Science & Technology

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 […]

UC Davis MIND Institute fuels crucial research needed to investigate neurodevelopmental disorders The human brain is one of the most complex organs in the body, yet obtaining brain tissue samples to study neurodevelopmental disorders has proven to be a difficult task. The UC Davis MIND Institute Brain Endowment for Autism Research Sciences, (BEARS) program was […]

Biology meets engineering to increase production of transgenic organisms Of the thousands of students that attend UC Davis, Arshia Firouzi and Gurkern Sufi met one another in Tercero Hall in 2011. Bright-eyed freshmen at the time, they had yet to embark on the exhilarating journey that would lead to their founding of Ravata Solutions — […]

Group of UC Davis faculty, graduate students explore Grand Canyon through science education each year When it comes to public education, field trips are no foreign concept. UC Davis has continued to offer courses that take students out of lecture halls and into the real world to apply their knowledge. The Center for Watershed Sciences […]

Mirror-rimmed spectacles provide improved comfort, function for patients after retinal surgery Mirror-rimmed spectacles — glasses adapted at the UC Davis Eye Center — allow a person to see their surroundings while lying in a face down position. Glenn Yiu, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at UC Davis, published a pilot study in the online journal […]

UC Davis, University of Florida project to reduce euthanasia rates of shelter cats Shelter cats across the nation have been given another chance at life thanks to a joint project between the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and the University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program. The Million Cat Challenge aims to reduce cat […]

The science of lasers, molecular research, community outreach Throw away those blasters, lightsabers and pop culture interpretations of the futuristic laser, because UC Davis professors are bringing the space-age laser to the present through their exciting research done on campus. The UC Davis Chemistry Department sponsored a free showing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” […]

UC Davis researchers reveal that insulin is associated with heart failure At least 1 out of 3 people in the United States will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Though a significant portion of the population is diabetic and uses supplementary insulin, new findings show that this medication may come with potentially fatal side […]

UC Davis Stable Isotope Lab houses climate reconstruction of the past Due to recent unpredictable weather, students have to face the tough decision of whether or not to lug a jacket around campus all day in case it suddenly rains or gets cold. Surprisingly more accurate than our current everyday weather predictions are climate conditions […]