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New Medical Technology Emerges From Quarter at Aggie Square Program

by Ginger Welsh
February 04, 2025

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth

by Andy Fell
January 13, 2025

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Storing Carbon in Buildings Could Help Address Climate Change

by Andy Fell
January 09, 2025

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Your Smart TV is Watching What You Watch

by Andy Fell
December 18, 2024

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UC Davis Joins New $285 Million CHIPS Semiconductor Research Institute

by News and Media Relations
December 09, 2024

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A Chip to Measure Immunity

by Andy Fell
December 04, 2024

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Christmas Trees’ Distinctive Aroma Helps Ward off Pathogens and Pests

by Liana Wait
November 25, 2024

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Transparent Worms with Glowing Proteins May Help Fertility Treatments

by Douglas Fox
November 21, 2024

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Making High-yielding Rice Affordable and Sustainable

by Liana Wait
November 20, 2024

An African American man helps a child use an inhaler. They are sitting on a couch in a casual home setting.

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties, New Research Finds

by Alex Russell
November 12, 2024

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Assessing the Real Climate Costs of Manufacturing

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2024

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Catalyzing Change: Engineering Enzymes to Meet Human Needs

by José Vadi
October 01, 2024

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Among the Academies: Defining Biology’s Systems

by José Vadi
September 24, 2024

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UC Davis to Launch Engineering Master’s Degree in Medical Device Development

by Matt Marcure
September 11, 2024

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Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options

by Kat Kerlin
August 28, 2024

A large white cylinder in the middle of a laboratory setting. To the left a person in a white clean room coverall and mask descends a staircase.

LZ Experiment Sets New Record in Search for Dark Matter

by Lauren Biron
August 26, 2024

Three UC Davis scientists stand under highway overpass in field with sensor equioment.

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

by Kat Kerlin
August 22, 2024

A man wearing a pink polo shirt weeps and laughs. In the background two other people can be seen weeping and smiling.

Brain-Computer Interface Allows Man With ALS to ‘Speak’

by Nadine Yehya
August 14, 2024

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New Method Tracks How Psychedelics Affect Neurons in Minutes

by Greg Watry
August 05, 2024

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Plant Biologist Siobhan Brady Named HHMI Investigator

by Liana Wait
July 23, 2024

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Plant Biologist Venkatesan Sundaresan Wins 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture

by Liana Wait
July 17, 2024

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Exploring Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease

by Andy Fell
June 24, 2024

Scientists Erfan Rasouli in blue lab coat and Vinod Narayanan stand and smile in lab

Using Waste Heat to Decarbonize Food Processing

by Malia Reiss
June 12, 2024

Inside an office sits a man in a straw fedora and beige jacket, smiling at the camera from a swivel chair in front of his desk, which has several different toy cars and other trinkets related to transportation.

Among the Academies: Fully Charged Trips Ahead

by José Vadi
May 28, 2024

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Among the Academies: Catalyzing Possibilities

by José Vadi
April 16, 2024

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