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Lea Nglankong, a UC Davis undergraduate teaching assistant, stands in front of a chemistry support class and goes over a practice exam during winter quarter 2022.

How to Make Chemistry a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM?

by Becky Oskin, College of Letters and Science
June 08, 2022

Beverage in plastic up with dark red background.

Warning Labels Could Help Customers Identify Hidden Sugar in Restaurant Menus

by Karen Michele Nikos
June 06, 2022

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What is Californians’ Constitutional Right to Fish?

by Maria Martinez Castro, UC Davis Media Relations Intern
June 03, 2022

Young couple wearing jackets talking to each other outdoors

Young Adults Turn Crushes Into Love, UC Davis Study Suggests

by Karen Michele Nikos
June 01, 2022

A fruit bat in flight, seen from front against black background, wings arched

Bat Brains Organized for Echolocation and Flight

by Andy Fell
May 25, 2022

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Microbes Might Munch Magnetic Minerals at Oil Spill Site

by Sarah Stanley
May 23, 2022

Photo illustration with test tubes and American currency.

Industry Lobbying on WHO Overshadowing Public Health Policy, Researchers Suggest

by Karen Nikos-Rose
May 18, 2022

UC Davis Sociologist Co-Leads $2.2M Racism Study

by Kathleen Holder
May 12, 2022

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Three Elected to National Academy of Sciences

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2022

Leaf floating on water way, showing shadow.

What Are the Health Benefits of Viewing Water?

by Kathleen Holder
April 21, 2022

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Ghostly ‘Mirror World’ Might Be Behind Cosmic Controversy

by Andy Fell
April 15, 2022

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Research Review Shows Self-Esteem Has Long-Term Benefits

by Melissa Blouin
April 15, 2022

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Study Provides Live View Into Dance of Chromosomes During Meiosis

by Greg Watry
April 12, 2022

Woman holds hands to mouth, expressing surprise

‘New Hot Air’ Is a Grad Slam Dunk

by Dateline Staff
April 12, 2022

Large red and blue machines in a long tunnel curving to the right.

Heavier Than Expected Particle Raises Questions About Standard Model

by Andy Fell
April 08, 2022

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How Can Fungi Roots Create a More Sustainable Planet?

by Noah A Pflueger-Peters
April 07, 2022

Map with red pin in Orlando, Florida

A Growing Political Influence: Puerto Ricans in Florida Supportive of Immigration, UC Davis Research Suggests

by Karen Michele Nikos
April 07, 2022

A demonstration of the team's facial jewelry device. Photo courtesy of Shuyi Sun.

How Can We Use Jewelry to Communicate?

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
April 01, 2022

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New Technology Solves Mystery of Respiration in Tetrahymena

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on the Importance of Biodiversity Museums

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

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New Human Reference Genome Opens Unexplored Regions

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

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Study Shows Gaps in How STEM Organizations Collect Demographic Information

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

Woman and baby looking at mountain vista

UC Davis Historians Bring Women’s Stories to National Parks of the Pacific, West

by Karen Nikos-Rose
March 28, 2022

NASA image of Enceladus.

On Icy Enceladus, Expansion Cracks Let Inner Ocean Boil Out

by Liza Lester
March 23, 2022

Rectangular planter full of romaine lettuce, seen from above.

Lettuce Could Protect Astronauts’ Bones on Mars Trip

by Andy Fell
March 22, 2022

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