Science & Technology

Astronomers led by UC Davis graduate student discover faint, distant galaxy A team of ambitious astronomers led by Austin Hoag, a UC Davis graduate student in physics, have unearthed an incredible finding: the discovery of one of the faintest and most distant galaxies in the universe. This ultra-distant galaxy, at 13.1 billion years old, is […]

UC Davis Robotics Team prepares for upcoming Micromouse competition Psychologists once dropped mice in small mazes and measured the time it took for the rodents to reach the ends of the mazes. In the late 1970s, engineers took on a challenge to mirror this labyrinth experiment and construct the wandering mice as small, autonomous robots. […]

Program offers academic means for medical students, support for mourning families Although many people traditionally opt to cremate or bury their own and loved one’s bodies after death, the UC Davis Body Donation Program proves that giving back to society doesn’t have to stop post mortem. In donating one’s body to the program, the donor […]

Fourth-year doctoral student Sam Westreich to represent UC Davis in final round UC Davis hosted its annual UC Grad Slam finalist round on April 14 at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, where 10 UC Davis graduate student finalists were given three minutes each to present their research in front of an audience. Sam Westreich, […]

Interactive game designed to engage people with depression Flashing screens and the soft glow of computers and phones can now help address some of the problems that accompany depression, thanks to research being done in the UC Davis Department of Communication. Through the partnership of technology and cognitive tests designed for depression, Jorge Peña, an […]

UC Davis study reveals that romantic exes have matching physical, personality-based attributes Ever had a new partner who is reminiscent of a former flame? A recent UC Davis study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology finds that a glimpse into a person’s dating history can reveal both physical and personality-based similarities between […]

Innovative silicon wafer technology serves as game-changer for high speed connections at data centers The immense growth of data centers powering the internet cloud has brought with it a demand to move large quantities of data faster and farther. Newly developed silicon wafer technology with tiny black holes, developed by UC Davis electrical engineers, acts […]

UC Davis Environmental Health Science Center hosts collaboration event to examine water safety, toxicity in Central Valley The first ever UC Davis Environmental Health Science (EHS) Academy Day on March 21 brought together multi-disciplinary researchers and community organizations to better address and discuss concerns of environmental health impacts, specifically those centered around water safety and […]

UC Davis, CSU Long Beach scientists discover why pandas are black and white Pandas, while charismatic and fascinating, have tantalized humankind with one age-old question: why are they black and white? A new study conducted by scientists at UC Davis and CSU Long Beach has presented us with the answer to this enigma. “We started […]

Student-run nonprofit provides children in hospitals, older adults with access to virtual realities Thoughts of aging and hospitalization may unearth fears of immobility and a loss of opportunity for outdoor exploration. With the help of a student-run, nonprofit organization and a virtual reality headset, reliving and discovering new experiences doesn’t have to end at old […]

UC Davis faculty, team of researchers discover mosquitoes’ preference in human genetics Mosquitoes serves not only as as a nuisance to humans, but also as carriers of multiple infectious diseases like yellow fever, malaria and Zika virus. Most recently, mosquitoes served as the catalyst behind the 2015 Zika virus epidemic, and are responsible for over […]

Freshman seminar merges arts and science Crashing tides, tsunamis and other fluids that move our world will be paired with dance in a freshman seminar offered next quarter in the hopes of creating a new way to approach science and the arts. The course, Geophysical Dance, is a two-hour class offered on Tuesdays from 12:10 […]