Science & Technology

Guide to all 12 museums, collections Across the UC Davis campus on Saturday, Feb. 17, free museums and collections will be open to the public for Biodiversity Day. Look for the volunteers in matching yellow t-shirts to find the exhibits.   Arboretum and Public Garden 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors can take home their […]

Aggies connected with potential employers including US Department of Veterans Affairs, CA Resource Board, Amazon On Jan. 24, 144 companies attended this year’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Internship and Career fair at the UC Davis ARC Pavilion.   The Internship and Career Center hosted the event. Marci Holland, the executive director of the ICC, was […]

Indigenous knowledge of birds spreading fires rediscovered in Australia The type of environment, climate, vegetation and human activity all play a role in how fires spread. In Australia’s deserts, a new factor must be considered: birds. The indigenous peoples of Australia had myths and tales of raptors starting fires, and recent ethnographic work has shown […]

Agricultural land can be spared while allowing solar energy to flourish A case study in “Environmental Science & Technology” demonstrated that all of the energy needs of California can be provided by solar panels in the Central Valley. By using existing built environments, salt-affected lands, contaminated lands and water reservoirs, solar energy developers can meet […]

UC Davis investigators awarded $1.2 million grant to study immune cell activity in stem cell transplantation The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute grant will provide a team of UC Davis investigators $300,000 per year for four years, a grant which will allow investigators to examine the development and activation of natural killer immune cells […]

Increased rat poison in forest areas harms spotted owls and barred owls The impact of anticoagulant rodenticide, commonly known as chronic rat poison, on unintended wildlife has mainly been studied in agricultural and urban settings. However, recent data has shown that the use of rat poison in remote forests has increased and is killing wildlife. […]

Mountain lions have more complex social relationships than previously thought Mountain lions have been known to be solitary creatures. Aside from a mother raising her young cubs, these big cats do not interact unless they want to mate or fight. However, this common knowledge may not be true at all. Pumas, cougars and mountain lions […]

UC Davis alumnus, Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 mission, speaks to Aggies about what it takes to land on surface of another planet. Over 185 undergraduates and professors gathered last week to hear Dr. Adam Stelztner, the chief engineer of the upcoming Mars 2020 mission, describe what it takes to make it to Mars. […]

New device will be up to 40x more sensitive than standard scanners A team of researchers at the UC Davis EXPLORER project are closing in on a goal over a decade in the making — the first PET scanner in the world that can scan the entire body at once rather than in 15 centimeter […]

How 3-D technology is being adopted by researchers in different fields The UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain hosted a research symposium this week detailing the functionality of 3-D technology in different fields. 3-D technology has been growing in popularity, power and functionality in the last decade, and, like other forms of computer technology, […]

A decreased consumption in meat is thought to be better for the environment It’s well-established that the food system is responsible for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. One of the best ways to fight climate change then becomes a matter of personal choice, specifically what we choose to eat. For years, people from […]

Chronic fluoxetine doses affect social interactions, attention abilities An experiment at the National California Primate Research Center revealed genetics can play a role in how young primates respond to chronic doses of Prozac (fluoxetine). Eight papers have so far been published about the many results found in this project, which was funded by a five-year […]