Science & Technology

A recent study by UC Davis researchers showed that declining populations of sea otters could be attributed to pathogens in their diet.

Such pathogens are also influencing their behavior on the sea floor, slowing their biologically inclined recovery times - the time it takes an otter to come up to shore.

Tests could determine source of 'mystery tumors'

New tests may hold the key to identifying and treating unidentified cancerous tumors.

UC Davis' very own graduate student in International Agriculture Development Margaret Lloyd might someday be President Barack Obama's personal White House Farmer.

Hearing a blast from our past can stir up vivid, poignant memories of a significant other or a significant event in our lives. Psychologists have evinced that this is a common human experience, but how music triggers mental flashbacks in our heads remained mostly a matter of speculation.

If you are wondering why your chicken breast tastes a little blander than usual, it may be because your chicken is lacking the spice of life - diversity.

Deadly herpes strain affects captive Asian elephants

U.S. zookeepers worry that a strain of the herpes virus will continue to strike Asian elephants in captivity nationwide.

UC Davis evolutionary ecologist Andrew Forbes may have made a discovery that will add another chapter to high school biology books everywhere. Published in Science, his findings suggest that a major cause for biodiversity in the ecosystem may be diversity itself.

Much like how common sense guides us to huddle for a private conversation, animals use innate strategies to adapt their vocal displays to fit the social situation at hand.

Global warming doubles Arctic coastal erosion

In addition to the melting polar ice caps and thawing permafrost, climate change is claiming another victim in the Arctic - the coastline.

Henry McHenry has a passion for paleoanthropology and teaching. His research has taken him around the world and he has seen the field evolve over the last 40 years.

UC Davis researchers have discovered that a new class of drugs that lowers blood pressure in experimental animal models also reduces heart enlargement, a leading cause of heart failure. Similar drugs developed at UC Davis are now being tested in humans to treat high blood pressure.

Today

Patterns of Diversity in Southern California Beetles

Mike Caterino - UC Irvine

12:10 to 1 p.m., 122 Briggs

Sponsored by entomology

Women's brains note sexual arousal in male sweat

The odor of men's sweat varies when sexually aroused - and women can subconsciously tell the difference, a new study finds.

A report published in January's issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, proposes that women differentiate sexual sweat odor from neutral sweat odor by processing such odors in different parts of the brain.

A recent study from the UC Davis Children's Hospital found that children who take vitamins are actually the ones who don't need them. It's the kids in socioeconomic classes who don't take them that could benefit most.

Areas that fall below the poverty line experience much higher incidence of malnutrition and have an inability to purchase these supplements.

Today

The Development of Science in Mexico: Some Remarks

Jesus de Loera, professor of mathematics - UC Davis

5214 Social Sciences and Humanities, HIA Conference Room, noon to 1 p.m.

Sponsored by Hemispheric Institute on the Americas