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Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

by Alex Russell
March 25, 2024

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Research Highlights Importance of Support Reciprocity During Early-Stage Dementia Care

by Tiffany Dobbyn
March 22, 2024

A researcher holds a clear plastic cage with a small mouse in it. A molecule found in the keto diet plays a key role in preventing early memory decline in mice. The memory loss is comparable to mild cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine)

Keto Diet Prevents Early Memory Decline in Mice

by Amy Quinton
March 19, 2024

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Mapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity

by Kat Kerlin
March 08, 2024

Man holding baby in his arms as he prepares infant formula. A new survey shows 81 percent of parents were forced to switch infant formulas during the May 2022 shortage, leading to undesirable health effects for babies.

Infant Health Suffered During Baby Formula Shortage

by Tiffany Dobbyn
March 07, 2024

Ribwort plantain can be dormant for up to 177 years

Invasive Plant Time Bombs: A Hidden Ecological Threat

by Emily C. Dooley
March 06, 2024

A brown-skinned man wearing a white lab coat and glasses stands over a tray of green seedlings.

Plant Biologists Identify Promising New Fungicides

by Liana Wait
February 29, 2024

Dead elephant seals lie, appearing as gray boulders, on a beach

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
February 28, 2024

Graphic with text about Alumni Game Changers: Nobel Laureate Charles Rice and Athlete Rolf Benirschke in Conversation

Nobel Laureate Charles Rice and Athlete Rolf Benirschke Return to Campus for On-Stage Conversation

by Evan White
February 27, 2024

Pam Bulahan iin sweater and t-shirt stands with Sacramento River behind her

With Flood Risk Rising, Can Community-Based Insurance Fill a Gap?

by Kat Kerlin
February 26, 2024

Doctor in a white coat talks with medical students in a hospital

A Medical School That Looks More Like California

by Edwin Garcia
February 20, 2024

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UC Davis Historian’s Research of Child Murder in Early Modern Europe Featured in Period Film

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 16, 2024

Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants

by Grace Fruto and Trina Kleist
February 15, 2024

Skywalker gibbons primate looks at camera while sitting on tree branch in Myanmar

Love Songs Lead Scientists to New Populations of Skywalker Gibbons in Myanmar

by Kat Kerlin
February 14, 2024

Two men wearing white lab coats in a laboratory setting. One is pointing to a plastic plate.

Researchers Identify Protein Linked to Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

by Liana Wait
February 02, 2024