Science & Technology

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 […]

UC Davis hosts International Olive Oil Conference to discuss efficacy of olive oil in reducing risk of major diseases For the first time since 2001, the International Olive Oil Institute met to present research on the health benefits of olive oil at the UC Davis Olive Center. Located at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine […]

UC Davis students learn how fictional universe mirrors our own For over 50 years, the science fiction franchise “Star Trek” has captivated millions of fans worldwide. And at UC Davis, you don’t have to travel across the universe to take a ride aboard the USS Enterprise. There’s a class for that. Anthropology professor James Smith, […]

Bear bones are cleaned in UC Davis’ Zooarchaeology Lab. Aside from cleaning your clothes, it turns out laundry detergent is useful in cleaning bear bones. This idea seems strange, but it is just another ordinary day in the zooarchaeology lab. The lab’s current project is cleaning a bear skeleton that was donated by Girl Scouts […]

The deals we make with software Recently, Apple came under fire for information that leaked about its handling of older phones. Apple blamed battery deterioration for its intentional slowing down of older models of hardware, citing old phones’ inability to keep up with increasingly demanding software updates. This modification of phones came about secretly and […]