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Do De Facto Deported Children in Mexico Face Socioeconomic Disadvantage?

by Erin Hamilton and Paola Langer
February 22, 2023

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Surprising Benefits of Using Sheep as Lawn Mowers

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 21, 2023

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Heavy Necking: New Insights Into the Sex Life of Giraffes

by Kat Kerlin
February 08, 2023

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Nitrogen-eating Microbes Could Prevent Building Collapse in Earthquakes

by AGU Media Relations
January 11, 2023

How Dragonflies Catch Prey in Midair

by Newswise
January 04, 2023

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To the Moon and Back: UC Davis Plays Role in Historic Artemis I Mission

by Neelanjana Gautam
December 16, 2022

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Closing the Digital Divide

by Sarah Colwell
December 14, 2022

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What Happens With Twitter Now?

by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
December 07, 2022

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Mushy Magma Under Yellowstone

by Andy Fell
December 02, 2022

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Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

by Kat Kerlin
December 01, 2022

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Citizen Scientists Help UC Davis Researchers Spread Native Plant Seeds in Urban Areas

by Tiffany Dobbyn
November 15, 2022

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Looking for Romance? That First Impression Matters

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 31, 2022

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California Families Project: Resilience and Community

by Kathleen Holder
October 31, 2022

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Nano-Sized Islands Open Possibilities for Application of Single-Atom Catalysts

by Tina Hilding
October 26, 2022

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The Ripple Effects of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision on ‘The Backdrop’ Podcast

by Soterios Johnson
October 25, 2022

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Modern Plants Show More Insect Damage Than Fossilized Plants

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 14, 2022

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UC Davis-Led Team Awarded $3 Million Grant to Assess Pandemic Recovery Efforts by Community Colleges

by UC Davis Staff
October 05, 2022

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Most Twitter Users Don’t Follow Political Elites, Researchers Suggest

by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
September 30, 2022

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Newly Discovered Gravitational Lenses Could Reveal Ancient Galaxies and the Nature of Dark Matter

by Bill Condie
September 29, 2022

Biodiversity Genomics Europe Aims to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

by Andy Fell
September 28, 2022

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Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals

by Andy Fell
September 27, 2022

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Discovering Sirtuin Longevity Proteins in Early Branches of Animal Life

by Andy Fell
September 22, 2022

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New Startups Built From UC Davis Innovations Drive Solutions in Food, Health and Agriculture

by Neelanjana Gautam
September 21, 2022

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Has Social Media Discourse Affected People’s Hesitancy to Get Vaccinated Against COVID?

by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
September 21, 2022

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A male chef in a white coat puts white rubber gloves on his hands. He is standing in a kitchen behind a black countertop that has a white chopping board, raw meat and vegetables on it.

Whose Farm, Which Fork?

by Professor Kimberly D. Nettles-Barcelón
September 15, 2022

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