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UC Davis physics professor Charles Fadley has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala, Sweden.

UC Davis Physicist Earns Swedish Honor

by Liese Greensfelder
June 26, 2009

Science & Technology

A borehole being drilled for a geothermal energy research project hit molten rock at 6,900 feet.

Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on Record

by Liese Greensfelder
June 26, 2009

Science & Technology

Photo: barrels with recycle symbol

New UC Davis Study Asks: How Green Is Our Valley?

by Sylvia Wright
June 23, 2009

Texting in Class

by Claudia Morain
June 17, 2009

Graphic: A schematic of Earth's crust and mantle

New Study Closes in on Geologic History of Earth's Deep Interior

by Liese Greensfelder
June 15, 2009

Science & Technology

Natural selection is only partly responsible for the distribution of genetic differences among humans, according to a new study co-authored by Graham Coop (above). Human history and migrations also play major roles in the distribution of genetic

Genetic Differences in Humans Shaped by Geography, History

by Liese Greensfelder
June 05, 2009

Science & Technology

Photo/graphic of a plant ovule enclosing an embryo sac, the cell where fertilization of the egg occurs.

At Long Last, How Plants Make Eggs

by Liese Greensfelder
June 04, 2009

Photo: Mananya Chansanchai

Clean Water, Better Backs, Dry Legs Are Winners in Business Plan Competition

by Claudia Morain
May 21, 2009

Bank, Credit Card Fees Can Sink Household Budget

by Claudia Morain
May 19, 2009

Society, Arts & Culture

UC Davis Bioengineer Receives Hartwell Grant to Address Skull Fusion Disorder of Infants

by Liese Greensfelder
May 12, 2009

The dynamic transmission electron microscope at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Milestone in Live Microscopy Focus of $2 Million NIH Grant

by Liese Greensfelder
May 12, 2009

These colored squares and color wheel were used to test the duration and precision of short-term visual memory.

Some Short-Term Memories Die Suddenly, No Fading

by Liese Greensfelder
April 28, 2009

Science & Technology

World map showing the 53 Eurasian and New World populations whose DNA was sampled for this study.

Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms

by Liese Greensfelder
April 28, 2009

Science & Technology

Photo: Artyom Kopp standing in the jungle

Guggenheims Awarded to UC Davis English and Evolution Profs

by Liese Greensfelder
April 21, 2009

Toward Rational, Transparent K-12 Funding

by Claudia Morain
April 14, 2009

Photo: Neil Hunter in his lab

Prestigious National Position Awarded to UC Davis Geneticist

by Liese Greensfelder
March 26, 2009

Brain Wave Patterns Can Predict Blunders, New Study Finds

by Liese Greensfelder
March 23, 2009

Science & Technology

U.S.-Brazilian Research Team to Tackle Deadly
Intestinal Diseases with Genetically Enhanced Goats' Milk

by Pat Bailey
March 18, 2009

Older People Less Able to Hide Bigotry, Study Shows

by Claudia Morain
March 18, 2009

Society, Arts & Culture

UC Davis Historian Catalogs U.S. Secrets, Lies and Conspiracies

by Claudia Morain
March 16, 2009

Photo: taxidermied skunk in grass

American Carnivores Evolved to Avoid Each Other

by Liese Greensfelder
March 12, 2009

Science & Technology

Quilt: Cloth portrait of Barak Obama

New Book Examines Black Quilts From Slavery to the White House

by Claudia Morain
March 12, 2009

Society, Arts & Culture

Graphic: a circular shaped series of connected dots

Connectivity in Random Networks Can Be Suppressed, but With Explosive Consequences

by Liese Greensfelder
March 12, 2009

Photo: Bruce Hammock, hand on chin, in front of a computer monitor

From Bench to Bedside: Insect Research Yields Promising New Drug
for Diabetes, Hypertension and Inflammatory Disorders

by Pat Bailey
March 04, 2009

Colors of Quasars Reveal a Dusty Universe

by Liese Greensfelder
February 26, 2009

Science & Technology

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