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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

Karla Cuadros wears a California Families Project T-shirt

California Families Project: Resilience and Community

by Kathleen Holder
October 31, 2022

Piles of colored spheres sit on blue islands against a mauve background.

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

Photo depicts incivility, in words, used on social media for a UC Davis study.

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

A man in a white shirt and black glasses and a woman in a yellow shirt with blonde hair look at the phone and tablet in their hands. In the background, a standing woman speaks to a man sitting at his desk in an office.

What Effect Does Proximity Bias Have in Today's Workplace?

by H. Rao Unnava, Graduate School of Management
September 12, 2022

Two scientists in white lab coats look at a screen to the right. The screen shows a multiple image of small items on the bench in front.

Lensless Camera Creates 3D Images From Single Exposure

by Nancy D. Lamontagne
September 12, 2022

Ukraine map for UC Davis Conversation story

The Conversation: Is Ukraine Adapting the Ancient Practice of Trophy Displays?

by Anya Free
September 09, 2022

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Ultracold Atoms Enable Quantum Discoveries

by Jade Boyd
September 06, 2022

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Engineers Study Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
September 06, 2022

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How Automated YouTube Recommendations Foster Polarization

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
August 25, 2022

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The Conversation: Can Businesses Continue to Ignore Extreme Heat Events?

by Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, UC Davis, and Co-authors
August 24, 2022

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How Did America's Right-Wing Newspaper Barons Help Fuel Hitler's Extremism?

by UC Davis Staff
August 19, 2022

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Understanding Super-Earth Waterworlds

by Andy Fell
August 08, 2022

An orange, black and yellow butterfly feeds on a flower while perched the stem.

Three-Year Study Gives Insight into Monarchs and Milkweed

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
August 04, 2022

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