Science & Technology

California Babies Project to study stress in Mexican-origin children, families Leah Hibel, an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, and her team have been awarded a $2.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health in order to study stress and health of Latino families of Mexican origin. By creating a basic understanding […]

Larvae supplement chicken feed as synthetic methionine phased out of organic use In a collaborative effort, researchers from the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biological Agricultural Engineering and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine have developed a process of growing black soldier fly larvae and introducing them as a dietary supplement for […]

UC Davis researchers make efforts to prevent costly citrus disease from spreading Grapefruits, oranges and other delicious citrus fruits are tasty to the Asian citrus psyllid, an insect responsible for the mass decimation of citrus plants. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing, is a citrus disease caused by a bacterium spread by this psyllid. The […]

Questi uses anonymity to help people overcome shyness The hardest part of any social interaction, whether it’s asking for job advice, help with homework or talking to that cute person who sits next to you in class, has got to be the introduction. It’s a feeling everyone knows well, with the sweaty palms and the […]

UC Davis Professor Karen Bales, team study pair bonds in Titi monkeys Titi monkeys are some of the few monogamous mammals that form a lifelong bond with their partners. Similar to humans, these monkeys get distressed when they are separated and buffer stress when they are together. Karen Bales, a professor of psychology at UC […]

New treatment may lessen effects of gluten consumption Around 1 percent of the American population is affected by celiac disease. For the approximately three million people in this country affected, the constant vigilance of their diet can be difficult and frustrating. Whether they’re at home, at a friend’s place or travelling abroad, all it takes […]

Recently updated puzzle game helps researchers battle aflatoxins Foldit is a human computation or “citizen science” game, which relies on input from the public to gather information for a certain problem posed by scientists. The game provides an interface for players to fold proteins by moving sections closer or further apart. Justin Siegel, an assistant […]

Hope and determination necessary for smart energy transformation “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” was screened to a full auditorium at King Hall on Oct. 26. The event was hosted by both the California Environmental Law and Policy Center and the UC Davis School of Law. The film, a sequel to 2006’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” […]

Article 26 Backpack initiative will give displaced students secure access to textbooks, transcripts, college registrars Cloud storage has integrated itself within the technological mainstream the same way that smartphones, contactless payment and on-demand media streaming have. Arguably, it has been the technological innovation that has made these services and products possible. The work of the […]

Growing landscape of data science leads UC Davis to implement Data Science Initiative The rapid onset of the digital era has revolutionized the world, but without the proper tools for analyzing data, future technological advancements are fruitless. The Data Science Initiative (DSI) at UC Davis was founded in response to big data with a mission […]

UC Davis forms first university-based organization to raise Duchenne awareness Duchenne, a fatal muscle disease in children, is a form of muscular dystrophy. Primarily affecting boys, Duchenne leaves most patients in wheelchairs by the age of 12. Cases of boys who have Duchenne all show that they experience social isolation and that most do not […]

Computational modeling reinforces biological hypothesis of DNA-unlinking mechanisms A team of international scientists have provided compelling evidence of how complex chains of bacterial DNA can unwind from interlinked states. A paper in Scientific Reports compiled the student’s findings, which build on previous work performed on the bacteria E. coli by this team in Japan, the […]