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$163 billion grape industry at risk due to spread of grapevine red blotch virus with no known treatment

February 5, 2020

$3 million grant given to institutions in California and Oregon to address unknowns of disease and mitigate its effects on grape production, wine quality Less...

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Nytch Inc. helps local businesses beat out large online stores

February 5, 2020

New app connects shoppers with desired products at local businesses in Yolo County Born and raised in Woodland, Grant Lea saw a problem in his...

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Orchid bees mix unique perfumes to signal potential mates

February 5, 2020

Evolution of scent receptor genes distinguishes a divergent species of orchid bee Orchid bees are master chemists. Each species gathers a unique mix of smells...

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UC Davis research tests feasibility of sea urchin ranching as method of combating kelp forest decline

February 4, 2020

Turning hungry sea urchins into delicacies might save kelp ecosystem they threaten to eat away The odds seem to be against California’s kelp forests and...

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UC Davis researchers receive grant for wildfire mitigation, particle accelerator study

January 31, 2020

UC fee grants to be utilized to produce fire-resistant building materials, cancer-combative isotope In an annual competition to promote multicampus projects in the UC, two...

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UC professors work on collaborative research to explain tiger stripes of Enceladus, Saturn’s tiny, icy moon

January 29, 2020

Reasoning for cracks, water eruptions from Saturn’s moon modeled in collaborative research A tiny, frozen ocean world. Enceladus, the six largest of Saturn’s 62 confirmed...

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Using drones and predatory bugs, UC Davis researchers treat crop pests

January 24, 2020

Flying into the future of agriculture Entomologists and engineers are collaborating on a new method of controlling agricultural pests. In Santa Monica, Calif., researchers flew...

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Technology Review: Headphones

January 22, 2020

Best headphones for college students One casual walk around campus would likely prove headphones are a student staple. After all, how could one get across...

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UC Davis research studies how decision making is impacted by groups, social media

January 17, 2020

First look into neurology of decision making, how it differs in group interactions Studies on how choices are made when interacting with another individual have...

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UC Davis team develops alternative to petroleum-based dyes

January 13, 2020

Synthetic dyes derived from plant material could encourage sustainability in the fashion industry When thinking about sustainability and carbon footprints, it is important to consider...

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UC Davis professors working to improve the early diagnosis and detection of Alzheimer’s awarded grants

January 10, 2020

California Department of Public Health awards grants to two research teams focused on studying Alzheimer’s disease Worldwide, 44 million people have Alzheimer’s disease, with 5.5...

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Tablets: the convenient alternative to hand-written notes

December 6, 2019

More students use tablets in addition to their laptops, notebooks On the UC Davis campus, it seems that more and more students are supplementing their...

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Study of immigrant economic mobility highlights success of US immigrants

December 4, 2019

Children of immigrants integrate into US economy at same rate as their historical counterparts U.S immigration is and has been a highly controversial topic...

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Declining sea ice opens new pathways for deadly virus to reach Arctic marine mammals

December 3, 2019

Climate change leads to spread of phocine distemper virus in North Pacific UC Davis researchers at the One Health Institute, in collaboration with other co-authoring...

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Reforestation of sugar pine trees in Lake Tahoe basin

December 2, 2019

Planting genetically resilient forest in effort to battle forest fires, climate change Tree populations in the Sierra Nevada area have seen a considerable decrease in...

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