance the waterway in the Arboretum is currently underway. It seeks to improve water holding capacity and flow, to provide more wildlife habitat and to reduce the amount of algae build-up on the water’s surface. “It is a big […]

Raptor center cured, released red-tailed hawk whose feathers were broken When a red-tailed hawk with six broken feathers was brought to the UC Davis-affiliated California Raptor Center, veterinarians knew they would need some old feathers and an old technique to heal the raptor. This method worked so well the hawk was able to be released […]

UC Davis researchers discover how to disrupt HIV latency By lying dormant, HIV can dodge the body’s immune system and hide from treatments. UC Davis researchers might have just found the way to bring HIV out of hiding once and for all. “HIV latency is a unique state of HIV during its life cycle when […]

Blood vessels connecting to whole-brain organoids can further develop study of brain, vessel diseases Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Cures at UC Davis may have solved one problem facing the future of stem cell brain models. A recent paper proved it was possible to introduce blood vessels into whole-brain organoids using endothelial stem cells, […]

Trends show spring starting earlier at higher latitudes Having spring start early may sound pleasant, especially in cold areas such as the Arctic. However, as spring keeps occuring at earlier dates, places at higher latitudes are more likely to start the season at a faster rate than the rest of the world, affecting animals and […]