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UC Davis enters first quarter without mask mandate since 2020

April 1, 2022

Changes to COVID-19 guidelines allow students the option to return to classes post-spring break without masks By ANGELINA ANGELO and MONICA MANMADKAR — campus@theaggie.org This quarter,...

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Pediatric emergency physician Nathan Kuppermann receives national mentorship award

March 31, 2022

Society for Pediatric Research recognizes one academic pediatrician annually with the Maureen Andrew Mentor Award By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org The national Maureen Andrew Mentor Award...

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Ultrasounds on abalone improve spawning for endangered species

March 29, 2022

Information from noninvasive ultrasounds is able to tell researchers which animals are the most mature and ready to reproduce By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org Giant sea...

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Novel engineered antibody reduces transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2

March 22, 2022

UC Davis researchers targeted furin to block activation of spike protein, the key to the coronavirus’ infectiousness By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org Vaccines have tremendously reduced...

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Satya Dandekar elected to join an honorable leadership group for microbiology

March 21, 2022

The American Society of Microbiology invited Dandekar to join the American Academy of Microbiology for her impactful scientific contributions By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org Satya Dandekar,...

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Pandemic increases awareness, safety measures for Great Ape Conservation

March 16, 2022

Closely related to humans, gorillas tend to be more prone to respiratory infections from humans By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org With the closing of zoos and...

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UC Davis Mind Institute discovers potential marker for risk assessment, early diagnosis of autism

March 14, 2022

The NHIP, or the neuronal-hypoxia-induced placental-associated gene, is vital to reducing risks of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by protecting early fetal brain development By...

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Information theory research helps explain how individuals interact in a collective

March 10, 2022

A new study done by researchers at UC Davis and Hokkaido University in Japan seeks to understand collective behavior through leader-follower information exchanges By SONORA...

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Community science initiative The Seed Pile Project studies native seed growth in human-dominated environments

March 9, 2022

The project, which dispersed seeds by way of community participation, is led by Miridae Living Labs in collaboration with the UC Davis Department of...

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UC Davis electrophysiologist performs minimally invasive novel pacemaker procedure in children

March 3, 2022

The Micra is the smallest leadless pacemaker in the world to be implanted in children as young as two years old By BRANDON NGUYEN —...

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Device developed to detect hypoxia in fetuses helps prevent unnecessary cesarean sections

February 28, 2022

TFO device measures a fetus’s oxygen saturation levels non-invasively By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org According to data published in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016, 60%...

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Ongoing clinical trial at UC Davis Medical Center is optimizing a new form of immunotherapy for cancer patients

February 25, 2022

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy (CAR T cell therapy) re-engineers patient’s immune cells to target and fight cancer By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org UC Davis...

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UC Davis leads research in accelerated wheat-breeding

February 24, 2022

The $15 million project will train a cohort of the next generation of plant breeders By SONORA SLATER — science@theaggie.org Bagels, crackers, pancakes, pizza, pasta and...

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Earth BioGenome Project plans to sequence genome of every known eukaryotic organism

February 23, 2022

The project’s administrative office is located at the UC Davis Genome Center, and it will seek to sequence the genomes of 1.8 million species...

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A UC malaria initiative program receives grant for work researching genetically engineered mosquitoes

February 22, 2022

The $10.2 million grant, awarded by Open Philanthropy, will go toward research aiming to find a way to eliminate malaria from Africa By SONORA SLATER...

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