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Weekender: Book Launch, Noon Concert, Get Your Well-Being Tickets at Mondavi

by Jamie Gelfond, UC Davis Media Relations Intern
February 15, 2024

Aerial view of the head of a whale breaching the ocean surface, surrounded by bubbles.

Hydrophone Array Enables First 3D Recordings of Whale Songs

by Greg Watry
February 08, 2024

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How Did a Poem by an Influential Senegalese Feminist Author Go Missing?

by Greg Watry, Karen Nikos-Rose
January 29, 2024

Model of a molecue made up of green and grey spheres. A blue stick-like structure rests in a groove at the top.

Researchers Step Closer to Mimicking Nature’s Mastery of Chemistry

by Greg Watry
January 10, 2024

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Rise of Archery in Andes Mountains Dated to 5,000 Years Ago — Earlier Than Previous Research

by Greg Watry
December 20, 2023

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YouTube Video Recommendations Lead to More Extremist Content for Right-Leaning Users, Researchers Suggest

by Alex Russell
December 13, 2023

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Molecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Life

by Andy Fell
December 07, 2023

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Malaquías Montoya’s Multi-Generational Impact Featured in Two Museums in Region

by Jeffrey Day, College of Letters and Science
November 27, 2023

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People Who Contribute Least in Crowdsourcing Can Do the Most to Improve a Public Good

by Alex Russell
November 08, 2023

Society, Arts & Culture

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The Conversation: Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric Echo Fascist Commitment to a Destructive Rebirth of Society?

by Mark R. Reiff
November 07, 2023

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Geerat Vermeij, portrait, leabing against files, UC Davis faculty

Geerat Vermeij Discusses New Book: The Evolution of Power: A New Understanding of the History of Life

by Greg Watry
November 02, 2023

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Study Suggests That Having Common Ancestors Can Jeopardize Fertility for Generations

by Greg Watry
October 25, 2023

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Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Comes to UC Davis

by Jeffrey Day, College of Letters and Science
October 24, 2023

An Asian man with black hair wearing a white lab coat, gloves and safety glasses stands in front of a laboratory bench.

UC Davis, Mars Researchers Discover Scalable Production Technique for Low-Calorie Sugar Substitute

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2023

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New Research Suggests Why Males and Females Respond Differently to Social Stress

by Alex Russell
October 17, 2023

Society, Arts & Culture

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How Do You Explain the Smashing Together of the Universe to Students Throughout the World?

by Greg Watry, College of Letters and Science
October 09, 2023

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Simulations Explain Abundance of Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

by Greg Watry
October 03, 2023

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Manetti Shrem Museum Mounts Surveys of Deborah Butterfield and Malaquias Montoya Oct. 1

by Laura Compton
September 19, 2023

Society, Arts & Culture

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Can Humans Recognize a Song’s Intent Regardless of Language?

by Greg Watry, College of Letters and Science
September 15, 2023

Two people on creek illustrating a floating opera

A Floating Opera: Music Professor Part of Trio Behind Opera About Toxic Waterway

by Phil Daley and Jeffrey Day
September 14, 2023

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Talk of the Town: Snark Puppy at Mondavi, Art Auctions in Sacramento, Davis

by UC Davis Staff
September 14, 2023

From the rear of a classroom, rows of students face a blackboard where a professor is drawing symbols.

Closing Equity Gaps in Physics Education

by Greg Watry
September 11, 2023

Young dark-complected girl with crown on head in pink-decorated bed looking at oversized book

Disney Princesses Can Be Good for a Child’s Self-Image, UC Davis Researchers Suggest

by Alex Russell
September 07, 2023

Head and forelegs of a large, green/brown lizard lying on gravel with its head held up.

Reanalysis Shows Dinosaurs Not So Warm-Blooded

by Andy Fell
September 07, 2023

Roughly triangular pale off-white rock with brown and black flecks and a band green crystal running vertically across it. A ruler shows that it is about 50 millimeters across.

Aluminum Isotope in the Early Solar System

by Andy Fell
September 05, 2023

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