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Herbarium exhibits plant species significant to Hmong people

April 5, 2018

Exhibit shows scientific and cultural roots of plants used by Hmong people In January, the Herbarium at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity hosted...

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Can Diet Diminish Climate Change? See Video.

April 4, 2018

UC Climate Video Questioned by UC Researchers According to a video called “The diet that helps fight climate change” released by the Office of the...

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Is the end of the pandemic era approaching?

March 19, 2018

Global Virome Project aims to find majority of all unknown viruses An increasing collection of government agencies and scientific research centers are collaborating on a...

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How Prenatal Stress Impacts Postnatal Environment

March 19, 2018

New research shows that prenatal stress promotes developmental plasticity Research by experts at UC Davis, through the behavior of prairie voles, challenges earlier beliefs that...

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Improv-ing your communication skills

March 19, 2018

Storytelling, improvisation come together to help scientists engage with audience Communication issues occur in day-to-day life, and a recent science communication workshop tackled these issues....

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Computer science professor named one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” in science

March 18, 2018

Zhou Yu recognized for work with multimodal analysis in AI Assistant Professor Zhou Yu of the Department of Computer Science was named one of...

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How the moon was formed

March 15, 2018

Model shows moon forming from vaporized Earth material Research from Harvard University Ph.D. candidate Simon Lock and UC Davis professor Dr. Sarah Stewart updates the...

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New Professor Studies African Genetic History

March 15, 2018

Brenna Henn researches African genetics, human origins The bookshelves taking up one wall of Brenna Henn’s office are mostly empty. She’s still moving in, having...

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Racial climate on college campuses

March 12, 2018

Universities have a role in reducing racism by altering curricula Executive director of the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center Dr. Shaun Harper...

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A Co-op for Scientists

March 12, 2018

Core facilities help faculty members, students share resources across campus Scientists across UC Davis have become part of a co-op where they collectively share laboratory...

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The Evolution of Dice

March 11, 2018

The story behind the the common game piece Small objects are a reflection of human history, so it’s no surprise that we can learn a...

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Why cities are where they are

March 11, 2018

Natural resources not the only thing dictating where cities are formed Cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco presumably grew based on agriculture...

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California Tea Movement

March 8, 2018

Tea farmers and researchers at UC Davis symposium discuss future of tea The kettle hisses and Katharine Burnett picks it up and pours the steaming...

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First statewide estimation of NOx in California

March 6, 2018

Agricultural nitrogen oxide emissions higher than previously thought While California regulates nitrogen oxide emissions from cars and engines, an unexpectedly significant amount of the gases...

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New findings in brain processes using virtual reality

March 5, 2018

VR environments allow for immersive participation, incongruent findings Have you ever walked toward the CoHo to get to your bike, only to find out your...

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