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Social media can predict case count of COVID-19 ahead of official reports

May 11, 2020

Online posts give researchers insight on people with COVID-19 symptoms Defined as social media posts clearly mentioning symptoms or diagnoses of COVID-19, “sick posts” on the...

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UC Davis hosts COVID-19 public awareness symposium via Zoom, YouTube

May 8, 2020

Experts across variety of disciplines answered questions about novel coronavirus UC Davis experts on immunology, infectious diseases, pathology and emergency medicine gave presentations and answered...

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AvenueB guides transfer students within biological sciences toward success

May 4, 2020

Funding by Genentech Foundation creates new program for transfer students The Genentech Foundation awarded the College of Biological Sciences $2.5 million, the largest single grant...

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UC Davis research simulates how drugs interact with heart proteins

May 4, 2020

Computer model predicts arrhythmia risks associated with various drugs UC Davis researchers have taken the first steps toward developing a reliable method to identify the...

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How UC Davis engineers are contributing to COVID-19 research

April 28, 2020

Researchers outside of health field also contribute to minimizing problems posed by coronavirus In addition to efforts by the UC Davis Medical Center and other...

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College of Biological Sciences launches new COVID-19 virtual, capstone lab course

April 27, 2020

Course features remote lectures, labs, weekly town hall meetings Amid mass transition to remote learning, professors and faculty members within the College of Biological Sciences...

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Researchers study connections between reasons for vegetarianism across different groups

April 24, 2020

Understanding motivations for becoming vegetarian help activists promote agendas Reducing the risk for heart disease? Slowing the impacts of global warming? Reducing the number of...

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Large reduction in emissions from the California dairy industry over past 50 years

April 23, 2020

UC Davis researchers analyzed environmental impacts of California dairy industry The dairy industry has long been scrutinized for producing a large amount of emissions, according...

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Sea otters found to be infected by parasite originally from opossum

April 22, 2020

Researchers trace transmission of single-celled parasite from land to water With recent speculations about the travel of pathogens from wildlife to humans with COVID-19, it...

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Use of chemical analytical tools shows insights into cancer metastasis

April 22, 2020

Lebrilla Lab studies biomolecules as potential method for improvements in cancer treatment, diagnosis At the intersection of analytical chemistry and disease lies the Lebrilla Lab....

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UC Davis researchers study the role of speech aerosols in coronavirus transmission

April 20, 2020

Superemittors may be responsible for significant viral spreading New research from UC Davis shows that certain speech patterns and key individuals, called superemittors, may be...

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Science classes modify laboratories for online learning this spring

April 17, 2020

Departments record experiments, conduct laboratories over Zoom Pipettes, beakers, syringes and microscopes will not be used by students this quarter. With UC Davis’ decision to...

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Mars Wrigley launches new research program with UC Davis

April 15, 2020

Partnership expands on cacao crop research Mars Wrigley, the world-famous manufacturer of chocolates, candies and gums, recently launched a new research program with UC Davis...

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UC Davis LibreTexts Project receives $1M grant from California Education Learning Lab

April 14, 2020

Funds designated for optimization of adaptive learning programs A new $1 million innovation grant from the State of California will help “develop, test and widely...

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UC Davis researchers work toward developing potential vaccine for COVID-19

April 13, 2020

Broad distribution of viable vaccine could take up to a year As the lives of people around the world have drastically changed due to the...

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