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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Science & Technology

Flocking Isn’t Just For Birds

UC Davis professor conducts research on how people are driven to flock There’s an assumption that the tendency to flock comes from an animal’s basest...

Two Cemeteries

Part four of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Backpacks on, students of the Slavia Foundation’s field school trekked through...

Sierra Leone Bats Host Ebola Virus

Researchers discover new strain of virus in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone A new Ebola virus, the Bombali virus, was found in insectivorous bats roosting...

Shaping your bones

Part three of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Sold in nearly every store this time of year, fake skeletons...

Why archeologists dislike Indiana Jones

Part one of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Indiana Jones, Laura Croft, “The Mummy” movies. These famous depictions...

Vampires in Poland

Part two of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland One of the most iconic Halloween costumes is the vampire. Dark...

Flies, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Tau Protein

UC Davis assistant professor awarded prestigious grant to study tau protein in TBI Kassandra Ori-McKenney, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular...

A case of sex and deception

Parasitic blister beetle larvae exploit the sex pheromones of their host bee species and reap benefits Abandoned by their parents on a blade of grass...

Food waste good enough to eat

A UC Davis project is turning food that would normally be thrown away into more edible and appealing products Mocha bites, bite-sized snacks made of...

What do professors do during summertime?

Summers are spent working, traveling, giving back to the community Summer in Davis can be spent playing sports outside, learning new skills, traveling, hiking, performing...

How to find second-year housing

Be prepared and know your resources when apartment-hunting Transitioning to off-campus housing after a year in the dorms is difficult. In the dorms, staff clean...

No car, no problem

Davis offers multiple modes of transport for a variety of needs What separates Davis from many typical cities is its love for alternative modes of...

Fish keep friends close, anemones closer

Where and when animals eat food is dependent on those around them Animals are socially influenced by each other, which affects everything from how much...

Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice Symposium

IEJS brings students, professionals together to get involved in environmental justice activities The Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice Symposium brought together community members, professionals, students and researchers...

Sequencing life on Earth

The Earth BioGenome Project will sequence the genome of all eukaryotic species on Earth Fifteen years after the conclusion of the Human Genome Project, scientists...